Previous Grant Recipients

2013 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $116,700)

      1. Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp Inc. – $1,000 – George and Edna Hislop Family Fund
      2. House of Blessing – $1,500 – George and Edna Hislop Family Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund
      3. The Friends of the St. Marys Museum – $3,500 – Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
      4. St. Marys Public Library – $2,000 – Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
      5. Habitat for Humanity Stratford-Perth – $1,200 – Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
      6. Emily Murphy Centre – $4,500 – Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
      7. Multi-Cultural Association of Perth Huron – $2,500 – Smart & Caring Community Fund
      8. Avon Trail – $1,000 – Mansbridge Environment Fund, Judy Reibling Legacy Fund
      9. Stratford-Perth Family YMCA – $2,000 – Melanson Family Fund
      10. Optimism Place Woman’s Shelter & Support Services – $2000 – Melanson Family Fund
      11. PF Solutions Perth Huron Practice Firm – $2,000 – Melanson Family Fund
      12. Firefighter’s Monument – Municipality of North Perth – $3,000 – Smart & Caring Community Fund
      13. Wellspring Stratford Cancer Support Centre – $4,500 – John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund, Melanson Family Fund
      14. Knollcrest Lodge – $3,500 – Ideal Supply Community Fund, Melanson Family Fund
      15. The Local Community Food Centre – $4000 – International Plowing Match Fund (2005)
      16. Stratford Perth Museum – $12,000 – Culliton Fund, Ideal Supply Community Fund, International Plowing Match Fund (2005), Maranger Family Fund, Orr Family Fund, Reading Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund
      17. Listowel Minor Hockey Association – $4,500 – Carnegie Family Fund
      18. Optimism Place Woman’s Shelter & Support Services – $2,000 -John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund, Judy Hemmingway Memorial Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund
      19. Junior Achievement of London & District – $2,000 – Mathieson Family Fund
      20. Gallery Stratford – $4000 – Keith and Frances Culliton Family Fund, Frank and Edda Lang Family Fund, Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund
      21. Stratford’s International Children’s Theatre Festival – $5,000 – Smart & Caring Community Fund
      22. Stratford Symphony Orchestra – $3,700 – Hachborn-Courtnage Fund for the Arts, Ideal Supply Community Fund, Smart & Caring Community Fund
      23. Stratford-Perth Family YMCA – $1,000 – McGratten Children’s Fund
      24. United Way Perth-Huron – $5,000 – Smart & Caring Community Fund
      25. Maitland Valley Conservation Authority – $1,100 – Donald McTavish Conservation Fund, Meulensteen Tire Environment Fund
      26. West Perth Forestry Committee – $1,500 -Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
      27. Upper Thames Conservation Authority – $3,500 -Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
      28. Perth County Historical Foundation – $1,000 -Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
      29. Stratford General Hospital Foundation – $5,000 – Strickland Community Fund
      30. North Perth Community Hospice – $ 500 – Sid and Margaret Henry Fund
      31. House of Blessing Sports Bursary Program – $2,500 – Stratford Sports Fund for Kids
      32. Salvation Army Stratford Hockey Bursary Program- $1,000 – John Mavity Hockey Legacy Fund
      33. Salvation Army North Perth Sports Bursary Program – $4,000 -North Perth Sports for Kids Fund
      34. North Perth Library – $1,000 – North Perth Library Fund
      35. Stratford Summer Music 2013 – $3,000 – Anonymous Donor
      36. Stratford General Hospital $1,000 – Anonymous Donor
      37. Community Living – $1,000 – Anonymous Donor
      38. Huron-Perth Family Services – $500 – Anonymous Donor

SCHOLARSHIPS 

    1. Central Secondary School
      Peter Donaldson Memorial Fund – $1,500
      Ian Garner Scholarship Fund – $ 500
      Peter and Lisa Hyde Family Fund – $350
    2. Northwestern Secondary School
      Scott Diamond Legacy Fund – $ 500
      Peter and Lisa Hyde Family Fund – $350
    3. Listowel District Secondary School
      Ray Walter Memorial Scholarship Fund – $2,000

2012 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $59,900)

