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$120K in grants for Shuswap charities

Shuswap Community Foundation annouced the grants for April
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Participants show artwork from Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap SocietyÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s 2023 Summer Slide Reading Camp. (Contributed)

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:

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ The Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap SocietyÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™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.

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ 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.

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ 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 SocietyÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™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.

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ 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 fundsÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™ granting dollars to support the SCF Grants Program.

April 2024 Grant

Recipients:

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Federation of British Columbia Naturalists - Salmon Arm Wildlife Tracking Station

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Friday Night Music Society - 2024 Summer Concert Series

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Lakeview Community Centre - Kitchen Renewal

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society - Summer Slide Reading Camp 2024

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ North Okanagan Minor Hockey Association - Novas Provincial Hockey Tournament

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ North Okanagan-Shuswap School District No. 83 - The Bandwagon Technology Upgrade

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Salmon Arm 2024 55+ BC Games Society - SALMON ARM 2024 55+ BC GAMES

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Salmon Arm Museum and Heritage Association - Forcibly Uprooted: Japanese Canadians in the Shuswap, WWII

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap Association For Community Living - Equipment Storage

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap Association of Writers - Word on the Lake WritersÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™ Festival

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap ChildrenÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s Association - Friends & Leisure Youth (FLY) Recreation Program Spring 2024 Weekend Campout

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap Creative Makerspace Society - Youth Inclusion Program 2024

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap District Arts Council - Theatre on the Edge (TOTE) Festival

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap Family Resource and Referral Society - Launch Entrepreneurship Project

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap Music Festival - Shuswap Music Festival 2024

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Shuswap Theatre Society - Musical Youth Summer Theatre Program

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ Sorrento Memorial Hall Association - Update of Safety Equipment & Purchase of Cutlery

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce - Morning Market Start-Up

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ White Lake Residents Association - White Lake Turtle Festival



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