IPC Cares – Let’s Make a Difference!

This year will definitely be one for the books, there’s no question about that. As we move towards the end of this trying year, I can’t help but reflect on the conversations I’ve had with many of you. Each of us, in one way or another, has come face-to-face with some sort of personal, family, or professional challenge.

Yet, we’ve found a way to move through them, adapted and grown as a result. For all of us, this year is also a year to show more gratitude. As a company of people who care, we know how important it is to look out for the most vulnerable in our communities and to help them through these difficult times. 

We’ve just come off of our giving campaign for Movember, which was led by Bill D’Silva, where we raised just over $10,000 towards Men’s Health and Mental Health Awareness. In September, our teams remained committed in their support of the Healing Cycle, raising just over $8,000 towards palliative care in Ontario. I love that many of you are also organizing your own giving campaigns within your teams.

IPC Cares: Honduras

Many of you will know that every November, a team of staff and IPC Advisors make time to go down to Honduras to give back with our time, energy, and financial support to local communities in this country improve their living conditions. This year, unfortunately, has been different. 

To make matters worse, the communities that we’ve come to know in Honduras have been hit harder this year. As Honduras continues to deal with the economic and health-related impacts resulting from the pandemic, its people have also been hit hard by Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

The hurricanes have washed-out roads to remote communities and caused life-threatening flash floods. The resulting landslides have ruined crops and resulted in massive power outages that have affected more than 1.7 million people. To help these communities get back on their feet, we invite you to join us in our fundraiser for Honduras. 

The money we raise will go towards:

• Re-establishing production and irrigation systems for agriculture.
• Providing access to clean water and sanitation (repairing running water systems).
• Quicker access to health care services.
• Food relief.
• COVID-19 and dengue response (tests and medicine for COVID-19 and dengue fever).

Our Fundraising Goal and Chris’ Challenge

Our goal is to raise a minimum of $30,000 for our Honduras fundraiser. And because Chris loves a good challenge, he’s agreed to personally match up to $25,000 in funds raised. Chris tells us “Why Honduras” in this post that he wrote after his trip there last year. In addition, IPC Advisor Steve Fox has also agreed to match up to $5,000 in funds raised.

To make a contribution towards the communities of Honduras, click here. The deadline for contributions to our fundraiser, and for matching contributions from both Chris and Steve is December 15. To complete your donation, select IPC Cares Project Materials – Honduras from the drop-down menu in Section 1 at the top of the page.

How ever you choose to give and make a difference for those less fortunate, I want to take a moment to say thank you for your kindness and generosity.

Stay well.

Sam