On Saturday, Sept. 20, the quiet prairie town of Altona became a place of healing and resilience expressed through ink.

The “Tats for Tots” fundraiser, hosted by tattoo artists Tabitha and Shorty, brought together families, friends, and supporters with a single goal: To raise funds for the Manitoba Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Support Group . By the end of the day, organizers announced the event had generated enough to fund four newly diagnosed care packages — “small lifelines in a time when families need them most,” Candlelighters said.

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“This fundraiser wasn’t just ink on skin, it’s hope for families just starting the fight,” the group wrote in a message of gratitude. “Many of the people who showed up weren’t just supporters. They were our own Candlelighters fam

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