After 20 years away from the limelight, the Yellowknife Square Dance Club has resurfaced after a large donation.

The club is donating $17,000, which was placed in guaranteed investment certificate, to the Yellowknife Seniors' Society and the NWT SPCA. A transaction that president of the club Tom Trecartin says will help repay a spiritual debt.

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The seniors' society gathered inside the Baker Centre on Sunday night for their annual Christmas dinner, waiting there was Trecartin who presented Meryln Williams and director Hugh Wetmore with a large cheque for over

$8,000.

Williams former president of the seniors' society, said this money will go a long way to help.

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The other half of the funds will go to the NWT SPCA. Trecartin said he and his wife, Diane, wanted to see the money go to an organization that was in need for funds. Upon hearing about the generosity the SPCA was very grateful.

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This marks the 50th anniversary for the Yellowknife Square Dance Club and Trecartin said what better way to celebrate than giving back to the community which helped his organization out of over the years.