Organizations in the Shuswap will soon receive more than $120,000 in grants, which will help to deliver continued support, programs and services to residents.
The Shuswap Community Foundation will be giving grants to 19 charities for projects ranging from inclusive youth projects, innovative arts initiatives, several community service projects and support for the BC 55 Plus Games.
The following are grants that the committee found particularly impressive:
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ The Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Summer Slide Reading Camp received a grant to continue its beloved literacy skills program for Grades 2 and 4 students during summer break.
This program helps kids discover their love of reading through fun exercises like building upon stories and completing arts and crafts based on what they read.
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Another grant was for a heritage exhibition project by the Salmon Arm Museum and Heritage Association, Forcibly Uprooted: Japanese Canadians in the Shuswap, WWII.
This exhibition centres on a relatively untold facet of Shuswap history while exploring themes including the policies leading to forced relocations, the discrimination and racism faced by Japanese Canadians, and instances of community solidarity and activism.
The aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of these past events and encourage reflection on their significance today.
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ To create broader access to unique learning experiences and creative workshops this grant will help to reduce the registration cost for the Shuswap Creative Makerspace Society91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 2024 Youth Inclusion Program and will also support the cost to deliver the program.
The Makerspace will host groups of students throughout the school year and over summer breaks and offer building and design projects like rubber band racing cars and birdhouses complemented by many other educational experiences.
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Family Centre (SFC) received a grant to support entrepreneurship among vulnerable youth through the Launch Entrepreneurship Project.
This project fosters creativity, community connectedness, financial literacy, and independence among participating youth to ensure successful entrepreneurship and employment opportunities.
This granting program is made possible due to 45 generous donors who have earmarked all or a portion of their charitable funds91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ granting dollars to support the SCF Grants Program.
April 2024 Grant
Recipients:
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Federation of British Columbia Naturalists - Salmon Arm Wildlife Tracking Station
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Friday Night Music Society - 2024 Summer Concert Series
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Lakeview Community Centre - Kitchen Renewal
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society - Summer Slide Reading Camp 2024
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ North Okanagan Minor Hockey Association - Novas Provincial Hockey Tournament
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ North Okanagan-Shuswap School District No. 83 - The Bandwagon Technology Upgrade
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Salmon Arm 2024 55+ BC Games Society - SALMON ARM 2024 55+ BC GAMES
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Salmon Arm Museum and Heritage Association - Forcibly Uprooted: Japanese Canadians in the Shuswap, WWII
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Association For Community Living - Equipment Storage
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Association of Writers - Word on the Lake Writers91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ Festival
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Children91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Association - Friends & Leisure Youth (FLY) Recreation Program Spring 2024 Weekend Campout
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Creative Makerspace Society - Youth Inclusion Program 2024
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap District Arts Council - Theatre on the Edge (TOTE) Festival
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Family Resource and Referral Society - Launch Entrepreneurship Project
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Music Festival - Shuswap Music Festival 2024
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Shuswap Theatre Society - Musical Youth Summer Theatre Program
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Sorrento Memorial Hall Association - Update of Safety Equipment & Purchase of Cutlery
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce - Morning Market Start-Up
91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ White Lake Residents Association - White Lake Turtle Festival
