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Shelburne Auto and Cycle doubles GT’s support for underprivileged students

August 27, 2015   ·   0 Comments

Chris and Carly Ferris, owners of Shelburne Auto and Cycle, know what it costs to send kids to school.
With three children of their own, Emma, age 9, Sophie, age 4 and Blake, age 2, the couple was already on a back-to-school shopping spree mission, but they didn’t stop there. Once at Giant Tiger, the local couple kept going, filling 12 additional school bags with everything a kid needs to be successful.
The Ferris’ read about the 3rd Annual ‘Charity Backpack Program’ in last week’s edition of the Free Press. In the article, Andrew Lewis, owner of Shelburne GT, announced that he and his wife Diane would once again be collecting supplies to fill 12 school bags, upping the number of bags filled in 2014.
Wanting to help with that endeavour, and to give back to the community that has been “so good to them” since the couple purchased SAC this past April, the Ferris’ purchased eight bags and bought school supplies to fill them. Mr. Lewis gave them four additional bags – and they filled them too!
Giant Tiger currently has six more bags to fill, to meet the original goal of a dozen bags for 2015. They are asking the community to give kindly, like the Ferris’ have, and buy a few extra supplies while shopping at GT, and leave them with the cashier.
Supplies will be collected until the end of the first week of school, and then distributed to students in need, attending one of Shelburne’s three elementary schools.
“Thank you very, very, very much for this amazing donation,” said employee Debbie Bursey at the presentation of the bags by the Ferris’.
“I am very shocked and surprised at this generosity,” added employee Debbie Dunn.
Shock and surprise yourself by helping the community as only you can. Support the ‘Charity Backpack Program’ at Giant Tiger Shelburne, today.
Shelburne Auto and Cycle is located at 713 Industrial Road Unit #1 in Shelburne. For more information, call them at 519 925-3980.

By Wendy Gabrek

         

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