Earn up to $500 for your club with Chinook Financial's Community Service Program!

Based in Alberta, Chinook Financial has eleven locations in Southern Alberta and provides full service banking including business, personal, ag, trading and investments.

Chinook Financial Community Service Recognition Program recognizes that 4-H clubs play a key role in building proud and connected communities. This Community Service Recognition program encourages all active 4-H Clubs within the Chinook Financial communities to apply for a grant with our community service recognition program.

Attached is the most updated and final list of 4-H Clubs within Chinook Financials branch locations that are eligible for this opportunity. There are 35 clubs in total, 19 in the South, 7 in East Central and 9 in the Calgary Region.  If there are any more you might be aware of, please let me know.

Below are some details on how clubs can apply and what they need to do. More information is to come. I would like to ask that you help me share this information with the applicable clubs/Districts. You can pass along any questions or comments to myself. Also please let me know if you have any questions or thoughts?

·        Between September 15 and November 1, 2016 4-H club leaders can visit their nearest Chinook Financial branch to enroll in this program.

·        Club leaders will track volunteer hours spent by the club volunteering in your communities

·        Chinook Financial will match $10 per volunteer hour, to a max of $500 per club (50 hours)

·        To receive donation by June, club leader must submit the following prior to May 1, 2016:

o   At least 2 photos of your 4-H club volunteering holding a Chinook and 4-H sign

o   Signed Connect First Credit Union photo consent forms for all club members

·         Signed volunteer tracking forms with all fields completed

* please note because clubs will be getting paid for this program, this does not count as your clubs volunteer program that must be completed throughout your club year. If you have any questions please contact Lisa Patzer at patzer@4hab.com 

Below is a list of clubs applicable in the surrounding Chinook Financial branch locations. If your club is close to a Chinook Financial and we missed you please let us know!

4-H Alberta Region	Chinook Financial Branch	4-H Alberta District	4-H Alberta Clubs
South 19 clubs	Bassano Brooks (9)	Newell	Bow River Riders 4-H Lighthorse Brooks & Area 4-H Beef Club Cow Country 4-H Judging Club Dusty Plains 4-H Multi Club Jenner 4-H Beef John Ware 4-H Beef John Ware 4-H Light Horse South Slope 4-H Beef Tilley 4-H Club                                (9)
	Lomond Vulcan (4)	Vulcan	Arrowwood 4-H Beef Club Champion 4-H Multi Club Lomond 4-H Multi                               Foothills 4-H Sheep and Multi Club      (4)
	Claresholm Fort Macleod Nanton (6)	Willow creek	Claresholm 4-H Beef Claresholm 4-H Multi CLub Fort Macleod 4-H Beef Fort Macleod Midnight Riders 4-H Club Stavely Parkland 4-H Beef Stavely Stampeders Light Horse 4-H Club    (6)
East Central 7 clubs	Drumheller (4)	Drumheller	Delia 4-H Beef Club Hesketh-Orkney 4-H Beef Morrin 4-H Multi Club Rumsey Rowley 4-H Beef                   (4)
	Hanna (3)	Hanna	Dryland 4-H Multi East Sounding Creek 4-H Beef Hanna Rangeland 4-H Multi     (3)
Calgary 9 clubs	Hussar Strathmore (8)	Wheatland County	Arrowwood River Wranglers 4-H Horse Cheadle 4-H Club Crowfoot Multi 4-H Hussar 4-H Club Rockyford 4-H Beef Club Standard 4-H Strathmore 4-H Multi Club Strathmore Rusty Spurs 4-H Horse               (8)
	Strathmore	Rocky view County	Balzac 4-H Beef Club        (1)