In Manor the rink is an important facility that many people enjoy. Therefore, the Manor Recreation Committee hosted a fundraising supper on Saturday, March 14, to ensure the rink continues to have the funds needed to open each year.
“The Manor rink has always been a part of our community,” Rylan Weir explained.
“We're lucky enough every year in a small community like Manor that we can keep the lights on, the doors open, and the caretaker paid.”
The evening began with a supper catered to by Rylan and Cindy Weir who donated their services, so the Rec Committee only had to pay for the cost of the food allowing them to maximize the amount raised.
The support of the community also came with over 50 auction items and numerous other fun ways to raise money including a raffle table, a 50/50 draw, and various games throughout the evening.
Though a final number of funds raised was unavailable when The Observer went to press, there were approximately 180 supper tickets sold.
“We were pushing for a crowd of 50,” Sharon Fox, one of the organizers, explained. “The funds go to the Community Recreation and Community Culture Committees. Through fundraising the main areas we like to help are the rink and the school.”
Though the Rec Committee hasn't held a large fundraiser in years, the Manor Fire Department took a break this year from their annual fundraiser, so the Rec Committee decided to step in and host an event in the absence of the fire fighters' event.
The Rec Committee had help with the event from community volunteers including the Manor Blues, the rec hockey team, that volunteered to run the bar for the event.
“Everything tonight is pretty much all volunteer,” Fox said.
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