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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Playing Irish tunes at fundraiser event
Photo 9099 — Greg Nikkel
Regina-based group “Billarney” played a number of traditional Irish folk tunes at the “Friends of Isaiah” fundraiser held last Saturday at the former Great Plains Ford auction building. The group included Isaiah Evans’ nurse, Jan Cibart, playing a violin in the front row, second from right. The fundraiser included a barbecue and bouncy houses, with proceeds going towards the Evans family to buy a medical van to safely transport Isaiah.
Weyburn Care-A-Van receives major donations for new van
By Greg Nikkel The Weyburn Care-AVan Society received major support from area organizations, enabling them to buy a van to replace their aging 2013 unit. With donations including a $40,000 grant from the Kinsmen Telemiracle, and $1,500 from the Sooline Cruisers, along with other donations, the society was able to purchase a 2022 Chrysler Caravan STX, with a Braunability commercial rear-entry fold-out ramp. “This is a great service for Weyburn,” said Trevor Sealy, president of the Sooline Cruisers. Kin Club member Marie Reeve, who volunteers on the Care-AVan board, helped Myron Fletcher to fill out the application to Telemiracle for the grant, and noted it was very extensive in asking for what the organization needs and why. “We saw it as a need in the community, as the other van was getting old and worn out,” said Reeve, add-
ing the club members have all helped out at the annual Telemiracle broadcast. Noting she sometimes helps acquaint families with how to use the rental van, she said the families are always very grateful for the use of the van, as often it’s used for important family occasions such as to get a relative to a wedding or to visit at Christmas time. Other organizations which contributed to the purchase included the G. Murray and Edna Forbs Foundation, Weyburn Credit Union, Bill and Helen Davidson Foundation, Weyburn Police Association and the Weyburn Quota Club. Fletcher said they had ordered a 2023 van, but it was sold on them. They had a 2022 Caravan available that only had 50 km on it, and they were offered it at $10,000 less than the newer van. He noted that just in the first month of use, it has had 1,500 km put on it. This van can be used
by families who need a w h e e l c h a i r- a c c e s s i b l e vehicle to transport a loved one to a medical appointment, a family function or for just an outing. The van can be driven by anyone with a valid
driver’s licence, as the Care-A-Van Society does not provide a driver. The van can be booked with the in-town rate of $20 for the first hour and $10 for each additional hour, or the out-of-town rate of $85
provides the only wheelchair-accessible vehicles for public use in Weyburn and area, and are a volunteer-run organization who welcome new members. Care-A-Van is also looking for part-time drivers.
Communithon committee seeking entertainment for annual fundraiser The Communithon Entertainment Committee is now welcoming applications for entertainers on behalf of the 42nd Weyburn Communithon. A reminder that the ongoing Communithon theme is “Fall in Love with Communithon.” Each year performers come out and help to raise much needed funds for these community agencies so they can continue to provide their valuable programs and services for the citizens of the city and surrounding area. This year’s event will again feature live, in-
person entertainment. To be part of this event, the Communithon Entertainment Committee would ask residents to visit their webpage www.communithon. com, fill out the application form and then email it back to communithonentertainment@gmail.com. The event will feature a new spotlight this year, “Battle of the Acts.” The first three acts to apply for “Battle of the Acts” will be competing against one another to raise the most donations. The winner will be decided based upon how much money the “acts” re-
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