WEYBURN – The Wheatland Seniors Centre sold a total of 4,500 raffle tickets in their latest fundraiser efforts, and made the prize draws on Wednesday afternoon.
Just prior to the draw, Jeff Tosczak of Weyburn Dodge dropped by with a $500 donation, which was used for the first place prize money in the raffle.
Altogether, the seniors centre had some 30 prizes donated by local businesses, in addition to the top four major prizes, with the proceeds to go towards refinishing the wooden floor in the centre’s main room.
Centre president Theresa Istace noted they began selling these tickets in December, and retailers like Canadian Tire and the Wholesale Club gave them permission to sell tickets.
The board of directors were mostly present for the draws, and included Istace, coordinator Bev Johnston, and board members Ernie Lokken, Willa-Mae Donald, Jean Knibbs, Dave Rennie, Marlene Szczecinski, Rick Wanner, Terry Bendickson, Denis Tremblay and Mel Schindel.
