The Winter Games left its mark on the city of Vancouver and Oakley Inc., one of the world’s most recognizable sports eyewear and apparel brands, wanted to thank the city that hosted this memorable event with a generous donation of beds, linens and towels benefiting those at risk to homelessness in the downtown eastside community.
Simpson Community Services, an organization that provides safe and supportive housing for persons that are at-risk to homelessness, was the recipient of the donation.
“This donation from Oakley is fantastic!” said Simpson Community Services Founding Member, Dylan Goggs. “It will greatly benefit many of the people we work with in Vancouver. This donation will directly impact the lives of each of these tenants and any future tenants we will receive. The beds were worth approximately $24,000, a figure which is beyond our budget for beds for those we house. As a result we will save thousands of dollars which can be spent in other areas developing the work and benefiting the lives of many of Vancouver's poorest and marginalized persons. There is also the immediate benefit to the tenants who will receive high quality beds offering extra comfort to those who are seniors, those who are sick, and those who are at palliative care stage of their lives.”
Derek Heidt, Oakley Sports Marketing Manager based in Vancouver, said “Although the games are but a memory now, Oakley wanted to thank Vancouver for hosting us during the Winter Games and turn our corporate needs into a greater good. We were thrilled to find an organization like Simpson Community Services who service to countless establishments around the Lower Mainland with a special focus on the struggling Main and Hastings area. We hope our donation helps a person in need of a leg up, as we all know how valuable a simple, but good night’s sleep can be.”
Simpson Community Services Society is a new Society and has recently partnered with Community Builders Benevolence Group. Both Society's work together and are based in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and in a marginalized community in the heart of Surrey. In these two locales, the Society's operates four privately owned rooming houses; the Jubilee, Dodson, Powell, and Guru Nanak, and provides safe and supportive housing for 200 persons that are at-risk to homelessness.
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