The Bulkley Valley Community Foundation (BVCF) has announced the recipients for its 2024 community grants totalling $64,100, up from last year’s allotment of $58,800.
Among the recipients, BV Pool & Recreation Centre received a $5,000 grant to help support their Recreation Access Program.
“This program is for those who cannot afford the use of the BV Regional Pool and Recreation Centre,” manager Tamara Gillis said. “The Recreation Access Program allows individuals and families to utilize the swimming pools, climbing wall, fitness gym or courts for free 12 times a year. They also receive a $100 credit towards the future purchase of a program or membership, at a 50 per cent discount. It is a valuable program because it ensures that inclusiveness is a part of our community, even for those who can’t afford it. In 2023 we enabled over 65 families and individuals to access the facility.”
The purpose of the BVCF is to create opportunities for donors to support local initiatives, organizations, and individuals to improve the quality of life throughout our communities.
The following additional projects and organizations also received community grants:
In Smithers:
1st Smithers Scout Group
· Purchase All Season Tents
Dze l k’ant Friendship Centre
· Learning Opportunities
BV Pool & Recreation Centre
· Recreation Access Program
· Adapted Aquatics (Robert McEwen Fund)
BV Cross Country Ski Club
· BVCCSC Ski S’kool (Paul Backhouse Memorial Fund)
Smithers Community Services Association
· Goodacre Place – Wellness Activity Fund
BV Literacy Collective
· Decodable Books for Literacy Development
BV Research Centre
· A/V Equipment for Hybrid Events
In Telkwa:
Treehouse Housing Society
· Furniture Revitalisation Project
Multi-Communities:
BV Collaborative Learning Society
· Community Freeze Dryer Project
Smithers Community Services Association
· Local Meals at Home
In Houston:
Houston Link to Learning
· BVCF Teen Drop-in
A Rocha - Houston
· Tourism & Promotions Upscale
In The Hazeltons:
Wrinch Memorial Foundation Society
· Hear Our Stories
Learners Opportunity Group Society
· Book Bags for Babies
Skeena Valley Education Society
· Early Years Education Kits
· Furniture Revitalisation Project