This summer, a local car dealership raised money for cancer initiatives through new and used car sales.
Yorkton Hyundai donated $100 from each new and used vehicle sold during July and August to the Brayden Ottenbreit Close Cuts for Cancer Local Cancer Initiative. The final amount was raised totalling $10,400.
Leone Ottenbreit, the co-founder of Close Cuts for Cancer, said it was incredible to see how much money was raised this year.
"In a year when a lot of the car lots are empty, we are very thankful that Ron (Kaban) and his staff were going to be doing this again," she said. "This just is amazing because we know that the car lots were empty and inventory was hard to get, and we got over $10,000, which I believe is almost our best year ever, so I am very happy."
Ron Kaban is the Dealer Principal Yorkton Hyundai and has been doing this fundraiser for six years; and said it's always a great feeling to be able to donate money to a good cause.
"You know in these times you don't think you can sell as much as we did, but we worked hard, the staff worked hard, and it's not easy at these times, but we are fortunate enough that we did get product," he said. "There are so many that are affected by cancer in all walks of life. Everybody is affected in one way or another. I really wanted to keep it local as much as possible to help the local people because that's who gives back to us."
Ross Fisher, the executive director of The Health Foundation, talked about where the money will be headed.
"It'll go into our cancer care programs. Over the last number of years, we've been able to expand a number of the things that we do with patients locally so that more services are available here," he said. "Everything from expanded chemotherapy treatments to lymphodema programs, to palliative care services, so there is a wide range of different services that are put in place that touch on cancer care and patients and really this program, and the work that Greg and Lionne do, and the support we from people like Ron Kaban, these funds that come in allow us to purchase the equipment that allows us to put those programs and services in place."
Ottenbriet added that she is extremely thankful to Ron and his staff for helping them raise money going towards local cancer initiatives.
