The Northern Neighbours Community Foundation doled out $93,662 in funding to 15 community organizations last week.
Representatives from the foundation and local organizations gathered in council chambers on June 20 to give and receive the funding.
Among the top receivers were the Rotary Club, which received $15,000 for an upgrade to the Rotary Court heating system, the Flin Flon Arts Council, which received $15,000 toward the covered stage being built at the Flin Flon Campground and Tourist Bureau, the Lord’s Bounty Food Bank, which received $12,690 for the replacement of 10 windows as well as a room divider, and the [Royal Canadian] Legion seniors’ housing, which received $10,000 for elevator repair.
The Northern Neighbours Community Foundation launched in 1994, and over the last 24 years has donated more than $900,000 back into the community. Investments into the foundation are pooled and then invested under advice from the Winnipeg Foundation. Earnings made from the investment are used to help local charities and fund community priorities.
The Northern Neighbours Community Foundation is run by community volunteers, and focuses on investing in the future of the community.
At the grant presentation meeting, it was announced that the foundation will review its policies in the fall, and possibly organize committees to assist with the work of the foundation.
The goal for 2019 – the 25th year of the Northern Neighbours Foundation – is to grow its funds to $1 million.
