The Town of Lampman has received $25,000 from Richardson Pioneer that will be used to put a new liner in the current Lampman pool.
The town is also embarking on a major renovation project to upgrade their pool, but for now they are looking to have the liner in their current pool replaced so it will be ready for the summer.
“We are overwhelmed with the support we are receiving from the community and from Richardson Pioneer,” said Brittany Fox, the recreational director for Lampman.
The total cost of relining the pool is $160,000 and the town is a lot closer to meeting that goal due to the donation.
“We are halfway to meeting our goal to have our pool relined,” said Fox.
Fox also noted that the support from the community has been amazing, with everyone pitching in to get the pool relined. She also said that the help the community has offered is wonderful and she is not surprised by how generous her community is.
“Years ago Richardson Pioneer donated to us before and that was for a skating rink, and it is great to have such an amazing company continue to support us over the years,” said Fox.
Getting donation money from large companies is not an easy task, and as part of the process for the donation, a meeting was necessary.
“Myself and one of our councillor, Dennis Christensen went to Richardson Pioneer and talked to their management about a possible donation we wanted from them and include with our a talk a presentation about what the money was going to be used for, and we are very grateful to have them decide to donate to our pool,” said Fox.
