Revelstoke community groups seek Columbia Basin Trust community initiatives funding

Revelstoke volunteer and community organizations unveiled numerous project ideas during the annual presentation evening for the Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiatives grant program. There were 52 groups in total that presented on Tuesday evening. The CBT Community Initiative grants has a total of $386,056 in funding available.

The decision on how funding is allocated is made by a public vote at the meeting and a selection committee.

Here is a list of community groups requesting funding:

1. BC Interior Forestry Museum-Exhibit Revitalization
2. Bee Awareness Society
3. Girls on Ice Canada
4. North Columbia Environmental Society
5. Wildsight- Climate Education Program
6. Community Connections- Food Bank
7. Community Connections- Food Secure Revelstoke
8. Community Connections-Social Justice Advocate
9. Revelstoke District Humane Society
10. Revelstoke Hospice Society-PALS
11. Revelstoke Local Food Initiative-Revelstoke Grows
12. Revelstoke Senior Citizens’ Association-Volunteer Program Coordinator
13. Revelstoke Women’s Shelter-CRN
14. Revelstoke Women’s Shelter-Moving Forward
15. Aboriginal Friendship Society- Men’s Campfire Group
16. Flying Arrow Productions-AB Project
17. Flying Arrow Production- Community Musical
18. Revelstoke Arts Council- Building skills, tourism and community use
19. Revelstoke Arts Council-Arts Presentation
20. Revelstoke Folk Music- Coffee House
21. Revelstoke Heritage Railway Society
22. Revelstoke Multi-Cultural Society-Carousel of Nations 2019
23. Revelstoke Museum and Archives
24. Revelstoke Visual Arts Society-New Exhibition Program & Signage
25. Revelstoke Visual Arts Society- Luna
26. Avalanche Canada-Public Outreach
27. City of Revelstoke- Youth Access & Outreach
28. Community Connections- Parent Support Services
29. Community Connections Society-Summer Day Camp
30. Community Connections Society-Youth Service Program
31. Community Futures-Start Up Revelstoke
32. L’Ecole Des Glaciers
33. Okanagan College- Community Training Subsidies
34. Open Mountains Project Society
35. Revelstoke Bear Aware Society
36. Revelstoke Community Childcare Society- Roots of Empathy Program
37. Revelstoke Community Childcare Society- Youth Service Program
38. Revelstoke Secondary School- Youth Create Challenge- WE Day
39. School District 19-Breakfast Programs
40. School District 19- Screen Smart
41. Columbia Valley Skateboard Associations-Kovach Park Skatepark
42. Farwell Splash Park Society
43. Revelstoke Cycling Association- McPherson Trail Network
44. Revelstoke Golf Club
45. Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club
46. Revelstoke Paddlesport Association
47. Revelstoke Skating Club-Coaching Training
48. Sage Orienteering Club
49. Revelstoke Current Online Newspaper Society
50. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 46
51. Stoke FM Policy and Procedures
52. Trout Lake BC Internet Society