Regina bakery raises over $700 to support victims of Turkey, Syria earthquakes
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Last week, Saltine Baking Company donated five per cent of their sales to support victims overseas through the relief fund.
A Regina business raised over $700 in one week to donate to Islamic Relief Canada for Turkish and Syrian earthquake victims.
Quakes struck nine hours apart on Feb. 6 in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria.
Rescuers are still continuing to pull survivors from the aftermath.
Islamic Relief Canada does what it can to provide food, shelter and aid to those in Turkey and Syria.
Last week, Saltine Baking Company donated five per cent of its sales to support victims overseas through the relief fund.
Ashley Schmalenberg, CEO of Saltine Baking, said that the support from the city wasn’t surprising.
“The community has always shown up for us in any fundraising that we have made, but we were able to reach a lot of the people that we hadn’t maybe reached before.”
The bakery donated $711 in total to the relief fund.