Branch 225 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Sturgeon Falls is getting a helping hand from West Nipissing council.
Council has agreed to a Legion request to let it borrow its tent for a fundraising initiative for the NEO Kids Foundation in Sudbury on June 15th.
The Legion is coordinating the event with another group.
The municipality loans out its tents on a regular basis.
A third party puts up the tents, take them down after the events are over and then stores them.
Staff told council the cost to do this each time is $350.
Council agreed to the request, acknowledging that the Legion does important fundraising work.
Council is also letting the Legion borrow the tent a second time during the summer.
This is for a July 20th event the Legion is holding to cover some of its costs.