Togo Centennial Committee

The Togo Centennial Committee has held the following fundraisers:

Togo Snowmobile Derby & Irondog Vintage Derby, February

Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament, April (on hold)

Togo Ladies Night, June

Fall Dance, October (on hold)

Operate the Rink Kitchen, December to March

The Togo Centennial Committee has held events that DO NOT raise money and were solely for the purpose of fellowship and fun:

Family Fun Nights (when the isn't ice)

Family Free Skates (when there is ice)

Haunted House and Fun House, October

Community Christmas Party, December

Volunteer Recognition of the Togo Centennial Committee

This recognition was submitted by the Village of Togo to honour the Togo Centennial Committee.

The Togo Centennial Committee was developed in 2005 for Togo’s 100th Birthday Bash where 765 people attended! Quite a feat in itself!

The money raised from the Birthday Bash was to be returned to the community and the committee would continue to plan social events in the community and use that money to continue with more improvements to the community.  $800 was donated to the Kamsack Hospital to purchase 3 digital thermometers, $2300 purchased a portable sound system for the rink, $4000 purchased a grill, fryer, hood and suppression system for the Silver Threads Community Centre, and the most commendable and amazing thing accomplished was to replace the existing entrance to the curling/skating rink with new bathrooms, furnace, etc.  The renovation was done mostly by volunteers with the final bill of $70,000 being paid back to the Village of Togo (on an interest free loan) after only 3 years!

In 2012, we created a new playground area across the road from Rolly Park & Campground.  The original arrangement was estimated at $17,000, although we added some more equipment while planning, bringing the total to $22,000.  

We moved on to partner with the Village of Togo, the CIF, and the CIIF to complete a $50,000 project on the Togo Community Hall.  We installed a drainage system with two sump pumps in the basement, and installed a dishwasher in the kitchen.  Upstairs in the main hall, we rewired the stage and plug-ins, installed a drop ceiling to conserve heat, installed new lighting in the new ceiling, and painted the walls.

After the hall was finished, we purchased $9000 in park benches, picnic tables and garbage/recycle receptacles to the new playground, and named it Play Park.   

In 2013, the Anglican Church, an iconic building on Togo’s main street, held its last church service and was sold to the Village of Togo, with the intention to make it Togo’s first Heritage Building.  Upon inspection, it was discovered that the roof is deteriorating to the point of visible water damage on the ceiling and one wall inside the Church.  The Togo Centennial Committee decided to go ahead with the roof repairs, and had it completely re-shingled.  The bell tower was too weak to be repaired and kept strong enought to hold the bell, so the bell was brought down and set in a display at the steps of the church.  

In early 2015, we allocated $1000 to the Togo District Curling Club to assist in the completion of the renovations (insulation & tin sheeting) of the curling rink.  

We began the gargantuan project of replacing the rink rooves in 2017.  It was set out as a three part project.  First, we raised money to replace the shingles with tin on the front section.  This section covers the front entrance, bathrooms, kitchen, seating area and skating rink viewing areas.  The second phase was to replace the tin on the skating rink roof with new tin.  The third and final phase is to be completed by the fall of 2025.  This phase is to replace the shingles with tin on the curling rink.  This project from beginning to end will cost $200,000.  

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