WHITE ROCK - City council approved its annual Grants-In-Aid Monday night, paving the way for more than two dozen community organizations to receive a combined $25,000 for their causes.
The organizations were broken up into several categories, including Social, Cultural Athletics/Sports and Other. To qualify for a grant, the organization in question has to be a nonprofit society.
Topping the list of recipients were Christmas on the Peninsula and the White Rock Events Society, both of which received the most with $2,000 each.
The second highest amount was $1,500, which went out to four other organizations including the White Rock Players' Club, Semiahmoo Arts. The White Rock Irish Club received $1,050 in aid, while six more organizations received $1,000, including the Critter Care Wildlife Society and the Peace Arch Monarch's Lions Club. The local branch of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps received $750, as did the 907 White Rock Squadron Committee. Nine groups each received $500, including the Alexandra Neighbourhood House, the Canadian Red Cross and the Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society.
Finally, the White Rock South Surrey Community Response Network was granted $400, while the dry grads of Semiahmoo Secondary and Earl Marriott Secondary both received $250.
