Small Saskatchewan centres, like Humboldt, are unique.
And the recent Humboldt Emergency Services Charity Event is a prime example of how community services working together can make a world of difference.
The Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner, Duane McKay, always makes note of the amazing things Humboldt Emergency Services are doing on and off the scene to make Humboldt better.
I see that is so many other areas of Humboldt as well.
The Kinettes had numerous partners when it came to raising funds for Telemiracle. They partnered with Sobeys and the Humboldt Fire Department for the Ladder Lift. The Knights of Columbus was there for them and the pancake breakfast.
The Vintage Club Poker Rally brought together both the Humboldt Area Vintage Club as well as the Naicam Snowblasters to raise money for the club.
Humboldt Big Brothers and Big Sisters had an amazing amount of support from local businesses and other charities who were willing to provide them support.
There are many benefits of this.
Only 44 per cent of Canadians volunteer which account for the equivalent to 1 million full-time jobs and over 1.96 billion hours of volunteering, according to Statistics Canada in 2010.
If the same amount of hours could be put in to benefit two or three charities instead of one. If volunteers from two charities could come in to the benefit of both, why not.
According to a 2014 report from CDS Global, Fundraising Operations: Making Every Dollar Count, Canada is second in the world when it comes to financially donating to charity with 70 per cent of Canadians donating around $531 annually.
Based on the 2013 population of 35.6 million Canadians, that is $1.3 trillion in donations coming from Canadians.
Fifty per cent of donations are donated locally with the other 50 being donated nationally and internationally so that means that $6.5 billion nationally goes to local charities.
Splitting that number between the huge number of local charities across Canada, that means small portions of the pie going to each.
Even within Humboldt there is a large amount of non-profits that are working for the community.
Non-profits are not alone in wanting to improve the community or raise money for a cause and working together can make these causes go further.
