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 its marketplace.
In 2008, more than $214,000 went out to the community in the form of grants, gifts-in-kind and scholarships. Organizations supported to date in 2009 are listed here for your reference.
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2009 Grants - as of December 31, 2009
- Askew's – Kids Club Sponsor
- BC Co-op Association – Cooperative Leadership Workshop
- BCSPCA Shuswap Branch - SPCA Day
- Canadian Cancer Society – Relay for Life and Re/Max Bocce Tournament
- Christmas & Winter Relief Association – Singing for Supper Event
- Ducks Unlimited - Annual Banquet Auction
- Eagle Valley Arts Council – Furnace Replacement
- Eagle Valley Sports & Leisure - Fun Hockey for Kids
- Fair Exchange of Gifts Benefit - Benefit Concert
- Fletcher Park Seniors Resource Centre - Blue Bottle Project
- Greg Sczebel Music - Community Concert
- It's All About Women Conference - Conference & Exhibition Sponsor
- Kamloops Symphony - March 2010 Performance in Salmon Arm
- Malakwa Community Centre – Music in the Park
- Malakwa Elementary School - Yearbook Project
- North and South Shuswap Community Resources Association – Kidproof Babysitter's Training Program
- Okanagan College Foundation – Trades Training Project
- Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Br #99 - Chairlift Project
- S.A.F.E. Society – Green 2009 Landscaping
- Salmon Arm & Shuswap Lake Agricultural Society – Horse Division Bronze Sponsor
- Salmon Arm Children's Festival Society - 2010 Canada Day Celebration
- Salmon Arm Downtown Improvement Association – Ross Street Plaza Performance - Jimmy Bowskill / Hallowe'en Treat Trail
- Salmon Arm Economic Development Society - Business Development Program
- Salmon Arm Elks – Elks Annual Family Show
- Salmon Arm Folk Music Society – Roots & Blues Shade Stage Sponsor
- Salmon Arm Golf Club – Ladies Day Sponsor
- Salmon Arm Lions Club – Jam Can Curling Bonspiel
- Salmon Arm Minor Baseball Association – Hat & Shirt Sponsorship
- Salmon Arm Minor Softball Association – Youth Ball Program
- Salmon Arm Museum & Heritage Association – Fraser House Renovation
- Salmon Arm Observer - Curl for Cancer Bonspiel
- Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club – Swim Meet Lane Sponsor
- Salmon Arm Tennis Club – SASCU Open Tennis Tournament
- Shuswap Association for Community Living – Murder on the Menu Fundraiser
- Shuswap Children's Association – 2009 Canada Day Celebrations
- Shuswap Community Foundation – Annual Report to the Community Sponsor
- Shuswap District Art Council – WOW! Summer Concert Series
- Shuswap Film Society - International Film Festival / Salmon Arm 80s Film Festival
- Shuswap Hospice Society – Scottie Hyde Memorial Golf Tournament
- Shuswap Lake Accordion Festival – Event Sponsor
- Shuswap Music Festival Society – Gala of the Stars Event
- Shuswap Ringette Association – Pub Night Auction
- Sicamous & District Chamber of Commerce - Moose Mouse Sandfest
- South Shuswap Canada Day – Canada Day Celebrations
2009 Gifts-in-Kind - as of December 31, 2009
- Eagle River Secondary - Dry Grad Auction
- Grindrod Days Celebration Committee – Grindrod Days Celebration Auction
- Royal Canadian Cadet Corp. – Annual Golf Tournament
- Salmon Arm Curling Club – Annual Wind Up
- Salmon Arm Fire Fighters Association – Bonspiel
- Salmon Arm First Baptist Church Youth - Mexico Missions Trip Auction
- Salmon Arm Golf Club – Senior Men’s Open / Ladies’ Amateur Golf Tournament / AGM
- Salmon Arm Rotary Club - Annual Rotary Auction
- Salmon Arm Secondary – Dry Grad Celebration
- Salmon Arm Silverbacks Booster Club - Home Opener Tailgate Party
- Salmon Arm Silvertips – Bantam Tier 2 Provincials
- Salmon Arm Snow Blazers – Snowarama
- Salmon Arm West Elementary PAC - Farmers Bingo and Auction
- Shifting Saddles 4H Club - Summer Sizzler Show
- Shuswap Hospice Society – Golf Tournament
- Shuswap Lady Striders – Walk/Run for Charity
- Shuswap Lake Health Care Auxiliary – 5th Annual Fundraiser
- Shuswap Pony Club – BC Interior Championships Dressage & Show Jumping Event
- Shuswap Women In Business - It's All About Women Conference
- Sicamous Legion – Curling Bonspiel and Golf Tournament
- Sicamous Lions Club - Food Bank Bingo & Raffle
- Variety Club – Old Dog Auction
- White Lake Volunteer Firemen’s Association – Mothers' Day Fundraiser
For more information regarding the Community Sponsorship Program, contact us by phone or email at info@sascu.com.
