Radisson Recreation Association
What need has your organization addressed in the community due to Discovery Co-op support?
We have received cash or gift card donations. We have used these donations to help pay for groceries we require for fundraising purposes. We purchase our groceries from Discovery Co-op North Battleford. One of our fundraising events is to operate a Food Concession for two days, at our annual Ag fair. There are approximately 1200 people that attend. The money raised is directed to operating our outdoor swimming pool, with an annual budget of $35,000.00 The swimming pool is open during the Ag Fair week-end and has hosted 200 or more happy patrons. It is fulfilling to have so many people gather and enjoy themselves, while cooling off in our outdoor swimming pool. During our swimming season, we offer swimming education (lessons and safety sessions) and recreational swimming. We are grateful to Discovery Co-op for their support and interest in our community.
Please describe the support received from Discovery Co-op and the impact it has made
We have received support for upgrading our swimming pool building, purchasing and installing two boilers to heat our swimming pool water, upgrades to our Concession Booth at our Ball Diamonds, and upgraded our two ball diamonds. We have received paint to paint our swimming pool building, inside and outside. We have had Co-op employees volunteer and help us with upgrades and help us at our fundraising events. The Co-op is very supportive and we appreciate their willingness to contribute to the better good for our community. We have named our Ball Park after them, "Co-op Community Park". The sign is 3-D aluminum well designed structure, sharing its spot with the Provincial and Canadian Flags. Our local Co-op has strong values towards community strength, growth and vitality.