The Boys & Girls Club of Thompson has gotten a little help when it comes to paying for their wheelchair accessibility project thanks to the Thompson Community Foundation.

The Community Foundation announced that the Boys & Girls Club was the recipient of $3,000 from the Moffat Family Fund at their 2017 Annual General Meeting, which took place last June. The funds were presented last week at the club by Paula Yanko (Grant Chair), Brenda Laycock (Treasurer) and Dave Moore.

The money will be used to cover part of the cost the Club will incur for railing and signage for the wheel accessibility project.

The Thompson Community Foundation announced $97,949.30 in grant money at their AGM last summer. Other recipients included Wapanohk Community School, Spirit Way, the Juniper Centre and the Northern Regional Health Authority.

There has been over $1M given out by the Community Foundation to local causes here in Thompson since the organization formed. The money given out by the Foundation comes from interest earned, which allows the grants given to grow every year.