What We Do

Care & Share asks community school coordinators in Saskatoon’s public and separate school systems to make up “wish lists” of goods, services and programs. Our board looks at the “wish lists” and decides which requested items or programs we can best provide. We then provide the requested goods, services or programs to the schools at no cost. Refer to Our Programs for a description of each program. Each year, we distribute $10,000 of books to the community schools through Scholastic Book Fairs, Saskatoon. www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs We initiate and strongly encourage long-term partnerships between the business community and each community school. We partner with various organizations in Saskatoon to facilitate our programs and services. To ensure that we do not become intrusive, Care & Share only assists schools at the direct request of the principal or community school coordinator.

Our Background

Care & Share Saskatoon Inc. was started in 1997 by Ted Merriman who believed there was a need to help the less fortunate children in Saskatoon. Mr. Merriman and President of the B’Nai Brith, Sid Katzman, along with friends and associates, arrived at St. Michael School with a few turkeys and all the fixings, serving up a great meal. This marked the start of the Holiday Lunch Program and the birth of Care & Share Saskatoon Inc.