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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2007-12-12, Page 7Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Times–Advocate 7 Foundation awards 2007 grants GRAND BEND — The Grand Bend Community Foundation (GBCF) held its 2007 grants presentation ceremony Dec. 1, giving out nearly $120,000 to local charities. "For Grand Bend community groups, it's Christmas come early," said GBCF chairperson David Bannister. The ceremony was held at the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre. "The grants will help these groups to achieve their goals and make the Grand Bend area a better place for everyone," Bannister said. "It's thanks to our generous donors that we are able to do this impor- tant work." Since 2002, the Foundation has given out more than $700,000 in grants. The GBCF was established seven years ago from the approxi- mately $1.55 million in proceeds from the sale of the Grand Bend Public Utilities Commission. The funds were set aside as a perma- nent endowment fund with earn- ings to be granted to registered charitable causes and qualified donees which benefit the communi- ty. The original fund has now grown to over $2 million Receiving grants in 2007 are: • The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, $15,000 — to implement the management plan for the Old Ausable River Channel. Among the projects are creating a landowners' stewardship guide and studying the feasibility of restoring wetlands in the northern section of the channel. • Grand Bend Legion, $5,194 — to help upgrade the kitchen and support the Legion's role as the local emergency response centre. • Grand Bend Non -Profit Housing Corporation, $10,000 — to update common areas in Sauble Court. • Grand Bend Public School, $3,738 — for a computerized whiteboard, called a Smart Board, that allows students to learn inter- actively. • Grand Bend Youth Centre, $7,600 — to support the installa- tion of much-needed new flooring. • Midwestern Adult Day Services, $19,842 — to buy a tub and chair life for the Grand Bend Adult Day Centre. • Rotary Club of Grand Bend, $5,000 — for Phase III of the "Clean Water Now" project, sup- porting activities such as lake water monitoring. The contributions of the Foundation and the Rotary Club will be matched by the Municipality of Lambton Shores. • South Huron Hospital Association, $5,750 — to help buy software needed to support the hospital's rehabilitation services. • South Huron Hospital Foundation, $35,000 — for the fur- nishing of the new ER waiting room. • The Municipality of Lambton Shores, $6,000 — towards a new electronic message board in front of the Grand Bend office. The sign, a joint community project, will be used by community groups and organizations to promote events and activities. • VON Perth -Huron, $3,045 — to support palliative care and bereavement education for volun- teers, caregivers, professional care providers and community mem- bers. GBCF grants committee chairper- son Chris Thompson said, "We received a lot of high quality fund- ing requests this year. Unfortunately, we couldn't fund everything. We selected organiza- tions that are addressing local needs in innovative ways." Anne Rollings of Midwestern Adult Day Services also spoke, thanking the Foundation for its support. Annual grants — The Grand Bend Community Foundation (GBCF) awarded a total of nearly $120,000 to local charities Dec. I . Pictured in front from left are GBCF grants committee chairperson Chris Thompson, Kari Killins of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, Doreen Chester of the Grand Bend Legion, Anne Rollings of Midwestern Adult Day Services and GBCF chair- person David Bannister; in back from left are Lambton Shores Coun. John Dehondt, Bob Gehan of the South Huron Hospital Foundation, Kim Winbow of VON Perth -Huron, Ron Hunt of the Rotary Club of Grand Bend, Leanne Lepriere of the Grand BendYouth Centre and Marian Maguire of the Grand Bend Non -Profit Housing Corporation. (photo/Scott Nixon) Bridge Club Above average scores for Dec. 5 Nick Nosco & Robert Drummond .625 Mick & Katheleen Todoroff .577 Wanda Reynolds & Mildred Chalmers .505 519results Iligh score 2nd high High solo 2nd High solo Mystery score Dec. Shorty Caldwell June Regier Joe Regier Hubert Miller Roy Rader tiTi. Usborne Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company Head Office Exeter, ON NOM 1SI 235-0350 • Est. 1876 Residential Farm & Commercial Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Joe Chaff e, R.R. 5 Mitchell 348-9705 Tom Feeney, R.R. 2 Dublin 345-2947 Larry Gardiner, R.R. 2 Staffa 345-2678 Jack Hodgert, R.R. 1 Kirkton 229-6152 Michael O'Shea, R.R. 3 Granton 225-2600 Morris Willows, R.R. 2 St. Pauls 3936548 Wayne Mauer Exeter 235-1915 David Moore Ruffin 346-2512 Jason Uniac Mitchell 3489012 ill Barb Warden Staffa 345.2777 r.. irALirr na , Sdt1TH HU6ION NOTICE Exeter Public Cemetery Rates For Lot & Niche Sales, Interment Fees and Annual Flower Beds will be INCREASING in 2008. Attend to the South Huron Municipal Office 322 Main Street South, Exeter to make any arrangements before December 21, 2007 Laurie Dykstra Deputy Clerk Voluntary Lead Testing Sites for Drinking Water Systems In order to comply with new Ministry of Environment regulations with respect to lead sampling in drinking water we are required to sample residences in the Municipality that are suspected of having lead plumbing or built prior to 1990. This sampling would be done on a voluntary basis and would commence after December 15, 2007 and would continue every 6 months after that. Please note that these samples would only be taken on a voluntary basis.Therefore we would ask that you consider being a participant in this sampling program. If you would like to take part, please contact Ange Ditchfield at the Municipal office at 519-235-0310 ext.230 to receive a consent form and information package. All results obtained from sampling will be posted on the Municipality of South Huron's website at www .town.southhuron. on. ca and will become public information. For more information on health issues related to lead and drinking water please contact the Huron County Health Unit at 519-482-3416 or visit their website at www.huroncounty.ca/health/ Capsule Comments by Ernie Miatello Transplanting organs saves lives. One of the tragedies, however, is that there are never enough organs to satisfy the need. In 2006, 147 people died while waiting for a kidney, liver and other organs. Currently about 3700 Canadians are waiting for a transplant. If you haven't yet registered to be an organ donor, do it today. People who suffer from tension headaches often turn to over-the- counter pain relievers, some containing caffeine and codeine. These products can often make the headaches worse by causing rebound headaches if they are taken too often. 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