Thompson's Operation Red Nose holiday season designated driver program brought in the third-highest donations in the province in 2017, behind Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie.
Total donations in Thompson were $9,364.50, with Portage la Prairie bringing in $13,498.05 and Winnipeg $37,349.62. Last year, Operation Red Nose in Thompson received $6,771.70 in donations
Thompson's Operation Red Nose was fourth in the total number of teams who provided rides, with 49. Winnipeg had 237, Portage la Prairie had 115 and La Broquerie had 59.
Thompson was tied for fourth in terms of rides, with 380, the same as Brandon. Winnipeg was tops with 1,522, followed by Portage la Prairie with 593 and The Pas with 382.
Thompson's Operation Red Nose had 200 volunteer-nights in total, fourth-highest behind Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie and La Broquerie.
Province-wide, 10 Operation Red Nose programs gave out 4,428 rides and raised $95,483.61, both higher totals than in 2016.
Operation Red Nose in Thompson gave out 24 rides Dec. 22, 35 Dec. 23 and 40 on New Year's Eve, the last three nights of service, bringing in $651.90 on the last Friday before Christmas, $642.65 the next night and $955.20 on New Year's Eve.
Money raised this Christmas season will go to Born to Dance, the peewee Thompson King Miners, Thompson Scouts, Pathways and Wapanohk Community School.
