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Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵschools, groups get Whistler Blackcomb funds

Whistler Blackcomb Foundation has opened its pockets to some local organizations this year, shelling out more than $260,000 to 40 different charitable grants - including several for Squamish.

Whistler Blackcomb Foundation has opened its pockets to some local organizations this year, shelling out more than $260,000 to 40 different charitable grants - including several for Squamish.

Garibaldi Highlands Elementary School is going to receive $25,000 to go towards a new playground. The existing playground has been deemed unsafe to use and is over 30 years old.

Another $25,000 was donated to the skateboard park fundraising campaigns. The Foundation donated the money to both Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵand Pemberton in order to quench the local youths' thirst for skateboarding.

Squamish's Easter Seal Camp will benefit from $3,000 going to the Whistler Blackcomb's employee team in the BC Lions 24-Hour Relay for Kids. The money was donated to provide a new playground at the Squamish-based summer camp for children with disabilities.

A donation of $2,000 was given to the Garibaldi Paddle Sports Association in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵfor the purchase of an outrigger canoe. The canoe is going to be used for a youth and leadership initiative that promotes exchanges between Canadian and international youth.

The Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵFood Bank has received $1,000 to replenish their funds.

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