And if the trials and travails of the pandemic couldn’t keep their annual peach sale down last year, you better believe things will once again be hopping this summer.
“Last year we raised $2,500, which was absolutely amazing,” said Della Ferguson with Journey to Hope. “It’s a win-win fundraiser, because people are thrilled with these peaches, they’re always saying they just love them… they’re healthy and who doesn’t love a delicious piece of fruit on a hot summer’s day?”
The sale is conducted through Todd Bell with B & B Fruit stand, located at 432 High St. West. A longtime supporter of Journey to Hope and the services they offer, they raise thousands of dollars annually for the program.
“We’re so grateful to him for working with us and he’s so gung ho, it’s always ‘let’s do it again’ and that’s wonderful,” Ferguson said.
The B.C.-grown Fairhaven Freestone peaches come in 20-pound cases and cost $40 each. Orders are currently being taken, and to do so, e-mail info@hopesummit.ca or send a message through the Journey to Hope Facebook page at www.facebook.com/journeytohopemoosejaw. E-transfers are accepted and are the preferred form of payment.
All proceeds remain in the community and will be used for the myriad of suicide awareness and prevention programs conducted by Journey to Hope on an annual basis.
The order deadline is Sunday, Aug. 1, with pick-up from B & B Fruit Stand taking place on Friday, Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The process is simple: just show up, show proof of purchase and grab your case or cases of peaches and you’re good to go. So simple, in fact, that even with all the restrictions and precautions in place last year, the sale was still an overwhelming success.
“Everything was done online, and with pick-up, we did it with social distancing and masks,” Ferguson explained. “They literally grabbed their own box of peaches and took off, so we were able to do it within the regulations… it’s a well-oiled machine at this point, it’s pretty simple.”
For more information on Journey to Hope and their programs, be sure to check out their website at journeytohope.synthasite.com.
