More than 800 groups and organizations in Saskatchewan received $1.36 million in charitable gaming grants from Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) in the first quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal year.

Charitable gaming grants support everything from youth and amateur sport to community arts and culture to local service clubs, seniors’ centres, hospital foundations, school and library programs, volunteer fire departments, animal rescue and wildlife preservation efforts.

Grants were paid to charitable groups and organizations in more than 260 Saskatchewan communities. Nearly $226,000 was provided to groups in Saskatoon and more than $231,000 to groups in Regina.

Other groups which benefited:

” Meadow Lake and area groups received more than $105,000
” Yorkton, Melville and area groups received more than $98,000
” Humboldt, Melfort and area groups received more than $96,000
” Weyburn, Estevan and area groups received nearly $80,000
” Prince Albert and area groups received more than $53,000