The Globe and Mail recently published an article about our community fund as part of their series on a better B.C.

(From the article)

Rita Cheng and staff at her local tofu company, Superior Tofu, decided a few years ago they wanted to do something to help those living in poverty in the Vancouver area. They were also interested in giving back to the community where their staff, customers and suppliers lived and worked.

The company’s initial donation to a Vancouver Foundation fund was $1,000. Fundraising events have built up the endowment to its current level of $15,000. They aim to reach $100,000.

“We’re now 27 years old. We may go to 30 years, we may not last to 40. But whatever the future of the company, it does not matter. As long as we build up the fund, we are leaving a lasting legacy to the community, and that is what is important,” Ms. Cheng says.

Ms. Cheng is especially pleased that the company had an endowment fund when the economy dropped into recession. “We all feel very fortunate in this economy that we are still able to thrive and do everything we need to do. But we all know friends and people out of jobs or in circumstances that have changed,” Ms. Cheng says.

You can find the full article at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/a-fund-set-up-in-the-best-interest-of-the-poor/article1415508/