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Friesens Supports Local Artists in the Community
Friesens has been a proud supporter of the local art community for several years now. Since the 70’s and 80’s, Friesens has purchased original artwork from local talent in the form of paintings, sculptures, textiles, or creative natural elements; recognizing it not just for its aesthetically pleasing qualities within the offices, but the fact that […]
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Friesens 2022 Employee Directed Giving Campaign
FRIESENS 2022 EMPLOYEE DIRECTED GIVING CAMPAIGN Don Feaver presenting the cheque to Ang Stoesz Every year, employee-owners at Friesens Corporation have a chance to vote for their favorite charity, and the voting process determines what percentage of funds are donated to each organization. An employee-owner then presents the donation to the recipient charity. This year, […]
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FRIESENS WRAPS UP ‘I LOVE TO READ MONTH’
February is always a special month in the world of books as “I Love to Read” month is celebrated on a local and national level to encourage reading, writing and literacy awareness. At Friesens in Altona, this means February has special meaning since the community’s largest employer is in the business of books, and proud […]
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Friesens Donation to YFC (Youth for Christ)
The Employee-Owners of Friesens Corporation have stepped up in a big way to support the YFC Altona expansion and mission. In early 2021 Friesens agreed to provide YFC with over 7,000 square feet of space for a major expansion. It was a long-term commitment to create a new venue to enhance the support that YFC […]
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Altona’s Library Gets a New Lease
The Town of Altona has officially signed a lease agreement with Altona Mall Development Ltd to create a new home for the Altona Branch of the South Central Regional Library. The South Central Regional Library: Altona Branch was opened in 1988, and provides access to resources to meet the educational, cultural, informational, and leisure-time needs […]
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Friesens Vaccination Survey Results
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Friesens Corporation has worked in cooperation with government regulations and restrictions, and this includes encouraging our staff members to receive the vaccination when eligible. Managers and team leaders have taken the lead in this important step. Recently Friesens reached out to their employee-owners and invited them to take part […]
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Friesens Employee Directed Giving
On behalf of the Employee-Owners of Friesens Corporation, we are pleased to inform you that we recently donated $4,048.80 to the Altona Fire Department. Attached is a picture of the cheque presentation – pictured is Ike Thiessen (left), Russ Toews (right) and Greg Zimmerman accepting the cheque […]
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Friesens Presents Medal to Altona Police Service
Friesens is proud to show their support in the community in many ways and on different levels. Throughout the pandemic those who have worked tirelessly to serve and protect are sometimes overlooked when it comes to the public showing appreciation for their role in the community. Recently, in an effort to show recognition and appreciation […]
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Friesens Partnership with YFC Altona
Friesens is pleased to announce a new partnership with YFC Altona in their efforts to build an expanded youth drop-in center and makerspace in the community. YFC Altona is a Non-profit organization focused on supporting youth by providing a safe and inspirational place to gather, create, and share. They are expanding their programs […]
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Friesens Supports The Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Friesens has been a proud supporter and sponsor of the Canadian Children’s Grade One Book Giveaway since the beginning – 23 years ago. We work alongside the Canadian Children’s Book Centre in printing and producing around 600,000 books each year that are given as a free gift to every Grade One student across Canada. Our […]
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Friesens Sponsors Kiddie Sunshine Centre
We are proud to announce that Friesens Corporation will be the Title Sponsor of an expansion plan at Kiddie Sunshine Centre (KSC) that will add at least 28 new childcare spaces in Altona. This is an important initiative as childcare in our region is under-served, with space available for only 4% of children 0-12 […]
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Friesens Employee Directed Giving Gives To Siloam Mission
On behalf of the Employee-Owners of Friesens Corporation, we are pleased to inform you that we recently donated $1,900 to the Siloam Mission. Attached is a picture of the cheque presentation – pictured is CEO Jim Bell, accepting the cheque from employee-owner Cameron Fay. Judy Leiman, Legacy Giving and Donor Relations Coordinator for Siloam Mission […]