Rotary jailbreak cashes in

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A jailbreak fundraising event in Steinbach this spring proved to be a valuable fundraiser for a pair of organizations.

In September, the Rotary Club of South Eastman presented two organizations with a total of $40,000 raised in the May fundraiser that saw prominent citizens placed in temporary holding cells in the Clearspring Centre where they were asked to come up with “bail money”.

Funds will be directed to local school lunch programming through Soup’s On Steinbach and to international war relief efforts through the Friends of the Mennonite Centre in Ukraine.

Before the fundraiser was launched, Leonard Klassen of South Eastman Rotary said they’re purpose is to connect and make a difference.

“The need for helping others is always great,” he said.