Thames Valley

2008-2009

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November 1 deadline

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

2009 Canadian Men's Senior Fastball Championships c/o The Centennial Sports Club of St. Thomas Inc.
$54,000 over one year to host the 2009 Canadian Men's Senior Fastball Championships in St. Thomas.

The Arts & Cookery Bank....a community heritage centre
$45,800 over one year to complete renovations and equip the venue with technology and equipment. A multi-use space will be created that will increase the community's access to cultural and heritage programming.

Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario, London-Sarnia
$105,500 over two years to set up a small business centre and help newcomer Francophone entrepreneurs manage the day-to-day operations and growth of their new ventures.

Ausable Community Centre
$108,100 over three years to facilitate the hiring of a full-time program director who will develop and implement services and arts, recreation and educational programs for the Lucan Biddulph community.

Belmont Lions Club
$18,000 over three years to maintain the club's community park and plant trees and shrubs in order to complete an upgrade plan and encourage greater use of the area for recreation and events.

Brassroots
$14,400 over one year to organize the second provincial competition and a follow-up concert in London for young brass instrument players aged 16 to 20 years from across Ontario.

Elgin International Club
$14,300 over one year to upgrade the entrance way of the club's facility, which is located between West Lorne and Rodney, and to purchase round tables to make this well used rural community centre more flexible and capable of producing revenue.

Hickson and District Lions Club
$74,700 over one year to upgrade the Hickson Ball Park and Pavilion by improving the electrical service, renovating the washrooms and installing a new septic system to make the facility more accessible and safer for all community members.

Imadon Street Painting Performance Group
$40,000 over one year to expand and grow the Expressions in Chalk street-painting festival in London, and to add programming that will attract a diverse and multicultural audience.

Kee-mo-kee Campsite of the United Church of Canada
$37,200 over one year to replace and upgrade the septic system at Camp Kee-mo-kee in Komoka, helping it to accommodate increased enrolment and bring the camp's system into compliance with new regulations.

Lambeth Lawn Bowling Club
$26,400 over six months to purchase a new lighting system, which will enable the club to offer programs in the evening when younger members are available.
 
London Heritage Council
$70,000 over one year for an executive director, training and volunteer support to further develop and implement this umbrella group's programs and help bring together London's built and cultural heritage.

London Ontario Pipe Band
$31,600 over one year to purchase new uniforms and instruments to outfit the large number of new members of all ages.

Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum Project c/o Township of Lucan Biddulph
$90,000 over three years to hire a curator who will help to develop displays and educational programs for the newly built museum.

Mnaasged Child and Family Services
$40,000 over one year to further consult with seven First Nation communities about the development of a network of potential foster families for children in need. (Another OTF grant will support this activity)

Municipality of Middlesex Centre
$11,800 over one year to complete the renovation of the Poplar Hill Log Cabin, helping to make it and the nearby cenotaph a more popular destination for school tours, youth groups and the general public.

Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc
$15,000 over one year toward the cost of replacing old playground equipment in the northwest portion of Strathroy, to make safer for children's unstructured play activities in an area with many young families.

Oneida First Nations - First Link Program c/o Alzheimer Society of London and Middlesex
$118,400 over three years for staff who will expand the organization's services so it can provide support, counselling and education to those affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in this First Nations community.

Oneida Nation of the Thames
$13,600 over one year to purchase equipment to support the program activities of the Oneida Language & Cultural Centre, which will help this community preserve its language and culture for future generations.

Oxford Children's Water Festival c/o Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
$43,500 over six months to help organize and implement a water festival in the Pittock Conservation Area in Woodstock, so students from Grades 3 to 5 will learn more about water conservation, protection, and ecology in their communities.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 190 - Norwich
$25,000 over six months to help the Legion installa new roof and offer its members and the whole community a better venue in which to gather and socialize.

Sound Sense c/o The Hearing Foundation of Canada
$29,900 over one year to educate Grade 6 children in the Thames Valley catchment area about noise-induced hearing loss, its impact on their lives and how they can change their listening behaviour.

St. Sava Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church
$43,500 over one year to renovate the existing washrooms in the Serbian Cultural Centre, which will make them more accessible and provide a healthier environment for people of all abilities who use the centre.

St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre
$5,000 over one year to make 50 copies of the publication 40 Years available for free to schools and libraries. The book celebrates the 40th anniversary of the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre and provides information about its collection.

Taking Action on Community Matters c/o Elgin-St. Thomas United Way Services
$51,600 over 18 months to develop enhanced programming, services and resources that will address community priorities identified in Elgin County: youth, poverty and unemployment, medical and mental health and transportation.

