Bear Mountain Community Association — Grant-in-Aid Application

Bear Mountain Community Association — Grant-in-Aid Application

PO Box 37060 Victoria RPO Millstream V9B 0EB
January 14, 2024

City of Lanford
Grant in Aid Application

Attention: Michael Dillabaugh,
Director of Finance

Request

The Bear Mountain Community Association (BMCA) is requesting a grant in the amount of $1,500 to be used towards our 2024 operations, primarily to cover the cost of liability insurance.

The BMCA is grateful for the grant of $1,500 from the City of Langford for the 2023 operating year. The funds were used to cover the cost of liability insurance that all societies are required to carry.

Organization background

The BMCA is an organization operated by volunteers and is focused on providing services and events that will benefit the community of Bear Mountain.

Our newly designed website can be viewed at https://www.bearmountaincommunity.com and our vision clearly defines our purpose:

An engaged neighbourhood dedicated to building a Healthy, Vibrant, Safe
Community that is proudly Bear Mountain.

BMCA has attracted more new members in the past year, membership now exceeds 100 residents. Our goal is to reach a membership of 500 or more as we continue to grow and offer more services and events that benefit our community. We have also added a number of new directors to our Board that are dedicated to volunteering their time to the benefit of our community, and we look forward to the contributions of all of our directors, volunteers and sponsors in 2024 as we continue to grow and offer more services and events to Bear Mountain.

2023 events and services

BMCA has offered a number of community events and services to residents in 2023, the most notable being:

• Fun focused golf event for all levels of players to promote a “come and meet your neighbour and have fun” theme.
• Meet and greet event at which Langford City Council members addressed over 100 residents
• Meet and greet event at which the new MLA for the riding had a chance to speak to residents and offer information and an exchange of questions and answers.
• Four evenings of Christmas caroling offer by local choirs performing in a nicely decorated outdoor venue at Ponds Landing offering hot chocolate and treats to all those who attended.
• Create a formal liaison with the RCMP in order to promote safety and crime prevention in the community.

These events were generously sponsored by local businesses who are community minded and are very supportive of the BMCA in contributing to the community Bear Mountain.

BMCA is planning to increase the number of events and services in 2024 as our profile grows and the residents of Bear Mountain become more aware of the events that are offered. This of course requires many hours of volunteer time from the directors and others who are passionate about being part of Bear Mountain and the City of Langford.

The largest single cost item annually for BMCA is the liability insurance that is mandatory for all societies.

We are hopeful that the City of Langford will again provide a grant in aid for this expense in the amount of $1,500 to offset the cost.

BMCA fundraising is limited to a small membership fee paid by each member annually and a number of fund-raising activities such as a golf event.

BMCA anticipates expenses will grow each year as the number of events and services provided grows.

Contact

Thank you for taking the time to review this funding request, if you require further information or have questions please feel free to contact me at:

Email
Cell phone

Sincerely,

Rick Kroeker,
Vice President
BMCA

Budget 2024 — BEAR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Receipts

• Memberships: 2,000
• Events: 10,000
• Donations: 1,000
• Total: 13,000

Expenditures

• Office: 1,000
• Admin: 3,700
• Events: 6,000
• Legal: 300
• Insurance: 1,600
• Total: 12,600

Excess (Deficit): 400