The Mardi Gras fundraiser for Battlefords Trade and Education Centre took place Saturday at the Don Ross Centre.
People showed up for the fun(draising), the masks, the silent and live auctions and, of course, the prizes.
Executive director of BTEC, Mona Leece, says they were looking to garner funds for their new 20,000-square-foot building that’s currently being constructed on Railway Avenue, and explains what their program is all about.
“It’s a nonprofit organization for people with disabilities, and we’re a day program,” Leece said.
“We do a different variety of activities and try and get into the community as much as we can.”
The current facility is just over 100 years old and the program has been in the Battlefords for almost 50 years.
Leece also says the fundraiser has been going on for four years, and last year they raised approximately $74,000 in one night.
Leece thanks the community for the tremendous support BTEC has received over the years.
