{"id":34019,"date":"2024-01-04T18:42:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34019"},"modified":"2024-01-04T18:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:42:18","slug":"community-recognition-awards-oakridges-fashions-honoured-for-season-of-giving-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/community-recognition-awards-oakridges-fashions-honoured-for-season-of-giving-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Recognition Awards: Oakridge\u2019s Fashions honoured for Season of Giving and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The season of giving might be now be behind us, but it lives on year-round at Oakridge\u2019s Fashions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s this spirit that helped propel the popular Aurora boutique to the 2023 Good Business Award, a cornerstone of the Town of Aurora\u2019s Community Recognition Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a ceremony hosted by Council last year and emceed by Mayor Tom Mrakas, Oakridge\u2019s was bestowed the award, one which honours \u201ca business that has shown its commitment to corporate responsibility and community involvement through its ongoing support of charitable causes, events and programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOakridge\u2019s Fashions, led by owner Deb Clark has been involved in many projects helping to support and serve the community,\u201d said Mayor Mrakas. \u201cOne of her special projects started in 2020 has been the \u2018Giving Tree\u2019 she created, which was staged in her store front as part of the store\u2019s holiday d\u00e9cor, which was filled with ornaments. These ornaments were available for purchase with all of the proceeds going back into the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn 2022, the \u2018Giving Tree\u2019 expanded to additional products such as bags, candles and even a children\u2019s book written by Deb herself. More than $10,000 was raised and was divided between the Aurora Food Pantry, Belinda\u2019s Place and Marquee Theatrical Productions. In addition to the \u2018Giving Tree\u2019, Oakridge\u2019s Fashions has also supported the Canadian Federation of University Women by providing funding for a scholarship award. One of Deb\u2019s goals was to support education and women of all ages, which this scholarship does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clark and the Oakridge\u2019s team were also celebrated for their contributions to Southlake Regional Health Centre, the Canadian Cancer Society and many more worthy organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTheir thriving business sets an example of how a business can be truly successful and give back to the community,\u201d Mayor Mrakas concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accepting the Good Business Award, Clark said it is important for her and the team to \u201csupport the community that supports us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not just about doing the right thing,\u201d she added. \u201cTo know when you give back to the community we feed the soul of the community and, at the same time, we feed our own soul. None of us is new to difficult times or a time when we need a little bit of a helping hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Brock Weir<br \/>Editor<br \/>Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34019&amp;t=Community%20Recognition%20Awards%3A%20Oakridge%E2%80%99s%20Fashions%20honoured%20for%20Season%20of%20Giving%20and%20beyond&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34019&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F01%2F2024-01-04-04.jpg&amp;p[title]=Community%20Recognition%20Awards%3A%20Oakridge%E2%80%99s%20Fashions%20honoured%20for%20Season%20of%20Giving%20and%20beyond\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34019&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Community%20Recognition%20Awards%3A%20Oakridge%E2%80%99s%20Fashions%20honoured%20for%20Season%20of%20Giving%20and%20beyond&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F34019\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The season of giving might be now be behind us, but it lives on year-round at Oakridge\u2019s Fashions. It\u2019s this spirit that helped propel the popular Aurora boutique to the 2023 Good Business Award, a cornerstone of the Town of Aurora\u2019s Community Recognition Award. 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