Feb 2010

More than $3 million has been collected from donations for Phase III of the Portage Credit Union Centre project in Portage la Prairie.

“People are still able to contribute and we still need people to contribute,” said Jody Fletcher, who was the co-chairwoman on the fundraising initiative.

The original goal for fundraising was set at $3.4 million when the PCU Centre was to only have one hockey arena but was later raised to $4.1 million when federal funding for a second arena, the Portage Mutual Arena, was secured.

Fundraising efforts through the three phases of fundraising, including selling the naming rights of the facility, corporate donations and individual donations have raised over $3 million to date, Fletcher revealed, but there is still approximately $400,000 to go to get to the original goal of $4.3 million and after that another $700,000 to reach the final $4.1 million goal.

The co-chairwomen on Phase III, Fletcher and Roberta Christianson are now stepping down to allow the fundraising campaign to continue through the Portage Regional Recreation Authority, which is still fundraising through its website.

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