Clinton News Record, 2014-12-17, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Libro Credit Union honours community builder grant recipients from Huron -Perth
Libro Credit Union recog-
nized local 2014 Community
Builder Grant Program recipi-
ents from Huron -Perth, during
a special event on December 8
at the Central Huron Commu-
nity Centre.
The 2014 Community
Builder Grant recipients from
Huron -Perth are:
ORGANIZATION
PROGRAM
LOCATION
GRANT
Belmore Chamber of Commerce
Save the Ice
Wingham
$7,500
Brussels Leo Club
Libro Community Multi -Use
Sportspad — Brussels
Wingham
$7,500
Pictured here are members of the Huron Business Development
Corporation, namely, (from left to right) David Marshall, Libro Credit
Union; Reeve Neil Vincent, North Huron; Daniel Noguerin, Rick
Sickinger and Aaron Meeb.
Birthday
Club
Cole Terpstra
Axeton Wright
Caiden Dale
Brendan Popp
Maxwell Dupun
Matthew Van Loo
Madelyn Yantzl
Daria Cooper
Mikayla Andeew
Preston Stephenson
Alexa Guenther
Jilane Dunn
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Camp Menesetung
Camp Menesetung Pool Revi-
talization (Leadership in water)
Goderich
$5,000
Goderich Lions Club
Camp Klahanie Comfort Station
Goderich
$75,000
Hensall Kinsmen
Hensall Community Splash Pad
Hensall
$5,000
Huron Business Devel-
opment Corporation
The Libro Imag-
ine Huron Program
Seaforth
$32,000
Huron Perth Summer
Traveling Day Camp
Kids in the Kitchen: Sum-
mer Day Camp
Goderich
$5,000
Listowel Agricultural Society
Improvements to the Lis-
towel Fairgrounds
Listowel
$6,500
Listowel District Secondary
School Music Department
Listowel District Secondary
School (LDSS) Concert Band
Listowel
$3,500
The Local Commu-
nity Food Centre
Seed, Feed and Lead
Stratford
$45,892
Rotaract Club of Stratford
Youth Centre Rejuve-
nation Project
Stratford
$10,000
Seaforth Public School
Seaforth Public School's Play-
ground Revitalization Project
Seaforth
$10,000
South Huron Optimist Club
Exeter Community Splash
Pad and Playground Project
Exeter
$10,000
One of the recipients is the
Huron Perth Summer Traveling
Day Camp, for its Kids in the
Kitchen: Summer Day Camp,
which helps children learn
about healthy and ethical food
and provides the opportunity to
prepare and sample healthy
recipes each day.
Last summer Laura Peach, a
student of nutrition and dietet-
ics at Western University,
shared her passion for cooking
and nutrition education to over
50 children, ages 8 to 12 through
the program. Not only did the
children and youth helpers
leam how to prepare food, but
they learned how to appreciate
food.
Every kid needs to develop a
relationship with their food,"
explained Peach, the 22 -year-
old Coordinator and Creator of
Kids in the Kitchen Summer
Day Camp. "It is not automatic
knowledge to know what
nourishes"
"It's very important that deci-
sions on the grant awards are
made locally to reflect the
needs of the communities we
serve across southwestern
Ontario, said Stephen Bolton,
Libro Credit Union President &
CEO. "Our governance struc-
ture is unique at Libro. Each of
our 27 branches has a council
made up of Owner Representa-
tives who ensure community
priorities are met. The Branch
Councils, along with staff, work
closely together in the grant
evaluation process and award
selection:
Grants are awarded to com-
munity development programs
and projects where youth up to
age 25 playa pivotal role.
The Community Builder
Grant Program offers two fund-
ing levels. Larger grants range
between $20,000 and $150,000
per year and are reviewed by
the Community Investment
Advisory Panel, made up of
Owner Representatives, mem-
bers of Libro's Board of Direc-
tors and staff. Branch grants
range between $5,000 and
$10,000 per year and are
reviewed by Libro's 27 individ-
ual Branch Councils.
Libro awarded 39 Commu-
nity Builder grants this year
across southwestern Ontario,
for a total amount of $691,675.
In addition to the Community
Builder Grant Program, Libro
invests back in its 21 communi-
ties through a robust Sponsor-
ships and Donations program
for local initiatives and organi-
zations that support and reflect
the unique needs of each com-
munity Libro belongs to.
In2015, Libro will be introduc-
ing a Community Engagement
Program focused on growing
regional prosperity through the
following three focus areas:
• Youth development and
leadership
• Regional economic
development
• Money smarts
Photos submitted
Pictured here are the Huron Perth community builder recipients,
namely, (from left to right) Marty Rops, Libro Credit Union;
Stephanie Robertson, Listowel Agricultural Society; Mel Knox,
Camp Menesetung; Jeff McCallum, Libro Credit Union; Ray
Chowen, Libro Credit Union; Rick Hoevenaars, Libro Credit Union;
Cassandra Lindner, The Local Community Food Centre; Aaron
Meeb, Huron Business Development Corporation; Nicole Katerberg,
Listowel District Secondary School Music Department; Kathy
Douglas, Huron Perth Summer Traveling Day Camp; Nathan Hern,
Hensall Kinsmen; Allie Penner, Rotaract Club of Strafford; Jenna
Weber, Belmore Chamber of Commerce; Genelle Reid, Goderich
Lions Club; Cindy Hamather, Seaforth Public School; Sean Mitchell,
Brussels Leo Club; Rachel Skillen, South Huron Optimist Club
Pictured here are Hensall Kinsmen members, namely, (from left to
right) Libro Credit Union's Ray Chowen, Nathan Hern and Donna
Taylor.
Pictured here are Goderich Lions Club members, namely, (from
left to right) Mike Alcock, Genelle Reid, Ray Chowen (Libro Credit
Union), Melody Falconer -Pounder, Ashley Whelan, Ruth Haines and
Jerry Pelton.