WHITE BUFFALO CALF
Since the official closure of the old
Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School, the Star
Blanket First Nation has brainstormed as to how they
can assist not only their First Nation but their
neighbors and surrounding communities in a positive
way. They recognized the fact that they were
centrally located and they wished to help offset
some of the unfunded programming costs that they
deliver to their band members and knew that other
communities/charities had the same issues. As a
result they decided on Bingo and ever since then,
have had a number of Bingos to assist not only
themselves but their surrounding communities as
well.
They started out as an ad hoc committee but then
formed the Star Blanket First Nation Bingo Committee
and soon realized that they needed some staff to
assist in regards to the organizing of all these
events. As they were working towards streamlining
their operations, they also decided that they would
apply for a Charitable Gaming License and start
taking advantage of the 25% Provincial Grant. They
reasoned that as they had their own reporting
processes it made sense to license and use IGR’s
forms while receiving the benefits of the grant.
This venture continues to be successful.
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