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10 local groups cash in with gaming grants
Ten Cranbrook organizations will receive funding from the latest rounds of Community Gaming Grants from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.
Topping the cash rush are the Cranbrook and District Restorative Justice Society, which is receiving $45,000.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cranbrook is getting and $29,000 and the Cranbrook Boys and Girls Club – $23,000.
The remaining groups getting funds are: Canadian Mental Health Association For The Kootenays – $22,300; Cranbrook and District Arts Council – $7,200; Cranbrook Community Theatre Society – $15,000; Fraternal Order of Eagles 3032 – $20,000; Key City Gymnastics Society – $1,000; Key City Theatre Society – $20,000. Finally, Special Olympics British Columbia Society – Elk Valley – is getting $2,000.
Community Gaming Grants help local groups provide important services for British Columbia families.
The two main groups of recipients in this round of grants are adult sport and arts organizations as well as human and social services organizations. With this latest round of grants, over 5,000 community groups across British Columbia have received a total of $135 million in funding.
“Gaming grant funding was especially impressive this past year and I am happy 10 groups in our region were able to cash in on the support. Sports, arts and social clubs are the heart of this community and the benefits of their work is resounding,” stated Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett.
Community Gaming Grants allow non-profit organizations to apply for provincial gaming revenues to support direct delivery of a program that benefits the broader community.
In response to the Community Gaming Grant Review conducted last July, the Province reinstated funding to adult arts, culture, and sport organizations, environmental groups, and animal welfare agencies. It also increased financial support for organizations that have faced funding reductions in the past three years. This amounts to $15 million more in gaming grants than originally budgeted for 2011/12.
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