Saskatchewan Lottery Community Grant Program funding benefits 71 applicants in Swift Current
The City of Swift Current has approved the distribution of a total of $114,900 in funding through the Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program.
A total of 71 programs and organizations were formally approved for funding at the March 20 Swift Current City Council meeting. The funding was provided to non-profit organizations for the delivery of programs operating between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.
The 71 applications had been requesting a combined $224,588, so some requests were not fully met based on the $114,900 which was available this year.
This marks the second straight year the City has delivered $114,900 in Saskatchewan Lotteries funding, but last year’s requests totalled $163,511 through 58 applications.
The Community Grant Program has a goal of providing access to sport, culture and recreation activities for local residents. A portion of the funding benefits target populations which would gain benefit from access to these programs.
A full list of approved funding totals through the 2022-23 Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program is as follows:
City of Swift Current - Zone program $15,250. Summer Zone program funding.
Art Gallery of Swift Current - Art Access $4,000 (Art access to low income individuals and art camps).
Canadian Mental Health - $1,750 - promoting wellness through recreation.
City of Swift Current
Aquatic Centre - $8,000 - Recreation access for low income families/individuals.
Community Rec Programs - $4,080 - Welcome to Recreation.
Families In The Park - $7,000 - Families in the Park summer program.
In Motion - $9,000 - In Motion program funding.
Parks Play Program - $25,470 - Parks Play program funding.
Family Resource Centre - $1,250 - Music and Movement for Families funding.
Group 2 Swift Current Scouts - $500 Scout Camps in June-august.
Riverview Village Estates - $250 - Country in the City - Carnival.
Safeplaces - $600 - Safe Places Aware - online abuse awareness program.
Saskabilities - $2,500 - Summer Fun Program funding.
Swift Current Curling Club - $1,000 - Special Olympic curling, learn to curl for Newcomers.
Senior Bowling Leagues - $300 - Senior 55+ Bowling League.
Swift Current Meadows Long Term Care $500 - Expressive Art Classes for Seniors.
Southwest Homes - $750 - Sensory Connection Program.
Southwest Literacy Committee - $250 Pre-school Kit funding.
Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre $600 - Multicultural Family Fun Day funding.
Southwest Saskatchewan Pride - $600 Swift Current Pride Week.
Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter Inc. - $500 - Dorie’s House - Youth empowering conference.
Special Olympics Swift Current - $1,750 Special Olympic activities.
Swift Current Branch Library - $750 - Summer Reading Program.
Swift Current Icebreakers Sledge Hockey $750 - Sledge Hockey Season funding.
Swift Current Museum - $1,250 - Lunch and Learn Events and Summer Programs.
Swift Current Regional Science Fair Committee - $250 - Funds to purchase supplies for students.
Swift Current Wheelchair Basketball $750 - Wheelchair Basketball funding.
Swift Current Community Youth Initiative (The Center) - $850 - Photography Classes.
Truth and Reconciliation Committee $500 - Orange Shirt Day awareness.
Swift Current Outdoor Hockey League $800 - Outdoor hockey season funding.
605 Tarry Royal Canadian Air Cadet - $500 - Familiar Flight/range bookings.
Blenders Events Inc. - $500 - Blenders Concert Series funding.
Gelico Gymnastics - $600 - funding for artistic gymnastics.
Good Tyme Dance Club - $250 - monthly public social dancing funding.
Haunted Town Tours SK Inc. - $250 - Set up costs for Haunted Town of Lil Sur Mer.
Line Dancercise Club - $250 - Line dancing funding.
Navy League of Canada Swift Current $500 - Navy League Cadet program funding.
Prairie Pistol Club - $250 - Inclusion Ramp to Targets.
Renz’s Round Dance Club - $250 - Round Dance Club (Cued Ballroom) funding.
Swift Current Basketball League - $250 - funding for men’s recreation basketball league.
Southwest Cultural Development Group Inc. - $3,750 - Lyric Theatre Programming funding.
Southwest Roller Derby Association - $500 - Roller Derby season funding.
Southwest Square and Round Dance Zone 6 - $250 - Square and round dancing funding.
Swift Current and District Music Festival Association - $500 - 2024 Festival funding.
Swift Current ACT/UCT Stingrays Summer Swim Club - $650 - Competitive summer swim club funding.
Swift Current Ag and Ex - $350 - Discover The Farm funding.
Swift Current Ag and Ex - $600 - Doc’s Town Summer Programming funding.
Swift Current Archery Club - $350 - 3D Archery Clinic funding.
Swift Current Arts Council - $500 - Stars for Saskatchewan Concert Series funding.
Swift Current Barracudas Swim Club $650 - Competitive winter swim club funding. Swift Current Fencing Club - $500 - Fencing Club funding.
Swift Current Girl Guides - $500 - funding to purchase Ozobots.
Swift Current Lacrosse Inc. - $650 - Lacrosse season funding.
Swift Current Ladies Line Dance Club $250 - Ladies line dancing club funding.
Swift Current Mennonite Heritage Village Museum - $600 - Museum Summer Programs.
Swift Current Minor Baseball - $650 Minor baseball season support.
Swift Current Minor Football - $650 Minor football season support.
Swift Current Minor Girls Softball Association - $650 - Girls softball season support.
Swift Current Mixed Volleyball League $250 - Mixed volleyball league funding.
Swift Current Motocross Association $300 - Motocross Practice Clinic funding.
Swift Current Nordic Ski Club - $650 - support for cross country skiing.
Swift Current Oratorio Choir - $250 - funding for 50th Anniversary Concert.
Swift Current Pickleball Club - $500 - community pickle ball funding.
Swift Current Rugby Club - $600 - Rugby season support.
Swift Current Skating Club - $650 - Skating season funding.
Swift Current Soap Box Association - $600 - funding to support yearly Father’s Day race.
Swift Current Soccer Association - $650 soccer net purchases for outdoor season.
Swift Current Square Dance Club - $250 funding to support square dancing.
Swift Current Titans Wrestling Club - $650 - support for yearly amateur wrestling tournament.
Tennis Association of Swift Current $1,000 - Tennis Club start up support.
Windscape Kite Club - $600 - support for the Saskpower Windscape Kite Festival.