Six arts and culture organizations in Abbotsford will receive a total of almost $252,000 in the latest round of community gaming grants.
More than 650 organizations across B.C. are receiving a total of $18.2 million.
The Abbotsford recipients are:
• Gallery 7 Theatre and Performing Arts Society – $50,600
• Abbotsford Arts Council – $32,600
• Abbotsford International Airshow Society – $37,500
• Heritage Abbotsford Society – $46,200
• Abbotsford Agrifair – $80,000
• Abbotsford Community Music School Society – $5,000
Also recently announced as recipients of community gaming grants were parent advisory councils (PACs) throughout the province.
More than 1,300 PACs and district PACs – including almost 50 in Abbotsford – received more than $11.2 million to support extracurricular activities across B.C.
The local grants ranged from $2,000 to almost $29,000.
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