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 RoadSmart
Report | October, 2002
Community
grants application reminder
Helping
to reduce the incidence of drinking and driving on Saskatchewan’s roads
is a top priority at SGI. That is why SGI recently supported a new initiative
introduced by the RCMP and Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD),
aimed at informing young drivers of the dangers associated with impaired
driving.
With
funds from an SGI Community Grant, the RCMP and SADD distributed 6,000 bottles
of water displaying a don’t drink and drive message on the label. The
re-usable bottles of water were delivered in various communities and at different
events throughout the province.
“We
are always looking for new and interesting ways to let young drivers know
that drinking and getting behind the wheel of a car is unacceptable,” said
RCMP Sgt. Matt Lowther, NCO In Charge, Regina Region Traffic Services. “The
bottled water project was highly successful and the Community Grant from
SGI really helped in getting this project off the ground.”
“SGI
is interested in any initiative that attempts to combat the problem of drinking
and driving,” said Shannon Ell, SGI’s Supervisor of Traffic Safety
Promotion. “We’re very happy to be able to help through our Community
Grant Program.”
The
bottled water project was just one of 128 groups in Saskatchewan that applied
for the latest round of Community Grants. In May, SGI and the Acquired Brain
Injury (ABI) Partnership Project awarded 47 grants totaling more than $50,000.
Many
communities across the province have benefited from Community Grants, awarded
twice a year since the program’s inception in 1997. Another group that
was helped from the grants last year is the Yorkton Tribal Council. The Council
is using its grant to produce an anti-drinking and driving video aimed at
an aboriginal audience.
Grants
are awarded to groups based on a set of criteria that must be met before
applications will be considered. Initiatives must address SGI traffic safety
or ABI program priorities. There must also be a need in the community for
the project.
The
second set of Community Grants for 2002 will be awarded in December. Application
deadline is Oct. 31. The application deadline for the first round of Community
Grants in 2003 has been changed to Feb. 28.
For
more information on eligibility criteria on grant applications or to receive
an application, contact:
Shannon
Ell, Supervisor
Traffic
Safety Promotion
SGI
Regina
Phone: (306)
775-6179
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