Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, August 22, 2005 –  The Meadow Lake Community Track Project is benefiting from the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund with a donation of $5,000.

The Meadow Lake Community Track Project is located in Lions Park which serves the adjacent schools of Carpenter High School, Jonas Sampson Junior High, Gateway, Jubilee and Lake View Elementary Schools.  This new track facility will also all benefit local sports groups and over 10,000 residents in the community. This track and field facility includes a rubber surface track that circles a watered soccer and football field.

“We’re proud to give even more back to rural Canada and to the community of Meadow Lake with this donation for the improvements to facilities for the students,” says Bruce Graae, FCC account manager. “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.”

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:

Bruce Graae
Farm Credit Canada
Account Manager
306-446-1700

Nadine Hakim
Financement agricole Canada (Bilingual)
Communications d’entreprise
306-780-8572