Community Involvement > Sponsorship Program

Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union believes in financially supporting the communities in which we live and do business.

SASCU supports a variety of arts and cultural initiatives, amateur sporting events, opportunities for youth and their families, environmental and educational projects, and scholarships throughout our marketplace. In 2010, SASCU supported 73 organizations in our communities with sponsorships, scholarships and in-kind donations totalling $213,094.

Organizations supported in 2011 are listed below.

2011 Sponsorships

Shuswap Art Gallery Association - "Icon" Post Office/Library/Art Gallery Exhibit
It's All About Women Conference Committee - It's All About Women Conference and Exhibition
Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association - BC Female Midget Hockey Championships
Sicamous Community Christmas Dinner Committee - Community Christmas Dinner
Salmon Arm Salvation Army - The Holiday Train
Shuswap 4-H Beef Club - Club Awards Day
Shuswap Film Society - 23rd Annual Shuswap International Film Festival
Salmon Arm '80s Film Festival Committee - 5th Annual Salmon Arm '80s Film Festival
Canadian Cancer Society - Curl for Cancer
Seniors' 5th Avenue Activity Centre - Brain Fitness and Memory Class
Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge Society - Wheelchair Accessible Washroom
Ducks Unlimited - Fundraising Auction
Salmon Arm Museum and Heritage Association - SASCU Presents Haney Theatre
Second Harvest - Feed the People
Switzmalph Cultural Society - Mary Thomas Cultural Centre & Heritage Sanctuary
Sicamous & District Chamber of Commerce - Moose Mouse Sand Fest
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra - March 2012 Salmon Arm performance
Cedar Heights Community Association - Silent Auction and Spaghetti Supper
Bill Miner Society - Caravan Farm Theatre - Artist Residence Cabins Construction
South Shuswap First Responders Association - Equipment Replacement
Eagle Valley Sports & Leisure Society - Summer Day Camp and Swim Lesson Program
Salmon Arm & Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association - BC Heritage Circuit Open Horse Show
Salmon Arm Kids Fishing Derby - 15th Annual Fishing Derby
Grindrod Musik & Arts Festival Committee - 2nd Annual Festival
Salmon Arm Tennis Club - Salmon Arm Open
Shuswap Trail Alliance - Haney Park Nature Trail Upgrade
Shuswap Music Festival Society - Eleventh Annual Shuswap Music Festival
Shuswap District Arts Council - WOW! Wednesday on the Wharf
Shuswap Association of Writers - Shuswap Writers Festival
Salmon Arm Children's Festival Society - Salmon Arm Canada Day Children's Festival
Shuswap Naturalists - Shuswap Bird Checklist
Shuswap Volunteer Search & Rescue - Shuswap Search and Rescue Snowmobile Upgrade
South Shuswap Canada Day Society - South Shuswap Canada Day Celebration
Gizeh Shriners of British Columbia & Yukon - Care Cruiser Program
International Co-operative Alliance - Japan Disaster Recovery Fund
Quality Strokers - BC Heart & Stroke - Heart & Stroke Big Bike Ride
Salmon Arm Elks - Annual Family Variety Show
Shuswap Art Gallery Association - The Feast of Impropriety
Salmon Arm & Shuswap Lake Agricultural Association - Livestock Division Sponsorship
Askew's – Kids Club Sponsor
Friends of Gardom Lake - Gardom Lake Educational Project
Eagle Valley Snowmobile Club - Dinner and Auction
Shuswap Ringette Association - Pub Night Fundraiser
BC Hockey Midget Tier 2 Provincial Championship Committee - BC Hockey Midget Tier 2 Provincial Championships
Salmon Arm Ladies Golf Club - Ladies Day Golf
Shuswap Parkinson's Support Group - Parkinson Educational Conference

2011 Gifts-in-Kind

Sicamous Lions Club - Annual Bingo & Raffle
Rotary Club or Salmon Arm - Fundraising Auction
Eagle Valley Community Support Society - 10th Annual Scottie Hyde Memorial Golf Tournament
Salmon Arm Minor Softball Association - Softball Raffle
Grindrod Days Celebration Committee - Grindrod Days
Okanagan College - Student Orientation
Salmon Arm Ladies Golf Amateur Open
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 - Sicamous - Golf Tournament
RCAC #222 Shuswap Squadron Sponsoring Committee - 4th Annual Golden Hawk Golf Tournament
Salmon Arm Senior Men's Golf Club - Senior Men's Open Tournament
City of Salmon Arm Firefighters Association - 51st Annual Volunteer Firefighters Bonspiel
Salmon Arm Silverbacks Booster Club - Salmon Arm Silverbacks Junior A Rewards Banquet
Salmon Arm Snow Blazers - Snowarama
White Lake Volunteer Firemen's Association - Mothers' Day Pancake Breakfast Draw/Raffle

For more information regarding the Community Sponsorship Program, contact us by phone or email at info@sascu.com.