Winnipeg Operation Red Nose in need of volunteers [Video]

Operation Red Nose will fly once more in Winnipeg after concerns a lack of funds would ground the service this holiday season.

The organization that offers a safe ride home during the holidays feared it would not be able to operate this season because of a funding shortfall that came after its host charity dropped out.

According to Operation Red Nose volunteer media liaison Elisha Dacey, Manta Swim Club decided to pursue other charitable opportunities, leaving the organization in need of another host charity.

The Winnipeg Kids Foundation stepped in, but that didn’t solve all of Operation Red Nose’s money woes.

“When we switched over, there was a bit of a funding gap,” Dacey said.

“We had higher than normal startup costs, and we were worried that we would not be able to cover our initial costs just because we were running on a very small amount of time, and …