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Vision Credit Union presents grants in Pincher Creek

By William Cockerell

Shootin’ the Breeze Shootin’ the Breeze Community Reporter

March 31, 2023

Vision Credit Union has presented three Pincher Creek groups with cash infusions totalling nearly $22,000 after selecting them as recipients of VCU’s Helping Hands Grant.

IMAGE: William Cockerell

Staff of Vision Credit Union’s Pincher Creek branch (in blue t-shirts) were all smiles March 27 as they presented Helping Hands Grant funding to local organizations. The Pincher Creek and District Community Food Centre was one of three groups that received a donation, with their awarded amount being $6,837.

IMAGE: William Cockerell

Staff of Vision Credit Union’s Pincher Creek branch (in blue t-shirts) were all smiles March 27 as they presented Helping Hands Grant funding to local organizations. The Pincher Creek and District Community Food Centre was one of three groups that received a donation, with their awarded amount being $6,837.

The Beaver Mines Fire Brigade, Pincher Creek and District Food Centre, and the Southwest Alberta Regional Search and Rescue Society are the beneficiaries.

The grants will support these groups in undertaking various capital projects.

Beaver Mines Fire Brigade will use the money to purchase a Zoll AutoPulse device, which provides automated CPR to victims of cardiac arrest.

The AutoPulse will be available at the Beaver Mines fire station for both fire and EMS personnel in the event a call comes in where the administration of CPR is required.

Pincher Creek and District Community Food Centre submitted a grant request to help replace the furnace and install an air conditioning system in its food storage and workspace.

The current heating system is outdated, costing the centre a great deal in utility fees, while a lack of air conditioning makes the space unbearable for staff and volunteers during the summer months.

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The additions will go a long way in keeping things running smoothly at the food centre.

Lastly, the Southwest Alberta Regional Search and Rescue Society will put its grant money toward acquiring 20 new radios for use during training and rescue.

The radios are part of SARSAR’s plan to overhaul its communications system as the group looks to continue a resurgence following difficulties faced during Covid-19.

Vision Credit Union’s Helping Hands Grants program is intended to help financially support qualified organizations with capital projects designed to benefit communities and the people that call them home.

Through the program, Vision commits $180,000 annually to organizations within its 23 branch communities.

“We were pleased by the interest in this program and impressed by the amazing work being done to further quality of life in our rural Alberta communities,” Steve Friend, CEO of Vision Credit Union, said in a press release.

“We’re honoured to play a part in supporting these efforts.”