Dinner raises funds for African farm

Kick up your heels and help feed the poor in South Africa at St. Joseph the Worker Parish’s fundraising Valentine Dinner and Barn Dance, Saturday at St. Joseph’s School.

Proceeds from the event will help fund the church’s Masithuthukisane organic farming project, help feed the poor and provide for St. Joseph’s School students’ needs.

The goal of the Masithuthukisane project in South Africa is to train and hire local unemployed women and men to work in the co-operative and help feed a population of 3,500 people.

Students at the school also learn how to plant, grow and harvest vegetables to help the St. Andrew’s Cathedral 9-10 Club kitchen.

Dancing will follow a dinner buffet, with an opportunity to participate in line dancing and live and raffle auctions as well as a 50/50 draw.

Attendees are encouraged to dress in denim, a plaid shirt or other western wear.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $8 for children ages four to 12 and free for children under 3. The event runs 6 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the gym of St. Joseph’s School, 757 Burnside Rd. West. Tickets on Eventbrite, by calling the parish office at 250-479-7413, email at sjtwoffice@shaw.ca or in person at the school.

For more information, go to stjosephtheworkerparish.com.