The Dauphin Friendship Centre is preparing for another year of the Coldest Night of the Year Fundraiser which starts December 1st.
As they get ready, volunteers are needed to help make the event a success. Jarri Thompson from the Friendship Centre says there are a number of positions that need to be filled.
"Currently we are recruiting team captains and a variety of volunteers including route management, check-in management, start and finish teams, drivers for safety suites, and that's just to name a few, there are many within that."
Thompson says they have pamphlets available that go over the details of each position for anyone that is wanting more information. This is the second year the Friendship Centre has been a part of the fundraiser, and Thompson says it was really successful last year.
"The funds from this fundraiser will go to our Food for Thought Program. Last year we were able to raise a little over eleven thousand, and that money went towards the cost of food, as well as new cooking ware, we got a new range and new deep fryer."
Thompson says this year they're hoping to update their kitchen with the funds raised.
"The funds that we do raise, and the funds that we do get from the government, that pretty much just goes to the cost of covering the food. We've been running this program for 35 years, our kitchen is outdated, and we would love to update that."
To get involved, you can reach out to the DFC at 204-638-5707 and ask for Jarri, or go to the fundraiser's page here.
