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2023 Grant Recipients
The following grants were made in 2023: Rivers Fire Fighters Association Clack Family Heritage Museum Rivers Collegiate Rivers and Area Game & Fish Association Inc. Forrest School Parent Advisory Group
Youth in Philanthropy program awards grants for 2023
On June 13, 2023, the RACF’s Youth in Philanthropy (YiP) program held their annual ceremony to confer awards to six Rivers organizations.
2022 Grant Recipients
The Rivers & Area Community Foundation recently presented its grants for 2022.
Entrance Way Pillars mark completion of Cenotaph Refurbishment Project
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #75 Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the Foundation have finished off the Cenotaph Refurbishment Project by completing the pillars at the entrance way to the Cenotaph.
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...
2021 Grant Recipients
Rivers Police Service Cst. Dennis Rollins and Sgt. Lon Schwartz, received $2,000 for their Community Safe Space Project. Riverdale Golf & Country Club Janice Worth and Jeff Worth received funds on behalf of their group from RACF Director & Treasurer Rod...
2020 Grant Recipients
Royal Canadian Legion Brandon #75 Legion Ladies Auxiliary The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #75 Legion Ladies Auxiliary received a grant of $2,984 to purchase a new commercial tap for the new stainless steel counter tops and paint the kitchen walls. Completed a grant...
Grants Awarded With Matching From Build 150
Director Rod Veitch of the Rivers and Area Community Foundation presents Rivers Legion Ladies Auxiliary member Marguerite Lapka-Woytowich with a cheque for $1,000 and a matching Build 150 grant of $1,000 towards a new commercial refrigerator for the auxiliary kitchen....
First Community Foundation to Announce Build 150 Matching grants
On November 15th, 2019 the Rivers and Area Community Foundation held their 10th anniversary granting event in conjunction with the Manitoba Build 150 Matching grants. We are the first Community Foundation in Manitoba to announce the Manitoba Build 150 Grants. They...
Wahtopanah Shore Clean Up
Ross Lindberg, Mavis White, Jim Madder and Chic Lindberg present Ed MacKay a cheque for $1,000 from the Bill and Helen Sibbald Legacy Fund with a matching Build 150 grant of $1,000 towards their project of cleaning up the environment at the beach at Lake Wahtopanah at...