Radio stations across the province teamed up with the Red Cross for the Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper on Wednesday, July 31.
The Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper, an effort led by Pattison Media, features two ways to help: a bottle drive and direct Red Cross donations.
Anyone wishing to participate can bring their empty recyclable bottles and cans to any Alberta bottle depot and say “these are for Jasper”.
Those who are interested in dropping off bottles can find the nearest depot at FindADepot.ca.
The drive will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, with proceeds going to the Canadian Red Cross and those impacted by the wildfire, according to organizers.
Plastic pop bottles, aluminum pop cans, juice boxes and pouches, mil cartons and glass juice bottles are among the items that can be dropped off, according to the Alberta Bottle Depot Association.
Drinkable yogurt containers, water bottles, alcohol bottles and vegetable juice cans are also included on a list from the association.
All donations on Wednesday will be matched by the provincial and federal governments, so donations made will have triple the impact.
Organizers say Alberta Bottle Depots will continue taking donations through the rest of the week, and the weekend ahead. If you didn’t get a chance to donate your cans and bottles Wednesday, you can do so the rest of this week/weekend.
A final total is expected to be announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.
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9:45 a.m. Updated total – $184,793
10:45 a.m. Updated total – $218,946
11:45 a.m. Updated total – $252,426
12:45 p.m. Updated total – $291,672
1:45 p.m. Updated total – $337,809
2:45 p.m. Updated total – $372,024
3:45 p.m. Updated total – $409,239
4:45 p.m. Updated total – $449,615
5:45 p.m. Updated total – $518,482
This equates to an estimated total impact of $1,555,446 including the provincial & federal government match.
