Essex, Kent, Lambton

2008-2009

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November 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on March 6, 2009

Actors Theatre of Windsor
$112,500 over three years to enhance the capacity of the Actors Theatre of Windsor through the employment of a full-time artistic director.

Barn Again - Historic Barn Renewal, John R. Park Homestead Conservation Area c/o Lions Club of Kingsville
$74,600 over one year to enhance the John R. Park Homestead through the preservation of two historic wooden barns.

Big Sister Association of Sarnia-Lambton Incorporated
$62,700 over two years to officially launch the Go Girls mentoring program to several schools across Sarnia-Lambton, as well as offer the program to existing Little Sisters.

Colchester South and Harrow Agricultural Society
$15,000 over one year to retrofit an existing building into a fully accessible and barrier-free washroom facility, enhancing the Harrow fairgrounds for better comfort and use by people of all abilities.

Corporation of the Town of Petrolia
$39,600 over one year to install a fire-sprinkler system in the Petrolia heritage library building, which will help to minimize damage to this historical structure in the event of fire.

Delaware Nation Council, Moravian of the Thames First Nation
$180,400 over three years for equipment and a language technician to help develop a Delaware language program. The four remaining elders who are fluent in Lenape will be recorded and language learning resources will be developed.

Erie North Shore Basketball
$11,500 over one year to enhance the capacity of the Kingsville league through the purchase of equipment for a new instructional program for children aged 5 to 8 years.

Essex County Associated Growers
$1,800 over one year to enhance the capacity of the organization through the purchase of a computer, which will enable it to maintain and enhance its website as a source of public information about the fruits and vegetables grown in Essex County.

Fort Malden Guild of Arts & Crafts
$27,700 over one year to restore the floor joists and underlying structure of the 112-year-old historic Michigan Central Railroad station in Amherstburg. The building houses an art gallery that provides arts and cultural activities to the community.

Grand Bend Community Foundation
$24,400 over one year to increase awareness of environmental issues impacting the region through the development of an environmental festival.

J.G. Taylor Community Centre Inc.
$73,400 over one year to renovate the existing kitchen at the centre in Chatham. It will then be used as a community teaching kitchen to help adults learn the importance of fresh foods and how to prepare healthy, wholesome meals for their families.

Lambton Central Petrolia Optimist Club
$9,000 over one year to purchase an enclosed cargo trailer, barbeque and food-service equipment to safely and conveniently transport supplies to community events and activities in order to generate revenues to support youth programming.

Lambton County Developmental Services
$75,000 over one year to fund accessibility improvements and install new windows in the Olde Post Office in Petrolia. The upgrades will create a space for people with developmental disabilities to participate in social enterprise projects.

Leamington Cougars Basketball Association
$8,000 over one year to purchase equipment, rent space and promote the expanded program, which will provide more opportunities for children aged 6 to 14 years in the community to participate in basketball.

Learning Disabilities Association of Windsor-Essex County
$50,700 over one year to enhance the organization by funding programs that will address gaps and expand services for people with learning disabilities.

Mnaasged Child and Family Services
$20,000 over one year to further consult with seven First Nations communities about the development of a network of potential foster families for children in need. (Another OTF grant will support this activity)

New Horizons for Youth (Windsor)
$12,000 over two years to expand programming and provide outings for inner-city children aged 8 to 14 years, helping to broaden their understanding and respect for other cultures.

North American Black Historical Museum & Cultural Centre, Inc.
$76,800 over two years to help retain an executive director and purchase equipment. The organization will then be able to make more effective presentations to educate audiences and recruit volunteers in the Amherstburg area.

Phoenix Wholistic Health Centre
$74,300 over one year to relocate the Challenges for Success Ropes Course site to a more suitable environment and purchase new equipment so more youth in Essex County can participate in this program that promotes physical and emotional health.

Réseau des femmes du sud de l'Ontario Sarnia/Lambton
$7,800 over one year to buy books, DVDs, CDs and audiovisual equipment, which will help the organization complete its library of French-language resources and facilitate support for Francophone women in the region.

Riverside Figure Skating Club
$10,000 over one year to purchase skates for a SkateShare program, and stay with the club to be available for participants who can't afford to buy skates and therefore would be unable to participate.

