By rdnewsNOW staff

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MEGlobal selects eight local non-profits for project funding

Aug 9, 2019 | 7:08 AM

PRENTISS – Eight local non-profit organizations are getting a boost through funding from the 2019 MEGlobal Canada Community Contributions Program.

More than $36,000 was allocated for projects ranging from band instruments to environmental projects to SKILLS program materials.

In addition to funding projects such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Lacombe and District with a grant of $4,933.95 for a new roof, MEGlobal also funded projects supporting music – literally – including a grant for $4,230.48 for the purchase of 40 new music stands for the Lacombe and District Music Festival Association.

The Lacombe Composite High School will receive $5,000 to provide materials for the school’s SKILLS programs, including culinary arts, welding, photography, robotics and more.

The other recipients of the 2019 MEGlobal Community Contributions Program are:

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Alix MAC School – $5,000 for CTE labs and equipment
Blackfalds Public Library – $3,000 for a community composting program
Clive School – $4,933.95 for instruments to establish a new junior high fine arts program
Lacombe & District Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) – $2,500 for Backyard Friends Community Suppers
Nature Conservancy of Canada – $5,000 for Red Deer River Natural Area Conservation Plan

MEGlobal and its employees contribute more than $300,000 per year to support events and organizations such as the Ellis Bird Farm, Blackfalds Youth Recognition Night, United Way of Central Alberta, Central Alberta 4-H, Lacombe Days and the Red Deer and Blackfalds Food Banks.

The company also made a $2 million contribution to the Lacombe Athletic Park Association in 2018 for the expansion of the MEGlobal Athletic Park.