Pumping up support in Castlegar

Selkirk Lions carry out annual effort for the sake of children with disabilities

Savonnah (L) and Akaysha support the Selkirk Lions Club's effort 'Pump Gas For Kids' at Benson Oil on Columbia Avenue. Jim Sinclair

Savonnah (L) and Akaysha support the Selkirk Lions Club's effort 'Pump Gas For Kids' at Benson Oil on Columbia Avenue. Jim Sinclair

Saturday, October 26 was the occasion of an annual campaign by the local Selkirk Lions Club. With the help of Benson Oil on Columbia Avenue in Castlegar, money (including 2 cents per litre of gas sold between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.) for the benefit of the BC Lions Society for Chidlren with Disabilities.

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