The Estevan Police Association’s Variety Night turned out to be a great event, with a good turnout for the magic and comedy show at the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS).
COHO Productions Ltd., who specializes in fundraising events, brought the magic show to the stage in the ECS cafetorium. A lot of parents brought their kids and were thrilled when magician Riche Roy and his assistant Lorena Watters allowed some of the kids to become apart of the show. The other performer was Trevor Watters who was great at making the children laugh; Dwayne Roemer helps manage COHO Productions and worked local police to bring the show to ECS.
"What I think this show brings to the community is something that you don't see very often in Estevan," said Sgt. Evan Handley, who is the president of the Estevan Police Association.
"We have lots of sports and activities that people can go to, but we don't really see a magic show very often. When this opportunity was presented to us, we thought it was a great idea to do something different," he added.
In the past, the proceeds from the variety night have gone to the Estevan Family Resource Centre, and last year’s funds were divided between the Hillcrest School Breakfast Club and the family centre.
"The police variety night has always been about raising money for the community, and we are always happy with much support we get from the community," said Handley.
"At one time we bought some bar-bells for the Blackrock cross-fit youth program. We do a lot of charity that helps people out and brings some events to the community so people can have something to do," he added.
The Weyburn Police Association were the ones to first think of having a magic show instead of the regular types of fundraisers that the police association has done in the past.
"They are the ones who told me about it and I got in contact with Dwayne who wanted to make the magic show happen and so far this is our third year of having a magic show," said Handley.
"We wanted to try something different that was designed for kids that parents could also enjoy as well," he added.
The police association has many ideas for next year, and will be carrying on with their fundraising into the future to try and put money where it is most needed.
"We all try to stay active in the community, and most of our members live in the community, and we are proud to be a part of Estevan and the surrounding area," said Handley.
