OF LETHBRIDGE AND SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Community Impact: Arts, Culture & Heritage
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It's amazing what a little TLC and individual attention from a trained volunteer can do for students who find themselves falling behind their classmates. The potential that can be unlocked is enormous. Read more...
The Crowsnest Pass Ecomuseum Trust Society is committed to making sure that underground memories are not lost. Their goal is to preserve the character of coal mining communities and their way of life through a combination of restoration, interpretation, and new development strategies. Read more...
"We have the best skies for observation but, unfortunately, regular astronomy of the night sky and school hours don't overlap," said James, a science teacher and president of the Astronomical Society. Read more...
In a prairie setting near the edge of the village of Stirling sits a large red building and a sign that reads Galt Historic Railway Park. "That building is the Coutts/Sweetgrass International Depot and it's older than Alberta," said history buff Bill Hillen. The Depot is the only port-of-entry by rail station left in western Canada. Read more...
To celebrate its 40th Anniversary, the Lethbridge Community Foundation did something quite different, Its largest grant to a single organization, and first challenge grant, was presented to the Sir Alexander GaIt Museum. The GaIt received a $20,000 outright grant, with another $20,000 being presented within the next year, if the museum can raise a matching amount. Read more...
The hills were alive with the sound of music this past summer as the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra presented Music on the Mountain, an outdoor concert at the Powder Keg Ski Hill during Rum Runner Days in the Crowsnest Pass. Read more ...
Each August, the Lethbridge Heritage Day Festival hosted by the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association attracts thousands of people to learn more about the many cultures that make up our diverse community.The festivities include performances as well as 60 to 100 cultural displays and food booths. Read more...
What a difference good equipment makes! "We used to have to "beg, borrow or steal" the equipment we needed for the band," said director Ken Rogers. "The students would haul their own amps from home to the school for rehearsals and then haul them back home each time." Read more...
The new flooring, which has dramatically improved the usability of the basement in Cardston's Carriage House Theatre was made possible through a grant from the Lethbridge Community Foundation in conjunction with a Community Incentive Project [CIP] grant. Read more....
The Sharing Circle Project, produced and hosted by the Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society with help from a Foundation grant, was a series of events that endeavored to reduce discrimination and racism through the sharing of cultural experiences. Read more...
"The $90,000 grant from the Lethbridge Community Foundation and the anonymous donor put us over the top in our two year fundraising campaign for a new library, and we are thrilled,We danced in the aisles when we got the news." Read more ...
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Updated December 2011
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