
Lions Club donating over $15,000 worth of goods towards Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees
“He said spend the money. It’s coming.”
That’s the reaction Prince Albert Lions Club member Randy Braaten recieved the moment he submitted his pitch to the Lions Club International for funding to help evacuees. Braaten is also the Second Vice District Governor for District 5SKN for the Lions Club International.
On Saturday, Braaten and other members of the Prince Albert Lions Club brought snacks, drinks, diapers, and a ton of other important goods to the Exhibition Hall in Prince Albert. It’s part of a grant provided by the Lions Club International totalling $15,000 USD, or about $20,543.25 CAD, that is all going towards supporting evacuees.
“Emergency grants are available from Lions Clubs International Foundation and the district 5SKN Lions applied for $15,000 grant because of the wildfires in northern Saskatchewan, and it’s $15,000 US and it’s to enable us to help all the evacuees in the area, so we’re expending money primarily right now in the Prince Albert to Saskatoon corridor, bringing supplies out to the evacuation centers.”