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Foodgrains projects feed the world and nurture congregations
By Kate Monk
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
USBORNE TWP. — The
benefits of a five -acre corn
field in Usborne Twp. will
be felt on the other side of
the world.
The field, owned by
Blanche Rundle, is part of
the South Huron
Foodgrains Bank project
and was harvested Oct.
16.
Churches are growing
food for people in Third
World countries at similar
projects across Canada.
The corn was the third
field of the South Huron
project supported by
Emmanuel Baptist Church
and Thames Road-
Elimville, Centralia, Zion
and St. John, Hamilton
United Churches.
Crops were harvested
earlier at two other fields
in Usborne Twp. — five
acres of wheat at John
Miner's and five acres of
soybeans at the
Emmanuel Baptist proper-
ty. While most Foodgrains
projects have a single site,
South Huron co-ordinator
Murray Dawson said this
project had three smaller
fields to make it easier for
people to donate labour
and goods.
Last year's project raised
$8,188 including dona-
tions of cash. This year,
the project raised approxi-
mately $3,600 from the
harvest alone and the total
will grow as cash dona-
tions are received.
The South Huron project
is one of more than 140 in
Ontario and nearly 200
across Canada.
Ontario co-ordinator
Kathryn Mayberry told the
T -A the Canadian
Foodgrains Bank (CFB)
helps facilitate grain and
cash donations for church-
es to use in their overseas
food aid and development
projects.
Nearly all Christian
denominations in Canada
participate in the pro-
gram, started by the
Mennonite church.
"A little goes a long way
in these countries,"
Mayberry said.
One ton of grain feeds
2,500 people for a year. A
family of five can be fed
for a month with a $100
donation and a 50 kg. bag
of grain feeds 125 people
for a year, according to
Mayberry.
Funds raised locally are
matched by the Canadian
government. If the CFB
projects raise $4 million,
the Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA) contributes a $16
million grant to the cause.
Last year $6.5 million was
raised through Canadian
projects, Newberry said.
The matching funds
Week
of the
Child
From left, Stephen
Troyer and Hayden
Jolly put on their best
costumes Saturday in
Hensall during the
village's week of the
child festivities.While
rain put a damper on
a planned costume
parade through the
village, children met
at the arena for
games and fun.
(photo/Scott Nixon)
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multiplied the $5,188
raised in the South Huron
project last year to
$32,750.
Although CIDA doesn't
match the dollars above
$4 million, the money is
often multiplied in other
ways. For example, some
money that wasn't
matched by CIDA last year
was used to buy seed,
equipment and crop
inputs for South American
crops in anarea devastat-
ed by flooding.
Much of the CFB success
is due to volunteers and
donations. Most labour,
land, crop inputs and
equipment is donated,
Newberry explained.
While the project helps
feed the worldh-it also nur-
tures Canadian congrega-
tions.
"We come together and
work with our neighbours
which we aren't used to
doing anymore and we
work with others of differ-
ent faiths which we aren't
always used to doing,"
Mayberry said.
"It's a tremendous group
of people who work on
these projects," Newberry
said. Brent Caslick of the
South Huron committee
said people can stall make
donations to the project by
mailing a cheque payable
to the South Huron
Foodgrains Project to 256
Victoria St., Centralia,
NOM 1KO.
The South Huron com-
mittee is looking for
parcels of land for next
year's project.
COUNTY OF HURON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
CONCERNING A PROPOSED BY-LAW
AMENDING THE COMPOST'''TON OF COUN'"Y COUNCIL
Take notice that the C the Corporation of the
County of Huron will is meeting on Thursday,
November 4, 1999 at 1 in the Council Chambers of
the Court House in Godericii w consider a proposed by-law
to change the composition of County Council.
The current composition of County Council is that the reeve
of each of the 26 local municipalities sits as a member of
County Council. 'et unty Council works under a weighted
vote system, whereby each member has one vote per 1,000
electors to:a-maximum-of four votes.
The proposal is to change to a County Council composition
whereby the head of each local municipality sits as a
member of County Council; with each additional member
from area municipalities sitting on County Council on the
basis of each additional 4,000 electors.
Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make
written or verbal representation either in support of or in
opposition to the proposed by-law. The Council may make a
decision concerning tl by-law at anytime following the
public meeting.
Additional Information relating to the proposed by-law is
available for inspection during regular office hours at the
County offices (519) 524-8394. Copies of the proposed by-
law are also available by contacting the County offices.
J.A. Murray
Clerk -Administrator
County of Huron
Court House
Goderich, Ontario
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