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If you’re one of the people in Ontario who will receive a $200 rebate from the provincial government, perhaps you’ll want to do a good deed with the money.

The website 200Dollars.ca has started an online initiative encouraging recipients to donate their funds to the non-profit sector if they don’t need the money. It describes itself as “a non-partisan project” encouraging Ontarians who can afford it to donate the rebate money to “an organization that supports the public good.”

The initiative has become part of a growing movement in Ontario, which has inspired United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin to join its community partners in raising awareness on social media.

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Colleen Murdoch, director of community engagement and impact for United Way Guelph, said the local chapter thought it was a great idea to do some good with some extra money people may have.

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“If they’re not needing that money to help put food on their own tables, they might consider donating it to a local non-profit who can certainly put that money to work for people who are experiencing some hardships right now,” Murdoch said.

The provincial government is set to hand out $200 rebate cheques between January and February. The rebates are expected to total $3 billion in an effort to help alleviate the high cost of living.

If you donated to the local chapter, Murdoch said the funds would go to help a number of organizations dealing with mental health, housing and homelessness, among other issues.


She said it would be a win-win situation.

“If the non-profit sector was even to take a small percentage of that [money], it would make a huge difference to organizations and the people, the vulnerable people that those organizations serve,” she said.

Murdoch said you would receive a tax receipt for your donation as well.

She reiterated that donating the funds or a portion of the funds is just a suggestion.

You can either donate to United Way Guelph Wellington Dufferin online or call their office on 85 Westmount Rd. in Guelph at 519-821-0571.

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