An organization that helps thousands of children around the world is holding a fundraising event in Winkler later this month.
Children’s Camps International (CCI) is putting on a fish fry April 24 from 5-7 p.m. at the Winkler Mennonite Church (31 Willowdale Crescent).
It is a by-donation, dine-in event with a menu featuring walleye, coleslaw, baked potato and desserts. Organizers are hoping to serve upwards of 1,000 people and possibly raise as much as $15,000.
This kind of fundraising is vital to the CCI camps program, which has its roots right here in Winkler, noted marketing manager Cindy Salinas.
“We are going to share some of the news about what we are doing,” she said. “All of the funds are so that we can send millions of children to Bible camps. We want the community to be aware of why it is so important that millions of children in India, Brazil and Cambodia can meet Jesus and they can change their lives even in such difficult conditions.
“It’s so that the children can receive Jesus in their lives and they can start a new journey with Jesus in their lives. It can really start to change their lives.”
The impact of CCI’s work is reflected in its recent milestones, including, in 2025, a total of 456,800 children attending Bible camps and CCI’s year-long follow-up discipleship program. And, this past February, 750 pastors in southeast Asia were newly trained to lead Bible camp there, equipping them to reach tens of thousands of children with the Christian gospel.
You can learn more about CCI’s work online at childrenscampsintl.com or stop by the fish fry April 24.
