NORTH BATTLEFORD - North West College hopes to help students get a good head start with their Scholarship Fundraiser Steak Night.
The event takes place at the Blend Kitchen and Bar Riverside on May 7. Cocktails start at 5:30 p.m., with supper to follow at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online through . They can also be purchased in person from the college.
Dinner will include a steak sandwich, fries and a caesar salad.
Proceeds from the event support student scholarships.
This year’s event is sponsored by and hosted at the Blend Riverside.
North West College marketing and communications coordinator Kris Jones notes this is the second year the steak night fundraiser has been held in the Battlefords.
"Essentially, the reason we fundraise for that is that there are matching funding available from the , through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship Fund," he said. "They match up to a certain dollar amount at each of the post-secondary institutions across the province for any money that's fundraised by local institutions. What we're trying to do is match as much of that money as possible, and this is one of the ways that we can make that happen."
The event is open to 100 people who purchase tickets.
"We still have tickets available," Jones said. "We're using Eventbrite as a ticketing platform, just so that it makes it easier for folks that aren't maybe necessarily on campus, to be able to get a ticket from their home, so tickets are available there."
Jones noted the event is a time to enjoy a night out and meet new people, while supporting a good cause.
There will also be an silent auction available.
Jones said that funds raised generally will go to the college's achievement-based scholarships, for students who have achieved high averages.
"We also do take cash donations from various businesses or individuals that are interested in either promoting or raising the profile of their business, doing good in the local community, that kind of thing," he added. "Those funds are generally also able to be matched [for] the achievement-based and opportunity scholarships. Essentially, if there's local donations in cash, the impact is doubled for the most part."
