The Weyburn and District United Way Communithon will be having a kick-off luncheon on Monday, September 11 at Knox Hall.

The noon luncheon will include a proclamation to be signed by the mayor and the introduction of Communithon committee chairs and the identities of Captain United and Lady Charity for this year.

This will be the 26th year that this Communithon has taken place to raise funds for the Weyburn and District United Way. Last year, while celebrating its silver anniversary, the Weyburn area exceeded its goal of $120,025 on air.

Funds from the event benefit 16 agencies, include the Saskatchewan Abilities Council, the Canadian Paraplegic Association, Weyburn Big Brothers and Big Sisters, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Weyburn and Area Supportive Employment Service, the Canadian Red Cross, the Violence Intervention Program, the Weyburn Care-a-Van Society, the Weyburn Special Care Home Auxiliary, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the South Saskatchewan Chapter of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Weyburn Association of Community Living, the Alzheimer Family Support Group and the Weyburn and Area Early Childhood Intervention Program.