Community Project Grant Recipients - 2020 | BC Interior Community Foundation

We are so pleased to have been able to support these wonderful projects and programs with our Community Project Grants in 2020:

Spring 2020

BC Wildlife Park – Grant to assist with the construction of a large animal quarantine building, part of the Fawcett Family Wildlife Centre
Big Little Science Centre – Grant to assist with a dedicated presentation space at their new facility
GIRLS CLUB – Thompson Valley Chapter – Funding for materials for arts & crafts
Grasslands Conservation Council of BC – Grant funding for printing “Grasslands BC” Publication
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Canada – Funding to assist with the Kamloops Diabetic Clinics TD1 Mentorship program and “Bag of Hope” kits in the Kamloops region
Kamloops Child Development Centre – Grant for purchase of equipment and toys for the newly developed space
Kamloops Music Collective – Grant to assist with the purchase of a digital scenic backdrop for musical theatre
Kamloops Food Policy Council – Grant to assist with the restoration of the irrigation system
Kamloops Hospice Association – Funding to assist with the purchase of materials and supplies for the Willow Tree Children’s Grief Group
Lillooet Area Library Association – Funding to go towards the Art Makerspace program – materials and supplies
Minerva BC – Grant to support the virtual conference 2020
Pregnancy Care Centre of Kamloops – Funding to assist the Holistic Wellness Initiative
Zajac Ranch for Children – Funds to sponsor one camper from the Interior Region to attend the 2020 camp

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation “Bags of Hope” are distributed to Children diagnosed with Diabetes.

Fall 2020

Art with Impact Canada – to host a virtual Movies for Mental Health Online (M4MHO) workshop to support mental wellness for TRU Students/Kamloops Area Residents
Barriere Recreation Society / District of Barriere – assistance to paint the floor of the curling ice rink
Junior Achievement BC – funding for Bright Futures for Kamloops Youth – program materials and student kits
Kamloops Arts Council – grant to assist with rental and promotions of the annual Christmas at the Courthouse and Small/Works during Covid-19
Logan Lake Wellness, Health & Youth Society – grant funding for their 2021 Spring Break Camp to assist with materials and supplies
The Mustard Seed Kamloops – funding for their Advocate Program to assist with direct program cost such as bus passes, and ID cards
Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge – grant to purchase a heated automatic water trough system for the Infirmary Building