We're dedicated to being community-minded. We work together with local non-profits to make a difference, sponsor events throughout the year, and contribute to the communities we serve in a variety of ways. To keep our members and customers up-to-date on our efforts to give back, we'll continually update this article with information on our initiatives in 2025.

January

Grande Prairie Friendship Centre — January 3% Thursday Recipient

GPYESS Sunrise House — January 3% Thursday Recipient

Veterans Association Food Bank Grande Prairie — January 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Transition House — January 3% Thursday Recipient

Valleyview Food Bank — January 3% Thursday Recipient

Sexsmith Food Bank — January 3% Thursday Recipient

Hythe and District Food Bank — January 3% Thursday Recipient

McKenzie Place — January Residents Birthday Cake

Grande Cache Minor Hockey Association — Drinks for Minor Hockey Tournament

St. John Paul II School — Hotdogs, Buns, Chips and Juice Boxes for Lifeskills Service Project

Robert W. Zahara Public — School Snack Program

Harry Balfour School — School Snack Program

Peace Wapiti Academy — School Snack Program

Derek Taylor Public — School Snack Program

The Student’s Association of Northwestern Polytechnic — School Snack Program

La Glace School — School Snack Program

Summitview School Snack Program

Stepping Stones Day Care Society — School Snack Program

Valhalla School Council — School Snack Program

St. Stephens School — School Snack Program

Rycroft School — School Snack Program

Beary Best Fundraising Society – OAP School — School Snack Program

Valleyview Minor Hockey — Co-op Product for Hockey Day in Canada Event

Peace Country Female Athletic Club — Gift Card for Fundraising Raffle

La Glace Ag Society — Ice Plant Sponsorship

Town of Fox Creek — Alberta’s Day of Snowmobiling Sponsorship

Wapiti Wellness Society — Rise Above Aquatics Sponsorship

Valleyview Hillside Travel Club — Christmas Volunteer Hours Donation 

February

Centre for Young Parents — February 3% Thursday Recipient

GP Catholic Family Services — February 3% Thursday Recipient

Salvation Army Food Bank Grande Prairie — February 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Food Bank — February3% Thursday Recipient

Fairview Food Bank — February3% Thursday Recipient

Beaverlodge Food Bank — February 3% Thursday Recipient

Wembley United Church Food Bank — February 3% Thursday Recipient

Velocity Volleyball U16 Team — Gift Card for Competition

Valleyview Gymnastics Club — Cupcakes for Daddy Daughter Dance

Town of Valleyview — Hotdogs and Buns for Family Day Celebration

Canadian Mental Health Association — Coldest Night of the Year Walk Sponsorship

Grizzly Motocross Park Association — Gift Card for Grande Cache Fishing Derby

Rycroft Arena Board — Two Baskets for 2025 Winter Frolic

Club des Pioneers — Gift Cards for Club des Pioneers Seniors Fun Day

Grande Prairie Golden Age Centre — Pancake and Syrup for Feb Monthly Pancake Breakfast

NOWDS Dance Club — Movie Night Basket for Pub Night Fundraiser

Grande Cache Otters Swim Club — Gift Card for 52 Mountain Swim Meet

McKenzie Place — February Residents Birthday Cake

La Glace School — Gift Card for La Glace Gators Tournament

Peace Charity Canada Association — Food for Pantry

Army Navy Air Force — Cake for Family Day Event

Spring Lake Ski Hill Association — Donuts for Spring Lake Ski Hill Grand Opening

Sexsmith Curling Club — Movie Night Basket for Men’s & Ladies Bonspiel

The Sexsmith Playschool Society — School Snack Program

Fairview Day Care & Playschool Society — Child’s World Daycare Playground Update Sponsorship

Kevs’s Kids — Gift Card for Ongoing Charity

SADS Travel Club — Gift Card Fundraiser 

March

Babies Best Start — March 3% Thursday Recipient

Odyssey House — March 3% Thursday Recipient

Wapiti House — March 3% Thursday Recipient

Mountain Metis Youth Connection — March 3% Thursday Recipient

Spirit River FCSS — March 3% Thursday Recipient

Smoky River FCSS — March 3% Thursday Recipient

Central Peace Food Bank Society — March 3% Thursday Recipient

Societe des Amis de l’Ecole Heritage — Gift Card for Agricultural Trade Show Hoedown

