A fundraising BBQ was held by the owners of Super 8 hotel in Dauphin last week to support the breakfast program at Mackenzie Middle School.
"It went very well, we were very pleased with how it went. We're happy to announce that we will be providing a cheque to Mackenzie Middle School's breakfast program for $2,150," said Harvey Armstrong, one of the owners of the Super 8 in Dauphin.
Armstrong also says the support from the community was great, including their suppliers like Western Bakery, Dauphin Co-op, Dusty's Butcher shop, Pepsi, Temptation's Catering, and Dauphin Decorating who helped out with the cooking.
They even had some students from Mackenzie come to volunteer as well as a pair of Dauphin Kings, Madden Murray and Carter Zalischuk.
Laurie Armstrong, who used to teach at Mackenzie, says the program is important to her because of her time with the school, but that she also had a makeshift mini-breakfast program of her own.
"Many years ago when I was teaching, I used to have sort of a mini breakfast program. I had a toaster and bread so the kids could have some toast before school. The breakfast program is so important."
The Armstrongs also thanks 730 CKDM for helping to promote the fundraiser.
