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City benefits from grant to Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Cranbrook recently received $25,000 in funding as part of the province’s Community Gaming Grants program.
“Rotary’s motto is ‘service above self’ and that principle is certainly embodied by the Cranbrook chapter,” Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett said. “They’re a hands-on organization and they’ve been an outstanding contributor in our community for many years.”
Rotary is a global network of volunteer leaders who dedicate their time and talent to tackling humanitarian challenges in their own community and internationally.
In addition to donating to a number of local organizations, the Rotary Club of Cranbrook hosts a Seniors’ Christmas Dinner that feeds 500 seniors every year. They also own Rotary Scott Villa, an affordable-housing complex with 12 units that is rented to low-income seniors.
“We are very proud of the work that we do within our community,” said Laurie Goodlad, president of the Rotary Club of Cranbrook. “Receiving this gaming grant allows us to continue helping many different local organizations.”
The club will be using the money from the gaming grant to help support a number of important local organizations and events, including Cranbrook Multicultural Day, the Cranbrook and District Arts Council, and the Cranbrook/Kimberley Hospice.
Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities throughout British Columbia.
Organizations interested in applying for Community Gaming Grants can find information and applications at pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming.
Above photo: Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett is joined by Cranbrook Rotary Club president Laurie Goodlad, left, and past-president Don Kwano, who receive a cheque for $25,000 from the B.C. government’s Community Gaming Grant program.
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