Sandwich Community Health Centre Inc.
$14,400 over one year for renovations to create a safe, more ergonomically sound space for seniors and clients and staff with disabilities, and to purchase equipment to deliver smoking prevention and cessation education to youth in Windsor.

Sarnia-Lambton Business Development Corporation
$43,400 over one year to continue to provide the Lambton MainStreet Players, a student entertainment group that promotes small, rural downtown communities during summer months by presenting free musical productions.

Sarnia-Lambton Community Concerns for the Medically Fragile
$15,000 over one year toward the total cost of an outdoor recreation centre for medically fragile young adults. The centre will provide opportunities for people with disabilities to develop physical strength and socialization skills.

Shores of Erie International Wine Festival
$74,100 over one year to enhance tourism opportunities, develop volunteer programs and reduce operating expenses by creating a part-time volunteer co-ordinator position and purchasing equipment.

Thames Horizon Shuffle Club
$14,900 over one year to purchase 10 portable deluxe rollout shufflecourts, which will allow activities to continue at this, the only shuffle club in Chatham-Kent.

United Way of Sarnia-Lambton
$106,800 over three years for a program co-ordinator who will help to implement the Sarnia-Lambton Drug Strategy by developing and delivering the programs and services required to address the strategy's recommendations

Wallaceburg Minor Lacrosse Association
$13,100 over six months to purchase goalie equipment to meet the new safety standards set by Ontario Lacrosse Association.

Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers Inc.
$11,300 over one year to purchase 10,000 lanyards for distribution to secondary-school and university students during presentations by police and event co-ordinators designed to heighten awareness of the Crime Stoppers program.

Windsor Lifeline Outreach Inc.
$52,700 over one year to purchase new equipment, including a cooler/freezer and forklift, that will replace aging and under performing equipment in this food and clothing bank.

Windsor Pride Community
$105,000 over two years to increase the capacity of the organization by hiring staff to build infrastructure, initiate a strategic planning process and stabilize this organization that promotes acceptance and celebrates the LGBTT community.

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July 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on October 30, 2008

Blenheim Youth Centre Optimist Club
$94,500 over two years for a co-ordinator, expenses and computer costs to maintain operations at this centre that provides rural youth with activities and educational programs.

Brooke Alvinston Skating Club
$5,800 over one year to purchase team uniforms for youth competing in synchronized skating at a provincial level. This will enable club fees to remain stable so more youth can participate in this healthy form of recreation.

Centre francophone pour immigrants de Windsor - Essex
$5,100 to purchase equipment to set up a minicomputer lab. This will be used as a homework club facility for children and will help newcomers acquire valuable computer literacy skills.

A Community Affair, Practice Sun Safety Everywhere Initiative c/o Riverside Optimist Club
$75,000 over one year for displays, brochures and research to deliver Where's The Shade? This initiative will increase awareness and knowledge of sun safety and skincancer prevention in Essex, Kent and Lambton counties.

Community Gathering Centre c/o Corporation of the Township of Pelee
$7,300 to purchase tables and chairs for the Legion hall, which will improve the capacity of this small community meeting place to host municipal and community events.

Distress Centre of Windsor-Essex County
$12,000 over one year for advertising, design fees and printing to launch a public awareness campaign. This will increase awareness of the centre's services and reach isolated members in the community.

Essex and Community Historical Research Society (ECHRS)
$36,700 over one year to purchase archiving and computer equipment. This will help the organization catalogue and classify materials and develop this resource centre for the entire community to use.

Essex County Chinese Canadian Association
$75,000 over one year for drywall, electrical, plumbing and heating/cooling systems. The organization will be better able to accommodate more participants in social, active and educational programs.

Go For Health c/o YMCA of Windsor-Essex County
$130,000 over two years for staff, communications and administration to support the Go For Health initiative. The program is committed to promoting health and reducing the high rate of chronic disease among residents in the community.

The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County Inc.
$165,000 over three years for staff, materials and website design. These will help implement the organization's communications plan, effectively educating the community about the full range of care and support services available.

Pelee Island Community Arts
$46,000 over one year to install a septic system and accessible washroom in a facility shared by three community groups. This will facilitate program delivery, encouraging local artists and community interest and appreciation of the arts.

