To mark their 35th anniversary the Community Foundation of Central Alberta (CFCAB) did a tour through Central Alberta communities awarding a total of $35,000 to organizations and agencies who applied for grants.
Executive Director of CFCAB, Erin Pedon spoke on the reason for the tour “We were trying to think of how we could show our appreciation to the communities that surround us, and we thought, what better way than to actually visit each community”
“We put a call out to all of the nonprofits and charities within those communities and said, we have small neighborhood grants available, so if you have anything that you need some help with right away submit a basic application and we'll see what we can do.” said Pedon
And show appreciation they did, here is a breakdown of what each community received:
Rocky Mountain House
- Mountain Rose Women’s Shelter Association - $1,100 for the “Stop the Violence” community awareness project
- Rocky Mountain House West Country Family Service Association - $1,350 for the Meals-on-Wheels program
- Rocky Mountain Reunion Historical Society - $1,050 for live music for their pancake breakfast
Penhold
- Penhold School parent council - $2,190 for Penhold Waskasoo Middle School accessible playground
- Penhold & District Library - $840 for a new projector and screen
- Museum - $1,300 for a base exhibit
- Volunteer Fire department - $770 for flash hoods
Sylvan Lake
- Sylvan Lake Community Partners - $1,000 for the taxi program getting people to Red Deer for medical appointments
- Sylvan Lake Municipal Library - $1,000 for the library community garden
- Sylvan Lake Lodge Foundation - $1,500 for memorial petunia tree garden
Big Valley - Drop-in Centre - $3,000 for countertops and backsplash
Elnora
- Elnora & District Agricultural Society - $1,900 for community engagement & corn hole tournament
- Elnora District Museum - $1,600 for flooring
Blackfalds
- Anam Rural Youth Association - $1,000 for program fees
- Blackfalds Library - $1,000 for "Snacks in the Stacks" program
Lacombe
- Ellis Bird Farm - $1,850 for Indigenous garden cultural event or installation
- FCSS - $1,850 for backyard friends community dinners
Innisfail
- Innisfail Band Parent's Association - $1,500 for the band program
- Friends of the Innisfail Public Library - $1,500 for "Snacks in the Stacks" program
Olds
- Mountain View Emergency Shelter Society - $1,850 for teen club at Kirsten's Place
- Olds Boys and Girls Club (Mountain View Moccasin House Society) - $1,500 for Indigenous culture day for Boys and Girls Club
Stettler
- Boys & Girls Club / Heartland Youth Centre - $2,000 for project funding
- Stettler Community Support Centre - $2,000 for community capacity building
- Stettler and District Handibus Society - $5,000 for installation of winch for wheelchair loading
- Home Support Stettler & District Association - $2,000 for the Meals-on-Wheels program
In Blackfalds Kelly Mckee the Community Outreach Coordinator at the Servus Credit Union Public Library was thrilled to receive the grant, learning about it getting only days before it being awarded. "We're very thankful for this money that's going to go towards this very helpful program for the community, this money will be going towards our snacks in the stacks program, which has almost run for a full year"
"We have a cart of healthy snacks that kids and teens and families are welcome to snag and eat while they're enjoying the resources, programs, and services here at the library, and we've had a lot of wonderful responses back from the community about that and they just enjoy it so much." said Mckee
Grants were distributed around Central Alberta during the CFCAB tour which took place from April 9, to the 17.
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