Representatives from charities across Jasper headed to Super A Foods, Feb. 21, to receive a donation to their causes.
Every month, Super A donates $1,000 to local charities, divided up based on a point system. Whenever a customer checks out they can use the cost of their bill to add points to the charity of their choice.
At the end of the month, Rick Lagace splits the thousand dollars up and hands it out based on those points.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just Super A鈥檚 way of giving back to the community,鈥� said Patrick Mooney of the Jasper Food Bank Society.
Karen Byers of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives agreed. She said that over the past eight years the monthly checks have added up to more than $7,000 in donations to the museum.
Paul Schmidt of Jasper Victim Services said in a year Super A gives about $1,200 to his organization.
Not for profit groups are always happy to accept money, but Byers pointed out that having the guarantee of something coming at regular intervals 鈥渓ike a rent check鈥� is a blessing.
Mooney added that the donation scheme also helps keep the charities in people鈥檚 minds, as they think about who they want to donate to every time they buy groceries.
