COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS OVER $260K
- Announces 2018 grants of $263,384
- Over $1M invested in community programs and projects since 2004
- Highlight: Charitable Impact Stories
June 11, 2018 – Stratford, ON – The Stratford Perth Community Foundation (SPCF) celebrated “all for community” yesterday afternoon with their donors, charitable partners and community leaders at the fourth Community Impact Celebration held at the Best Western Plus The Arden Park Hotel in Stratford.
Presented by Blue Branch, the event featured SPCF Honorary Patron and fund holder Lloyd Robertson as the Master of Ceremonies. The SPCF announced their 2018 grant recipients that will receive over $260,000 to support important programs and projects throughout Stratford, St. Marys and Perth County – the most the organization has ever granted annually (details below). “With this year’s grants, we have invested over $1 Million back into our communities since 2004,” shares Bonnie Richardson, Interim Executive Director of the SPCF. “This significant milestone wouldn’t be possible without our generous donors. Because of them, our volunteers and staff, we are able to support programs and projects in our communities where it’s needed most, now and forever.”
Debra Swan, Executive Director of The Local Community Food Centre and Lisa Wilde, Executive Director of the Emily Murphy Centre shared details about the impact SPCF Grants have made in their organizations over the years.
SPCF Chair, Dennis DesRosiers presented updates on their plan to reach $12 Million in endowed assets and the ongoing development of regional Smart & Caring Community Funds in Stratford, St. Marys and the four municipalities of Perth County. These “community funds” are built by the community they represent and will benefit that community for generations to come.
| STRATFORD PERTH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2018 GRANTS |
| ORGANIZATION | GRANT $ | PROGRAM/PROJECT | SPCF FUND(S) | |
| Autism Society Ontario – Huron Perth Chapter | $5,350 | Independent Facilitation and Planning for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders | Maranger Family Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Listowel & District | $1,400 | In-School Mentor Program | Carnegie Family Fund | |
| Choices for Change Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Counselling Centre | $3,000 | Client and Family Engagement Strategy Phase 2 | John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund | |
| Choices for Change Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Counselling Centre | $2,500 | Addiction Recovery and Physical Fitness Program Development | Larkworthy Family Fund, Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Choices for Change Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Counselling Centre | $3,250 | Family Counselling Program Development | Brain and Mind Matters Community Fund ~ matched by The Cowan Foundation | |
| Emily Murphy Centre Second Stage Residences | $6,000 | Emily Murphy Centre Re-Branding | Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund | |
| Family Services Perth-Huron | $2,800 | Brain Injury Counselling | Culliton Fund | |
| Family Services Perth-Huron | $8,620 | Family Counselling Project | Melanson Family Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Foundation for Education / EatFit Project | $3,000 | Mentorship Camp – Cape Dorset, Nunavut | Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Friends of the St. Marys Museum / St. Marys Museum | $5,000 | Art, Ink, Imagination Exhibit | Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund, The Reading Fund | |
| Gallery Stratford | $5,000 | Create – Community – Connect: Family Art Sunday Program | Lloyd and Nancy Robertson Family Fund, Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Guelph to Goderich Trail Inc. | $6,000 | Perth Harvest Pathway – Trail Grading and Surface Improvement | Ideal Supply Community Fund, Perth East Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Hermione Presents / Springworks | $2,300 | SpringWorks Puppets – Mini Fest Pilot Project | Hachborn-Courtnage Fund for the Arts Fund, Stratford Perth Youth Arts Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp | $500 | Single Mother and Children’s Camp – Camper Subsidies | Judi Hemmingway Memorial Fund | |
| Huron-Perth Centre for Children & Youth | $6,100 | Building Resilient Communities | Brain and Mind Matters Community Fund ~ matched by The Cowan Foundation and The RBC Foundation | |
| Junior Achievement | $1,400 | Dollars with Sense and Economics for Success student workshops | Keith and Frances Culliton Family Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Maitland Valley Conservation Authority | $5,000 | Middle Maitland Headwater Restoration – McIntosh Community Planting | Carnegie Family Fund, International Plowing Match Fund (2005), Meulensteen Tire Environment Fund | |
| ONE CARE Home and Community Support Services | $4,000 | Supporting Meals on Wheels | John and Leslie Wright Fund | |
| Playmakers! Theatre School | $2,000 | Stratford Lantern Parade | Richardson Family Fund | |
