MANDATE
The Other Funding Projects section wishes to develop, on a regular basis, activities that generate revenues. These revenues are reinvested in services and job creation, for the benefit of the community.
OBJECTIVES
• To ensure annual profitability.
• To establish strategic alliances and business partnerships for the Centre’s development.
• To ensure constant visibility.
• To develop new profitable activities related or not to the regular activities of the Friendship Centre.
ACTIVITIES
• Fund-raising activities such as Nitahigan supper, golf tournament, cultural events organization or others.
• Gabriel-Commanda Fund.
TARGETED CLIENTELE
The local population, tourists, companies and organizations.
FUNDING
Self-financed, this service aims to produce monetary surplus that will help maintain and develop the services offered to the community.
BACKGROUND
Near the end of the 80’s, certain activities of the Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre started to be self-financed. The Centre obtained its Thursday night Bingo permit. Since then, many activities have been created and contribute to the funding of the services offered at the Centre.
