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COMMUNITY COMES FIRST

Your gift to the Rivers and Area Community Foundation advances the quality of life in our community.

2026 Thomas Sill Fund Grant Recipients

The following grants were made in 2026 through the Thomas Sill Fund:

  1. Prairie Crocus Library – New reading chairs for children – $800.00
  2. Riverdale Early Learning Centre – more cupboards for storage space – $3587.00
  3. Riverdale Health Centre – Towards  wooden dressers for the Personal Care Home – $3,000.00
  4. Riverdale Community Development Corporation – Purchase an aluminum dock for the Wetlands Centre of Excellence – $5,000.00
  5. Friends of Rivers Lake – Kayak Launcher and Dock at Daly Beach – $3,000.00
  6. Oak River Royal Canadian Legion – Electrical Upgrades – $2,500.00
  7. Clacks Family Heritage Museum Foundation Inc. – Security Lighting – $2,000.00
Thomas Sill, Manitoba philanthropist
BUILDING COMMUNITY
Apply for Grants by September 30th

Apply for Grants by September 30th

The Rivers & Area Community Foundation's grant period opens on September 1st and closes on September 30th each year. Visit our Grant Application Guidelines page to review the granting requirements.

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2022 Provincial Community Foundation Conference

2022 Provincial Community Foundation Conference

From October 27-29, 2022, Endow Manitoba held a Provincial Community Foundation conference in Winnipeg. Board members Donna Falkevitch, Susan Citulsky and Donna Morken attended the three-day conference and it was a tremendous success. Some of the highlights of the...

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2024 Grant Recipients

2024 Grant Recipients

The following grants were made in 2024: Clack Family Heritage Museum Front Row (L - R): Lawrence McFarlane (Director), Susan Citulsky, Maxine Shamray, Anne Rothne, Norma Vandusen. Back Row (L-R): Ron Citulsky, Harvey Wood, Vern Darrach, Allen Reid, and Darlene Reid...

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