Dry Grad Donations at Liquor Stores Set Provincial Record

By 250 News

The Prince George Dry Grad efforts have been given a boost from  donations made at the Provincial Liquor stores.

The total donations in P.G, from Feb. 26 to March 31 hit  $14,173 dollars. The amount was part of a record breaking  province wide collection of $478,307 dollars.

The money comes from liquor store customers  who were encouraged to donate one dollar to support dry grad celebrations in their communities. All donations are given to the local school district in which the store is located, to be distributed to public high schools planning alcohol-free graduations.

This year, 54 school districts took part in the campaign. The contributions by liquor store customers supplement funds raised by parents, students and teachers who volunteer year- round to raise funds for dry grads. Dry grad events have included boat cruises, dances, ski trips, mock casino nights, karaoke contests, games and overnight field trips. Last year, government liquor store customers donated a total of $403,351.

Here is the b reakdown for some of the sc hool districts  in the "250".

School District No. 57     Prince George      $14,173
School District No. 60     Peace River North   $4,835
School District No. 27     Cariboo-Chilcotin    $4,121
School District No. 73     Kamloops/Thompson $9,140
School District No. 28     Quesnel                     $2,176
School District No. 81     Fort Nelson                $2,175
School District No. 52     Prince Rupert            $3,432
School District No. 54     Bulkley Valley            $3,378

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