聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A group of Veregin and district residents, who take a keen interest in the continuation of the Veregin New Horizons Community Hall and Centre, met at the Centre last week where they received a donation of $10,000 from Jack Blahut, the area marketing representative, on behalf of Richardson Pioneer.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The money is 小蓝视频 spent on renovations to the facility, said Nadia Reibin, president of the committee which oversees the operations of the Hall and Centre. The money will offset the amount that has been spent on the replacement of the sidewalk out front and windows.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It鈥檚 a work in progress, Reibin said, adding that plans include painting the ceiling, installing new flooring, purchasing a new furnace and additional work on the exterior of the building.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The building, which is comprised of a former grocery store and hall, has been a New Horizons social centre since 1981, she explained. It was three years ago that a new group of residents had decided to involve themselves in the building, which was seen to be more of a community centre rather than a seniors鈥� centre.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Centre is open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. each morning, excepting Sundays, when residents drop in for coffee and to 鈥渟olve the world鈥檚 problems.鈥� A group of about 20 volunteers from Veregin, Canora and Kamsack, meet to make perogies which are sold at $4 a dozen for potato and onion perogies and potato and cheddar cheese, and $5 a dozen for sauerkraut and cottage cheese.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e make and sell a couple hundred dozen a month,鈥� she said. The work helps raise money for the Centre and it鈥檚 also an outing for retired volunteers.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Reibin said that persons wishing to help make the perogies may leave their names at the centre or contact her.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The committee rents the hall for various functions, she said. The hall seats 120 and another 40 can be seated at the Centre for a total seating capacity of 160.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e hold two major fundraising suppers each year,鈥� she said, adding that they were sold out for the third annual ham and perogies supper in mid-January. The other supper is a pre-seeding supper held in April.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The group has also begun a catering business and this year enjoyed 小蓝视频 able to cater a meal for a group of visitors to the National Doukhobor Heritage Village.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e鈥檙e here for the community,鈥� Reibin said.聽
