Nearly $17,000 in additional community grants are being awarded to 10 organizations in the City of Langley.
The latest round of grants approved by City council on July 13, totaling $16,818.39, represent a small portion of the $146,085 allocated from casino proceeds for community grants in 2015.
The majority was distributed earlier this year when $111, 587.50 was divided among 43 organizations.
In the latest round, the Community Grant Committee received 14 applicants requesting more than $76,000 in funding.
Of those applicants, the following were approved:
• Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC — $1,500
• Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation — $866.11
• Gateway of Hope Salvation Army — $3,668.28
• Green Ideas Network — $256
• KidSport Langley — $2,000
• Langley Arts Council — $628
• Langley Baseball Association — $1,500
• Langley Meals on Wheels — $1,000
• Langley Rotary Club Charitable
Foundation Christmas Market — $5,000
• You’ve Gotta Have Friends Art Crawl — $400