$30,000 IN HAIGHT COMMUNITY GRANTS SHARED BY 11 RECIPIENT GROUPS IN GRAVENHURST
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
GRAVENHURST — GHS robotics students, Muskoka Ringette, Hospice Muskoka and
Big Brothers Big Sisters are among 11 community groups award Terence Haight grants this year.
The 12-year-old program awarded them a total of $30,000 this year.
Funding comes from a $1 million-plus gift to the community by the late Terence Haight, which allows annual applications that ran from September to December 2025.
The Community Grants Committee then reviewed the applications and made funding recommendations to council, which received approval in February of this year.
Funding is going to the following groups:
- Gravenhurst Loan Cupboard – $2,500 – towards upgrading of and increasing access to high demand mobility equipment.
- Gravenhurst Imagination Library – $2,500 – towards expansion of the program in the town.
- MiND AID – $3,500 – towards support of the ‘On The Road to Youth Wellness Hub.’
- YWCA – $1,800 – towards support of the Girlz Unplugged program.
- Gravenhurst High School GryphTech Robotics – $4,000 – towards competition in a FIRST Robotics Competition.
- Muskoka Ringette Association – $3,000 – overall support of the sport in the town.
- Gravenhurst Against Poverty – $750 – to expand access to local transportation.
- Literacy Society of South Muskoka – $2,750 – in support of a smartphone education program.
- Hospice Muskoka – $2,500 – towards an educational workshop in the town.
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Orillia and District – $5,000 – to maintain and expand a mentorship program in Gravenhurst.
- Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 302, Gravenhurst – $1,700 – to support the purchase of essential equipment.
Learn more about the Terence Haight Financial Assistance Program.
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