2025 Propane for Pets

Making a Difference for the NESPCA One Propane Fill at a Time: Homegrown Fundraiser Raises Almost $22,000 Through Propane for Pets

Melfort, SK (for immediate release) — At Prairie North Co-op, we love when our team members come up with great ideas, especially when those ideas are about raising funds for local charities! Keith Mamer, our gas bar division manager, had seen a similar fundraising event in Alberta and took the initiative up with Federated Co-op Limited (FCL) to make things happen. After meeting with Jason White at FCL Propane, they decided that FCL would donate the propane and that a percentage of the money raised from propane sales in one day would be donated to the North East SPCA . . . and Propane for Pets became a reality.

The first Propane for Pets campaign was held in 2019, where 50% of all propane sales from our gas bars, plus proceeds from a BBQ at each of our gas bar locations, resulted in $5,422.25 being raised. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Propane for Pets campaign had to be cancelled but in 2021 we were back (without the BBQs). In 2022 the BBQs were back and we dropped the percentage of sales from the fundraiser and went to a donation based model. A $15 donation filled a 20lb propane tank and a $25 donation filled a 30lb tank.

To date $21,980 has been raised in this annual fundraiser.

This year, Propane for Pets will be held at gas bar locations throughout Prairie North Co-op – Archerwill, Kelvington, Melfort, Naicam, Spalding and St. Brieux – on Thursday, May 15, 2025. In this all-day event, fill a 20 lb propane tank for a $15 donation, and a 30 lb tank for a $25 donation. The BBQs will be fired up from 11 am to 1:30 pm. Get a burger and drink for $5. All proceeds to the North East SPCA. Help us, help the furbabies in our trading area by joining us for Propane for Pets.

For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Terri Larsen, Marketing and Communications Manager
Prairie North Co-op
C: 306.527.4792 | E: Terri.larsen@prairienorth.crs
W: www.prairienorthco-op.crs

ABOUT PRAIRIE NORTH CO-OP
Prairie North Co-op operates out of 25 locations – from St. Brieux, Spalding and Naicam in the west; to Melfort and Brooksby in the north; and Archerwill and Kelvington in the east. We serve our members with products and services that help build, feed, fuel and grow the communities in which we live and do business. As a co-operative, we are a different kind of business; we are not only working for our communities, but we are also owned by our community. Co-ops embed sustainability in their business by planning and investing for the long term, with the community and environment in mind; they work to create jobs; and they partner with other organizations and local businesses. Prairie North Co-op profits do not leave the community, they go back into it – and back to our members. We take pride in our community involvement and our commitment to providing quality products and services. Prairie North Co-op employs 320 and serves 13,426 members. We continue the tradition of giving back through financial support to several local organizations. In 2024, sponsorship and donations totalled $148,295 to over 200 different organizations in our trading area. Locally invested. Community-minded. Lifetime membership benefits. We are Co-op.