    1. Architectural Conservancy of Ontario – Stratford Perth County Branch ~ $800 – Orr Family Fund
    2. Avonova ~ $3,500 – John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund, Reading Fund and Mathieson Family Fund
    3. House of Blessing ~ $2,500 – Stratford Sports Fund for Kids, initiated by RBC Royal Bank
    4. Junior Achievement of London and District ~ $1,000 – Maranger Family Fund and Mathieson Family Fund
    5. Listowel Central Public School ~ $3,000 – Carnegie Family Fund
    6. Local Community Food Centre ~ $3,000 – Ideal Supply Community Fund, Keith and Frances Culliton Family Fund, Frank and Edda Lang Family Fund
    7. Maitland Valley Conservation Authority ~ $1,100 – Meulensteen Tire Environment Fund and Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
    8. Milverton Agricultural Society ~ $2,500 – Ideal Supply Community Fund, Mansbridge Environment Fund and the Community Fund
    9. Mitchell District High School ~ $2,000 – Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund and IPM Fund
    10. North Perth Community Hospice ~ $300 – Sid and Margaret Henry Fund
    11. North Perth Salvation Army & Family Services ~ $17,150 – North Perth Sports for Kids Fund
    12. Perth County Historical Foundation ~ $1,200 – Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
    13. Stratford Splash Pad ~ $5,000 – George and Edna Hislop Fund and the Community Fund
    14. St. Marys Community Players ~ $4,000 – Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund and Hachborn-Courtnage Fund for the Arts
    15. Stratford Chefs School ~ $500 – Flow Through Gift
    16. Stratford-Perth Family YMCA ~ $1,200 – Mathieson Family Fund
    17. Stratford Summer Music ~ $3,000 – Flow Through Gift
    18. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority ~ $1,200 – Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
    19. Victim Services of Perth County ~ $2,200 – John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund
    20. Ian Garner Scholarship Fund ~ $500 – Taylore Bushfield, Central Secondary School, Stratford 
    21. Ray Walter Memorial Scholarship ~ $2,000 – Reid TarBush, University of Waterloo
    22. Peter Donaldson Memorial Fund ~ $1,500 – Will be awarded to a student pursuring dramam/theatre arts.
    23. Hyde Family Fund ~ $750 – To be awarded to a student from Northwestern or St. Michaels pursuing a career in the building and/or construction field.

2011 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $20,000)

    1. Bullying Canada ~ $1,200 – Mathieson Family Fund
    2. Holy Name of Mary School, St. Marys ~ $3,000 – Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund
    3. Listowel Eastdale Public School ~ $1,000 – Carnegie Family Fund
    4. Off the Wall ~ $900 – James and Laurel Laughton Family Fund 
    5. Optimism Place ~ $500 – Judi Hemmingway Memorial Fund 
    6. Optimist Club of Mitchell ~ $600 – Keith and Frances Culliton Family Fund 
    7. Perth County Historical Foundation ~ $1,500 – Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
    8. St. Marys Childrens Choir ~ $1,100 – Ideal Supply Community Fund and the Maranger Family Fund 
    9. St. Marys Public Library ~ $3,000 – Annie and Isabelle Chesterfield Fund 
    10. St. Marys Youth Centre ~ $2,200 – Community Fund in partnership with the AIA High Fives for Kids Foundation and the Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund 
    11. Stratford and Perth Architectural Conservancy ~ $500 – Orr Family Fund
    12. VON Perth Huron ~ $1,500 – Carnegie Family Fund
    13. Wallace Public School, Listowel ~ $1,000 – Reading Fund, Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund and the Keith and Frances Culliton Family Fund
    14. Wellspring Stratford Cancer Support Centre ~ $2,000 – John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund, the Anne Walsh Fund, the George and Edna Hislop Family Fund and the Maranger Family Fund
    15. North Perth Community Hospice ~ $200 – Sid and Margaret Henry Fund
    16. Stratford Summer Music ~ $3,000 – Flow Through Gift
    17. Salvation Army, Listowel ~ $400 – North Perth Sports for Kids Fund
    18. Central Secondary School, Stratford ~ $500 – Ian Garner Scholarship Fund

2010 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $40,700)

    1. Hero Project ~ $1,200 – Mathieson Family Fund
    2. Kiwanis Festival of the Performing Arts ~ $1,500 – Community Fund in partnership with the AIA High Fives for Kids Foundation 
    3. Listowel Minor Hockey ~ $3,600 – Carnegie Family Fund
    4. Little Falls Public School, St. Marys ~ $1,000 – Mansbridge Environment Fund 
    5. Perth Low German Advisory Committee/Mennonite Central Committee ~ $2,500 – John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund 
    6. Perth District Health Unit ~ $5,000 – Ideal Supply Community Fund, John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund, Carnegie Family Fund, and George and Edna Hislop Family Fund 
    7. Romeo Public School, Stratford ~ $2,000 – Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund and the Maranger Family Fund 
    8. Salvation Army Community and Family Services, North Perth ~ $21,000 – North Perth Sports for Kids Fund, the Municipality of North Perth and the Listowel Charity Golf Classic 
    9. Stratford Public Library ~ $800 – The Reading Fund 
    10. Upper Avon Conservation Club ~ $2,100 – The Donald McTavish Conservation Fund 

2009 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $14,200)

