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Shingles for Shelter House campaign looks to replace roof

The fundraising campaign allows members of the public to purchase shingles in the hopes of raising $60,000 to replace the Shelter House roof.

THUNDER BAY - The Thunder Bay Shelter House is asking for the public’s help so it can continue to put a roof over the heads of the city’s most vulnerable.

On Thursday, Shelter House launched its Shingles for Shelter House fundraising campaign to raise money to replace the deteriorating roof.

“It’s getting to the point where we are going to have issues if we don’t replace the roof,” said Shelter House executive director, Michelle Jordan. “We’ve been talking about the roof since I started this position three years ago, knowing we have to do some work and replacement on it. It’s just coming down to the wire now.”

The goal of the campaign is to raise $60,000 to replace the roof and the public is encouraged to purchase shingles for $50.

There are also various tiers of donations, with bronze equaling $120, silver for $450, gold at $1,000, platinum for $5,000, and a rainbow shingle worth $10,000.

According to Jordan, $24,000 has already been raised, with Port Arthur Rotary purchasing a gold shingle and the Home Depot Foundation purchasing a rainbow shingle.

Jordan added that Shelter House has been trying to secure funding through government grants, but money is primarily available for programming as opposed to building renovations.

“I think most things should come from government sources, especially for these types of projects,” she said. “Unfortunately that isn’t possible, so we have to ask the community for help.”

A special fundraising campaign was created so as not to take away funds from other programming offered by the Shelter House.

“Donations are something we rely heavily on, especially for something like this,” Jordan said. “We don’t want to take away donations from our other programs.”

To purchase a shingle in support of the Shingles for Shelter House campaign, visit the Thunder Bay Shelter House website or Facebook page.

“I would like to get it done before the winter,” Jordan said. “I’m sure we could get away with another winter, but we hope it get it done before that.”



Doug Diaczuk

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