At Essex, we know that success doesn’t just come from business alone. That’s why we strive to make a difference in the community where we live.
Just as our customers form the bedrock that keeps our community moving, we’re committed to building a stronger future together.
We believe in giving back, because at Essex… It’s Personal.
We are proud to have supported these exceptional community initiatives:
We proudly host an annual charity golf tournament and to date have raised more than $170,000 for Kids Cancer Care. Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers and participants for helping us run the event and send families affected by cancer to Camp Kindle. Watch for updates here in 2023 for information on our 3rd annual event.
Brown Bagging for Calgary’s kids invites and empowers people to work together to feed and care for these kids, so they can grow up to reach their potential.
Essex Lease Financial Corporation dashed into the spotlight at the Grande Prairie Stompede as a proud sponsor of wagon tarp driver Colin Lefley!
Motionball is a national not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to introduce the next generation of donors, volunteers and sponsors to the Special Olympics movement through integrated social and sporting events. Motionball now proudly hosts 40+ annual events in 20 Canadian cities. Through these events and as a result of the many individuals, partners and organizations that have supported the movement, Motionball has donated over $11,000,000 net since its inception in 2002, including $1.5M to Special Olympics annually.
Essex employees are happy to support Seniors Secret Service as part of an annual matching gift. Employees purchase raffle tickets or do in-house fundraising and support this worthwhile cause to bring joy to seniors living alone around the holidays.
Essex employees have chosen to support The Magic of Christmas, an organization whose mission is to deliver Christmas spirit into the homes and hearts of those who need it most and invite everyone to believe (again!) in the true spirit and The Magic of Christmas.
We are happy to announce that the Bashaw Bandits 15U team, sponsored by Essex was the provincial championship winner in 2022.