Over $23,000 invested through Community Futures Southwest Refresh Program

This year’s Refresh Program was a bit different from what we have ran in the past. The application process was an online application. For us, this is way easier to track and accept the applications, especially in these times of the pandemic.

This year we had a total of 18 applications come to us and we were able to fund 16 of those applications. The total investment to this year’s Refresh Program is $23,445 that will be granted to various organizations and communities in our region for them to complete their projects. The various project ideas are the exciting part of the program and this year did not disappoint. 2021 Refresh Program Recipients

Town of Gull Lake - Eagles Community Center Sign Project, $1,500.

Village of Hazlet - Community Green Space Project, $1,000.

Town of Shaunavon - Cemetery Project, $2,000. Town of Maple Creek - Welcome sign project, $365. Village of Tompkins - Park upgrade project, $1,000. Alleykatz Early Learning Center - Building Maintenance, $2,000.

Village of Val Marie - Windows upgrades, $1,500. Village of Cabri - Green space upgrade project, $1,000.

Town of Kyle - Daycare Project, $2,000.

Hamlet of Bracken - Park upgrade project, $1,000. Village of Eastend - Welcome sign project, $1,080. Village of Rush Lake - Rink upkeep project, $1,500. Village of Abbey - ABC Center landscape project, $1,500.

Village of Richmound - Mainstreet project, $2,000. Village of Vanguard - Restore town square statue project, $2,000.

Hamlet of Neville - Welcome sign project, $2,000. Next year’s Refresh Program applications will be uploaded to the online portal and will open in January 2022. The deadline to apply will be February 28, 2022.