Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games Legacy Fund Recipients Announced
Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games Society is awarding approximately $200,000 in legacy funds to three initiatives that will benefit the community for years to come.
Fifty per cent of the funds will go to Quesnel Community Foundation to create an annual fund to be awarded to a sport team or club for a capital project or maintenance of facilities, while 25 per cent will create another fund with Quesnel Community Foundation for two annual scholarships for student athletes from School District 28. Homeschooled athletes will also be eligible if they live within the district. The final 25 per cent will be given to Lhtako Dene Nation as seed funding for trail network improvements on reserve lands.
Legacy funds come from the generosity of the business community in supporting the Games with cash and in-kind contributions, merchandise sales, and the sound financial management and creative low-cost problem solving of the Board of Directors and key volunteers that led the Games.
The funding allocation was announced at a Legacy Celebration held at Lhtako Dene Longhouse on November 29. Invited guests included key volunteers from the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games, as well as elected officials from the Lhtako Dene Nation, City of Quesnel, and Cariboo Regional District, and representatives from the BC Games Society. The decision was made by a small committee made up of volunteers from the Games.
“We are blown away by the support we received from the community for these Games,” said Brenda Beatty, Vice, President, Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games Society.. “Whether donating funds, providing in-kind support, or volunteering their time, the community came together to make the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games a success and have a lasting positive impact. These legacy projects will benefit the broader community for years to come.”
Prior to the Games, the region saw other investments through the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games operating budget and the BC Games Society’s Powering Potential Fund, which supported projects including improvements to the biathlon range at Hallis Lake, coach education for the Quesnel Technics Gymnastics Club, new mats for Judo, the development of a slopestyle course at Troll Mountain, and start-up support for a local Freestyle Ski Club. Complete details of the Powering Potential Fund projects for the 2024 BC Winter Games are available here. More information about the Powering Potential Fund can be found on bcgames.org.
“While the BC Winter Games took place over five wonderful days in Quesnel and surrounding areas, the benefits to the community are long lasting,” said Alison Noble, President and CEO of the BC Games Society. “Over fourteen hundred volunteers came together to make the Games happen, many of whom were left with new skills, experiences, or connections in the community. In addition, sport and other community facilities received upgrades in order to stage the Games. Now, the Legacy Fund will continue to support events and individuals for many years to come.
“Congratulations to the Board of Directors for the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games for their extraordinary work to make this vision a reality.”
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Media Contacts:
Amy Reid
Public Relations Chair
Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games
amyjanereid@gmail.com
David Conlin
Marketing and Communications Manager
BC Games Society
davidc@bcgames.org
