$650K in gaming grants supporting local organizations

Local community groups are receiving some provincial funding.

Through the Community Gaming Grants program, 20 organizations in Vernon and the North Okanagan will receive almost $650,000 in combined funding.

• Archway Society for Domestic Peace – $63,000
• Canadian Mental Health Association, Vernon and District Branch – $39,500
• Community Dental Access Centre Society – $55,000
• Family Resource Centre Society for the North Okanagan – $23,000
• Independent Living Vernon Society – $25,000
• Knights of Columbus Saint James Council 4949 – $5,400
• Literary Society of the North Okanagan – $25,700
• Lumby & District Health Services Society – $11,000
• North Okanagan Friendship Centre Society – $14,500
• North Okanagan Hospice Society – $45,000
• North Okanagan Neurological Association – $84,900
• North Okanagan Youth and Family Services Society – $25,000
• Rotary Club of Vernon, Silver Star – $15,300
• Scouts Canada, 1st BX Group – $6,000
• Shuswap Okanagan Treatment Centre Society – $33,000
• Vernon Lions Club – $25,000
• Vernon Lodge No. 45 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Canada – $20,500
• Vernon Pride Society – $4,000
• Vernon Upper Room Mission Society – $71,000
• Whitevalley Community Resource Centre – $57,600

“When we partner with amazing local organizations, like the ones receiving these grants in Vernon and Lumby, everybody wins,” Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby, stated.