The Co-operators contributes more than $253,000 to selected charities

The Co-operators today announced $253,050 in donations to Canadian charities selected by Co-operators staff members, directors and delegates. The contributions are part of the organization’s Directed Donations program, in which staff members each direct $75 of corporate funds and directors and delegates steer $125 to the charitable organization of their choice. In total, 3,164 staff members directed $237,300 to 84 employee-nominated organizations, while 126 directors and delegates steered $15,750 to 80 organizations of their choice.The organizations receiving donations are spread throughout Canada in communities where The Co-operators has offices. Some of this year’s biggest staff-directed donations went to: •The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children ($23,475)•The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, Calgary ($8,925)•The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, Saskatchewan Chapter($8,700)•Hope’s Home, Regina ($8,475)•The Canadian Cancer Society, Guelph ($6,900)•Friends of Moncton Hospital ($5,400)