Terry Fox Memorial Track Operating Committee Project c/o Oxford Athletic Club
$90,000 over one year to help resurface the Terry Fox Memorial Track in Woodstock and allow the city to successfully host the 2009 Ontario Parasport Summer Games.

The Tillsonburg & District Historical Society
$14,000 over one year to enclose the local cenotaph and make it a more dignified and respectful area. This will help maintain a local monument of historical significance and preserve it for future generations.

Township of Norwich
$90,000 over one year to improve accessibility at the Otterville pool, provide necessary equipment to expand the swim-team program, and bring the only pool in the Township of Norwich up to current standards.

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July 1 deadline

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

27 (City of London) Squadron Air Cadet Sponsoring Committee
$7,000 to provide members with 30 Inverness rain capes, which will help protect their uniforms and instruments. Funding will also provide additional kilts for new members.

Best Buddies-Community Living London c/o Best Buddies Canada
$72,000 over two years for a manager who will expand a friendship program that pairs students with intellectual disabilities with others. Up to 38 schools may take part, increasing student success and enhancing volunteerism.

Canadian Latin American Association of London, The
$60,000 over one year to conduct an assessment of the needs of London's Latino community. A resource guide will be compiled and a workshop series expanded, enhancing the accessibility and availability of essential services for new Latino Canadians.

Childreach Centre
$63,000 over one year to renovate the space at this London child development centre. A new classroom, a safer housekeeping area and an enlarged toy-lending storage area will be created to increase professional development opportunities and workshops.

Encore the Concert Band
$10,400 to purchase a portable sound system and musical synthesizer for this London-area concert band.  This will ensure better sound quality and allow the volunteer musicians to perform pieces that previously were not possible.

Etonia United Church c/o Princeton Pastoral Charge
$4,800 over one year to upgrade County of Brant's Etonia Parish Hall with a new furnace, kitchen fixtures and parking lot lights. This will improve the safety of this community meeting place. (Another OTF grant will support this activity.)

Forest City Flyers Inc.
$10,000 to purchase a replacement tractor so this model aircraft club can maintain the field where the radio-controlled model aircrafts fly. Well-maintained facilities will encourage new membership and help ensure the continued existence of the club.

Forest City Gymnastics Club
$15,000 to purchase new and upgraded gymnastics equipment, which will enhance programs, improve safety and encourage greater participation in this physical activity in the London area, especially by young boys and men.

Hutton House Association for Adults with Disabilities
$114,000 over two years for staff, marketing and equipment to develop and implement a program specific to the fitness needs of people with disabilities. This will reduce barriers to participation for many people with disabilities in London.

London Blizzard Sledge Hockey Club c/o Ontario Sledge Hockey Association
$8,400 to purchase sledges, training balls, a video camera and computer to improve the training program for disabled athletes and help encourage physical activity for all people.

London Chapter, Sweet Adelines, Inc.
$13,000 to purchase modern technology and new uniforms. These acquisitions will help this women's choral group improve its coaching and the professional quality of its performances in the community.

London Curling Club
$50,000 over one year for electrical work, drywall and a fire alarm system that will update the club's locker and change rooms. The renovations will help make the facility more attractive for rentals, increasing the Club's revenue.

London Rowing Club
$22,000 over one year to recruit a co-ordinator for the club, who will organize volunteer efforts and events. The club will be actively promoted so it can continue offering healthy recreation to all members of the community.

London Titans c/o Ontario Basketball Association
$15,000 over one year to purchase uniforms for seven basketball teams in order to conform with FIBA rules. The uniforms will enable 500 girls aged 7 to 18 years to compete in Ontario Basketball Association tournaments.

North America Railway Hall of Fame
$150,000 over one year to renovate spaces in the Canada Railway Station, an important heritage building now being restored in St. Thomas. When completed it will provide a tourist attraction, rental facility and landmark in the downtown area.

North Dorchester Agricultural Society
$75,000 over one year to renovate the kitchen, washrooms and entrances of the Society's fall fair building. This will improve safety and make the facility accessible to people of all abilities so they may enjoy its many community programs and events.

Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving
$37,300 over two years for a co-ordinator and project-related costs to implement the Ambassador Youth Volunteer model into high schools. This will reduce impaired driving in southwestern Ontario. (Another OTF grant will support this activity)

Plattsville Curling Club
$15,000 to purchase 32 granite curling rocks for this club, enabling it to continue offering healthy active recreation to all members of the community, especially seniors.

Polish Canadian Club (London)
$75,000 over one year to build a lift at the entrance and a new barrier-free washroom. The upgrades will help make the Club's building fully accessible for people of all abilities to take part in its social events and recreation programs.

