Burgers and hot dogs were only a part of what was being served up at a recent fundraiser in Neepawa, as support for men’s mental health was also on the menu.
    Community members gathered over the lunch hour on Thursday, June 18, at our local Stride Credit Union branch for a barbecue that was raising money for the Neepawa chapter of Men’s Shed Manitoba.
    Patrick Callin, Manager of Member Experience for Stride, said that every year, each of their branches throughout the region choose a local non-profit to support during their summer barbecue campaign.
    "Yearly, we do this type of barbecue at each one of our locations. We choose the non-profit based off of nominations put in by our staff at each location. This year. it was a unanimous decision that we support men’s mental health with the Men’s Shed.”
    Callin noted that the Neepawa event attracted a steady stream of community members throughout the afternoon. So many in fact, that there was a need to restock halfway through. 
    “It’s going really good. We even had to send one of our staff down [to a local grocery store] to get more supplies, so that’s a good sign. I think it’s fair to say this has been a great turnout.”

    Callin concluded by expressing Stride Credit Unions’ appreciation to the people of Neepawa for coming out and supporting the effort as much as they could.