Tony’s Shoes donates to local schools

Tony Fargnoli, of Tony’s Shoes in Westmount, stopped by Selwyn House recently with his son Rob, a ’95 “lifer” graduate of SHS, to deliver the latest instalment cheque for the Bursary Fund Program the shoe store has been participating in for the past 10 years.

 

Whenever a student from Selwyn House, LCC, the Priory, Sacred Heart, The Study Centennial or Trafalgar buys shoes at Tony’s, the store will donate five per cent of the sale to the school’s bursary fund.

 

A small business must choose wisely from the many organizations it might give to, Rob points out. With this plan, the parents know their children are properly outfitted, students benefit from the schools’ bursary funds and it doesn’t cost the school anything.

 

“It’s a win-win for everybody,” says Rob, who adds that he enjoyed going to Selwyn House and is glad to have a way to give back to the school.

 

Tony’s Shoes has been a Westmount institution since the store was founded in 1937 by Giantonio Fargnoli, Rob’s great-grandfather.