A number of Northwest communities and organizations are among those receiving more than $1.2 million in charitable gaming grants from Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority.
According to a news release from the province, more than 700 organizations received charitable gaming grants during the third quarter. The grant program supports groups and organizations that conduct charitable gaming, including licensed bingos, raffles, break-open tickets, Texas hold‘em poker and Monte Carlo events, with those groups and organizations receiving a grant equal to 25 per cent of net revenues raised from these activities.
The groups submit charitable gaming reports that are used to automatically calculate individual grants by SLGA.
Here is a list of the organizations that have received grants:
North Battleford
Battlefords Indian Métis Friendship Centre Association $1,016.13.
Battlefords Sailing Club $130.57
Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc. $1,346.80
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Battlefords $956.38
Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts Inc. $189.00
Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 70 $153.30
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords $563.05
North Battleford total: $4,355.23
Maidstone
Maidstone Playschool $501.73
Spiritwood
Spiritwood and District Lions Club Inc. $395.50
Spiritwood Area Recreation, Culture and Sport Inc. $572.25
Spiritwood total: $967.75
St. Walburg
St. Walburg Elks #389 $4,492.38
St. Walburg Royal Canadian Legion North Star Br. #13 $290.64
St. Walburg Women of the Wagons (WoW) $2,343.75
St. Walburg total: $7,126.77
Neilburg
Manitou Pioneers Museum Inc. $2,314.80
Neilburg Rec Board $4,074.35
Neilburg total: $6,389.15
Blaine Lake
Blaine Lake Senior Citizens Centre $129.00
Hafford
Hafford and District Recreation Board Inc. $170.00
Ukrainian Catholic Pastoral District $309.08
Hafford total: $479.08
Paradise Hill
Henderly Community Club $722.50
Glaslyn
Glaslyn Elks Lodge #368 $193.13
Livelong
Dexter Community Centre Inc. $749.11
Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay Volunteer Fire Department $500.
Livelong and District Recreation Association Inc. $1,029.57
Livelong total: $2,278.68
Paynton
Little Pine Daycare $613.
Rabbit Lake
FC Regina U16 Girls $1,603.75
Wilkie
Bethany Assisted Living Homes (Wilkie) Inc.$445.
St. James Catholic Women’s League $182.50
Wilkie/Scott Pastoral Charge $321.50
Wilkie total $949
“Our government is pleased to acknowledge the fundraising efforts of volunteer groups and organizations by providing them with this additional financial support,” said minister responsible for SLGA Jeremy Harrison in a statement.
“The grants will help groups and organizations further contribute to local programming that benefits everyone from children to seniors.”
