GRAVENHURST’S HAIGHT AWARDS ADD TO ‘BETTERMENT OF COMMUNITY’

GRAVENHURST — During this week’s virtual town council meeting, Mayor Paul Kelly introduced this year’s successful recipients of Terence Haight Community Funding.

This was an opportunity to formally recognize each community group for their valuable contributions and learn more about how they intend to use the awarded grant funding for the betterment of the community.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muskoka	$2,500	Host an Open House in Gravenhurst to build deeper connections with and increase awareness of services available to the community.
Gravenhurst Elderberries Choir	$2,800	Help the choir focus on rebuilding resources.
Gravenhurst Bifocals Band	$1,550	Develop and implement an outreach program to engage the community. Purchase sheet music: supply band owned equipment as required; and provide transportation strategies to facilitate a more inclusive audience.
Gravenhurst Women’s Centre	$2,000	Program to provide personal care supplies to women in the community.
MiND-AID	$2,100	Provide Suicide Awareness training.
Gravenhurst Ladies Auxiliary (Legion)	$3,300	Replace badly worn flooring in the kitchen thereby allowing the full and safe use of the kitchen for on-going fund-raising efforts and community events such as the Remembrance Day service.
Timber Beast Productions	$4,000	First large-scale production of Citronella at the Gravenhurst Wharf. Intended to challenge and inspire seasonal and permanent residents.
Safe Quiet Lakes	$750	Support Outreach and Education programming; expand Wakes and Speed project, support Lake Associations and distribute materials to local rental agencies and marinas.