Even in the summer, the Jackpine Snowmobile Club is working to improve the winter recreational activity.
The Iroquois Falls-based club is raising $15,000 by September to buy a snowmobile. Director Carmen Girard says it can be a used machine, but fairly new.
“We need a dependable machine if the groomer breaks down in a remote area and someone needs to go retrieve the operator,” she explains.
The machine will also be put to work during trail-packing and brushing operations.
Girard says two small businesses have already donated $1,000 each, and a snowmobiler from Toronto has contributed $250.
You can mail your donation to the Jackpine Snowmobile Club, Box 1111, Iroquois Falls ON P0K 1G0 or call or text Girard at 705-232-0583. She says any amount from $5.00 up is accepted.
“We will also have a table at Day in the Park on Friday with more awareness and we will accept donations there,” she adds. “We have made a board that we have up in town with a thermometer to show our progress.”
The club is also approaching mines and contractors in the area, asking them to help out.
To hear more about the club and what it’s doing in and for Iroquois Falls, listen to the complete interview with Carmen Girard.