The Operation Red Nose campaign has wrapped up for 2014-15 and the organization has released numbers for its campaign across Canada.
Safe rides home were provided to 76,105 people with 941 of those in Saskatchewan. The organization credits the users of the service who decided not to drink and drive.
“These Canadian motorists made the smart choice to hand over the reins to Operation Red Nose volunteers in order to get home safe during the holiday season. For Operation Red Nose and its provincial partner, SGI, the 2014 campaign was a very successful one.”
Some 52,064 volunteers helped with the effort with 560 of those in Saskatchewan.
Here in the Battlefords the local effort was spearheaded by the North Battleford Lions Club along with provincial partner SGI. The national effort also raised funds for local youth or amateur sport organizations, with KidSport the recipient of the campaign in the Battlefords.
Other communities in Saskatchewan involved in Operation Red Nose this year include Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert.
Operation Red Nose now expects to hit another milestone for its next campaign in 2015 as it projects it will provide the two millionth ride of its history.
