Unity, Saskatchewan, August 3 , 2005 – The Town of Unity is benefiting from the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund with a donation of $5,000.

The FCC AgriSpirit Fund is assisting the Town of Unity in renovating facilities to provide a Regional Library. This Library will nurture children's hearts and minds with books, music and digital information. This capital project will also offer internet access, research materials, meeting rooms and administrative offices to surrounding communities.

“We’re proud to give even more back to rural Canada and to the community of Unity where our customers and employees live and work,” says FCC District Manager Larry Hayes. “The enthusiasm of Canadians is evident in the projects that are being created in our rural communities. It’s that spirit and passion that makes Saskatchewan a great place to live.”

"I would like to thank FCC for their contribution of $5,000 towards the purchase and renovation of the space in which the Unity Library and Meeting Room occupies.  This contribution will assist the Town of Unity to provide access to the library system and a facility for volunteers and value-added agricultural committees to meet for many years to come,” says Carey Baker, Director, Unity District Economic Development/Midwest REDA.

From the 489 applications received this past winter, FCC selected 38 projects from across Canada.

In November 2004, FCC announced the AgriSpirit Fund. This Fund awarded $400,000 towards capital projects for rural communities with populations under 100,000. These projects will receive between $5,000 to $25,000 to create or enhance facilities in their community. A significant amount of time and consideration went into each evaluation including how the project would make a difference in the community.

The FCC AgriSpirit Fund will continue for a second year. Details regarding the eligibility criteria and application process will be posted this fall through the FCC website at www.fcc-fac.ca.

Operating out of 100 offices located primarily in rural Canada, FCC employees are passionate about the business of agriculture. FCC's healthy portfolio of more than $11 billion and 12 consecutive years of portfolio growth are a reflection of our customers' success.

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For more information, please contact:

Larry Hayes
Farm Credit Canada
District Manager
(306) 975-4248

Nadine Hakim
Farm Credit Canada (Bilingual)
Corporate Communications
(306) 780-8572