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BRCF funding assists Hughenden community hall

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The Battle River Community Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to Hughenden and District Community Hall Association.

The purpose of this grant is to assist with an addition to the Community Hall that will house new washrooms.

“Without the support and commitment of partners such as BRCF this project simply would not have been possible,” said Kathy Gramlich, president of Hughenden and District Community Hall Association in thanking the BRCF.

“We are a small community hall and have limited income as we try to keep the hall affordable for rental space.”

Gramlich explained that the hall is an integral part of their rural community and is used for funerals, by Alberta Health Services, as a polling station for elections, by the senior dance group, the church and by local organizations for hosting fundraisers.

“Our very active Lions Club also uses the hall as their clubhouse to host fundraisers, which fund many good causes within the surrounding communities.”

Gramlich added that she hopes the upgraded washrooms will help keep the hall viable and the community active.

The grant is from income earned by the Roy and Lynn Fixsen Fund, the Stan and Jackie Hovde Memorial Fund, the Sven and Lillie Nelson Memorial Fund and the Dave and Shirley Mitchell Hughenden and Area Fund. These funds have all been established to support charities which serve residents of the Hughenden and/or Hardisty areas.

The Battle River Community Foundation exists to support organizations in East Central Alberta, which benefit the local communities and have a positive impact on the future.

Grants from the Battle River Community Foundation are primarily made possible through the generosity of individual donors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds is kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations.

Since it was founded in 1995, the Battle River Community Foundation has granted over $7,900,000 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region.

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Battle River Community Foundation vice chair Kirstyn Rau presented a cheque for $5,000 to Kathy Gramlich, president of Hughenden and District Community Hall Association.