    1. Anne Hathaway Public School/Foundation for Education ~ $1,500 –  Community Fund
    2. Habitat for Humanity Stratford-Perth ~ $1,000 –  Community Fund 
    3. North Perth Community of Character ~ $1,200 –  Community Fund
    4. Stratford Summer Music ~ $3,000 –  Community Fund 
    5. L’Arche Stratford ~ $3,000 – Ideal Supply Community Fund 
    6. St. Mary’s Children’s Choir ~ $1,000 –  Jim and Laurel Laughton Family Fund 
    7. Perth County Greenworks/Optimisim Place ~ $1,000 –  Mansbridge Environment Fund 
    8. Stratford Perth Museum ~ $2,500 –  Mathieson Family Fund 

2008 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $14,500)

    1. Brodhagen Chamber of Commerce, Brodhagen ~ $2,210 –  Community Fund 
    2. Milverton Agricultural Society ~ $1,000 –  Community Fund 
    3. Perth County Historical Foundation ~ $1,500 –  Community Fund 
    4. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority ~ $2,500 –  Community Fund 
    5. Voices/Community Living ~ $2,210 – Ideal Supply Community Fund
    6. Perth District Health Unit ~ $3,200 – George and Edna Hislop Family Fund, John and Colleen MacDonald Family Fund
      and the Community Fund 
    7. Foundation for Enriching Education ~ $1,200 –  Mathieson Family Fund
    8. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority/Upper Avon River Conservation Club ~ $880 –  Donald McTavish Conservation Fund

2007 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $24,500)

    1. Anne Hathaway Public School, Stratford ~ $500 –  Community Fund 
    2. Mitchell and Area Community Outreach ~ $1,500 – Community Fund 
    3. North Perth Community Hospice ~ $3,000 – Community Fund
    4. North Perth Public Library ~ $1,000 –  Community Fund
    5. Stratford Civic Orchestra ~ $4,000 –  Community Fund 
    6. Stratford Youth Unlimited ~ $3,000 –  Community Fund
    7. Stratford-Perth Museum ~ $2,000 –  IPM 2005 Fund 
    8. North Perth Arts and Culture Council ~ $2,100 –  Ideal Supply Community Fund 
    9. St. Marys Museum ~ $3,000 – Ideal Supply Community Fund
    10. Rotary Club of Stratford/Friends of Ellice Swamp ~ $1,000 –  Donald McTavish Conservation Fund
    11. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority/Shakespeare Optimist Club ~ $2,000 –  Donald McTavish Conservation Fund 
    12. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority ~ $1,400 –  Donald McTavish Conservation Fund 

2006 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $22,150)

    1. Easthope Historical Society ~ $700 –  Community Fund 
    2. Emily Murphy Centre ~ $1,000 – Community Fund 
    3. Gallery Stratford ~ $2,000 – Community Fund
    4. Huron-Perth Centre for Children & Youth ~ $3,000 –  Community Fund
    5. Perth Care for Kids ~ $3,000 –  Community Fund
    6. Salvation Army Community & Family Services – North Perth ~ $1,500 – Community Fund
    7. Stratford Literacy Network ~ $2,500 –  Community Fund 
    8. Stratford Meals on Wheels & Neighbourly Services ~ $3,450 –  Community Fund
    9. McCully Centre for Rural Learning ~ $2,000 –  IPM 2005 Fund and the Community Fund
    10. Rotary Club of Stratford ~ $2,000 –  Donald McTavish Conservation Fund 
    11. Upper Avon River Conservation Club ~ $1,000 – Donald McTavish Conservation Fund 

2005 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $12,264)

    1. Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) ~ $1,500 –  Community Fund
    2. Huron-Perth Children’s Aid Society ~ $2,200 – Community Fund
    3. Mitchell & Area Community Outreach ~ $1,600 – Community Fund
    4. Perth District Health Unit ~ $1,000 –  Community Fund
    5. Stratford and Area Access to Independent Living (SAAIL) ~ $1,689 –  Community Fund
    6. Stratford Book Festival ~ $1,000 –  Community Fund 
    7. Voices/Community Living St. Marys ~ $2,000 –  Community Fund
    8. Upper Avon River Conservation Club ~ $1,275 –  Donald McTavish Conservation Fund 

2004 Grant Recipients
(total amount awarded ~ $10,928)

    1. AIDS Action Perth ~ $2,500 –  Community Fund 
    2. House of Blessing ~ $2,728 – Community Fund
    3. Kiwanis Festival of the Performing Arts ~ $1,200 – Community Fund 
    4. St. Marys Storytelling Festival ~ $2,500 –  Community Fund
    5. United Centre ~ $2,000 –  Community Fund

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