Steve Payne wanted to help out the Foster Family Coalition of the NWT's Camp Connections in some way.

He found a partner in the Yellowknife Darts Association (YDA) and a new wood stove for the camp is now in the cards.

The YDA handed over a $2,260 cheque to the coalition at Hot Shots Pub and Grub on May 11, which will go toward helping purchase the new stove. The money came courtesy of 11 weeks worth of meat raffles done by the YDA.

Payne, who's a foster parent himself, said he was looking for a way to help out the coalition.

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Payne eventually found a willing partner in the YDA and the alliance was born.

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The YDA took care of all the expenses involved SA国际影视传媒� tickets for the raffles and the meat itself. The profits from the raffles actually came out to $4,520 and was split 50/50 between the coalition and the YDA.

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Payne said he was impressed with the amount that was raised but more than anything else, he's happy that there will be a new piece of equipment for the youth that attend Camp Connections.

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Thompson himself said he was impressed with how everything went but for a much different reason.

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Thompson said the YDA plans on getting back to the meat raffles this coming September and expects they will last until May 2019.

Those raffles will also be for a good cause, he added.

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