Special Thanks to the Zinterer FamilySpecial Thanks to the Zinterer Family& Trend Home Improvements

This month, The Grande Prairie Schools Snack Program would like to take the time to honor a very special supporter.

The Zinterer family and their company, Trend Home Improvements have been supporting the program for the last 8 years. They started in 2010 and to date have donated $73,500 to help feed the children in our schools.

Why Choose the Grande Prairie Schools Snack Program?

When the family was asked why they choose our charity, this is what Karla Zinterer had to say:

“When my husband Andy and I were getting married we were taking the Catholic church’s mar-riage course and on one of the breaks we began talking about our belief that no child should have to go hungry. We were then told of local children in schools coming hungry and not being able to focus and learn. We were then told about the GP School Snacks program and about how for some of the students this program was the only meal the child would get in a day. It was at this point that Andy and I decided this program would be our program of choice for donations and when we brought this information forward to the family they all agreed and wanted to support it as well. Our family very strongly believes that education is the starting point for our youth to be successful and if they are hungry they can’t learn and that is a hurdle all children should not have to face. We believe that supporting any char-ity that provides food for people is important but children are not responsible for the situations they are in so we focus our sup-port towards children. If we want the next generation to prosper we strongly believe it is the responsibility of our genera-tion to provide them with the tools to do that.”

In Loving Memory of Anna Zinterer 1942-2018