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The Alberta Blue Cross has provided funding for programs in the Peace Country and across the province since the early summer as part of its COVID Community Roots Program.
One of the most recent donations was to the Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Education Foundation.
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Rebecca Smillie, the Community Impact manager at Alberta Blue Cross, said the program was a perfect fit during COVID.
“They have a regular program with the seniors in the Grande Prairie area,” she said. “But, of course, with COVID and all the isolation of centers (housing), the seniors were physically isolating but also the emotional repercussions that goes along with that.