YORKTON - The 2022 Brayden Ottenbreit Memorial Book Fund is currently accepting applications.
The fund was started by the Kinsmen Club of Yorkton as a way to continue the legacy that began when five-year old Brayden Ottenbreit died from cancer in February of 2000, and his family asked that people attending his funeral donate books in his memory to promote and encourage a love of reading and literacy that Brayden had developed during his short life.
Each fall, the campaign runs to encourage local schools, organizations, daycares, etc. to apply for the funding through the submission of a 500-word essay, stating their need for the funds, along with the specific items that they would purchase with it, if they were chosen as the recipient.
Organizations and school staff and others are encouraged to consider applying for this program and to send their essay to bookfund@sasktel.net before the deadline of midnight Sunday, Nov. 20.
