A paint party fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters is being held this evening at 7:00 at Trinity United Church in Portage La Prairie.

BBBS executive director Dawn Froese describes the works of art which will be created at the party.

"Everyone is going to be painting a picture of Brereton Lake. No experience is necessary, they give you very good instructions on how to do it, I think it's going to be a fun evening."

She adds at the end of the evening participants will be able to take home their masterpieces.

Froese explains the goal of the fundraiser.

"We are needing to raise money for the mentoring programs that we run so that we can continue to mentor the children in our community in a safe, responsible fashion, and [so] we can mentor more children. To be able to do that we need to meet our budget this year and so this is one of the events we're organizing to do that."

She notes the last few years have been financially rough on the organization.

Tickets for the paint party are $45 plus GST and include all the necessary supplies and instruction.

Tickets may be purchased online or at the Big Brothers Big Sisters office (15 Tupper Street South).