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Incredible Christmas Gift for The Mustard Seed Red Deer

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1 year ago

December 20, 2017

Duane Rolheiser

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The Scottsville Auto Group presented a Nissan cargo van to The Mustard Seed Red Deer.

The van will be used by The Mustard Seed to transport donations, food, and supplies from the generous businesses in Red Deer to its Support Centre location. These donations are crucial to programs such as the School Lunch Program which makes and delivers over 350 lunches to 32 schools every school day in Red Deer; this will allow The Mustard Seed to improve its overall operations and services to better serve those facing poverty and homelessness.

About The Mustard Seed:

The Mustard Seed is a Christian non-profit organization that has been caring for men and women experiencing poverty and homelessness since 1984. The Mustard Seed delivers basic services, housing and employment programs to those in need and partners with the community to address the root causes of poverty.

17,100 dinners served
53, 334 lunches made and delivered across 32 schools 445 supported Wellness Advocacy
819 Spiritual Care attendees
4687 Volunteers

For more information about The Mustard Seed click here

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One grade 7 class raises over $2,500 for Child Advocacy Centre

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April 19, 2019

Duane Rolheiser

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Miss. G’s 7-5 class from St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School completed their Almsgiving Bake Sale Thursday with a total amount of $2736 raised for the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre!

They were so excited to share their news of how much they raised since starting back in March! Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday through out lent, the 7-5’s would bring in treats that they made at home. They sold the goodies to the rest of the student body at lunch to help raise funds to donate to the Centre.

Thank you to Miss Goranson for putting this all on for the CACAC, and to the 7-5 class for being apart of this and wanting to help other kiddos – you are amazing!

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Celebrity Dancer Alex Wood mistaken for 2nd pro on the floor!

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April 19, 2019

Duane Rolheiser

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As co-owner of Ryde RD Spin Cycling, Alex Wood may have had a slight athletic advantage over even the most physically fit celebrities in the 2019 Celebrity Dance Off. Wood also trained as a dancer when she was growing up. Did all that pay off? Well some of the judges and many of the spectators were under the impression their might be two pros on the floor when Wood and pro partner Peter Samoila performed. Check out this fast and flawless salsa / cha cha mix. Amazing doesn’t do it justice!

My Story…

I grew up here in Red Deer, this is home. It took me a while to return after high school but I am so happy to be back. I co-own Ryde RD Spin Studio. Red Deer was the perfect place for my husband Dave and I to start our business.

I studied at Montana Tech and graduated as a petroleum engineer. I met my husband there and we made our way to Calgary for work. After two and half years, I decided that a desk job wasn’t for me so we packed our bags, moved to Asia and travelled overseas. After too much fun in the sun, we decided to move to Red Deer to start Ryde.

Supporting our clients and the community is very important to us. We’ve hosted many charity Ryde’s including one for the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off.

Over the next few months, I’ll be putting my travel bug on hold, trading my spin shoes in for dancing shoes, and trying to regain my dancing skills from my teenage years. I’m honored to be a part of this event and passionate about the cause.