THE TERRACE Rod and Gun Club's sponsorship of the sport of biathlon has been helped thanks to the Terrace branch of the Northern Savings Credit Union.
The credit union branch provided a cheque for $1,000 to the club as part of a series of community donations helping mark Credit Union Week, Oct. 15-19.
Each of the four credit union branches within the Northern Savings network received $15,000 to distribute.
Credit Union chair Nirmal 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.