Husky Energy is the latest sponsor to give a sizable corporate donation to the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games.
They have been confirmed as a $30,000 Platinum sponsor.
Unlike most other sponsors who have lent their name to various competitions or to games venues, this Husky donation will help athletes and volunteers with transportation bills.
The donation is partly in cash and partly in gas cards to “support the games in getting the athletes and the volunteers around to the various venues,” said Husky vice-president of Lloydminster production and operations Paul Zorgdrager.
This is particularly helpful, as it can be quite a distance between the Athletes Village and some games venues, including locations outside the city limits (ie. Table Mountain). It’s also a way to support volunteers who may need to drive back and forth from various games venues.
“When volunteers volunteer their time, I’m not sure they need to volunteer their gas, and as such that’s where we wanted to participate with the games,” Zorgdrager said.
“Their donation is just icing on the cake,” said Keri Payne, Friends of the Game committee co-chair. She and her husband Brett Payne (committee co-chair) accepted the cheque at the Husky gas station on Railway Avenue at a presentation Thursday morning that included members of the games committee.
