March 12 is the date set aside for an event to raise money to bring a Syrian refugee family to the Battlefords.
The Living Skies Funfair is aimed at the whole family and is to take place at the NationsWEST Field House. It is being put on by Living Skies Refuge and according to their news release it will include games, raffles, prizes, a bouncy castle, crafts, lunch, treats and musical costume parades.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5 per person but family rates are available, and $5/10 fun tickets will be available for the games. People are invited to attend and wear any family-friendly type of costume.
Living Skies Refuge is a volunteer-run non-profit to welcome refugee families to the Battlefords. Their goal is to raise $50,000 to settle a Kurdish Syrian family escaping the war-torn region.
