With looming funding cuts from the provincial government, Stettler Regional Child Care Society has gained strong support from the community in recent weeks.
“We raised just under $1,000 from a hotdog sale last Friday,” director Briana Kleptke said.
“We’re just trying to raise awareness of our services and funding needs and we asked businesses around town to support us through donations. We raised enough so we can go on summer field trips with the school program for ages five to 12.”
Dozens of families use the society’s services.
“We serve about 150 families,” Kleptke said. Stettler Regional Child
Care Society operates Stettler Regional Child Care Centre, Leaps and Bounds Child Care, Stettler Family Day Homes and an after-school program for children ages five to 12,
For more information, phone 403-742-3590 or 403-742-0221.