Credit Union donates $37,000 for community projects
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This article was published 06/12/2024 (547 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Sunrise Credit Union is donating nearly $37,000 through its Building Communities Grant Program, which supports impactful community projects.
The fall program attracted 50 applications, from which four deserving projects — each reflecting a diverse aspect of the community — were selected for funding, based on the criteria outlined in the guidelines, a press release issued by the company on Thursday said.
President Tim Klassen said the Building Communities Grant Program continues to be a resounding success.
Pipestone Memorial Park Committee members and Sunrise Credit Union officials. The Pipestone Memorial Park Committee has received a grant of $5,318 to help revitalize a vacant lot into an attractive and inclusive green space. (Submitted)
“It has been supporting a varied range of community organizations and initiatives in the areas Sunrise Credit Union serves,” Klassen said. “We’re especially pleased with the diversity of this fall’s recipients, supporting mental health and wellness for youth and seniors, assisting with new construction of a new community amenity and honouring our historic past.”
The release further added that the Westman Mental Wellness & Suicide Prevention Association will receive a $16,000 grant to help develop school mental health resource libraries in seven Sunrise Credit Union communities: Boissevain, Deloraine, Hartney, Melita, Reston, Virden, and Waskada.
The resource library will have age-appropriate and professionally reviewed, sourced, and supported literature via paper and online books, wellness activities, and mental health content, including directories for available support through local, provincial, and national services and programs.
The Deloraine Agricultural Society ‘Share the Shed’ project will receive a $12,500 grant. The project will see the construction of an open-sided shed at the fairgrounds. It will be used to host many events, such as poker, bands, cornhole, and other entertainment. The structure would benefit the Deloraine Ag Society and other organizations within Deloraine.
A grant of $5,318 will allow the Pipestone Memorial Park Committee to complete its fundraising goal and finish its project. The project, which has revitalized a vacant lot into an attractive and inclusive green space, is a testament to the program’s contribution to community development.
The park’s centrepiece — a cenotaph — symbolizes the community’s commitment to preserving history. The Cypress River Senior Centre is currently undergoing updates, and a $3,000 grant will assist with these renovations. Specifically, the grant will cover the cost of replacing the Centre’s baseboard heaters and the related electrical work, demonstrating the program’s support for community facilities.
Since its launch in the fall this year, the Building Communities Grant Program has contributed $131,318 to 11 projects and initiatives. The next intake period for the program will be in the spring of 2025.
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