Operation Red Nose reports for 22 years they have helped Manitobans and their vehicles get home safely for the holidays.  During the 2016 holiday season 2414 volunteers gave 4136 rides in ten communities across Manitoba raising over 85 thousand dollars for a variety of organizations in the province.

As we reported last week in the Flin Flon area the Rotary Club’s Operation Red Nose provided 284 rides with 146 volunteers raising nearly 5 thousand dollars in donations from rides and with other fund raising that total will reach 13 thousand to donate to youth sports and other activities.

The President of Safety Services Manitoba Judy Murphy thanked everyone who volunteered or used the service making this year’s campaign another huge success.  The largest number of rides was Winnipeg with 1567 followed by Portage La Prairie at 497 and The Pas at 426.