The Battle River Community Foundation recently awarded a $13,450 grant to the Camrose and District Boys and Girls Club to support the Club’s after school, mentoring and leadership programs. Battle River Community Foundation Director Rob Hauser presents the cheque to Rees James, Boys and Girls Club Executive Director.
The grant is from income from the Dave Jacobsen Memorial Fund, the Anjah Howard Fund, the Tom and Melanie Kuntz Family Fund and the Foundation’s Community Funds. All three named Funds were started by area residents who wished to provide ongoing support for programs that support youth and youth leadership in the region. The Boys and Girls Club is happy to have be able to increase the number of in person programs they offer as restrictions related to COVID are loosened.
The Battle River Community Foundation exists to support organizations such as Camrose and District Boys and Girls Club in East Central Alberta, which benefit local communities and have a positive impact on the future.
Grants from the Battle River Community Foundation are primarily made possible through the generosity of individual donors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds are kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations.
Since it was founded in 1995, the Battle River Community Foundation has granted over $7,900,000 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region.