Sixty-four non-profit groups across the county have received more than $227,000 combined in annual operating assistance and cemetery grants.
The funding from the County of Grande Prairie will help the receiving non-profit organizations and volunteer groups continue to provide recreational or cultural services to the community. For a group to be eligible they need to be open to county residents, with proof of volunteerism and fundraising.
Reeve Bob Marshall says communities across the county are thriving because of the hard work of local volunteers and non-profit groups.
“This funding is one of the many ways the County supports the organizations that make our region a vibrant and connected place to live,” Marshall states.
Applications are made through any of the six area County Recreation Boards to eligible community-based volunteer groups, non-profit organizations, municipalities, schools, and sports clubs.
In the Beaverlodge-Elmworth-Huallen Recreation Board area, $34,577 was awarded to 13 different groups for operational costs including summer caretaker wages, ice plant repairs and pickleball equipment, $41,890 was awarded to 11 groups in the Clairmont-Bezanson Recreation Board area and $47,400 was awarded to 14 non-profit organizations in the Grande Prairie Area Recreation Board area. In the Hythe-Demmitt-Valhalla Recreation Board area $31,055 was awarded to eight groups and in the Sexsmith-La Glace-Teepee Creek Recreation Board area $39,573 was awarded to 10 different groups. Between eight groups in the Wembley-Dimsdale-Saskatoon Lake Recreation Board area, there was $33,321 awarded.
