Groups across the province have received a bit of a helping hand, thanks to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority’s (SLGA) charitable gaming grant program.
Nearly $1.2 million has been provided to more than 400 groups and organizations across the province during the quarter ended December 31.
“Volunteers that raise money in their community in support of new facilities, minor sports, education programs and so many other worthwhile causes are the people that make our province strong,” Minister Responsible for SLGA Gene Makowsky said in a press release. “Charitable gaming grants acknowledge those efforts by providing additional financial support to groups and organizations that conduct charitable gaming activities.”
Moose Jaw and area groups are among the recipients. A total of $21,055.49 has been doled out.
Recipients include:
- Band City Stray Cat Rescue & Protection Society Inc. ($325);
- Church of Our Lady Parish ($1,350.10);
- Father Francis Lawless Knights of Columbus #1534 ($226.36);
- Fraternal Order of Eagles #3395 Ladies Auxiliary ($280.16);
- Heartland Hospice Moose Jaw ($200.60);
- Journey to Hope Moose Jaw Inc. ($529.50);
- Knights of Columbus Father Gilpin Council 9760 ($245.76);
- Moose Jaw Early Bird Lions Club Inc. ($517.78);
- Moose Jaw Elks No. 7 ($422.85);
- Moose Jaw Fraternal Order of Eagles #3395 ($375);
- Moose Jaw Kinette Club ($696.51);
- Moose Jaw Kinsmen Wrestling Club ($3,086.77);
- Moose Jaw Little League Baseball Association Inc. ($4,384.65);
- Moose Jaw Miller Baseball Booster Club Inc. ($735);
- Moose Jaw Unit 252 of the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada, Incorporated ($714.64);
- Moose Jaw Warriors Booster Club ($390.51);
- Regina All Stars ($1,102.26);
- Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 59 ($4,308.71);
- Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association ($565.20);
- Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc. ($193.50);
- Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum ($404.63).
Charitable gaming includes bingos, raffles, breakopen tickets, Texas Hold’em poker and Monte Carlo events licensed by SLGA. Groups and organizations receive a grant equal to 25 per cent of the net revenues raised from these activities, up to a maximum grant of $100,000 annually.
Charitable gaming reports submitted by the groups are used by SLGA to automatically calculate grants.
