Battle
River Community Foundation board member Joan Baumle (left) presented a cheque
for $900 to St. Mary's Hospital board member Olive Metcalfe (centre) and
St. Mary's Hospital public relations and volunteer coordinator Carol Green.
The Battle River Community Foundation has presented a grant of $900 to St. Mary's
Hospital.
The grant is funded by the Gordon and Arlene Hay Fund and the Si and Lucille Siwak
Family Fund. These two endowment funds were created as field of interest funds,
with the income to be used to support health services in the Battle River area.
This year the Community Foundation board of directors has awarded the grants from
these funds to St. Mary's Hospital, and asked that the funds be used for a priority
project to be chosen by them.
The Battle River Community Foundation exists to support projects in East Central
Alberta which strengthen local communities and have a positive impact on the future.
Grants from the Battle River Community Foundation are made possible through the
generosity of donors and organizations who have created endowment funds valued
at over $4 million. The principal of these endowment funds is kept intact and
the income is made available annually to support local projects. Some grant funding
is also made available by generous donors who make annual gifts to the Community
Foundation.
Since its inception in 1995 the Battle River Community Foundation has granted
over $800,000 to support important local initiatives.
