Some New Brunswick charities are reporting significant declines in end-of-year giving as a result of the recent strike by workers at Canada Post.
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Jennifer Sweet · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 12, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
Postal workers were ordered back to work in mid-December after a month-long strike. (Jocelyn Shepel/CBC)
Some New Brunswick charities are reporting significant declines in end-of-year giving as a result of the recent strike by workers at Canada Post.
They’re anxious to see whether an extension of the deadline to make donations for the 2024 tax year will help make up for it.
“With 85 per cent of our donations received through the mail, we were significantly impacted by the postal strike,” said Melanie Langille, president and CEO of N.B. Lung.
The health promotion group’s appeal for donations during the holiday season usually generates more than half of its annual fundraising revenue, she said.
Mail-outs usually reach donors in late November, said Langille, but 2024’s only began arriving in early January.
The Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation confirmed it has taken a hit from the postal strike.
“The total number of gifts across all programs, between Nov. 1 and Dec.
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