Gladstone MYJC is keeping busy
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- Published on Thursday, August 13, 2015
By Keiana Fehr
Gladstone MYJC
The Gladstone Odd Job Squad has been hard at work the last few weeks. On July 8, nine Odd Job squad members made a trip to Mayfair Farms in Portage la Prairie for the annual strawberry pick. We had over 60 orders to pick!
On July 15 a group of Odd Job Squad members walked around the community washing windows, it was a great success thank you to all the businesses that participated!
For the second year in a row, we held a car wash at the Gladstone Transfer Ltd on July 28. The Odd Job Squad members were busy washing and waxing for three hours straight! The MYJC would like to send a huge thank you to Gladstone Transfer Ltd. for generously donating the facility to the Odd Job Squad for the day.
In addition to all these events, we did a donut drive in partnership with the Gladstone Bakery and Eatery. The Odd Job Squad sold over 30 dozen donuts! Good job guys!
The Odd Job squad also held two BBQs, both of them being extremely successful, selling over seven dozen hotdogs at each BBQ!
One of our last events the odd job squad did was a BYOB (bring your own banana) sundae sale, this was a fun event that was enjoyed by everyone!
A big thank-you goes out to my sponsoring committee, The Municipality of West-Lake Gladstone, who have been very supportive of the MYJC Program. As well, many thanks are due to the numerous employers, both businesses and homeowners, who have placed job orders with the centre this summer. Your participation in the job referral service provides youth and students in our community with the opportunity to gain work experience and an income! Thank-you to all of the volunteers who helped out at any of our events and to the community members who attended our events! The MYJC Program depends on the partnership with community members, and our success is due largely to you! Thanks!
Last but not least, a huge thank-you goes out to the students and youth who registered with the centre. We hope that your job search continues to be successful!
The MYJC Offices close for the season on Friday, Aug. 21. We will re-open in May of 2016, so be sure to look for us in spring! If you have any last minute questions about the MYJC and its services, please don’t hesitate to call me at 204-385-2002. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
