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Creighton Lodge accepts donation from Affinity Credit Union

Estevan’s Creighton Lodge has received a $10,000 donation from Affinity Credit Union that the lodge plans to use for renovations to their existing tub room.
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From left, Creighton Lodge resident Dodie Kuchimka, Affinity Credit Union South East District Council representatives Marnell Eagles, Duane Chipley, Creighton Lodge Trust Committee chairperson Doug Blue, Affinity representatives Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud and Paul Deren, and Creighton Lodge representative Ted Fai participate in a cheque presentation from the credit union to the lodge.

Estevan’s Creighton Lodge has received a $10,000 donation from Affinity Credit Union that the lodge plans to use for renovations to their existing tub room.

Creighton Lodge Trust Committee chairperson Doug Blue said that although the money won’t cover all the expenses, it’s a huge help to get the project started.

“We’re going to be renovating the entire tub room. The tub itself is 15 years old and it’s getting kind of dated. It’s time to replace it,” said Blue. “The tub room itself, the décor was appropriate 15 years ago but it’s pretty frightening now and is in need of an overhaul.

“The donation will cover about half the cost of the project, but that’s a big load off of our minds, otherwise it would be an awfully big thing to finance on our own. But we can fundraise for the rest of money needed to complete it,” said Blue.

This isn’t the first donation that Creighton Lodge has received from Affinity, as they have received grants several times before for various other projects.

“The South East District Council of the Affinity Credit Union has made this grant available for community projects and groups. We apply for it and if we have a cause that they feel is worthwhile, they assist with it. Fortunately for us, we had a cause they felt was worthwhile once again,” said Blue.

The lodge is also currently in the process of repaving their parking lot as the pavement has begun to fail. It’s a repair that carries a heavy price tag along with it.

Along with the grant received from Affinity, Creighton Lodge also holds fundraisers throughout the year to help with expenses and upgrades to the facility. These fundraisers include a fundraising dinner party in May that attracted a large crowd to the Beefeater Plaza.