'Incredibly touched': Calgary shop repairs and replaces 24 slashed tires on Alpha House vans
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A Calgary non-profit agency that specializes in helping others just got a big boost from a Calgary tire store after 13 of its 14 vehicles had their tires slashed.
A Calgary non-profit agency that specializes in helping others just got a big boost from a Calgary tire store after 13 of its 14 vehicles had their tires slashed.
On Friday, August 11, Calgary's Alpha House Society suffered an estimated $10,000 to $15,000 damage when it says 13 of its 14 vehicles had their tires slashed.
The vehicles were used by Alpha House's HELP Team – formerly known as the DOAP Team – which travels across Calgary to help connect people living on the street with social agencies who can help them.
"We're used to crisis work, but that's not typically the crisis work that we deal with. We're much more used to client crisis," Alpha House communications director Shaundra Burvall said in an Aug.14 interview with CTV News' Jordan Kanygin.
At first, it appeared that money from the non-profit's program funding budget would have to be used to replace the damaged tires.
However, on Monday, Alpha House was contacted by staff from Fountain Tire Shepard, who said they'd be interested in donating tires and installing them on their vehicles.
Not only did they donate new tires, but they also donated employee time and expertise in order to get Alpha House back in business.
