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In late April the board of the Torrington & District Agricultural Society was the recipient of some delightful news from one of their newest board members.
“Jordon Sorensen works at Core Ag Input Centre in Torrington, Alta. and through that knew about the Stomping Grounds program and applied for the grant but didn’t mention it until she found out we had been accepted,” says Alisa Kolenosky, president of the Ag Society. “It sure was a pleasant surprise when we found out we were selected.”
Now in its second year, Stomping Grounds was created by ADAMA Canada with the mandate to invest in local initiatives that support youth, health and connection. The Ag Society is responsible for running the Ron Gorr Memorial Arena and Sorensen applied for funding to help maintain this important hub of the community.
“We’re a pretty small community, there’s not a whole lot really close by so the arena ends up being the place people go to just to connect and to increase well being,” says Kolenosky.
They plan to use the money for general maintenance.
“Our arena provides space for a much wider community than just Torrington, and we want to provide an affordable place for kids to come and play and engage in sports,” says Kolenosky.
ADAMA Canada has supplied the Canadian agricultural community with crop protection products for more than a decade.
