The Highwood Mustangs received their first of hopefully many donations for a laundry list of improvements this afternoon.

Principal and Coach Bryan Brandford says they're off to a great start thanks to a local business.

"Western Financial is donating $5,000 for field enhancements, really good bleachers and to build some change rooms. This is our first donation that we've received towards the project."

He says the total bill for the improvements should cost around $450,000 to complete.

Western Financial Group Branch Manager Linda Holmes says they're happy to put money back into the community.

"Western Communities Foundation is a branch of Western Financial Group, it's our charity organization. We decided that we would like to support this infrastructure upgrade that they were doing."

She says the grants are drawn in January of every year and they found out two weeks after they applied that they were the winners.

 

Highwood Mustangs Coach, Bryan Brandford and Western Financial Group Branch Manager, Linda Holmes.