麻豆精选 Women鈥檚 Shelter is getting a helping hand from Shoppers Drug Mart.
The LOVE YOU program will be collecting donations from local Shoppers Drug Mart stores to support the 麻豆精选 shelter.
麻豆精选 Women鈥檚 Shelter provides safe accommodation and essentials to women and children fleeing from domestic abuse.
The shelter鈥檚 executive director Allison McLauchlan says, 鈥淎round 44 per cent of women have experienced some form of psychological, physical, or sexual violence by an intimate partner, so the stats are pretty staggering.鈥�
McLauchlan says this campaign is about more than just the funding.
鈥淏ut also for the awareness that Shoppers Drug Mart and the LOVE YOU campaign will generate through their local stores. The awareness that it will bring to the community that the 麻豆精选 Women鈥檚 Shelter is still here and we are constantly turning families away due to lack of capacity,鈥� McLauchlan explains. 鈥淓ven though it鈥檚 great to have the donations to help our programs, the awareness piece that the LOVE YOU campaign is priceless.鈥�
McLauchlan encourages people to reach out and ask questions if they notice someone may be a victim of domestic violence.
She also says any woman experiencing intimate partner violence can call the shelter for assistance.
Since 2011, the LOVE YOU program has supported more than 450 women鈥檚 charities annually across Canada.
鈥淲e are very honoured and humbled to be a part of this year鈥檚 LOVE YOU campaign.鈥�
Learn more about the LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart campaign or donate by visiting their website.
The campaign runs until Oct. 14.
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