Rose City Athletic Organization
$52,200 over two years for instructors and materials to deliver the Akido Youth Empowerment and Safety (YES) program to local community agencies. This will help to reduce bullying and violence among youth in Windsor.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 18 - Wallaceburg
$25,000 over one year toward the cost of installing an elevator in the Legion hall. This will allow access to all areas of the building for people of all abilities, especially seniors and veterans participating in social and recreation programs.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 338 - Harrow
$15,000 over one year to replace ceiling tiles, refinish the hall's exterior and landscape the cenotaph. These repairs will make the property a more welcoming and safer environment, encouraging greater use of the facility by members and the community.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 403 - Pelee Island
$59,400 over one year for a new septic system, replace floor and folding door, and install a new exhaust system in the hall's kitchen. The legion will be able to continue to host groups and volunteer activities in the only meeting space in the area.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 635 - Brigden
$12,000 over one year to replace the roof of this rural Legion hall. This will help ensure that it continues to be safe and available for use by its members and the community.

Sexual Assault Survivors' Centre Sarnia-Lambton
$115,000 over two years for a co-ordinator, printing and French translation expenses to offer the Knowledge is Power project. This program teaches awareness and safety around sexual assault to community groups.

Union Culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes (UFCO), Place du Partage, Place Concorde, Centre Communautaire de Chatham-Kent Girouette a/s Carrefour des Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario (CFSOO)
$25,600 over one year for staff and workshops to offer four culturally sensitive meeting circles for Francophone women at risk of domestic violence in London, Chatham and Windsor. (Another OTF grant will support this activity)

United Way of Chatham-Kent
$25,000 over one year to hire a part-time co-ordinator who will promote local food security and develop a sustainability plan for the Food Link Chatham-Kent Community Gardens Program.

Victim Services of Sarnia - Lambton
$3,500 over six months to purchase equipment and supplies that will be used to create durable, secure and easily recognizable photo-identification badges for the organization's volunteers, board members and staff.

Victorian Order of Nurses Chatham-Kent, Ontario Branch c/o VON Canada - Ontario Branch
$142,600 over two years for two community relations co-ordinators who will implement a marketing/promotion and volunteer recruitment strategy. These programs will increase volunteers and awareness of VON programs and services in small communities.

Windsor Endowment for the Arts
$25,000 over eight months to retain the services of a development consultant and provide board training. Strategic priorities and operational goals will be set to support the long-term direction and future of the organization.

Windsor Essex Community Foundation
$56,600 over two years for a new grants and communications co-ordinator position. This will help to increase the organization's grantmaking capacity, creating awareness of its services and a higher profile in the community.


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March 1 deadline

Ratified by the Ontario Trillium Foundation Board of Directors on June 26, 2008.

Adult Language and Learning
$57,500 over one year for renovations to the centre's washrooms and work areas. These will make the facility fully accessible to newcomers and people of all abilities who need settlement services in the Chatham area.

Art Gallery of Windsor
$150,000 over one year to upgrade the facility's heating and ventilation systems. Energy efficiency and water consumption will improve, ensuring the museum retains its Class A rating as it promotes and delivers art to the public.

Artcite Incorporated
$75,000 over one year for artist fees, equipment and a trailer to host a three-day fire-sculpting festival in the Town of LaSalle. Fire awareness education will also be taught as the community is presented with a new art form.

Blenheim-Kent Golden Eagles Gymnastic Club
$8,200 over one year toward the purchase of a quality, safe gymnastics training floor. The new floor will improve safety, extend the facility's lifespan and enhance gymnastics as recreation for 500 children in the area.

Boys and Girls Club of Windsor and Essex County
$14,500 over one year to enhance this community program through the purchase of computers, furniture and equipment for after-school programs that benefit children who are disadvantaged.

Chatham Camera Club c/o Canadian Association for Photographic Art
$14,000 over one year to purchase photographic equipment to be used for competitions, editing workshops and exhibits. The equipment will further increase membership and help promote the enjoyment of photography in the community.

Chatham Masonic Temple Association Inc.
$36,300 over one year to renovate the Masonic Hall, thereby preserving the building for use by the community and members and making it more energy efficient and accessible.

