
When you bank with Conexus, you’re not just putting your own financial well-being first, you’re helping us support non-profit and charitable organizations across Saskatchewan.
From La Loche to Coronach, we received 208 nominations that spanned across 995 kilometers and 37 Saskatchewan communities and treaty territories. You didn’t just answer the call, you showed up in a big way! Forty-two individuals and businesses in 37 communities have been chosen to receive $5,000 each to continue their acts of kindness and have helped to ease the strain on access to basic human needs during the pandemic. Watch the video here that shows the stories that have warmed our hearts, made us laugh, and even made us cry.
To continue our support for basic human needs, such as critical health care services and to put the most cutting-edge tools in the hands of the best talent to save lives, a new fleet of helicopters is needed in Saskatchewan. We, on behalf of our members, are proud to donate $500,000 to the STARS Keep the Fight in Flight capital campaign.
Every life is worth fighting for. Where you live, work, play or travel shouldn’t impact your chance of survival. That is why, when there’s an emergency, STARS is there to give health care quickly and efficiently when seconds count. Just ask Chad Rogers and his wife Sonja, Consumer Support Specialist. STARS was there one fateful day when their lives could have had a different outcome.
“I owe my life to STARS,” said Rogers, who was cared for and transported in 2014, following a traumatic farming accident. “Having STARS in our province has changed my life and my family’s life. Thanks to all the donors like Conexus for making it possible.”
Critical health care services is foundational to Conexus' purpose of improving the financial well-being of our members and our communities. We are continuing our partnership and investing in STARS so they can provide the very best in care when time is of the essence for our members, our employees and all the people of Saskatchewan #ConexusCares
Beyond Conexus’ financial investment as the presenting sponsor for the Professional Women’s Group, Conexus employees are providing financial literacy education and professional skill building to these women to help nurture their career growth and financial well-being. Conexus is proud to invest in the Professional Women’s Group with a three year community investment partnership.
At Conexus, we decided to do something about it. We put on our helmets and did some brainstorming. With our shared commitment to the communities, we decided to approach our local WHL and SJHL teams with a new partnership program idea. The Saskatoon Blades was the first team we shot the idea at. They agreed and in 2015, we crashed the net and launched a pilot financial literacy program in elementary schools in Saskatoon.
Our program included sharing our knowledge and experiences on
• the difference between “wants & needs
• how to handle finances
• importance of saving
• importance of setting short and long-term goals
To cap it off we presented a $1000 RESP to one of the student participants.
The engagement and positive feedback we received from the students and the teachers after these sessions was phenomenal. Our Conexus employees didn’t stop there, in 2016, we partnered with the Moose Jaw Warriors and the Prince Albert Raiders with the La Ronge Ice Wolves and Humboldt Broncos and last year rounded out the league with a partnership with the Regina Pats. Over 30 schools and 5000 kids have now been taught basic financial literacy and over $20,000 in RESP’s have been given to students. Score!!
We had some fun and put some of the Moose Jaw Warriors on the hot seat to test their financial literacy knowledge. Watch how well they did.
Conexus Saves Financial Literacy Ep 4.
Conexus Saves Financial Literacy Ep 5.