Charity Checkstop raises funds, food for worthy causes

The Rowan House Emergency Shelter was the recipient of two Charity Checkstops this season. Okotoks 9th annual Charity Checkstop raised $6,500 and one truck load of toys for the shelter, while High River and area first responders conducted their 3rd Annual Charity Checkstop and collected $6290.29 in cash and gift cards, which they split between the shelter and Foothill Victims Services. Okotoks also collected 5.5 truck loads of food for the Okotoks food bank, while High River collected a truck bed of groceries which went to the Salvation Army for their food bank.