| St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation | $17,600 | Launching the Parkwood Planning and Pacing App: Phase 3 | Brain and Mind Matters Community Fund ~ matched by The Cowan Foundation | |
| Stratford House of Blessing | $2,100 | Food Flow Project | Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Stratford-Perth Family YMCA | $2,200 | Youth Engagement and Program Enhancement – The Creative Process | Mathieson Family Fund, Lloyd and Nancy Robertson Family Fund | |
| Stratford-Perth Family YMCA | $500 | Mitchell Youth Centre | West Perth Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Stratford-Perth Humane Society | $1,000 | Humane Education School Visits | Frank and Edda Lang Family Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Stratford Perth Museum | $2,000 | Steed Gazebo Animation Project | Orr Family Fund | |
| The Local Community Food Centre | $2,500 | Community Access Outreach Market | North Perth Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| The Local Community Food Centre | $2,050 | Compost Education Program | Mansbridge Environment Fund, Judy Reibling Legacy Fund, Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| The Local Community Food Centre | $2,700 | Loving Spoonfuls Program – Gardening Component | George and Edna Hislop Family Fund, Stratford Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Town of St. Marys | $3,300 | Junior Lifeguard Club | Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund, Perth South Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| Town of St. Marys / St. Marys Youth Centre |
$4,500 | Learning Healthy Cooking and Meal Preparation | Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund, McGratten Children’s Fund, St.Marys Smart & Caring Community Fund | |
| United Way Perth Huron – PF Solutions | $2,050 | PFS Bridge Counselling | Brain and Mind Matters Community Fund ~ matched by The Cowan Foundation | |
| Upper Thames River Conservation Authority | $3,202.12 | Tree Planting and Addressing Local Invasive Species | Donald McTavish Conservation Fund | |
| Wellspring Stratford Cancer Support Centre | $7,680 | Aquafit, Art Therapy and Acoustics | Irene McKennitt Fund for Nursing Excellence, Melanson Family Fund, Richardson Family Fund | |
| 2018 Designated Grants | ||||
| ORGANIZATION | GRANT $ | SPCF FUND(S) | ||
| Canadian Diabetes Association | $10,000 | Melanson Family Fund | ||
| Canadian Red Cross Society | $15,000 | Melanson Family Fund | ||
| Elgin Missionary Church | $700 | Laverne Heath Fund | ||
| John Howard Society | $600 | Dave Persad Fund | ||
| Municipality of North Perth / Listowel Legion | $21,500 | North Perth Smart & Caring Community Fund | ||
| North Perth Community Hospice | $500 | Sid and Margaret Henry Fund | ||
| North Perth Public Library | $500 | North Perth Public Library Fund | ||
| Salvation Army North Perth | $3,000 | North Perth Sports for Kids Fund | ||
| Salvation Army Stratford | $2,000 | Stratford Sports Fund for Kids, John Mavity Hockey Legacy Fund | ||
| Stratford General Hospital Foundation | $22,000 | Melanson Family Fund, Strickland Community Fund | ||
| Stratford Perth Community Foundation | $6,000 | DesRosiers Endowment for the Advancement of the SPCF, Tim MacDonald Founding Chair Operating Endowment Fund | ||
| Stratford Public Library | $35,032 | Stratford Public Library Building Fund, Stratford Public Library Literacy Fund | ||
| The Local Community Food Centre | $10,000 | Melanson Family Fund | ||
| 2018 SCHOLARSHIPS | ||
| SCHOOL | SPCF FUND(S) | AMOUNT |
| STRATFORD CENTRAL S.S | Peter Donaldson Memorial Fund | $1,500 |
| Ian Garner Scholarship Fund | $1,000 | |
| Neigh Scholarship | $1,000 | |
| Neigh Scholarship | $1,000 | |
| Alan Slater Memorial Scholarship | $500 | |
| STRATFORD NORTHWESTERN S.S. | Jean Aitcheson Nursing Scholarship Fund | $1,000 |
| Scott Diamond Legacy Fund | $1,000 | |
| Peter and Lisa Hyde Family Fund | $350 | |
| Gordon and Elaine Steed Family Fund | $750 | |
| Gordon and Elaine Steed Family Fund | $750 | |
| Gordon and Elaine Steed Family Fund | $750 | |
| ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC S.S. | Peter and Lisa Hyde Family Fund | $350 |
Photo enclosed of Master of Ceremonies Lloyd Robertson introducing Debra Swan from The Local Community Foundation.
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About the Stratford Perth Community Foundation
The Stratford Perth Community Foundation (SPCF) is an organization for everyone and unique because donations – large or small – are never spent but are combined and invested. The earned income is used to make grants to local charities year after year to build a vibrant not-for-profit sector in Stratford, St. Marys and Perth County. To make all this work, we share our unique understanding of community needs and help mobilize and guide donors to specific community initiatives. For more information about SPCF please visit www.spccf.ca
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Media Contact:
Bonnie Richardson
Interim Executive Director
Stratford Perth Community Foundation
bonnie@spccf.ca T | 519-271-1503
