United Way funding announced

Times Reporter  

 

Earlier this year the Strathmore United Way was accepting applications for funding requests.  On May 21 Kevin Keegan, spokesperson for the United Way, made a presentation before town council.

He gave thanks to the town, residents and businesses for supporting their various fundraising activities, and to the Calgary United Way and private and corporate donations received.

“The Strathmore United Way and partnership committee is able to assist 12 local, not-for-profit organizations with funding this year. Within our mandate and chosen philosophy of healthy families, strong communities and (helping promote) all that kids and seniors can be, it is with great pleasure that we can announce today that a total of $50,000 for the 2014 funding year has been distributed back into our community,” said Keegan. 

“It is the hope of this committee that as awareness of our presence increases, and with your continued support in the coming years, that we will be able to assist an even greater number of organizations, supporting the programs that bring our community together.” 

This year there were a total of 17 organizations who requested funding, and of those 17, 12 of them were given financial support in some way. The organizations who received contributions were: Bow Valley College; Healthy Families; Community Crisis Society, Growing Families Society BTG; Growing Families Society Life Skills; Hope Bridges Society for Creative & Continued Learning; Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta; School Fuel; Step One Housing Society; Strathmore Municipal Library; Strathmore Wheatland Addictions Team (SWAT) and the Youth Club of Strathmore.