WEYBURN – The Weyburn Care-A-Van Society are taking orders for pies for Mother’s Day, as a fundraiser towards the purchase of a new mini-van.
The Care-A-Van Society has partnered with the Harvest Pie Company for the pies, and there is a deadline of Friday, April 21, to get the orders in.
The pies will be made and delivered by May 4, in time for Mother’s Day, which this year falls on Sunday, May 14. There are options for gluten-free pies available.
To order pies, contact either 306-861-2219, or call Myron Fletcher at 306-861-0507, or they can be ordered through a board member.
The van the organization currently rents is a decade old and is in need of replacement.
“It’s quite handy. It’s an end-load van, like the old one is, and preferably can be used for one wheelchair,” said Myron Fletcher.
The van can be rented and driven by family to transport one person in a wheelchair to such destinations as family events, such as a wedding or funeral, or for a doctor’s appointment in Regina.
The fundraising campaign has nearly reached their goal for the new van, and it is hoped the pie sale will help them reach that point.
Fletcher noted the goal is to raise around $95,000, much higher than the $45,000 it cost for the 2013 van they are currently using. Prices for vans, particularly ones fitted for transporting of wheelchairs, have gone up a lot in the last couple of years.
