Our fellow momstown mama Jo Dumont and her team at Jo Dumont Fitness Training have done an amazing job with their Slave Lake Needs Everything Donation Drive! JDFT is a very small business with a staff of only 5... yet they literally moved mountains this week! Mountains of clothing & supplies... but still, mountains!! Jo, Shelley and their team deserve some huge props for turning their gym into a warehouse for a whole week - and coordinating all aide efforts from all of Central Alberta!! Even much larger businesses with far more resources & contacts in the community brought their contributions to JDFT - and the ladies there didn't even blink. They just worked harder, rallied the community and got it done. Other than some support from a few local radio stations - there has been a big lack of media coverage for this huge accomplishment. So I'm just doing my part to put it out there - well done ladies!! You are rockstars!
I've also seen lots of other momstown mamas working tirelessly this week!! Big shouts go out to Jordana (serously lady - you and your family are hardcore!), Brenda, Tina, Robin, Cassi, Jill, Niki, Sheri, Sannah, Amy, Jenn, Melanie and all of the others that I might not have crossed paths with. Some brought their kids in with them to teach them firsthand that helping others in need is SO rewarding!
They're headed up to Athabasca this morning with a whopping 5 semi-trucks FULL of donations - that have all been sorted and boxed up in their small gym. Thank-you Jo for teaching us all what stepping up truly looks like!! You are amazing!
Thanks for the shout out Alison! JDFT is about community and our members really showed up to support the Slave Lake community. The support from Red Deer volunteers was amazing and we couldn't have done it without them. Jordana and Tom were central (I'm humbled and feel very lucky to know them - they are phenomenal people). Having momstown mammas show up made me smile - thanks again! I am very very blessed to have the group of people around me who care as much about the world around them as they do about our gym. Someone said that they are not just strong...they're JDFT strong. To be backed by an army of families is incredible. And it makes me happy :)
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