The provincial government has provided over $2.1 million through the charitable gaming grant program to support more than 700 groups and organizations across the province.
"As Saskatchewan emerges from the pandemic and life returns to normal, volunteers have been eager to support important initiatives in their communities," Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Jim Reiter said. "These most recent charitable gaming grants will assist in those efforts and continue to help minor sports programs, local service clubs, educational endeavours and many other great services.”
Among the grants provided by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) during the most recent quarter are several from Weyburn and surrounding area.
The Weyburn branch of the Royal Canadian Legion received $5,553.94; the St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church Ladies Auxiliary received $304.75; the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Women’s League received $778.75; the Sunrise Early Learning and Teen Parent Support Centre received $1,250; and the Weyburn and District Junior Hockey Association received $2,929.63.
The Weyburn Artistic Swimming Club received $367.50; the Weyburn Gold Wings Hockey Inc. received $694.73; Weyburn Group Homes Society received $1,356.41; the Weyburn Humane Society received $833.21; and the Weyburn Oilwomen Association received $1,023.75.
The Yellow Grass Community Club received $258.26; the Tecumseh (Stoughton) branch of the Royal Canadian Legion received $5,492.34; the Fillmore and District Lions Club received $860.16; and the Torquay Community Centre received $1,440.36.
The Radville Laurier Regional Park Authority received $250; the Radville Marian Health Care Auxiliary received $471.25; the Deep South Personal Care Corp. in Pangman received $468.61; and the Pangman Public Library board received $125.88.
In Midale, the MORE 2000 Organization Inc. received $404.48, and the Midale-Cymri Fire and Rescue received $1,818.26, while in Milestone, the Milestone School Outdoor Education received $958.75.
The quarterly grants paid by SLGA are based on a percentage of net proceeds raised through licensed charitable gaming activities such as bingos, raffles, breakopen tickets, Texas Hold'em Poker and Monte Carlo events. Charitable gaming reports submitted by groups as part of their charitable gaming licence are used by SLGA to automatically calculate grant amounts.
