1st Choice Savings has gifted $100,000 to Lethbridge Polytechnic to help support students and initiatives. (Photo: Lethbridge Polytechnic)

By Christian Oldale

1st Choice Savings provides $100,000 gift to Lethbridge Polytechnic

Sep 24, 2024 | 11:55 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – 1st Choice Savings has gifted $100,000 to Lethbridge Polytechnic to help support students and initiatives.

The donation, which will be used to fund student awards, youth initiatives and Coulee Fest, will be shared over the next three years.

As part of the three-year agreement, 1st Choice Savings will provide $20,000 annually for student awards in the polytechnic’s Bachelor of Agriculture Science degree program and Agriculture Sciences diploma program.

They have also committed $25,000 over the next three years to support the polytechnic’s Your Partner in STEM initiative that helps introduce K-12 students to career possibilities in the trades.

Jason Sentes, CEO of 1st Choice Savings and Credit Union says, “Trades and agriculture are the core of our community, and we are proud to offer our support to these programs and initiatives. Lethbridge Polytechnic shapes the future of our community and creates an impactful legacy with every student that walks through their doors, and we are excited to be a part of that legacy.”

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To round out the donation, $15,000 over three years will keep the company as a signature sponsor of Coulee Fest.

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