The federal government is giving 琉璃神社鈥檚 Global Citizen Events a financial boost.

琉璃神社-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr, on behalf of Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, has announced $25,700 in federal funds for the project, an annual initiative to bring together the Central Okanagan Community, encourage social responsibility and inspire change by thinking globally and acting locally.

Founded in 2003 by community leaders in 琉璃神社, the project features a series of activities organized by local non-profit and humanitarian groups and highlights the United Nations鈥� sustainable development goals through events that entertain, educate and inspire change.

For more information and a list of events go to .

鈥溾�淲hether it鈥檚 Taste of Home, the Sustainable Development Challenge or the Global Children鈥檚 Villages at the Lake Country Indoor Children鈥檚 Festival, our federal government welcomes the opportunity to work with organizations like Global Citizen 琉璃神社 to commemorate our local history and heritage,鈥� said Fuhr.

He praised the efforts of Global Citizen鈥檚 volunteer executive director Joyce Brinkerhoff and the more than 300 volunteers and community partners who work year 鈥榬ound to bring together the Central Okanagan community, encourage social responsibility and inspire change by thinking globally and acting locally.

Brinkerhoff said through the financial assistance of the federal Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage grant, Global Citizen Events has been able to add to community cohesiveness and connection-both locally and globally.

鈥淭he government grant enables us to utilize non-profit volunteers and local actors to create events which entertain, educate and inspire to action,鈥� she said.

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