Grant Recipients

The following grants were made in 2022:

• Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary – Cenotaph Upgrade Project – Concrete Bench $1,500
• Branch # 75 Royal Canadian Legion – Replace Flooring Project – $2,500
• Rivers Youth Soccer –Soccer Uniform Project – $500       
• Rivers Curling Club – Ice Sheet Project – $2,000
• Rivers Collegiate Hockey Academy – Give N Go Equipment – $2,000
• Riverdale Harvest Foodbank – Back Step Replacement – $1,500
• Rivers Kiwanis Courts – Cement Walkway Accessibility Project – $3,675
• Riverdale Community Development Corporation – LED Community Sign – $2,000
• Rivers Police Service – Phase 2 Safe Space Project – $1,458
• Rivers/Daly Fire Department – Continuing Upgrade of Side-by-Side Rescue Vehicle – $2,500
• Rivers and Area Game and Fish Association – Education Centre Project – $2,300

View photos from the 2022 grant presentation event.

The following grants totaling $21,000.00 were made in 2021:

• Rivers Police Service – Community Safe Space Project – $2,000
• Riverdale Golf & Country Club – Phase 2 Table and Chair Replacement Project – $2,000
• Rivers and Area Game & Fish Association – Insulation for the septic tank/new water pump. (The Bill and Helen Sibbald Legacy Fund $1251, $749 coming from RACF funds) – $2,000
• Friends of Rivers Lake – Improve the boat launch/ dock at Daly Beach – $2,000
• Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee – Rivers Train Station Website Project – $1,500
• Rivers Community Development Committee – Streetscaping Project for Second Avenue – $1,500
• Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary – Pillar Project Legion Cenotaph – $2,000
• Rivers Baseball Association – 2 New Baseball Diamonds Project – $5,000
• Forrest Special Project – Playground Development – $2,000

The following grants totaling $19,002.00 were made in 2020:

• Royal Canadian Legion Branch #75 Legion Ladies Auxiliary – Commercial tap & paint – $2,984
• Riverdale Golf & Country Club – 4 New tables and 32 chairs – $2,418
• Friends of Rivers Lake – Aspen Trail work & signage – $3,000 ( $1,048 from the Bill & Helen Sibbald Fund and $1,052 from the RACF)
• Rivers & Area Game and Fish Association – Signage & gate locks – $1,000
• Rivers Baseball Association – Maintenance equipment – $5,000
• Valley View Sno Riders Inc. – Towards snow shelter – $2,000
• Rolling Dale Enterprises Inc. – Raised garden bed – $600
• Rivers Rage/Collegiate – Dressing room shelving – $1,000
• Rivers Minor Hockey – Hockey jerseys – $1,000

The following grants totaling $24,000 which includes the 1-1 matching Build 150 Grants were made in 2019:

• Razzamatazz Dance Club – Storage and upgrading dance space – $1500
• Branch # 75 Rivers  Legion Ladies Auxiliary – New commercial refrigerator – $1,000 & Build 150 – $1,000
• Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee – Bricks for Loco-Labyrinth – $1,000 & Build 150 – $1,000
• Rivers & Daly Firefighters Association – UTV project – $1,000 & Build 150 – $1,000
• Rivers Minor Baseball Association – New baseball jerseys – $1,000
• Rivers Baseball Association – Canteen Construction – $1,000 & Build 150 – $1,000
• Harrow Community Club – Electrical Upgrade – $600.00 & Build 150 – $600.00
• Zion Community Church – New furnace – $1,000 & Build 150 – $1,000
• Clark Family Heritage Museum Foundation Inc.  – New pole shed for exhibits – $1,000 & Build 150 $1,000
• Rivers Community Club 50 Plus Inc. – New flooring for shuffleboard – $900 & Build 150 $900
• Rivers Game and Fish Association Inc. – Renovating & upgrading gun, skeet, and archery range shelters – $1,000 & Build 150 – $1,000
• Rivers Can Skate Club – Medals and badges – $600
• Rivers Minor Hockey – Girls hockey jerseys – $500
• Rivers Rage Collegiate Hockey Club – Construction of lockers in change rooms – $500 & Build 150 – $500
• Friends of Rivers Lake – Shoreline Clean Up – $1,000 & Build 150 – $1,000
• Riverdale Rec Commission – Youth Hockey Sweaters – $400