Grande Prairie Lions Club — Liquor Basket for Annual Wing Night Fundraiser

Pregnancy Care Centre — Movie Night Basket for Together We Shine Gala

Smoky River Minor Hockey — Drinks and Granola Bars for U7 Tournament

Eastlink Community TV — Gift Card for Cuisine in the Country

Jean Cote Community Centre — Movie Night Basket for Murder Mystery Dinner

Troyanda Society — Sugar Cookies for Vitaemo Festival

Club Etoile D’Age de Girouxville — Gift Card for Fun Day Event

The Finishing Touch Grad Society — Gift card for Boutique Day – Volunteers

Northern Extreme Freestyle Club — Candy Bags for Kids

STARS — Smores for Thunder in the Pines

Sexsmith Minor Hockey Association — Water and Granola Bars for U13 B Female Provincials

Iceberg Tournament — Dutch Oven Gift Basket for Fundraiser

McKenzie Place — March Residents Birthday Cake

Wembley & District Ag Society — Gift Card for Shake Your Shamrocks and Jim Todd Hockey Tournament

St. Kateri Catholic School — Sugar Cookies for Winter Carnival

Savanna Agricultural Society — Movie Night Basket — Savanna Annual Supper Fundraiser & Auction

Club Aloutte Falher — Gift Card for Seniors Fun Day Event

Peace River Minor Hockey — Gift Card for U18 Hockey Tournament

Valleyview Elementary School — Gift Card for Snacks for PTI’s

Swan City Brazilian Jujitsu/Champion Gym — Gift Card for Inter-club Sparring Event

Beaverlodge Blades — Gift Card for U13 Hockey Provincials

Mountain Plains — Cake for Coffee Club 7th Birthday

April

Grande Prairie Friendship Centre — April 3% Thursday Recipient

GPYESS – Sunrise House — April 3% Thursday Recipient

Veterans Association Food Bank Grande Prairie — April 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Transition House — April 3% Thursday Recipient

Valleyview Food Bank — April 3% Thursday Recipient

Sexsmith Food Bank — April 3% Thursday Recipient

Hythe and District Food Bank — April 3% Thursday Recipient

Rise Above Basketball Academy Ltd — Movie Night Basket for Rise Above Basketball Fundraiser

United Way Alberta Northwest — Auto Gift Basket for 80’s Retro Night ‘25

Northern 5 Pin Society — Movie Night Basket for 2025 Open Provincials

Royal Canadian Legion Hythe Branch #93 — Steaks for Spring Fundraiser

GPop Culture Fair — Movie Night Basket for Fundraiser

Girouxville Sports Club Smoky Lanes Bowling — Gift Card for Doubles Tournament

Northwestern Polytechnic Students Association — Excellence Awards Sponsor

Hythe Firefighter’s Association — Gift Card for Community Eatser Egg Hunt

Golden Age Centre — Pancake Mix and Syrup for April Breakfast

Grande Cache Memorial Icebreaker Hockey Tournament — Movie Night Basket for Fundraiser

Grande Prairie Fastball Association — Movie Night Basket for Gala & Awards Banquet 

Valleyview & District Early Learning & Childcare Centre Society — Gift Cards for School Snack Program 

Grande Prairie Veterans Association — Co-op Bags for Food Drive 

Falher & Area Beautification & Leisure Society (FABuLAS) — Movie Night Basket for Fundraiser

Mckenzie Place — April Residents Birthday Cake 

No Girl Left Behind Empowerment — Gift Card for Event 

May

Centre for Young Parents Grande Prairie — May 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Prairie Catholic Family Services — May 3% Thursday Recipient

Salvation Army Grande Prairie — May 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Food Bank — May 3% Thursday Recipient

