The city planned a community bash Thursday to honour 46 community groups that are just a little bit richer for their efforts.
The city handed out $137,850 in grants for education efforts, festivals, summer camps, art projects and more.
Those 46 were pulled from a pool of 67 applications with requests totaling $437,839.
Mayor Lyn Hall and councillors were at the Prince George Public Library party, but city council signed off on the grants at Monday's meeting.
"These three granting programs help fulfill City Council's vision to be "committed to a population health approach to social development, which considers a broad range of impacts," the report said
The program speaks to council's vision that it follow a "population health approach to social development, which considers a broad range of impacts," the report said.
"The grant programs contribute to meeting the goals of clear identity and pride, cultural richness, equity and inclusion, health and wellness, safe environments and a supportive and engaged community."
This year, the city has $405,150 available to support community groups. All but $8,000 has been granted and the rest will be included in an October 2016 report to council.
The successful recipients are:
Community Enhancement Grants
AIMHI Community Fun Fest $ 500
Blackburn Community Association 25th Anniversary Celebration & Historical Display $ 500 Candy Cane Lane Candy Cane Lane Christmas light-up $ 750
Central BC Railway Museum Cottonwood Tree Carvings $ 800
College Heights Community Association Halloween Fireworks Display $ 500
Edgewood Elementary PAC Child Active Transportation Safety Education $ 400
Hart Community Association Planters/Trees/Gardens $ 800
Hell Yeah Prince George Elevating Community Pride ( Display Banners) $ 300
Nechako Mixed Slow-pitch Seasonal Field Prep / Volunteer BBQ $ 250
Northern BC Centre For Skating Spring Ice Show $ 250
Prince George Activators Snow Clearing for Seniors $ 500
PG Brain Injured Group Bike / Walk Safe Training workshops $ 750
PG Public Library Giant Chess Board $ 400
Spruce City Wildlife Ferguson Lake Trout Release $ 500
West Bowl Community Association Community Neighbourhood Family Fun Day/BBQ $300 World Baseball Challenge Field Preparation Equipment & Material $ 500
Community Celebrations Grants
Downtown Business Improvement Association Summerfest $8,200
PG Community Foundation - Youth In Philanthropy Sound of Summer Concert $4,100
Two Rivers Canoe Club Canoe Race $ 3,870
Two Rivers Gallery BMO KidzArt Dayz $ 7,750
Farmers' Market/Zombie Fest Celebrating Zombie Pop Culture $ 6,080
myPG Community Grants
Aboriginal Housing Soc. (previously Metis Housing) Community Voice Mail $ 5,000
Alban Classical Artist Society Seniors Helping Seniors - Christmas Concerts $ 1,000
AWAC Expose Marginalized to Post Secondary Education $7,500
BC Schizophrenia Society ACE -Cost Recovery Kitchen $ 8,000
Big Brothers and Big Sisters Youth Group Mentoring $ 5,100
Casse-Tete Arts Society Festival of Experimental Music $ 2,000
Crisis Prevention, Intervention & Information Centre Student Peer Suicide Prevention $ 5,000 Fraser Lyric Opera Company New Opera Production $ 2,000
Hart Community Association Hart Beautification - Flower Baskets, Planters etc. $ 1,000
Northern BC Children & Families Hearing Soc. Camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing $ 3,000
Northern HIV and Health Education Soc. Revitalize HIV and Health Resources $ 2,500
Northern Women's Centre Empower Women with Legal Education Workshops $ 5,000
Parent Support Services Soc. Volunteer Support Circles for Grandparents & Parents $ 3,000
PG Activators Downtown Aboriginal Art Mural $ 8,000
PG Community Arts Council Wellness through Art -Youth Custody Program $ 4,000
PG Elizabeth Fry Summer Camp - for at Risk Youth $ 5,000
PG Folk Fest Society - Cold Snap Produce Cold Snap Festival $5,000
PG Public Library Children and Youth Community Projects $4,500
PG Safe Attitudes and Actions Youth Education on Safe Decision Making $2,500
PGSS Senior Students Helping Senior Citizens $3,250
REAPS Youth Leadership Outdoor Cleanup $ 3,000 Spruce City Wildlife Wildkids Camp $3,000
Two Rivers Crime Prevention Girls Fun Run Program $ 3,000
Two Rivers Gallery Mini Makers Faire $ 5,000 YMCA Prescription for Health $3,500
Previously approved myPG Community Grants (with three-year terms)
Canadian Mental Health Association Life Skills Education & Resource Housing Outreach $17,000
Le Cercle des Canadiens Francais Francofun Winter Festival $5,000
Multicultural Heritage Society Canada Day $5,000
PG Community Art Council Promote Arts & Assist Arts Organizations $43,800
PG Conservatory of Music Music Education for Children $5,000
PG Symphony Providing a Season of Classical Music $58,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul Store Donations Coordinator $12,500
Theatre NorthWest Providing a Season of Theatre $ 113,000
