25th annual Makkovik Jamboree Coming Right Up

The Annual Makkovik Jamboree is only two days away.

The jamboree will be an exciting one, because it is their 25th annual event.

Linda Pottle is the Team Leader for the Department of Health and Social Development (DHSD).

She says there are invited guests from out of town who will be entertaining, plus local singers.

Pottle says there will be appreciation certificates given to people as an acknowledgement award, and T- shirts with the 25th Annual logo.

They also have a door prize, an airline ticket for two to travel to Goose Bay, NL from Air Borealis.

She says the Inuit Community Government came up with doing a presentation award by nominating a Band, which will be now be an annual event.

The Makkovik Trust Fund and DHSD are the sponsors.

They also helped out to make the event happen.