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Grants Awarded With Matching From Build 150

by Web Admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Grants

Director Rod Veitch of the Rivers and Area Community Foundation presents Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary member Marguerite Lapka-Woytowich with a cheque for $1,000 and a matching Build 150 grant of $1,000 towards a new commercial refrigerator for the auxiliary kitchen....

First Community Foundation to Announce Build 150 Matching grants

by Web Admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Special Events

On November 15th, 2019 the Rivers and Area Community Foundation held their 10th anniversary granting event in conjunction with the Manitoba Build 150 Matching grants. We are the first Community Foundation in Manitoba to announce the Manitoba Build 150 Grants. They...

Wahtopanah Shore Clean Up

by Web Admin | Nov 19, 2019 | Grants

Ross Lindberg, Mavis White, Jim Madder and Chic Lindberg present Ed MacKay a cheque for $1,000 from the Bill and Helen Sibbald Legacy Fund with a matching Build 150 grant of $1,000 towards their project of cleaning up the environment at the beach at Lake Wahtopanah at...

1st Grant Presented from the Bill and Helen Sibbald Legacy Fund

by Web Admin | Dec 12, 2018 | Grants

The first grant from the Bill and Helen Sibbald Legacy Fund was presented on November 17th, 2018. The grant was presented to the Rivers Agricultural Society for repairing their large tents. Left to right: Chic Lindberg, Ross Lindberg, Charley Sprenger and Donna...

Inaugural Youth in Philanthropy Grants Presentation

by Web Admin | Jun 6, 2018 | Grants

The inaugural “ Youth in Philanthropy Grants” were given out at Rivers Collegiate, by the students of newly formed Youth in Philanthropy Committee. This was a project started between the Thomas Sill Foundation and the Rivers and Area Community Foundation to engage...