Grande Prairie Firefighters Association donations go to feed school children
The Grande Prairie Firefighters Charitable Foundation has made two donations this week to support nutrition programs in local schools.
On Monday, the Foundation presented the Grande Prairie Public School Division with a cheque for $15,000, and then on Wednesday another $5,000 was gifted to the Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools.
The Foundation has been supporting this program for the past several years, and used to gift the funds directly to schools themselves. However, after having discussions with the organizers of the nutrition programs, they decided to gift the money directly to the school divisions.
Justin Davidson, chairperson for the foundation, says by doing the donations this way, the school divisions can ensure the money goes to support those most in need.