An Oakwood-area business owner is continuing to underscore her love of the region and the important role the environment plays in a thriving community by extending a fundraising initiative that support Kawartha Conservation’s programming.
Last year, Seven Forty Six owner Donna Galloway launched a campaign that saw five percent of all proceeds from the sale of the store’s Kawartha Series and Lake Series clothing donated to the watershed-based, non-profit organization established in 1979. Galloway has recently joined forces with the agency to take the initiative further.
“Kawartha Conservation has been working to support, protect and enhance our lakes and environment for more than 40 years,” stated Galloway. “We have long recognized the importance our lakes play from a tourism perspective and from a quality of life perspective. It is important to us to give back to an area that has given us so much to us and we felt directly supporting the environmental future of our communities was a perfect partnership.”
Since their inception, Seven Forty Six has continued to grow and expand to build upon its mission, ‘Made to Make Memories.
“We want to create a destination location that resonates with the lifestyle in the Kawarthas. With everything from a gift store, ice cream to a food truck and more, Seven Forty Six provides a place for our community to come together and make lifelong memories,” added Galloway.
But equally important as the business’ mission is Galloway desire to support a cause near and dear to her heart; “to give back to the land that gives us our lifestyle”.
“Not only do we want to create an awesome summer destination location with year-round lifestyle apparel, but to give back to the very environment that gives us the ability to live the lifestyle we do in the Kawarthas,” she said.
Andy Letham, Mayor of Kawartha Lakes and Kawartha Conservation board chairman, applauded the partnership, noting that the initiative supports both local business as well as the environment.
“These types of partnerships are a win-win for our entire community,” said Letham. “We recognize the importance of small business and how they support, not only local and seasonal residents, but the traveling public as well. However, we also recognize that our environment, including our lakes, rivers, lifestyle, and amenities, is crucial to our success.
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