BRCF assists the Open Doors

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The Battle River Community Foundation awarded grants totalling $5,450 to The Open Doors.

The grants are from income earned by the Laverna Grandfield Fund, the Larry and Margaret Rathnavalu Fund, the Camrose

Open Door Association Fund and the Dwight and Bonnie Mauer Fund. All of these Funds were established by the donors to provide annual grants to what is now The Open Doors that can be used at the discretion of The Open Doors board. It also includes income from the Doug and Anne Burkard Family Fund, a Donor Advised Fund that allows the donor to recommend grant recipients annually. The Dwight and Bonnie Maurer Fund received significant donations from a Community Builders’ Dinner in 2016.

The Open Doors offers support services to youth, adults and families utilizing a holistic wrap around approach.

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 are 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 $8,679,700 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region.