THE SKEENA Valley Fall Fair is among the many groups and organizations to receive a donation from the Terrace branch of the Northern Savings Credit Union.
The donations were presented Oct. 16 as part of the activities tied to Credit Union Week, Oct. 15-19.
The Skeena Valley Fall Fair society received a $2,000 cheque, which was accepted by Shirely Protheroe.
Board chair Nirmal Parmar noted the effort put in by the fall fair society to revive an activity that has been dormant for the past six years.
Each of the four credit union branches within the Northern Savings network received $15,000 to distribute.
Parmar, a Terrace resident, noted the contributions made by community organizations.
“On behalf of the board and employees, I want you to know how much we value the work that you do that is enriching the lives of our communities.” he said.
Here is the full list of groups receiving money this year:
Here is the list of the recipients and the amount that they are receiving.
The Terrace and District Community Service received $2500.
Terrace Crime Stoppers Society received $1,000.
Terrace Old Age Pensioners Assoc. received $1500.
My Recreational Mountain Co-operative received $1,000.
The Terrace Art Association received $600.
The Terrace 3 Breed Classic Horse Show received $500.
Caledonia Secondary School received $,1500.
The Skeena Valley Fall Fair received $2,000.
Pacific Northwest Regional Science Fair received $750.
The Northwest Science and Innovation Society received $1,000.
The 747 Unicorn Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron received $500.
The Terrace Biathlon group received $1,000.
Terrace Search & Rescue received $1,150.