The Kimberley and District Community Foundation (KDCF) announced their 2018 annual grant recipients at a ceremony at Centre 64 on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018.
This year, $23,000 is shared among eight different eligible charitable organizations within the district’s boundaries.
Since November of last year, the KDCF has given out a total of just over $34,000 in grants to local organizations.
READ MORE: Support your local community foundation
Community Grants
This week, the KDCF granted a total of $23,000 from the community fund, KSCU Community Fund and the Theresa Cundiff Fund. Grants were given to:
- $2,000 to the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy for the Baby Goose and Baby Steps program
- $5,500 to the Kimberley Community Band for their Anniversary/Mass band concerts in 2019
- $1,200 to the Spark Youth Society for a youth business project
- $1,130 to the Kimberley District Heritage Society for reorganization and shelving
- $1,500 to the Kimberley Arts Council for Kimberley First Saturdays events
- $3,000 to the Kimberley Arts Council for the Kimberley Summer Playhouse
- $5,500 to the Healthy Kimberley Society for an outdoor basketball court at Selkirk Secondary
- $1,170 to Wildsight for their Open Gate Garden
- $500 to the winner of the Wheel of Fortune Draw at the Kimberley Fall Fair (Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy)
The KDCF also disbursed $3950 from the Bill Motek Memorial Fund to the Pines Memorial and Development Society for projects and the Kimberley Special Care Home.
READ MORE: The Jim Monteith Memorial Fund
Minor Sports Grants
In March of 2018, the KDCF gave $7383 of the Winter Games Legacy Fund income to the City of Kimberley. The City disbursed the money to the following sports groups:
- $1,600 to the Kimberley Curling Club for coaching and equipment
- $694 to the Kimberley Seahorse Swim Club for equipment
- $1,600 to the Kimberley Nordic Racers for waxes and coaching
- $694 to Spirit Rock Climbing Team for equipment and coaching
- $1,600 to the Kimberley Freestyle Alpine Team for equipment and coaching
- $695.96 to East Kootenay Ice Avalanche Hockey Team for a trainer’s bag
- $500 Fall Fair prize to the East Kootenay Climbing Association
Since the Foundation began in 2001, they have distributed over $290,000 in the community.
corey.bullock@kimberleybulletin.com
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