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Smile Cookie Campaign raises $172,098 for two Saskatoon charities
Tim Hortons' annual Smile Cookie Campaign brought in $178,098 for Hope's Home and Roadways Literacy Academy in 2025. The campaign, which ran from April 28 to May 4, saw 100 per cent of the profits fro...
Jun 08, 2025 Hope’s Home is a charity offering care for children with complex medical needs, while Roadways Literacy Academy is a Saskatoon-based private school and tutoring service that helps students with learning disabilities and unique needs. (Hope's Home/submitted)
Fighting global hunger one crop at a time
By Alice McFarlane As Saskatchewan farmers begin seeding the 2025 crop, Grow Hope Saskatchewan is launching its eighth growing season with a new partner at the table. Canadian Lutheran World Relief (C...
May 09, 2025 ID 94261076 © Maticsandra Dreamstime.com
Walk with us: Saskatoon Food Bank campaign asks for help to lighten the load
The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre is kicking off its annual citywide food drive, aiming to collect food and raise funds to support people facing hunger in the city. Every month, about 23,0...
May 03, 2025 The annual citywide food drive runs throughout the month of May in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Stuff the Bus brings in 16,111 pounds of food and $148,000 for Saskatoon Food Bank
Rock 102's Stuff the Bus event brought in 16,111 pounds of food along with a record-breaking $148,652 for the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre. The 20th edition of the annual event took place...
Apr 11, 2025 Rock 102 hosts Sheri, Woody, Sully and Whitney were on hand for the 20th year of Stuff the Bus, which set a new record for cash donations. (Rock 102/Submitted)
2025 TeleMiracle telethon raises $5.7 million
TeleMiracle 49 has raised $5,709,306 in 2025. The 20-hour telethon - held at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park on March 1 and 2 - raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs eq...
Mar 02, 2025 TeleMiracle 49 raised $5,709,306 for the Kinsmen Foundation. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Riders to lace up skates for Winter Classic charity hockey game in Saskatoon
Normally football is the game, but this weekend it is hockey as the Roughrider Foundation Winter Classic Charity Hockey Game is played on Saturday. As well as Saskatchewan Roughriders, a handful of fo...
Jan 31, 2025 The Saskatchewan Roughriders prepare for third annual Winter Classic Charity hockey game (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
$300,000 donation pushes Hope's Home closer to $8.6M fundraising goal
A major gift is pushing Hope's Home closer to its goal of opening Saskatoon's first medically inclusive child-care centre. The charitable organization is aiming to raise $8.6 million for the centre, w...
Jan 18, 2025 The donation will fund a fully equipped kitchen for the medically inclusive child-care centre in Saskatoon. (Hope's Home/Submitted)
The heartwarming numbers behind Christmas at the Friendship Inn
On December 25, the Friendship Inn will open its doors to provide a warm lunch to those in need. With a mission to serve free meals 365 days a year, the organization is once again opening its doors to...
Dec 24, 2024 An enormous volume of food goes through the kitchen at the Friendship Inn each and every day, but staff and volunteers are especially busy in the lead-up to Christmas. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
WATCH: Regina school principal kisses alpaca for a good cause
The students at Imperial Community School were in for a surprise Thursday afternoon. They got to watch their principal, Danielle Istace, kissing an alpaca. It's all because the students raised $1,031 ...
Nov 29, 2024
Glen Scrimshaw's knitting group weaves warmth for Sask. charities
Glen Scrimshaw is a name familiar to many in Saskatchewan. A celebrated artist, his work has found its way into homes across Canada and around the world. For 38 years, Scrimshaw's paintings of nature ...
Nov 18, 2024 Glen Scrimshaw is the leader of Neighbourhood Angels Saskatoon — a group of volunteers who knit or crochet items to be donated to local charities, including the Saskatoon Police Service’s Mobile Crisis Unit. (Saskatoon Police Service/Facebook)
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