Project Candy c/o Children's Aid Society of London & Middlesex
$30,000 over one year for a project co-ordinator who will help nine social service agencies and educational groups explore the feasibility of co-locating in London and service site.

Seniors Community Association c/o Boys' & Girls' Club of London
$187,300 over three years for staff and administration costs for Connecting London Seniors. This project will help engage community members to address seniors' needs and provide co-ordinated services in five neighbourhoods.

Springwater Catfish Collaborative c/o The Friends of Springwater
$26,000 over 10 months to build a barrier-free washroom in the Springwater Conservation Area's camping facility. This upgrade will improve accessibility so that people of all abilities can take part in outdoor activities and recreation.

St. John Ambulance, London Branch c/o  St. John Council for Ontario
$37,000 over one year to replace the building's HVAC system with a newer, more efficient model. This purchase will save energy, reduce costs and improve the comfort of the facility for staff, program volunteers and participants.

St. John's Anglican Church - Thamesford
$7,400 to install a ramp and replace two doors. These upgrades will make this community hall safer, more energy efficient and accessible to community members of all abilities.

St. Thomas Seniors' Centre
$9,700 to purchase new and safer chairs that will make the centre more senior-friendly and comfortable for its 375 members and those who rent the facility.

Tillsonburg Senior Centre
$15,000 to replace countertops and faucets in the senior centre's kitchen so that it can continue to provide food services for programs operating in the building.

Town of Ingersoll
$100,000 over one year for recording equipment for the Fusion Youth Activity and Technology Centre. The Centre will provide hundreds of area youth with professional recording opportunities, encouraging creativity, new skills and recreation.

Union Community Centre
$30,000 over one year for a barrier-free washroom, storage space and a drywall-ceiling system that meets fire code specifications. The centre will then be safer and more accessible to people of all abilities in this Elgin County community.

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)

Women's Employment Resource Centre
$133,000 over three years to improve the business processes, promotion and marketing of this sewing social enterprise.

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March 1 deadline

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

Across Languages Translation and Interpretation Service
$15,000 over one year to purchase software and develop it to manage the organization's services in London-Middlesex. The new tool will increase the ability for interpreters and clients to communicate through a web-based application.

Active Elgin c/o Elgin St. Thomas Health Unit
$30,800 over one year for staff, training and fees to develop a comprehensive, user-friendly searchable web-based inventory of all recreation and leisure opportunities within Elgin County.

Alzheimer Society of Oxford
$112,000 over three years for a co-ordinator and costs to implement a program for individuals with Alzheimer disease or related dementia and their families who are dealing with the early stages of the disease.

ARE-U-READY c/o YMCA of London
$64,000 over two years to increase physical-activity levels for people with disabilities in Oxford County. A free adapted-equipment loan program will be expanded to the county and opportunities to engage in adapted community sports will increase.

Canadian Diabetes Association
$40,000 over one year to restore the building's exterior and basement. These repairs will help to preserve and present the collection of Banting House in London, a National Historic Site of Canada, which is known as the birthplace of insulin.

Canadian Embroiderers' Guild, London
$3,300 over one year to purchase digital equipment and convert an existing slide collection to a digital format. This upgrade will enhance educational presentations to members of the guild and the general public.

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
$15,000 over one year for set-up costs and equipment to transform a resource library in London into an interactive media theatre. Vital historical documentation about Canada's medical heroes will then be more available to a larger public.

Connecting People with Nature through Bird Conservation c/o Bird Studies Canada
$61,200 over one year for staff, educational materials and a computer. The upgrades will increase community and youth awareness and attract more volunteers to help conserve and protect birds and their habitat in Thames Valley.

Cultural Advisory Roundtable c/o The Arts & Cookery Bank
$13,700 over one year for a web designer and project co-ordinator to develop a comprehensive inventory database. Tangible cultural and heritage elements will be catalogued from the four municipalities in the West Lorne area.

Gail Graham Eco Park c/o Boys' and Girls' Club of London
$60,400 over 18 months for a development manager to expand programs at this park in northeast London. Children and youth from the Boys and Girls Club and other community organizations will participate in activities that focus on the environment.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Community of London & Vicinity
$25,000 to purchase equipment and enhance the soccer field. Improvements will enable soccer to be provided as healthy recreation for hundreds of youth and adults in the community.

Home County Folk League
$50,000 over two years to hire a part-time marketing and development manager for this festival and event organization in London. The long-term financial stability of the Home County Folk Festival will then improve.

Ingersoll Services for Seniors
$4,800 over one year to install a sound-reducing divider between the commercial kitchen and dining room of this building. This will allow better use of the facility's space and improve the comfort and privacy of this community service provider.

