Sometimes the hardest part of making donations is deciding what to give. Mr. Mikes in Cochrane has teamed up with Big Hill Haven and The Boys and Girls Club of Cochrane and Area to make sure that everyone has a wonderful holiday season. “The Giving Tree” is set up in the front lobby of Mr. Mikes and is decorated with wishes for both non-profits.

Tara McFadden from Big Hill Haven Women’s Shelter says this is such a great way to give back to your community. “You really do have a choice. You can grab a tag and pick up a gift for a teenager for the Boys and Girls Club, or you can pick up a tag and what we really need for Big Hill Haven for our clients and the women and families that we help. We're really asking for gift cards. We've had a lot of people reach out to us and they're asking, you know, how can we help Big Hill Haven? How can we help your clients have a really great Christmas? And this is our answer back to that. So we're asking that people could donate their certificates for groceries, gas, and for local shopping experiences.”

“We're so grateful to Mr. Mike's, this is the second time they've reached out to partner with us and the Boys and Girls Club in tandem.”

McFadden also says that everyone who donates will pick-up a nice present of their own. “It's such a win-win for everybody involved and also one of the great things that Mr. Mike's has stepped up with is when you stop in and give a gift or a gift certificate, they're actually giving a gift certificate to Mr. Mike's back.”

The Giving Tree is set up now. Big Hill Haven and The Boy’s and Girls Club will pick up the donations on December 21, 2020, with the tree and wish tags staying up until the end of the year.