Westman Communications Group’s 2020 #ConnectingWestman initiative donated $19,500 to local communities in which they serve.
This year the company was unable to take their annual #ConnectingWestman Tour on the road due to COVID-19 restrictions, so they decided to take it digital.
“Taking our #ConnectingWestman initiative digital allowed us to get all 39 of our communities involved and provide them with a donation. It is evident that now more than ever, all our communities need our support, and we want to make sure they know we are here for them, and we are in this together,” said Chief Customer Officer John Quail.
Westman Communications Group services 39 communities across Western Manitoba, and each one of these communities received a $500 donation to a charity of their choice.
The digital initiative allowed members of each community to submit which charity they thought was deserving of the $500 donation. The charities that received the most submissions from each community were the winners of the $500 donation.
The 2020 #ConnectingWestman winners from each community are:
Brandon – Brandon Humane Society
Binscarth – Binscarth Little Bloomers Daycare
Birtle – Birtle Riverside Golf Course
Boissevain – Boissevain & Morton Community Foundation
Carberry – Art Sear Memorial Park Play Structure Fundraising Committee
Dauphin – Parkland Humane Society
Deloraine – Deloraine Winchester Historical Society
Elkhorn – Elkhorn Elks Community Fund
Erickson – Score Store, Inc.
Forrest – Elton Community Centre
Gilbert Plains – Gilbert Plains Drop-In Senior Center
Gladstone – Gladstone District Museum
Glenboro – Glenboro Gaiety Theatre
Grandview – Watson Crossley Museum
Hamiota – Hamiota Community Foundation
Inglis – Inglis and District Community Club
Killarney – Killarney Turtle Mountain Arts Council
McCreary – McCreary Heritage Advisory Committee
Melita – Melita Food Bank
Minitonas – Minitonas & District Arena
Minnedosa – Friends of Lake Minnedosa
Minto – Minto Recreation Facilities Committee
Neepawa – Neepawa Salvation Army
Rapid City – Rapid City Regional Library
Rivers – Riverdale Early Learning Centre
Roblin – Roblin and District Food Bank
Rossburn – Rossburn Senior Resource
Russell – Expanding Community Cancer Care Project
Sandy Lake – Sandy Lake Playground Project
Shilo – One At A Time Rescue
Shoal Lake – Senior Services of Prairie Parkland Inc.
Souris – Souris Railway Museum
St. Claude – St. Claude Wellness Center
St. Lazare – St. Lazare Athletics
Ste Rose – Ste Rose Food Bank
Strathclair – Strathclair United Church
Swan River – Swan Valley Animal Protection League
Virden – Virden Area Foundation
Westman Communications Group looks forward to taking their 2021 #ConnectingWestman Tour back on the road to visit three communities.
More information about the #ConnectingWestman initiative can be found on the link below.
Westman Communitcations group is the parent company of Q Country and Star FM.
