Savour the Southeast is returning next year with Envision Counselling and Support Centre selected as the recipient of the proceeds that will be generated from the event.
The third annual Savour the Southeast will take place on May 5, 2018 at Affinity Place.
Last year the funds went to the Estevan Kinsmen and Kinettes Clubs for the construction of the new multipurpose outdoor facility at the park.
Savour the Southeast has been popular within the community with thousands of people. The event features alcohol, food and more is a great time to sample some of what southeast Saskatchewan has to offer.
Envision has always played an important role within the community and has always been able to provide a well-funded and valuable service for the community.
“We raise funds to support our outreach and educational programing. Those funds will help out our office and that will help to fund our outreach in the schools,” said Tanya Andrist, the resource development co-ordinator for Envision.
Receiving the proceeds from Savour the Southeast is no easy task, as Envision will have to help out with the event.
“We have to provide volunteers and some of the financial infrastructure. Envision essentially runs the fundraiser and the Savour the Southeast organizing committee does the organizing,” she added.
The organizing committee for Savour the Southeast directs the money where it believes it is needed the most.
“This decision was not an easy one to make, and we would like to thank everyone for their submissions, and we strongly believe that the funds from the event will go to providing very beneficial services for residents in Estevan and the surrounding southeast corner of Saskatchewan,” said LeBlanc, co-chair of the Savour the Southeast committee.
Benefitting the community has always been the direction that Savour the Southeast has taken and Envision fits that description.
“Envision is a community based organization that seeks to provide individuals in our community with support, counselling and help in times of crisis,” said Andrist.
Savour the Southeast is an event made possible by the people in the community. Going forward this year vendors who want participate are encouraged to get in touch with the event committee.
“We believe we have figured out the crowd flow issues from previous years. This year the goal is to increase the amount of total vendors and if the public knows of a vendor, please let us know via social media or contact us through our website,” said LeBlanc.
