Whistler, British Columbia – The Whistler Health Care Foundation (WHCF) is please to announce the recipients of its 2024 Grant Funding Program. The successful applicants include the Sea to Sky Hospice Society, Myrtle Philip Community School, the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Tantalus Wellspring Society, The Point Artist-Run Centre, Spearhead Huts Society, Squamish Search & Rescue, Options for Sexual Health, Whistler Waldorf School, Whistler Community Services Society and Coast Mountain Academy.
Supported by the Goudge Family Foundation and the Touchet Family Foundation, over $104,000 in funding has been awarded to local non-profits in the Sea to Sky Corridor through this program. The objective of the program is to widen the WHCF’s support of health care initiatives and to help other organizations provide a diverse range of health care initiatives within the community.
The successful projects included initiatives such as bereavement support services, first aid training, life saving medical equipment and supplies, seniors’ health resources, emergency shelter services, a variety of mental health training and support, STI testing, youth counselling services and sexual health training, “We were very excited by the number and variety of the applications we received this year,” said Carol Leacy, WHCF’s Chair. “This is our third year running this program, and it continues to be inspiring to see the broad range of health care related initiatives that our community groups are undertaking. We are grateful to be able to contribute to their funding. Thanks go to the Goudge and Touchet families for their generous support in making this happen.”
Added, David Goudge, “The Goudge Family Foundation is proud to continue our support of the WHCF grant Funding program. This year’s recipients will help ensure that our community’s mental and physical health care remains the highest quality and even more accessible for Sea to Sky residents and guests.” Said Jayne Touchet on behalf of the family foundation: “Our family is honoured to be able to support the tremendous work that WHCF does within our community. Healthcare in our mountain town becomes more and more crucial as we grow and expand as a resort. The recipients that the WHCF chose this year for the grant funding fully aligns with our mission and we are excited by the growth in healthcare that this community will gain because of their selections.” Said Leslie de Bie, Executive Director of the Sea to Sky Hospice Society: “On behalf of the Sea to Sky Hospice Society, I would like to personally share our excitement and gratitude for being a recipient of funds from the Whistler Health Care Foundation. As a result of these important funds, we are able to extend our palliative and bereavement support programs and services to the northern part of the Sea to Sky corridor.”
Whistler Health Care Foundation Grant Funding is an annual program. Local non-profits are encouraged to sign up for the WHCF newsletter through its website at www.whistlerhealthcarefoundation.org or follow it on Facebook or Instagram to keep informed of future grant funding deadlines and criteria.
About the Healthcare Foundation
Founded in 1994, the Whistler Health Care Foundation is a registered non-profit that advocates for, and financially assists in the provision of health care services, facilities and equipment to benefit Whistler’s 14,000 permanent residents and 3.48 million annual visitors. Donors to the Foundation support the funding and distribution of money required to meet Whistler’s urgent and greatest health care needs. For more information, visit www.whistlerhealthcarefoundation.org.
Contact:
Sharon Tyrrell, Coordinator
Whistler Health Care Foundation
info@whistlerhealthcarefoundation.org