Fairview Food Bank — May 3% Thursday Recipient

Beaverlodge Food Bank — May 3% Thursday Recipient

Wembley United Church Food Bank — May 3% Thursday Recipient

Threads for Life — Gift Card for Steps for Life

Webster Community Hall — Gift Card for Mom Son Formal Fundraiser

St. John Paul II — Juice for Dry Grad Banquet and Dance 2025

Voices in The Wilderness — Spring Concert Sponsorship

Grande Prairie Stompede Association — Gift Cards for Classroom in the Dirt 

Army, Navy Air Force Veterans — Gift Card for Grand Opening 

Mckenzie Place — May Residents Birthday Cake 

Ada Parent Society — Co-op Water for Pixie Dust Dash 

Ecole Catholique Louis Riel — Donuts for Staff Appreciation Week 

Ecole St. Gerard School Council — Donuts for Staff Appreciation Week 

June

Odyssey House — June 3% Thursday Recipient

Babies Best Start — June 3% Thursday Recipient

Wapiti House — June 3% Thursday Recipient

Mountain Metis Youth Connections — June 3% Thursday Recipient

Spirit River FCSS — June 3% Thursday Recipient

Smoky River FCSS — June 3% Thursday Recipient

Central Peace Food Bank Society — June 3% Thursday Recipient

FCSS – Hythe & Area — Cakes for 2025 Seniors Intergenerational Lunch

Hythe Athletic Association — Gift Card for Hythe Arena Fundraiser

Grande Prairie Pride Society — Ally Sponsorship for Pride Family Carnival

Ronald McDonald House Charities Alberta — Sponsorship for Golf Tournament & Shoot for the House

Northwestern Alberta Foundation — 7 Over 70 Sponsorship

County of Grande Prairie — Cake for 2025 Seniors Intergenerational Luncheon

Sexsmith Chauautauqua Days — Co-op Gift Cards for Car Show and Shine 

Grande Spirit Foundation — Cupcakes and Cake for 65th Anniversary 

C.O.C.O Plowing Match & Agricultural Society — Sponsorship for Wanham Plowing Match 

Valleyview Slowpitch League — Co-op Liquor Basket for Tournament 

Veterans Memorial Gardens & Interpretive Centre — Pop and Water for Commemoration 2025 Weekend

Mckenzie Place — June Residents Birthday Cake 

July

Grande Prairie Friendship Centre — July 3% Thursday Recipient

GPYESS – Sunrise House — July 3% Thursday Recipient

Veterans Association Food Bank Grande Prairie — July 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Transition House — July 3% Thursday Recipient

Valleyview Food Bank — July 3% Thursday Recipient

Sexsmith Food Bank — July 3% Thursday Recipient

Hythe and District Food Bank — July 3% Thursday Recipient

Valleyview & District Sun Valley Pioneer Association — Gift Cards for 50th Anniversary Celebration

South Peace Horse Club — South Peace Summer Classic Horse Show Sponsorship

GP Regional Agricultural & Exhibition Society — Candy for Kids Candy Toss 

Mckenzie Place — July Residents Birthday Cake 

August

Centre for Young Parents Grande Prairie — August 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Prairie Catholic Family Services — August 3% Thursday Recipient

Salvation Army Grande Prairie — August 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Food Bank — August 3% Thursday Recipient

Fairview Food Bank — August 3% Thursday Recipient

Beaverlodge Food Bank — August 3% Thursday Recipient

Wembley United Church Food Bank — August 3% Thursday Recipient

Northern Redneck Riders — 2025 Finals Sponsorship

Mckenzie Place — August Residents Birthday Cake

September

Odyssey House — September 3% Thursday Recipient

Babies Best Start — September 3% Thursday Recipient

Wapiti House — September 3% Thursday Recipient

Mountain Metis Youth Connections — September 3% Thursday Recipient

Spirit River FCSS — September 3% Thursday Recipient

Smoky River FCSS — September 3% Thursday Recipient

Central Peace Food Bank Society — September 3% Thursday Recipient

Mckenzie Place — September Residents Birthday Cake

October

Grande Prairie Friendship Centre — October 3% Thursday Recipient

GPYESS – Sunrise House — October 3% Thursday Recipient

Veterans Association Food Bank Grande Prairie — October 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Transition House — October 3% Thursday Recipient

Valleyview Food Bank — October 3% Thursday Recipient

Sexsmith Food Bank — October 3% Thursday Recipient

Hythe and District Food Bank — October 3% Thursday Recipient

Canadian Cancer Society — Refuel Station for CIBC Run for the Cure

Mckenzie Place — October Residents Birthday Cake

November

Centre for Young Parents Grande Prairie — November 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Prairie Catholic Family Services — November 3% Thursday Recipient

Salvation Army Grande Prairie — November 3% Thursday Recipient

Grande Cache Food Bank — November 3% Thursday Recipient

Fairview Food Bank — November 3% Thursday Recipient

Beaverlodge Food Bank — November 3% Thursday Recipient

Wembley United Church Food Bank — November 3% Thursday Recipient

December

Odyssey House — December 3% Thursday Recipient

Babies Best Start — December 3% Thursday Recipient

Wapiti House — December 3% Thursday Recipient

Mountain Metis Youth Connections — December 3% Thursday Recipient

Spirit River FCSS — December 3% Thursday Recipient

Smoky River FCSS — December 3% Thursday Recipient

Central Peace Food Bank Society — December 3% Thursday Recipient