At Johnston Group, we try to put people first so that we can all work and live in thriving communities. We launched the Advisor Charitable Match Program to team up with our advisors across the country who are supporting services, programs and other solutions that make a difference. Together, we want to instill hope in our communities and inspire future generations.
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Empowering Albertans with Disabilities to Make Every Day their Best
It’s easy to see the bright side when you’re surrounded by a loving community. Every day, advisor Kyle Fenrich sees the joy that Robin Hood Association (RHA) brings to children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
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Orangeville Food Bank
When Jason McKittrick learned that the number of people using a local food bank in his community had doubled over the last two years, with over one-third being children, he took action.
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Saving Food, Saving Lives – Prairie Gleaners Society
When people around the world are going hungry, it’s hard to watch food go to waste. Yet, good, locally grown food that “isn’t the most beautiful looking” is often left on our store shelves and thrown away, filling landfills instead of people’s stomachs.
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When Team Building is Community Building
When Deanna Schmidt-Hryor, Ben Applin, and the rest of the crew at S+F Group Benefits in Langley, BC, were looking for a team-building exercise, they wanted one that would also help local kids. “If you can challenge kids at a young age and build confidence and a sense of community and a place to belong, you change their lives, and you change the community for the better,” says Ben.
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The Force Multiplier
Garry Peters’s cousin’s son plays basketball and rugby, enjoys bike riding and has cerebral palsy which has kept him in a wheelchair most of his life. “I have seen first-hand how activity has helped him grow as an individual and become a healthy and successful adult,” says Garry.
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Paying it Forward. Forever.
For Jim Garrett and Alice Klamer, meaningful change should last well beyond one lifetime. “We’ve always felt it was important to give back,” says Garrett. “We wanted to find a way to keep helping, from now to eternity.”
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An Emergency Response
Lucas Hart didn’t think about the difference the right help could make until his father’s life depended on it. Lucas’s father, Mitch Hart, was 83 years old when he was thrown from his motorcycle on a remote stretch of Kootenay road. “He’s ridden that road a thousand times, but that day something happened,” says Lucas.
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Helping Youth Out of the Poverty Cycle
It’s concerning when a child in your community lives in poverty – with its impact on their mental wellness or that of a caregiver – because you know it results in more than a difficult childhood, it often leads to similar issues for them as an adult.
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To Provide a Better Education – Just Add Water
Imagine being six years old and having to walk miles to school every day in unrelenting heat. You carry all your water for the day because it may not be available at your school. How well would you be able to focus on your studies?