Chatham-Kent Safe Communities c/o Safe Communities Foundation
$20,000 over one year to develop a comprehensive resource of injury prevention programs and contact information. This resource will be available in Chatham-Kent and distributed free in various formats, including hard copy and on-line.

Essex County Steam & Gas Engine Museum Inc.
$13,700 over one year to install three sun canopies that will enhance visitor comfort and replace the engines steam boilers with alternative energy-efficient and more economical mechanical operating systems.

Family Service Windsor-Essex County
$5,000 to research programs to support children and their parents through the process of separation and divorce utilizing proven strategies.

Goodwill Industries, Essex, Kent, Lambton
$15,000 over one year to help fund a cube truck. The new vehicle will ensure donations continue to be picked up and that the organization can continue providing services to the community.

Harmony for Youth Inc.
$12,000 over one year to purchase hand bells that will be used to provide an instrumental program to youth with learning disabilities in the Sarnia area.

Inn of the Good Shepherd (Sarnia) Inc.
$40,000 over one year to purchase furnishings for a new facility. These will house a 25-bed emergency shelter and support program that assists people who are homeless, unemployed or working poor.

Lambton County Science Fair
$10,400 over one year to increase participation in the Lambton County Science Fair. A marketing plan will be developed to increase awareness of the fair in the community and in more than 50 schools throughout Lambton and Kent counties.

Lawrence House Centre for the Arts
$135,900 over two years to research, develop and present a processional theatre program in Lambton County. A band of marching troubadours will cross the city of Sarnia presenting historical vignettes.

Maynard Avian Rehabilitation Centre
$24,000 over one year for equipment, building upgrades and a part-time co-ordinator. These enhancements will help attract volunteers and increase the organization's capacity to promote wildlife rehabilitation activities in the community.

Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers
$56,700 over one year for reports, meetings and a co-ordinator. A program may then be launched that will raise awareness of health concerns related to environmental, workplace and personal chemical exposures in Essex County.

Outdoor Sports Field Fencing Project c/o Leamington Minor Soccer Association
$75,000 over one year to enhance the new soccer facility through the installation of fencing. This will improve safety for over 700 children and youth who participate in this healthy form of recreation.

Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO)
$87,000 over two years for educational materials, camping equipment and an executive director to increase the observatory's operational capacity. Fundraising activities and educational programs will expand to enable research to continue.

Points Eagle Radio Inc.
$44,000 over one year for furniture and renovations to create office space in the station's existing building. New staff positions may then be accommodated as this First Nation radio station expands into a larger market in Sarnia.

Premier Baseball Diamond Project c/o Amherstburg Minor Baseball Association
$75,000 over one year to construct an all-inclusive premier baseball diamond at Larry Bauer Park. The new structure will increase participation and allow more tournament play to take place.

Prism Centre for Audiology and Children's Rehabilitation
$111,000 over two years for a program co-ordinator who will help develop resources to support youth with developmental disabilities in Chatham-Kent. The recreational programs will help youth make the transition to adulthood.

Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society - Windsor Chapter c/o Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society
$15,000 over one year to complete cosmetic restoration of a heritage locomotive located on the waterfront in Windsor.

Spirit of Windsor Youth Band
$6,600 over one year to provide new uniforms for the youth marching band. These will enhance the capacity of the organization to attract new members.

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
$64,000 over three years to grow the Sarnia Greekfest into a regional event. A project co-ordinator will be hired and capital purchases and improvements made to help ensure the long-term viability of the event.

Windsor Community Concert Band Inc.
$31,000 over one year for theatre rentals, music supplies, promotion and office space to assist the group in delivering shows and concerts to the community in 2008.

Windsor Essex County Festival Network
$113,400 over two years for staffing and upgrades to office equipment. Improvements will help to build the capacity of the network so it can better serve its members and increase tourism in Essex County.

Windsor Essex Therapeutic Riding Association
$146,200 over three years for staffing and renovations to implement new programs for youth at risk. Programming for out-patient therapy in conjunction with a local mental-health program will also continue.

Windsor International Film Festival
$121,000 over three years to enhance the capacity of the organization through increased fundraising activities and volunteer recruitment, specifically in diverse cultures.

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