Grant Recipients

2023

The following grants totalling $70,000 were made in 2023:

• Assiniboine West Watershed District – Apple trees for every Grade 5 student in Elkhorn School. Students get a planting demonstration and importance of maintaining food producing trees is explained – $1,300
• Virden District 4-H – Livestock Panels for shows – $1,500
• Elkhorn Early Learning Center – Daycare Playground upgrades – shade gazebo, picnic tables, etc. – $3,000
• Virden & District Health Auxilliary – Cast Cart for Virden Hospital Staff – $3,500
• Elkhorn Curling Club – New linoleum flooring – $3,500
• Trinity United Church – New replacement wheelchair ramp – $4,400
• Elkhorn Elks – Racetrack improvements and repairs for Western Weekend – $4,800
• Wallace Fire Dept – Station #2 – Concrete repair/replacement at the Elkhorn station – $5,000
• Elkhorn Ag Society – Bleachers for fairground – $5,000
• Elkhorn Ag Society – Demolition of old Ag building – $5,000
• Elkhorn District Community Centre – Aluminum rink divider for younger age groups – $8,000
• Elkhorn Chamber of Commerce – Elkhorn “Car-Town theme” branding project – $10,000
• Elkhorn Memorial Park Revitalization Project – New wheelchair-accessible play structuresand adult swing and walking path throughout park – $15,000

2022

The following grants totalling $45,820 were made in 2022:

• Assiniboine West Watershed District – Apple Trees – $1,620
• Virden Health Center – Portable Bladder Scanner – $7,500
• Manitoba Anitque Auto Museum – 2-Two Seater Surrey Bikes – $7,000
• Elkhorn Golf Club – Tee Box Contruction – $10,700
• Early Learning Centre – Outdoor Safe Toys – $3,000
• Virden Skate Park – Landscaping – $2,500
• Youth in Philanthropy – YIP Program – $3,500
• Elkhorn Elks Community Fund – Bathroom Renovation – $10,000

2021

The following grants totalling $69,250 were made in 2021:

• Elkhorn District Community Centre – Ice Plant Replacement & Shed – $25,000
• Elkhorn LUD – RM of Wallace-Woodworth – Electronic Town Sign – Village of Elkhorn – $10,000
• Elkwood Manor Auxiliary – New furniture for 24 resident rooms – $7,500
• STARS Air Ambulance – Incubator Mount – $5,000
• McAuley Community Association – Ice Hockey Divider Panels – $3,000
• Elkhorn Museum Restoration Club – Phase 3 – 1906 Kirkella Church Renovation – $3,000
• Elkhorn Curling Club – Replace eavestroughing – $3,000
• MB Antique Automobile Museum – Security Cameras – $3,000
• Elkhorn Elks Community Fund – Outdoor Picnic Tables – $2,500
• Virden Health Centre Auxiliary – Replacement IV Pumps – $2,500
• Elkhorn Early Learning Centre – Indoor and Outdoor toys & equipment – $2,000
• Arts Mosaic – Costume Closet – Virden – Costume Closet washroom renovations – $1,500
• Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District – Apple trees for Elkhorn School Grade 5 students – $1,250

2020

The following grants totalling $72,500 were made in 2020:

• Elkhorn School Music Program – Ukuleles – $700
• Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District – Apple Trees, Grade 5 Elkhorn School Students – $800
• Virden Spray Park – Spray park – $1,500
• Cromer Recreation Centre – Hall Renovation – $1,500
• Elkhorn Cemetery Association – Permanent markers for unidentified gravesites – $2,000
• Elkhorn Elk’s Community Fund – Round tables – $3000
• Elkhorn Museum Restoration Committee – Restore 1906 Kirkella Church, Phase 2 – $4,000
• Art Mosaic – Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum mural – $4,000
• Elkhorn School Band – 5 new trumpets and clarinets – $5,000
• Virden Health Auxiliary – IV Baxter Pumps – $5,000
• McAuley Community Centre – Tables and chairs for hall renovation – $5,000
• Manitoba Antique Automobile Museum Foundation – Air ventilation system – $10,000
• Elkhorn Ag Society – Appliances, outdoor furniture, irrigation for tree planing/wind break – $15,000
• Elkhorn Early Learning Centre – Toy storage, tables, chairs, lockers, general storage units – $15,000

2019

The following grants totalling $78,535 were made in 2019:

• Elkhorn School – Gr. 2 Class – Butterfly Garden – $500
• Diabetes Canada – Send a Kid to Camp – $250
• Elkhorn & Area Handi-van – Remote start – $900
• Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District – Apple trees for Gr. 5 students at Elkhorn School – $1,000
• MB Automobile Museum – Utility trailer for plastic chairs – $2,000
• Elkhorn School Band – French horn – $2,500
• Virden Wellview Golf Club – New shed – $2,500
• Virden Auditorium Restoration Committee – Digital backdrop – $3,000
• Elkhorn Museum Restoration Committee – Move and restore the Kirkella Church – $4,000
• Wallace District Fire Board – New radio communications – $5,000
• Elkhorn Elk’s Community Fund – Floor cleaning machine – $5,885
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch #58 – Roof repairs – $6,000
• Elkhorn Curling Club/Early Learning Centre – Conversion of waiting room to meet code – $15,000
• Elkhorn Ag Society – New kitchen and washrooms – $15,000
• Elkhorn District Community Centre – Phase 1 project – ice plant machine – $15,000

2018

The following grants totalling $71,450.00 were made in 2018:

• Elkhorn Elk’s Community Fund – New Projector and Screen – $11,300
• Elkhorn School Band – Tuba – $3600
• Katie Cares Inc. – New Cupboard for Katie’s Cottage in Winkler, MB – $1000
• MB Automobile Museum Foundation – Storage Trailer and Outdoor Chairs – $4500
• MB Automobile Museum Restoration Club – Gazebo – $3500
• Canadian Diabetes Association – Camp Briardale – $500
• Elkwood Manor Health Auxilliary – Vanities and Taps for All Resident Rooms – $15,000
• Elkhorn District Community Center – LED Lights for Arena and Picnic Tables at Ball Diamonds – $16,500
• Elkhorn Tiny Tots – Storage Shelves and Containers – $1300
• Elkhorn Golf Club – New deck for Clubhouse – $2600
• McAuley Community Association – Cooler for Kitchen and Fitness Center Equipment – $7500
• Cromer Recreation Center – Upgrades to Arena – ramp and interior – $3000
• Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District – Apple Trees for Elkhorn Grade 5 students – $1150

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Ball Diamond Picnic Tables

2017

The following grants totalling $10,500 were made in 2017:

2016

The following grants totaling $9,145 were made in 2016:

• Manitoba Auto Museum Restoration Club – Finish Archie School project – $1,145
• Elkhorn Elks Community Fund – New chairs – $1,500
• RM of Wallace-Woodworth Spray Park Project – Elkhorn – Spray Park at Elkhorn Park – $3,000
• Elkhorn District Community Center – New seats in waiting room of arena – $3,000
• Strays That Can’t Pay – Purchase dog crates and kennels – $250
  
• Canadian Diabetes Association – Help send kids to camp – $250