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By Nathaniel Leigh

Community Grants

International Paper Grande Prairie Mill awards $91,000 to 2024 Giving Fund recipients

Jul 2, 2024 | 12:30 PM

International Paper’s Grande Prairie Mill has awarded over $91,000 to support local organizations committed to education and health and wellness initiatives.

The mill is supporting 11 organizations this year as part of their annual Giving Fund to demonstrate their commitment to improving the lives of their community.

“We started our International Paper Giving Fund, in Grande Prairie, in 2018, providing our community with grant funding, totaling more than $700,000. We are proud to support another 11 local organizations in their efforts to make a difference. Our company cannot succeed if our communities do not succeed, and these grants are an investment in our family, friends and neighbors.” – Lyman Rorem, GP Mill Manager

Local community organizations that were awarded the 2024 grants are:

• Sexsmith 4-H Multi Club (Bee Keeping) – Education
• Special Olympics Alberta Association – Health & Wellness
• Roy Bickell Public School Playground Association – Health & Wellness, Education
• Royal Canadian Legion – West Smoky Branch – Community Needs
• North Reach Society – Health & Wellness, Community Needs
• E‘Cole St. Gerard Playground Society – Health & Wellness, Education
• United Way Northwest Alberta Society – Education, Community Needs
• Kev’s Kids Society – Health & Wellness
• STARS Air Ambiance – Health & Wellness, Community Need
• Grande Spirit Foundation – Health & Wellness, Community Need
• Gr. Prairie & District Catholic Schools – Education

The Giving Fund has provided over $700,000 since launching in Grande Prairie in 2018.