The following grants totaling $18,600 were made in 2018:

• Riverdale District Health Auxiliary – Towards New Examination Beds – $1800.00
• Riverdale Community Day Care Inc. – Appliances – $1000.00
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 75 – New Chairs for club room  – $1000.00
• Rivers Minor Hockey – Girls Uniforms – $1000.00
• Rivers Minor Baseball – Movable baseball diamond fence – $2000.00
• Riverdale Golf and Country Club – New Commercial  Fridge – $2300.00
• Riverdale Community Centre – Roll up door for Bar area – $2500.00
• Riverdale Community Centre – Kitchen Upgrades – $2,000.00
• Rivers Curling Club – New curling rocks – $5000.00
• Rivers Collegiate Hockey School – New wooden lockers for change rooms – $1000.00

• The 1^st ever grant from the Bill and Helen Sibbald fund
  Rivers Agricultural Society – Large Tent Repair – $1000.00

The following grants totaling $16,500 were made in 2017:

• Rivers Minor Ball – Diamond Building Project – $3,000.00
• Rivers Train Station Restoration Committee – Labyrinth Project – $1,000.00
• The Rivers 50+ Club – C\New Chair Project – $1,000.00
• Riverdale Golf Course – Kitchen Upgrades – $2,500.00
• Riverdale Community Daycare – Daycare Equipment Project – $2,000.00
• Rivers Elementary School – STEM Project – $500.00
• Rivers Collegiate Institute – Wetlands Centre of Excellence Project – $500.00; Breakfast Program – $500.00; Rugby Jerseys – $1,000.00
• Riverdale Community Centre – Kitchen Upgrades – $2,000.00
• Razzamatazz Dance Club – Equipment – $1,500.00
• Rivers Curling Club – Speaker System – $1,000.00

Three matching grants under the Canada 150 Grant program with the Community Foundations of Canada were given out earlier in 2017 to the Rivers Comets (completion of their diamond and grounds); Rivers Minor Hockey (Rivers Jets girls’ hockey team jerseys); and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #75 Legion Ladies Auxiliary (canteen upgrades).

The following grants totaling $14,000.00 were made in 2016:

• Rivers Skating Club – Ribbons and Instructors – $1500.00
• Rivers Collegiate – Rugby Nets – $1,250.00
• Prairie Crocus Regional Library – Upgrades to Kids Multipurpose Room – $1,500.00
• Clack Family Heritage Museum – Flooring and Wall Restoration – $1,250.00
• Razzamatazz Dance Club – Costumes – $1,500.00
• Rivers Comets Baseball – Scoreboard, Benches and Bull Pen – $2,000.00
• Legion Ladies Auxiliary – Canteen Upgrades – $1,500.00
• Riverdale Minor Hockey – Team Jerseys – $1,000.00
• Riverdale Community Daycare – Kids Furnishings – $2,500.00

On November 18th, 2015 we held our 6th anniversary granting evening.  A total of $10,524.56 in grants were presented on this evening. The grant recipients were as follows:

• Rivers Comets – Baseball Diamond – $1,500.00
• Riverdale Day Care – Equipment and Materials – $2,000.00
• Rivers Elementary School Playground – Caboose – $849.56
• Rivers Curling Club – Coat Rack and New Bumpers – $1,175.00
• Prairie Crocus Library – Rejuvenation – $1,000.00
• Clack Museum – Restoration – $1,000.00
• Rivers Collegiate (Wetland Centre of Excellence) – $1,000.00
• Razzamatazz Dance Club – Costumes – $2,000.00

On November 19th, 2014 we held our 5th anniversary granting evening. The theme of snowflakes and snowmen was used to identify that just as no two snowflakes are alike neither are two grants.  A total of $21,02.24 in grants were presented on this evening. The grant recipients were as follows:

• Rivers Agricultural Society – Riding Arena Upgrade – $1,481.72
• Clack Family Museum Foundation – Flooring Project – $1,000.00
• Riverdale Community Daycare – Daycare Project – $1,000.00
• Riverdale Community Centre – Upstairs Windows & Door Project – $1,000.00
• Rivers Elementary School – Beautification Project – $500.00
• Healthy Rivers Area – Wellness Day – $500.00
• Sea Cadets Corp SWIFTSURE – Atlantic Conference – $250.00
• Rivers Minor Hockey Association – Uniform Project – $2,038.52
• Rapid City Parent Group – Playground Project – $500.00
• Canadian Diabetes Association – Westman Branch – Camp Briardale $250.00
• Prairie Crocus Regional Library – Archival Materials – $1,500.00
• Rivers Collegiate Institute – Wetlands Centre of Excellence – $11,000.00. This last project was one of two strategic projects identified by the Foundation as very important to the community and as such we applied to the Brandon and Area Community Foundation for a grant of $10,000. This money would then flow through the RACF for the outdoor classroom. We were very thrilled to receive this support as it will be a very special place for everyone in the region to go to.

The RACF is very proud to have given back over $68,000 to the community and area over the last 5 years. We look forward to an exciting future developing our community.

On November 6th, 2013 our annual granting evening was held at the Behlen Curling Lounge in the Riverdale Community Centre. The lounge was decorated with the materials from our bountiful fall where $11,000.00 in grants were presented to community groups. Those grant recipients are as follows:

• Heart and Stroke Foundation (Manitoba) – AED Rapid City Golf Course – $2,500.00
• Rivers Band Parents Association – Education – $500.00
• Riverdale Community Daycare – $2,000.00
• Riverdale Community Complex – $1,000.00
• Rivers Elementary School – Breakfast Program – $800.00
• Rivers Collegiate Institute – Beautification Project – $500.00
• Rivers Palliative Care – Volunteer Training – $1,400.00
• Air Cadets League of Brandon – Leadership Conference – $500.00
• Tri-Town Hockey Uniform Project – $1,800.00

We are proud to announce “The Leonard and Gladys Burt Family Fund” was started this year and our Foundation was the first to respond to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (Manitoba) initiative of placing AED’s in communities.

On November 3rd, 2012 the third annual granting evening was held at the Rivers Legion with the Board of Directors lending a hand with their culinary skills to provide some wonderful desserts with coffee. Local musical talent provided several different selections to keep those in attendance tapping their toes. Those receiving grants on that evening were:

• Healthy Rivers Area Community Garden Project – $1,500.00
• Rolling River Festival of the Arts – $500.00
• Rivers in Bloom – Community Flags – $1,011.74
• Rivers Curling Club – Water Tank Project – $1,000.00
• Rivers Kids Club Inc. – Educational Materials – $1,000.00
• Tri-Town Minor Hockey – Uniform Replacement Project – $1,358.00
• Prairie Crocus Regional Library – $1,500.00
• Rivers Collegiate Institute – Beautification Project – $500.00
• Riverdale Community Complex – Fundraising – $1,000.00

In November of 2011 our second annual grant recipients were as follows:

• Riverdale District Health Auxiliary – Telehealth Project – $2,500.00
• Riverdale Personal Care Home – Adjustable Tables – $2,500.00
• Riverdale Community Complex – $2,500.00 – Fundraising
• Rivers Curling Club – Flooring Project – $2,500.00
• Rolling River Festival of the Arts – $2,000.00
• Rivers Agricultural Society – Washroom Upgrades – $1,500.00
• Tri-Town Minor Hockey – Replace Uniforms Project – $1,500.00
• Rivers Collegiate Institute – Beautification Project – $500.00
• Rivers Train Station Restoration – Beautification Project – $240.40

In November of 2010 we announced our first grant recipients. The Rivers Elementary Playground Structure Committee (REPS) submitted an application for funding to finish the new play structures for the Rivers Elementary School Grounds. They received a grant of $1,809.15. This completed the money they required to provide new structures for the children of the community and area to use. The Riverdale Community Complex committee submitted an application for funding and received a grant of $10,000.00 towards the construction of a new multi use community complex. This new complex will replace the old recreational facilities in the community and provide opportunities for the generations to come.