The Rocky Organization for Animal Rescue (ROAR) has reached out to town council in hopes of receiving approval for a small grant request.

The ROAR Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue of stray and unwanted animals in Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County. The ROAR Society also provides kenneling services for Rocky and the county.

ROAR has applied for a $500 Town grant to put towards their small charity BBQ at Rainbow Ford on July 9, 2022. The ROAR Society said this grant would go towards food and beverage costs.

“I’m in support of the grant. I think ROAR does a lot for our community. I know they are always fundraising because there could always be more money that can go towards the animals, so I’m in support of providing them with the grant for their charity BBQ,” said Councillor Merrin Fraser.

Councillor Len Phillips agreed with Fraser by adding, “This is exactly why we have the small grant in place. I think this is a great use of that money and ROAR is a good community member and they do a lot of great things for our town and I definitely support this.”

The $500 grant request was unanimously approved by Rocky town council.