Western Financial Group handed the Rowan House a big fat cheque for $7,830 Wednesday, November 29.

Rowan House Executive Director Sherrie Botten says Western Financial's always been a big supporter of Rowan House.

"It's really quite special that this would be the staff group that's working on this and doing this. So, it's going to go a long way towards the dollars we need to raise."

Western Financial's Communications Manager Dena Degrofft says they raised it through a fundraising walk they had in the summer.

"The goal here at the head office, just here in High River was to raise $14,000. And we raised $16,100 this year."

Half of that amount is donated to a local charity chosen by the employees, who overwhelmingly chose Rowan House.

Botten says the money goes to their day-to-day operating costs.