United Way continues fundraising efforts into winter
The Battleford’s United Way is pushing their fundraising efforts into November after missing their initial goals last month.
“We’re going right through the month of November this year in the hopes that we can even get close to our goal of $50,000,” Rose Silzer-Quinn, event campaign coordinator, said. “The donations haven’t come in the way we were hoping, so we’re really going to be stepping up our efforts, hoping that we can encourage the business community to continue with their generosity.”
While the United Way did not meet their fundraising goals, Silzer-Quinn said she isn’t too concerned, and is focused on raising money.
Through October, the organization held events like a chilli bun-luncheon, coffee on the run, and a jersey day for individual contribution, but want to look towards bigger donations.