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Jarvis wins Coca-Cola Canada’s nationwide contest including $50,000 donation to Norfolk Community
Foundation and 2025 Holiday Caravan experience
TORONTO
, Jan. 23, 2025 /CNW/ – After a coast-to-coast search, more than 2,300 entries, and thousands of inspiring stories, Jarvis, Ontario is the winner of the inaugural Coca-Cola’s Canada’s Kindest Community contest! As the winner, Jarvis will be crowned Canada’s Kindest Community, a $50,000 donation will be made to Norfolk Community Foundation to support the needs of the Jarvis community, and the town will receive a special Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan experience in 2025.
Grounded in the belief the world needs more kindness, Coca-Cola in Canada set out to identify, celebrate, and reward the Canadian community that shared the most acts of kindness. Nearly 600 Canadian communities were nominated throughout the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan tour.
“It’s been inspiring to read so many stories of kindness from Jarvis,” said Todd Parsons, CEO of Coke Canada Bottling. “To see a community come together and celebrate their neighbours truly shows just how kindness can be contagious, creating lasting, positive impacts. We hope that Canadians coast-to-coast will be inspired to make meaningful contributions in their communities through the magic of the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan for years to come.”
Jarvis, Ontario received the most nominations per capita with heartfelt stories that highlighted the town’s remarkable spirit of generosity and compassion. The community overwhelmingly named Jarvis Light Up in their submissions – a festive house decorating contest that has been uniting the community and brightening spirits with sparkling holiday displays and memorable events since 2020. By launching in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, Coca-Cola was able to ensure they made a meaningful impact directly in the local communities where they operate.
“Programs like Coca-Cola Canada’s Kindest Community Contest underscore the importance of kindness in fostering strong, vibrant communities,” said Shawn Swarts, President of Norfolk Community Foundation. “We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Jarvis, our neighbouring community, for being the deserving recipient of this honour. The Jarvis Light Up initiative is a shining example of how local initiatives can amplify kindness, bringing people together and showcasing the power of community.”
Coca-Cola in Canada launched Canada’s Kindest Community on World Kindness Day as part of its annual Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan Tour. The annual tour sees the iconic red Coca-Cola truck adorned with twinkling lights travel to hundreds of communities across the country, delivering moments of optimism and spreading kindness throughout the holiday season.
For more information on the Canada’s Kindest Community Contest, and to view submissions shared by Canadians, visit Canada’s Kindest Community.
About Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited
Coke Canada Bottling is an independent, family-owned business, with more than 6,000 diverse employees coast-to-coast. As Canada’s Local Bottler, the company operates in every province through more than 50 sales and distribution centres and five manufacturing facilities. Coke Canada Bottling proudly makes, distributes, merchandises, and sells the most loved beverages Canadians enjoy, including: Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke®, Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar, Sprite®, Fanta®, Barq’s®, Fuze® Iced Tea, POWERADE®, DASANI®, vitaminwater®, and partner brands Canada Dry®, Monster Energy®, and A&W®. The Coke Canada Bottling family is a team determined to create a better future and deliver optimism by bringing sustainable value for our employees, customers, and consumers, growing our business responsibly, and making a positive difference in the communities where we operate. Visit www.CokeCanada.com to learn more.
About The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our water, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak and Ayataka. Our juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
About Community Foundations of Canada
Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) is the national leadership organization for Canada’s local community foundations. Together with community foundations from coast to coast to coast, CFC helps drive local solutions for national change on the issues that matter most to Canadians. CFC is building a movement that connects community foundations, Canadians and partners to create a future where everyone belongs.
SOURCE Coke Canada Bottling Ltd.
