Text-to-donate coffee campaign benefits Gateway of Hope.

Sip a comforting cup of a coffee and help Langley’s homeless at the same time.

The Salvation Army Gateway of Hope has come up with an innovate ‘text to donate’ campaign for the month of February with the help of Envision Financial and the local Langley Wired Monk Coffee Bistros.

Together they have created a coffee sleeve campaign that directly benefits the Gateway of Hope homeless shelter.

Three Wired Monk locations in Langley — Walnut Grove, Murrayville and Willoughby — will be using custom coffee sleeves on each cup they sell that says: “text HOPE1002 to 45678 to make a $5 donation to Gateway of Hope.”

The goal is for residents to be reminded of the Gateway of Hope’s work in the community and to provide them with this easy way to instantly give back via their phone.

This text to donate campaign will go on until Feb. 28.

“We are so privileged to be partnering with Envision Financial and The Salvation Army Gateway of Hope on this campaign. We believe in giving back to the communities we live in, play in and love,” said Corrine Bradley of the Wired Monk Coffee Bistros. “This text to donate campaign is such an easy and fun way to give. We would encourage and challenge everyone in the Langley community to stop, think, and give to the Gateway of Hope while you’re out and about picking up your coffee at any Langley Wired Monk Coffee Bistro.”

Envision Financial, a long-time partner with the Gateway of Hope, has sponsored the design and production of the coffee sleeves to make this campaign possible.

“We’re proud to support innovative partnerships like this one with the Wired Monk and the Gateway of Hope” says Barbara McKeown, branch manager, Langley City and member of the Gateway of Hope’s Community Advisory Council. “At Envision Financial we believe in making a real difference in the lives of those in our communities; by encouraging our coffee drinking neighbours to think of the Gateway of Hope, we know that the excellent support, programming and services will be available to help those in need.”

One hundred per cent of the proceeds go to Gateway of Hope and to their work in the Langley community.

Members of the community are invited to attend monthly tours at Gateway of Hope in order to learn more about their programs and services. Those who are interested can phone the main office (604-514-7375) to find out tour dates and sign up.

* Story provided by  The Langley Times