On the third Thursday of every month, New Horizon Co-op donates 3% of grocery sales to local non-profits that help feed our community. In our 2023 fiscal year, the amount donated from 3% Thursday was $56,849.42 to 20 local organizations!

Our 2024 recipients include: Centre for Young Parents Grande Prairie, GP Catholic Family Services, Salvation Army Grande Prairie, Babies Best Start, Odyssey House, Wapiti House, Grande Prairie Friendship Centre, Sunrise House Emergency Youth Shelter, Veterans Association Food Bank Grande Prairie, Grande Cache Food Bank, Grande Cache Transition House, Mountain Metis Youth Connections, Valleyview Food Bank, Sexsmith Food Bank, Hythe & District Food Bank, Fairview Food Bank, Beaverlodge Food Bank, Wembley United Church Food Bank, Spirit River FCSS, Smoky River FCSS and Central Peace Food Bank Society. 

2019 Testimonials: 

Meaghan Cook with Babies Best Start:
“New Horizon Co-op 3% Thursday Program has allowed the Babies’ Best Start to provide free fresh fruits, vegetables and 41 bags of potatoes to enhance food security to 154 people in 2019. The 3% Thursday Program continues to make a difference to our community.”

Tanya Meikle with Catholic Family Services:
“The Family/Community Liaisons works with children and families before crisis develop, through one on one support, group support, and educational programs. We provide healthy snacks and beverages for the students to enjoy and at Christmas baking supplies to bake with the students from what we receive from the 3% Thursday program. Referrals come from agencies, schools, churches, co-workers, friend and family for our Christmas Hamper Program. This past Christmas we used the 3% Thursday funds to provided hampers which included turkeys and perishable goods to 35 families and 5 seniors. We are truly grateful to have been a recipient of the 3% Thursday program.”

Betty Dies with Fairview Food Bank:
“In January we filled 81 hampers plus 18 clients coming for bread only. 36 of these hampers were for families with children. To date in February, we have filled 53 hampers. Our shelves can empty very quickly and the New Horizon Co-op’s 3% Thursday which we appreciate so much helps us to purchase much needed groceries.”

Kerry Harris with Salvation Army:
“The funds received from 3% Thursday are used for our hot meal program that serves approximately 40 to 50 people for breakfast and 75 people for lunch. The items for the hot meal program are not donated. A big thank you to Co-op for their generosity in the past.”

Naomi Robinson with Sexsmith and Area Food Bank:
“The 3% Thursday program is so wonderful to our Food Bank. Due to the Co-op donating this money, our food bank always remains stocked for all our clients. We can pick up/replace the needed kids snacks whenever it is required, due to the Co-op’s generosity with this program. It is such a benefit to all involved with the food bank when Co-op donates these funds, what a wonderful community gift.”