Just in time for Christmas we dispersed $12,250 in grants to 10 local organizations:

$2,500 from the Come Fly With Me Foundation Fund to the GPRC Alumni/Foundation for the Winning Edge athlete seminar series.

$2,375 from the Merv and Dawn Marie Crouse Family Fund to the GP Snack Program that provides nutritous snacks to kids in school.

$2,375 from the Merv and Dan Marie Crouse Family Fund to Cool-Aid for new basketball courts at their south side location.

$1,00 from the Logan Family Fund to Sunrise House, Youth Emergency Shelter for Operations.

$1,000 from the Grande Prairie Rotary Club Memorial Fund to Seniors Outreach for gas and food gift certificates. Picture to follow.

$1,000 from The Grande Prairie Live Theatre Endowment Fund to the Grande Prairie Live Theatre for operations.

$600 from the Evaskevich Family Fund to Rotary House Shelter for operational needs.

$500 from the Fletcher Mudryk & Co. LLP CA's Fund to Big Brothers and Big Sisters for "Littles" that have not been placed.

$500 from the Community Endowment Fund to PACE for their Wilderness Therapy Program. (see below for more info. on the Wilderness Therapy Program)

$400 from the Association of Grande Prairie & Area Realtors Fund to Salvation Army in support of the temporary warming shelter. The Salvation Army is providing a warm place for the homeless from 6 - 10 pm before they are permitted to enter the Rotary House shelter for the evening.