Ten years of sponsorship honoured

Christine George has been selling Epicure Products for 16 years.

George has sponsored Weclome Wagon in the Battleford since September 2003, 10 years of providing newcomers with a welcome gift and Epicure special offers. Her gifts have gone to thousands of new people who have moved into the area. George has met many customers through Welcome Wagon.

Jackie Pitman, Welcome Wagon representative for the Battlefords recently presented Christine with a plaque to acknowledge and honour her business and express appreciation for 10 years sponsorship of the Welcome Wagon service in the community.

For more than 80 years, Welcome Wagon has been greeting people from coast to coast in Canada. Ptiman visits people in their homes with a basket packed with gifts and discount coupons from more than25 participating sponsors in the Battlefords. She takes the time to tell people about the community's facilities, including many tourist and recreation facilities.

As the mother of a three-year-old, she also describers the playgroups and other activities available for preschoolers.

While Welcome Wagon offers a varied offering of gifts there is always room for more and businesses interested in sponsoring Welcome Wagon should call to discuss the opportunities for using this service to increase their customer base.

The Welcome Wagon service and contact details is advertised in a number of ways across the community, but Pitman, who has been co-ordinating the local service since June 2012, says many newcomers don't know about the service, although word of mouth is slowly increasing from the newcomers who have already received the great gifts and information about our community.

If you are a newcomer to the area, or have new neighbours or co workers contact Jackie at 306-445-0735