Fundraising volunteers (Paulette Chislitt at far right)A barbecue fundraiser took place yesterday afternoon in Portage la Prairie to help raise money for our local ringette team. Portage Thunder Ringette Fundraising coordinator Paulette Chislitt shares how it went.

"We're having a fundraising BBQ for Portage Thunder Ringette to raise some funds for our upcoming season. It's been really great. We've had lots of people dropping by."

Chislitt adds, "We are barbecuing burgers and smokies and hot dogs, and things have been really selling well. We just really appreciate that the community has always been supporting us. And we're hoping to see them at all our games."

The event took place outside the west end Co-op supermarket.