Community Foundation Hands Out Grants
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 @ 6:31 PM
Prince George, BC- The Prince George Community Foundation has announced the recipients of the Spring 2013 grants.
This is the 18th year of the Prince George Community Foundation, which has watched it’s endowment funds grow to more than $7 million dollars, and about $1 million has been given back to the community to support worthwhile projects.
This evening, $35 thousand dollars in grants were announced to the following 15 organizations:
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Health:
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Prince George 4-H Senior Council
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Replacement of the animal pens used at the PGX. The existing ones are over 25 years old, difficult for the children to operate and not up to today’s safety standards.
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$2500.
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Canadian National Institute for the Blind
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Provide comprehensive welcome kits to new CNIB clients consisting of basic tools, low vision devices, practical resources and information for those with no vision or partial vision. The kits may be provided to clients through our Independent Living Specialists or upon registration with CNIB.
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$2500.
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Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada,
Prince George Chapter
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To add equipment to the Equipment Provision Program which helps people who are in financial need and living with MS acquire equipment to enhance their quality of life
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$1800.
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Arts & Culture
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Prince George Symphony Orchestra
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Replacement of musician chairs at Vanier Hall. The existing chairs are very old, worn-out and in some cases, unsafe.
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$2500.
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Prince George Metis Elders’ Society
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To host a five day educational/cultural Drum workshop for 10 Elders and 10 Youth. The project will give the elders the opportunity to pass on their artistic knowledge to the next generation, create an enriching cultural experience for urban youth.
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$2500.
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Latino Canadian Assoc. of Northern BC
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To support the Latino Kids’ Corner, a Spanish Parent and Tot group for children under 6. It provides education in Spanish, support for immigrant parents and exposure to the Latin culture for non-Latin members.
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$1200.
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Environment
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Exploration Place
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To help fund the repair work necessary to the school house in Ft. George Park. The school house has now been classed as a heritage building and is in need of renovations in order to continue to provide an educational program in the school house.
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$2500.
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Social Services
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince George
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To provide support for the organization’s 100th year anniversary event called “Day of Mentoring”. The goal of this event is to increase volunteer capacity by 20% and increase financial community support by 20% within 6 months of the event.
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$2500.
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Northern STAR Kids Program
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Fund the purchase of more guitars to add to the present number of 6 for their after school skill programming for youth between 8-14 yrs of age in the Spruceland and Quinson Elementary School.
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$2500.
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Habitat for Humanity
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Support for Habitat’s “ReNew It” program which improves existing homes through renovations and repairs enabled by volunteer labour. It is predicted that several families will be supported in this way in the coming year.
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$2500.
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Sports & Recreation
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Prince George Legion
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To cover the cost of a commercial kitchen cook stove for their new location. The present stove is too old and damaged to bring over to their new location.
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$2500.
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Canadian Paraplegic Association (BC) – Spinal Cord Injury BC
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To partner with the Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS) Adaptive Adventures to offer an adaptive outdoor experience to people with spinal cord injury and related disabilities living in and around Prince George.
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$2500.
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Education
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Child Development Centre
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Support for the cost of the facilities and the early childhood educator’s wages for running specialized preschool groups to help prepare children with delays (fine motor and/or communication skills) for success in the school system and beyond.
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$2500.
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Central British Columbia Railway and Forestry Museum
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Support for an exhibit that will honour and recognize the knowledge of the Indo Canadian elders who lived through the 1950s and worked in forestry and related industries. One special feature of this project is that we will be collaborating with the Prince George Library and engaging the Indo Canadian youth to interview their elders to bridge the gap between young and old.
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$2500.
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British Columbia Schizophrenia Society, Prince George Branch
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To support the funding of new signage that sends a message that services are for ALL family members affected by ANY mental illness and by replacing disease specific and stigmatizing language with inclusive language.
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$2000.
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Comments
Let’s get working on a “pothole foundation”. Should be some money somewhere for that. Who could be against that?
$2,500 for pothole foundation? How far will that get us?
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Prince George Symphony Orchestra – The existing chairs are very old, worn-out and in some cases, unsafe.
So the school board does not even provide chairs. So, does every organization that comes there to use the facility have to bring their own chairs?
Some very worthy causes here. Some of this stuff should be funded by the two levels of government though.
7M in intake over 18 yrs averages out to a little less than 400k per year…looks like we’ve given back roughly 10% of what we took in on average this year ONLY…what’s the rest for…lots of rainy days around?
My municipal council handing out my tax dollars to charities and special interest groups? I would be in favour of that when we no longer owe $111 million dollars on our city debt. I would be in favour of that if only each councillor donated about $250 dollars of their own after tax dollars to one group of their choice listed. As a show of their (not my) support. So easy spending other peoples money. carry on.
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