Anyone who knows anything about Yellowknife will know that itSA国际影视传媒檚 a community which always looks after its own when it comes to fundraising or donations.

That includes the JumpStart program, operated by Canadian Tire, and the Yellowknife location has come through in a big way.

The month of September saw JumpStart have its big fundraising drive with every location around the country offering customers the chance to give at the till when they check out. The results of how each store performed came out earlier this month and Yellowknife ended up as the top store in the Alberta-British Columbia-NWT region in terms of percentage of customers giving.

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ItSA国际影视传媒檚 the first time the Yellowknife location has won the fundraising competition, he added.

The amount raised between Sept. 1 and 30 was $6,100 but the conversion rate is what took the store over the top. Because of that, the store will receive a bonus prize of $10,000, which Karen Butorac said will go right back into JumpStart in the NWT.

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The results were announced last week and the money should be arriving any day, she added.

Jason Butorac said had it come down to total money raised, it would have been no contest.

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The Butoracs were also the driving force behind construction of the JumpStart playground at Somba KSA国际影视传媒檈 Park.

JumpStart allows families in need of assistance to apply for up to $300 twice per year per child to help pay for registrations, equipment or transportation costs in their chosen recreation program. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 similar to KidSport NWT, which also offers the same amount over the same time frame for the same reasons.

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She is also the chapter chair for JumpStart in the NWT and said she would like to see more families apply to get help.

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