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Two WCG team members at a community event.

WCG’s Annual Road Trip

Connecting Westman Tour

Our Tour

The Connecting Westman Tour grills up donations for your community all summer long. Through the power of hotdogs and smokies, we raise money for important causes. Our charity barbecues have raised over $78,000 for local initiatives selected by our members.

Here’s How It Works: 

Every summer, we select communities to receive support from The Connecting Westman Tour. We then poll our members for the cause they’d like to see supported. With the BBQ packed, we host a charity barbecue lunch in each community. Efforts are made to buy all supplies from local businesses at each stop. Attendees receive a hotdog, smokie, chips, and drink with donation-based pricing. Once we wrap our last smokie, WCG counts the donations and matches the total. Attendees receive a great lunch knowing that they’re helping an important community cause.

2nd stop of the 2025 Tour

Road Trip to Deloraine

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025


Time: 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.


Location: Deloraine Co-op Home Centre


407 N Railway Ave., Deloraine, MB


Nominated Charity: The Deloraine Food Cupboard

2025

Upcoming Road Trip Dates:

We’ve finalized the communities for our 2025 Connecting Westman Tour! Get ready to fire up the BBQ and help raise some funds. Check out the charity submission form above to get involved, and stay tuned for more details.

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Deloraine

When: Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Shoal Lake

When: Thursday, July 24, 2025

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Virden

When: Thursday, August 28, 2025

Rivers BBQ Recap – May 29, 2025


Rivers helped us kick off the 2025 Connecting Westman Tour with a sizzle! Our first BBQ of the 2025 Connecting Westman Tour took place in Rivers on May 29, and what a day it was!


Thanks to the incredible turnout and generosity from the community, we raised $4,095 in support of the Riverdale Early Learning Academy, with WCG matching all donations.


From smokies on the grill to great conversations with our neighbours, it was a fantastic way to kick off the tour. Thank you, Rivers, for making it such a memorable start!


2024 Connecting Westman Tour

The 2024 Connecting Westman Tour was our most successful run to date! We collaborated with residents to collect donations on behalf of local causes. After matched donations from WCG, we raised over $26,500 (that’s a lot of hotdogs!). The Connecting Westman Tour visited four communities in 2024: Boissevain, Dauphin, Gladstone, and Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.