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The South Saskatchewan Community Foundation hosted its second annual “Friendraiser” on Thursday.
The event gives local charities an opportunity to share their stories.
“It’s not a fundraiser,” said Victor Roman Morrow, manager of community impact and communication for the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation.
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“It’s really an event where we can invite in community members, donors of the foundation, and just have them come in to experience over 100 charities through a networking event that’s going to include impact stories from those charities.”
Roman Morrow said the purpose of the event is to shine a light on the charitable sector within the province, and to show the impact being made across Saskatchewan.
One of the organizations at this year’s event was Queen City Disabled Sailing.
“We’re a group that is run out of Wascana Lake, and we have about 110 members of people experiencing disability,” said board member Tamara Jackson. “And we provide recreational and competitive sailing opportunities.”
Jackson said the group has existed for around 25 years.
“We have a number of individuals that come from different organizations around Regina that sail through the school system and through various organizations and love it,” explained Jackson.
“It just is a great activity. They can get out of their wheelchairs if they have physical disabilities. They can go with companion sailors if they need extra support. It’s wonderful.”
Jackson said the group works hard to ensure everyone can be included.
“We have some adapted equipment within our sailing boats. We also have a lift on our sailing docks, so that helps people get in and out of the boats,” she said.
“We use a Hoyer lift system, and then we have different adaptable sailing equipment as well.”
Jackson said the group includes people of all ages.
“I think our oldest member is about 68 years old, and then we have people that are five, six years old.”
Jackson said all of the marina groups in Regina are hoping to make Wascana Lake more accessible for people with disabilities.
“Right now, we’re looking to get some new docks to become more accessible… so that people with disabilities can participate in any sort of activity on the water that they want,” said Jackson.
“And then we’re hoping to make the whole area just a little easier for people to get around, to ambulate, (and) to be able to use.”
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