11 groups in and around Grande Prairie have received $91,000 in grants from International Paper’s Grande Prairie mill.
“We started our International Paper Giving Fund, in Grande Prairie, in 2018, providing our community with grant funding, totaling more than $700,000. We are proud to support another 11 local organizations in their efforts to make a difference,” said Lyman Rorem, Mill Manager, Grande Prairie. “Our company cannot succeed if our communities do not succeed, and these grants are an investment in our family, friends and neighbors.”
This year’s grant recipients are listed below:
- Sexsmith 4-H Multi Club (Bee Keeping) – Education
- Special Olympics Alberta Association – Health & Wellness
- Roy Bickell Public School Playground Association – Health & Wellness, Education
- Royal Canadian Legion – Wet Smoky Branch – Community Needs
- North Reach Society – Health & Wellness, Community Needs
- E ‘Cole St, Gerard Playground Society – Health & Wellness, Education
- United Way Northwest Alberta Society – Education, Community Needs
- Kev’s Kids Society – Health & Wellness
- STARS Air Ambiance – Health & Wellness, Community Need
- Grande Spirit Foundation – Health & Wellness, Community Need
- Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools – Education
Grants are awarded annually, with funding priority given to programs related to International Paper’s “signature causes”: education, hunger, health & wellness, disaster relief and initiatives that improve the planet.