Six teams participated Saturday in the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club fourth annual race event, this year known as The Co-operators Race For Kids, to raise $21,931 for the local club.
The Co-operators Race For Kids is described as a mix between the Amazing Race and Minute to Win It, which included 10 different challenging checkpoints throughout the community.
Six teams of four showed their team spirit and took part in fun and exciting challenges. The funds raised help the Battlefords Boys and Girls Clubs to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth of the community can discover, develop and achieve great futures.
“This year’s race was definitely one for the books,” says Nicole Combres, executive director of the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club.
“Although we had fewer teams this year than in the past, our yearly returning participants said this year was the best year yet and I couldn’t agree more. Our event wouldn’t have been this successful without the contributions of our volunteers, participants, donors and sponsors and to them, we say a sincere thank you.
“I’m also incredibly grateful for the hardworking and dedicated staff and board of directors that I am blessed to work alongside with.”
The individual who had the most dollars raised by 11:59:59 p.m. on June 1 was Leah Gristwood and she was awarded a travel voucher for two. The second top fundraising individual was Debbie Miller and she won a table top barbecue, eight adirondack chairs and an autographed Roughriders football.
