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[scouterjames]

Hey Chris - do you get any funds from BC Lottery Corp?  They give out a lot of funding to communtiy groups, environmental groups like Naniamo Marine society and Orphaned Wildlife Rehab Society - check out http://www.bclc.com/app/WhereTheMoneyGoes/GoodCauses.asp You can find the application info on their website I'm pretty sure.  You have to have some firm numbers and projects for your application, but sounds like you won't have a problem coming up with specifics!

[chris gadsden]

Thanks fo this I will forward this to our chairman David Lamson, I know we do get money from bingo here in Chilliwack.

Thanks for taking the time to make us aware of this.

[scouterjames]

No prob, Chris - I've been involved in Scouting for hmm 15 or more years now - no stranger to fundraising!

Take care and pass my thanks on to all of them for what they're doing!

ScouterJames

[scouterjames]

Here's the link to the direct access of funds - you can get up to $100,000 in funding!  http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/gaming/grants/direct_access.htm

States:

Direct Access

Direct Access grants provide funding to eligible non-profit organizations for direct delivery to their communities of approved, ongoing programs.

Programs must have operated for at least 12 months prior to application and must fall into one of the following five sectors:
Arts, Culture and Sport;
the Environment;
Human and Social Services;
Public Safety;
Parent Advisory Councils and District Parent Advisory Councils.
Funding to a maximum of $100,000 annually may be approved for any combination of program costs and minor capital project costs. For province-wide programs, funding to a maximum of $250,000 annually may be approved.

Only one application for a Direct Access Program grant will be accepted per government fiscal year. A separate Application for a Major Capital Project Grant may also be submitted.

Application forms may be obtained from any Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch office, any government agent’s office or may be downloaded below (Click Start Application).

In 2006/07 approximately 6,300 community organizations will receive an estimated $143.5 million in gaming grants. Community organizations will themselves raise an additional $28 million through licensed gaming events, such as ticket raffles, independent bingos, social occasion casinos and wheels of fortune.