Battle River Community Foundation

BRCF awarded a grant to Battle River School Division to assist with the purchase of music stands for the Ecole Camrose Composite High School music programs. Battle River Community Foundation Treasurer Garrett Zetsen looks in as By and Sue Reesor present the cheque to Graham Green, Director of Bands at the school. The grant is from income from the By and Sue Reesor Fund, which is a Donor Advised Fund. A Donor Advised Fund allows the donor or a person designated by the donor to recommend recipients of grants from the Fund to the Foundation Board.

BRCF awarded a $2,000 grant to Special Olympics Alberta to assist with the cost of sending five Camrose based athletes to the 2020 Special Olympics in Thunder Bay. BRCF Vice Chairman Kevin Gurr is flanked by James McGillvray (l) and Mitchell Banks (r), two athletes who received the travel assistance. The five Camrose athletes formed a bronze medal winning team in their event. The other team members are Jody St. Onge, Jon Gurr and Aleena Lazar. The grant is from income from ...the Foundation’s Community Fund. Donors to the Community Fund allow the Foundation Board the discretion to award grants to charitable groups who apply to the Foundation for assistance annually. This gives the Board the flexibility to meet requests for assistance as needs change throughout the region. To learn more about Special Olympics Camrose, contact Jillian Wideman-Lyons at 780-781-8787. See more

BRCF awarded grants to the Family Violence Action Society: Camrose and District to assist with the child and youth counselling program. Board Secretary Stephen Kambeitz presents $500 to Kelly Bauer, Society Director. The grant is partly from income from the Foundation Community Funds, which allow the Foundation Board to solicit applications from area charities and provide grants to meet needs as they change from time to time. The balance is from the James and Romonda Kuntz Fund and the Jon Stolee and Shannon Stolee Family Fund. Both of these funds are donor-advised. They allow the donors to suggest grant recipients for the Foundation Board to consider. To learn more about Family Violence Action Society of Camrose and District programs, contact Sheralyn Dobos, Program Director at 780 672 0141.

BRCF awarded a grant to Battle River School Division to assist with the purchase of an oboe for the Charlie Killam School band. BRCF Treasurer Garrett Zetsen and Bob Walline look on as Doreen Walline present the $1,000 cheque to Bob Bailey, Director of Bands at the school. The grant is from income from the Doreen and Bob Walline Fund, the Maurice and Gloria Francoeur Fund, the Lee and Gene Penman Fund and the Les and Bobbie Fielding Memorial Fund, all of which were established to support education or music programs in the region

BRCF awarded a grant to Camrose and District Senior Centre Society. BRCF Chairman Tom Chelmick looks on as Director Neil Lunty present the cheque to Ross Shuman President of the Senior Centre Society. The grant is from income from the Vernon Schnyder Fund, established by Vernon Schnyder in 1999 to support the Camrose and District Senior Centre Society. To learn more about the Camrose and District Senior Centre Society, contact the Society office at 780 672 7022.