One Kids Place received a hefty cheque from the Insurance Brokers of North Bay.
The local brokers handed over a cheque for $100,000 to One Kids Place.
Denis Filiatrault, Executive Director at One Kids Place, says the money will go towards their loan equipment program.
“We are really talking about the quality of services for our children and family in our communities and our loan equipment program is one of those quality pieces of service that we have,” said Filiatrault during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at One Kids Place.
“If it would not be for corporate sponsors such as the Insurance Brokers Association of North Bay our families would not have the advantage of using equipment to support their child’s needs so again it is greatly appreciated.
Filiatrault says OKP cannot access government funding for this type of equipment which makes this donation that much more valuable.
Jamie Martyn is the President of the Insurance Brokers of North Bay. He says the organization has a long history of helping out the at One Kids Place.
“We thought we would be able to give back to the community and One Kids Place does a lot of good work in our community for the kids so we thought we would come together again and give them another contribution towards the much-needed equipment,” said Martyn.
“I think coming in this morning and seeing how much some of this equipment costs, those chairs and strollers are quite expensive so a lot of families cannot afford that type of equipment that the children really need to be able to get on with their daily lives.”
Filiatrault hopes to expand the loan equipment program to allow the public to access it as well, comparing it to a lending library.
“The need for us to get out into the community and work with other community partners for the loan equipment program is really going to make sure that we have the right equipment for the right child, at the right age,” said Filiatrault.
