2017 Grant Recipients
Avon Trail $3000
Design and Implementation of new Website
Ideal Supply Community Fund
Mansbridge Environment Fund
Big Brother Big Sisters of Listowel & District $1,500
In-School Mentor Program
North Perth Smart & Caring Community Fund
Jim & Laurel Laughton Family Fund
Camp Bimini $6,000
Cook’s Cabin renovations
Mathieson Family Fund
Melanson Family Fund
Choices for Change $11,700
Client & Family Engagement Strategy Implementation, Dialectical Behaviour training (DBI) and acquired Brain Injury (ABI) training Programs Richardson Family Fund
Brain & Mind Matters Community Fund with matching funds from The Cowan Foundation
Elgin Missionary Church $700
Non-Denominational Project Funding
Laverne Heath Fund
Emily Murphy Centre $3,000
Access for all Initiative
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
Judi Hemmingway Memorial Fund
Family Services Perth-Huron $7,500
Youth Counselling Waitlist reduction
Brain & Mind Matters Community Fund with matching funds from The Cowan Foundation and RBC Royal Bank
Gallery Stratford $4,000
Family Art Sundays and After-School Art Program
Culliton Family Fund
McGratten Children’s Fund
Guelph to Goderich (G2G) Trail Inc. $3,000
Perth Trailhead Development
IPM (2005) Fund
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp Inc. $1,000
Camper Subsidies Larkworthy Family Fund
Huron-Perth Centre for Children & Youth $3,500
Building resilient Communities
Brain & Mind Matters Community Fund
John Howard Society $500
Funding for Inmate Projects and Initiatives
Dave Persad Fund
Ladies of the CNR $5,000
Historical Performance Project
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
Milverton Agricultural Society $2,200
Accessible Bathrooms Project
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Municipality of North Perth $2,900
Memorial Park – Walkway & Lighting
Carnegie Family Fund
Meulensteen Tire Environment Fund
North Perth Community Hospice $500
For Current Programming
Sid and Margaret Henry Fund
North Perth Public Library $400
For Current Programming
North Perth Public Library Fund
Optimism Place $2,000
Healthy relationships LGBTQ+ & Pilot Program
Lloyd and Nancy Robertson Family Fund
Perth District Health Unit $2,800
Perth County Sunscreen Dispenser Project
John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund
Royal Canadian Legion $3,000
New Air Conditioning Unit
Ideal Supply Community Fund
North Perth Smart & Caring Community Fund
St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation $7,500
Parkwood Planning & Pacing app
Brain & Mind Matters Community Fund with matching funds from The Cowan Foundation
St. Marys Museum $1,500
Early Settlers & Community Development Program
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
St. Marys Smart & Caring Community Fund
St. Marys Public Library $5,500
Digital Media Lab
Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
The Reading Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
St. Marys Youth Centre $1,500
Inclusion for all Project
Maranger Family Fund
Salvation Army North Perth $2,600
Sports Subsidies for Children
North Perth Sports for Kids Fund
Salvation Army Stratford $1,000
Hockey Bursary Program
John Mavity Hockey Legacy Fund
Social Research and Planning Council $4,500
myPerthHuron Data Initiative
Melanson Family Fund
SpringWorks Indie Theatre & Arts Festival $300
Giant Puppet Project
Hachborn-Courtnage Fund for the Arts
Stratford Chefs School $1,500
Summer Explorer Initiative
Keith and Francis Culliton Family Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Stratford General Hospital Foundation $5,000
Anesthetic Equipment Strickland Community Fund
Stratford House of Blessing $6,500
Food Bank Flooring Project
Melanson Family Fund
Stratford Perth Community Foundation $4,500
Stratford Perth Community Foundation DesRosiers Endowment for the Advancement of Stratford Perth Community Foundation
Tim MacDonald Founding Chair, Operating Endowment Fund
Stratford Perth Museum $2000
Franklin Expedition Student Access Project
Orr Family Fund
Stratford Public Library $24,468
Capital Projects
Stratford Public Library Foundation Literacy Fund
Stratford Summer Music $350
Music for an Avon Morning
Frank and Edda Lang Family Fund
The Local Community Food Centre $5,814
Loving Spoonfuls Project
George and Edna Hislop Family Fund
John and Leslie Wright Family Fund
Brain & Mind Matters Community Fund with matching funds from The Cowan Foundation
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority $3,600
Tree Plantings
Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
Wellspring Stratford Cancer Support Centre $300
Celebrating 10 Years Initiative
Irene McKennitt Fund for Nursing Excellence
Celebrating Canada’s 150th
Playmakers! Theatre School $4,815
Stratford Lantern Parade
Community Foundations of Canada 150th Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Stratford Perth Heritage Foundation $1,900
Spring Education Programming
Community Foundations of Canada 150th Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Stratford Public Library $1,173
Preserving Personal History at Your Library
Community Foundations of Canada 150th Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
The Local Community Food Centre $12,088
Community Garden
Community Foundations of Canada 150th Fund
Smart & Caring Community Fund
Scholarships
Stratford Central Secondary School
Peter Donaldson Memorial Fund $1,500
Ian Garner Scholarship Fund $1,000
Alan Slater Memorial Scholarship Fund $500
Stratford Northwestern Secondary School
Jean Aitcheson Nursing Scholarship Fund $1,000
Peter and Lisa Hyde Family Fund .$350
Scott Diamond Legacy Fund $1,000
Gordon and Elaine Steed Family Fund $750
Gordon and Elaine Steed Family Fund $750
Gordon and Elaine Steed Family Fund $750