Ingersoll Soccer Club
$15,000 over one year to renovate a room in the Ingersoll Soccer Club facility, which will create accessible washrooms for use by members and the public at large.

Ingersoll Speed Sharks c/o Kiwanis Club of Ingersoll Charitable Trust
$10,000 to purchase a timing system and other office equipment for this club. Upgrades will facilitate the swimmers' development and improve the organization's internal reporting system.

Karen Schuessler Singers
$24,000 over six months to produce a recording of this London organization's Road to Freedom concert. The production celebrates Black history and freedom with music and readings telling the history of Canada's part in the Underground Railroad.

Lights On c/o Optimist Club of Aylmer
$60,000 over one year to help purchase and install permanent light standards around a heavily used athletic field. This will enable greater use of this facility for community sports events at night.

London Community Resource Centre
$40,000 over one year to hire a communications-and-fund-development consultant to promote the organization's food security programs. Donations and sponsors will increase.

London Jewish Community Village
$66,000 over one year for a librarian, furniture and computers to create a Holocaust library and resource centre. This development will advance public awareness and provide specialized learning opportunities.

London Potters Guild
$113,500 over one year to replace the heating and cooling system and renovate a heritage building in the Old East Village. The renewed facility will be used to create the London Clay Arts Centre for the entire community to enjoy.

Military Family Resource Centre (London)
$30,000 to organize, implement and evaluate Heroes' Day 2008. This event enables members of the community to celebrate veterans and community-service personnel through events, displays and ceremonies.

The Optimist Club of Komoka-Kilworth
$35,000 over one year for the installation of a splash pad at the Kilworth Westbrook Park. This addition will provide healthy recreation, especially for younger children in the community.

Optimist Club of Oakridge Acres Inc.
$100,000 over one year to revitalize the Oakridge Optimist Community Park in London. The current field house will also be renovated to allow for accessible washrooms and walkways, a canteen and a community meeting room.

Orchestra London Canada Inc.
$100,000 over two years for a marketing associate, materials and set up costs to help the orchestra develop and produce an annual opera project.

Pearce Williams United Church Christian Centre
$40,000 over one year to replace two roofs and an aging dishwasher. These upgrades will ensure that the centre in Elgin County can continue to provide service to its many summer campers and other groups who use the facility all year.

ReForest London
$25,000 over one year for a co-ordinator, trees and promotions to improve the Glen Cairn neighbourhood. Trees will be planted in backyards, city boulevards, schools, businesses, places of worship, parks and other public areas.

Rotary Club of Aylmer Charitable Trust
$10,000 over one year to add modules to the skateboard park in Vienna, which will encourage more experienced skaters and boarders to continue participating and using the facility.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 510 - Melbourne
$14,300 over one year to upgrade the kitchen, air conditioner and interior paint to make the facility a more welcoming and safer environment for the many community groups that use it.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 55 - Woodstock
$80,000 to help replace the roofs of the Legion facilities in Woodstock. These repairs will make the buildings safer and more comfortable for the many community members that use it.

Sparta and District Historical Society
$6,000 over one year to replace the museum's old shingles with roofing designed to look like cedar shake. This will enhance the facility's authenticity and make it safer and more comfortable.

St. Thomas and District Minor Baseball Association
$22,000 over one year to purchase batting cages and related equipment. The upgrades will help to increase players' skill levels and flexibility while reducing the risk of injury among children and youth aged 7 to 21 years.

Tavistock and District Rod & Gun Club
$15,000 over one year to renovate the interior of their club house. New wiring, heating and electrical systems will be installed so programs can continue to educate the Oxford County community about the environment and natural resources.

Thames Talbot Land Trust
$106,500 over two years for an executive director, workshops and board and volunteer training. The organizational capacity of the trust will improve by providing strategic staff support to the volunteers in the Thames River watershed.

The Stork Club Big Band Museum & Hall of Fame
$25,000 over one year to assess community support, and develop a business case and implementation plan for a project to preserve, promote and highlight the music and dance of the big band era in Port Stanley.

The Woodstock Camera Club c/o Canadian Association of Photographic Art
$15,000 over one year to purchase equipment that will enable the club to further their transition into the digital photographic world. Services will improve and more exhibit and educational opportunities will be available to members.

Women's Athletic Alumnae Conference c/o London Sports Council
$7,000 over nine months to host a one-day conference for girls in the London area who are involved in high school sports and are interested in pursuing athletics after high school.

Zorra Skating Club
$8,400 over one year to replace the sound system, purchase office equipment and make renovations at the Embro Arena. The upgrades will improve the club's facility and make skating programs more available to the community.

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