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Posted On: December 19, 2024, Posted By: Julia Galt, NewmarketToday, Original Article.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until Dec. 27, Vince\u2019s Market will be donating a cozy toque to local shelters with each one purchased in-store for its Wear One, Share One campaign<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Few things are more Canadian than a warm winter toque \u2014 or lending a helping hand to those in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This holiday season, Vince\u2019s Market is spreading warmth in more ways than one through their Wear One, Share One give back campaign. Until Dec. 27, the local grocery chain will be donating a cozy toque to a person in need for every one they sell \u2013 warming double the heads and supporting Newmarket\u2019s Inn from the Cold, Sharon\u2019s Blue Door, Uxbridge\u2019s North House, and Tottenham\u2019s My Sister\u2019s Place shelters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hats are $10 each, and are available for purchase at Vince\u2019s Market Newmarket (869 Mulock Dr.), Sharon (19103 Leslie St.), Uxbridge (234 Toronto St. South), and Tottenham (55 Queen St. South) \u2013 just ask a cashier or visit the display at the front of the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, Vince\u2019s Market has already collected hundreds of hats for donation \u2014 a testament to the community\u2019s incredible support of local charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a first-time campaign, so we\u2019re just happy to bring awareness to shelters in our community,\u201d said Maria Ciarlandini, community support ambassador at Vince\u2019s Market. \u201cThe hats are a small way people can help give back through Vince\u2019s Market during the holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure toques get into the hands of those who need them as soon as possible, Vince\u2019s Market will be delivering to shelters regularly until the end of the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the hats, they\u2019re also planning to deliver platters of food to show appreciation for the shelters’ teams \u2014 one of the independent grocery chain\u2019s \u2018Random Acts of Kindness\u2019, an annual initiative to “feed those who feed others.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPurchasing a toque for yourself while donating another to a local shelter is a fun way of making the holiday season cheery,\u201d said Ciarlandini. \u201cIt\u2019s a way we can all work together to give back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wear One, Share One is capping off a successful year of giving back for Vince\u2019s Market, which has already completed several community initiatives in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May, the grocery chain\u2019s Volunteer Day saw employees volunteer as a team at local organizations, including CHATS, York Region Food Network and the Newmarket Food Pantry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the year, their four locations have also raised money for the Grocery Foundation\u2019s Toonies for Tummies program through the sale of certain in-store items, helping provide healthy food at schools for the one in three Canadian children at risk of going to school hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, Vince\u2019s Market commits $45,000 to community initiatives each year, by way of sponsorships, donations, volunteering, gift cards, monetary donations, and \u2014 of course \u2014 hats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of customers have been so great in purchasing the toques,” said Ciarlandini. “We\u2019re really excited about the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted On: December 19, 2024, Posted By: Julia Galt, NewmarketToday, Original Article. Until Dec. 27, Vince\u2019s Market will be donating a cozy toque to local shelters with each one purchased in-store for its Wear One, Share One campaign Few things are more Canadian than a warm winter toque \u2014 or lending a helping hand to those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":9807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t