“Our Community Works”: Skate-A-Thon Results and Fundraising Update

January 22, 2007…Update! TMLCC member pledges are now up to over $1,000!!

January 17, 2007

Thanks to the incentive of $300 in pledge money, the Three Mile Lake “Skate-A-Thon” entrant (Rod Ward) was able to help push the total for the event to over $3,200 in the “Our Community Works” fundraiser on January 14. Between the fundraising sponsored by TMLCC at the All-Candidates meeting in October, and these latest pledges, the association has now raised over $500 to help renovate the arena in Burk’s Falls. This has helped Bruce Campbell and his fundraising team raise over $130,000 thus far. And there’s more good news…!

The campaign has now received grant money of $750,000 to go with the funds raised privately. A tender has now been released to receive quotes from prospective contractors, and the hope is that work could start as early as March. In fact, the goal is to have year-round ice in by July 1, 2007! It appears that we may need to add a hockey tournament to this year’s annual Picnic and Golf Tournament weekend!!

Thanks for those who have helped with your support. And if you haven’t had a chance to, it’s not too late! Donations can be made to the Village of Burk’s Falls. Or email 3milelake@cogeco.ca for more information.

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