Newsletter September 2021
We're going to be 25 in 2022!

Prairie Wind & Silver Sage - Friends of Grasslands Inc. was officially incorporated on January 29, 1997.

For our 25th Anniversary, we have exciting plans, starting with our 25th Anniversary fundraiser. Yes, it's back! The 50/50 Lotto fundraiser has started and the pot is already over $1,000.

25TH ANNIVERSARY 50/50 LOTTO
Tickets are: 1 for $20 / 5 for $50 / 20 for $100. Prize is 50% of sales, to a maximum of $25,000.
Draw date: October 29, 2021, at 6 pm.
Proceeds support heritage, cultural and environmental programming, and continued restoration
of Val Marie’s Little Brick Schoolhouse.
Participants must be in Saskatchewan to purchase tickets. If you're outside of Saskatchewan and still want to support us, we graciously accept tax-deductible donations through Canada Helps at: www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/41652
Thank you to our Volunteers and Supporters

Prairie Wind & Silver Sage - Friends of Grasslands Inc. was founded by a group of very dedicated volunteers. If it were not for these early visionaries, we would not be where we are today. Thank you.
ABOUT THE LITTLE BRICK SCHOOLHOUSE
Val Marie School No. 4636 was established on September 29, 1925 and the red brick schoolhouse was constructed two years later.

When it was first opened, there were 51 students enrolled. There were two classrooms on the main floor, but by 1939, overcrowding caused some classes to be moved to the nearby Catholic Convent where school was taught by the nuns until 1948. A larger school was built and ran in conjunction with the Little Brick Schoolhouse until the little school closed in 1985.

The building remained vacant until Prairie Wind & Silver Sage volunteers saved the schoolhouse from demolition by refurbishing it and having it declared a Municipal Heritage site. Today, the school is one of the few of its era in Saskatchewan still in use.
Watch for more 25th Anniversary announcements in the coming months, and thanks to everyone who visited this summer! The Schoolhouse building is closed for the season, but our online store remains open.
Friends of Grasslands Inc.