Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin

2008-2009

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November 1 deadline

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

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Dufferin and District
$75,600 over two years for staff and administration costs to help strengthen the organization so it can maintain services to more than 120 children and youth each week while it engages in planning and development activities.

Canadian Organic Growers - Perth Waterloo Wellington Chapter c/o Canadian Organic Growers Inc.
$106,500 over two years for operational support to create a bioregional sustainable food system. Organic demonstration gardens will be developed and an institutional buying club designed that will link new organic products with institutional buyers.

Christopher Champlain Community Centre
$6,100 over one year toward the overall cost of creating a neighbourhood community garden in South Galt to support families in improving their access to nutritious and affordable food.

Community Living Dufferin
$25,000 over one year for a manager to support the organization in recruiting additional contributions and donations for Building Dreams Together, a shared-space arrangement that will house both Community Living Dufferin and Theatre Orangeville.

Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington
$7,600 over one year to replace the centre's aging fax/printer/copier with a modern machine to meet the needs of this multiservice agency in Fergus.

Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence
$62,600 over one year to set up a green hotline as a source of practical environmental information for people living in Wellington and Dufferin Counties.

Focus for Ethnic Women, Waterloo Region Inc.
$185,000 over four years for a manager to strengthen and build the long-term capacity of the organization. This will enable it to better meet the employment and settlement needs of immigrant, refugee and visible-minority women in Ontario.

Galt Curling Club
$74,300 over one year to install new insulation, an HVAC unit and doors. These upgrades will ensure the club has an even, better quality ice surface and is able to continue providing quality weekly programs for 400 curlers.

Greening Sacred Spaces - Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin c/o Faith & The Common Good
$108,000 over four years to create volunteer green teams that will provide resources, tools, and support. Faith communities and their members will then increase their environmental awareness and ability to act on community environmental issues.

Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Inc.
$114,000 over three years to build the capacity of the organization through increased marketing, documented procedures and policies, volunteerism and community support.

The Guelph Little Theatre
$54,000 over one year to replace the roof of the auditorium in order to maintain the building's integrity for the theatre's 6,000 patrons annually.

K-W Water Polo Club
$11,000 over one year to purchase essential equipment to support the growth of the sport of water polo in the community.

Kitchener Blues Community Inc.
$72,000 over 18 months for part-time staff and support for a new indoor main stage at this annual festival. Audience attendance, support for hundreds of volunteers, and partnerships and sponsorships for the festival will increase.

Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre
$54,900 over one year for the part-time co-ordination of this demonstration project that will initiate peer-led support groups for men and women members of four cultural linguistic groups: Spanish, Punjabi, Mandarin and Somali.

Kitchener-Waterloo Track & Field Association
$60,000 over one year to purchase pole-vaulting equipment for able bodied athletes and accessibility equipment for athletes with disabilities in order to enhance opportunities for children and youth to participate in the sport.

Master Gardeners, Cambridge group c/o Master Gardeners of Ontario Inc.
$8,100 over one year to purchase equipment and provide training to members and volunteers in order to increase the organization's capacity to deliver horticultural-education workshops to the public.

Memory Clinic's Outreach Service for Vulnerable Seniors c/o Trellis Mental Health and Developmental Services
$107,600 over 18 months to support innovative partnerships in Waterloo Region that will help increase access to health, social and recreational services for seniors with cognitive impairments who are living at home and their caregivers.

Opportunities Waterloo Region
$222,700 over three years for the staffing resources to build the capacity of this multisectoral organization to implement and evaluate a community poverty prevention and reduction initiative in Waterloo Region.

Planned Parenthood Waterloo Region
$44,100 over one year to provide sexual health workshops in safe spaces to women newcomers from war-torn areas. The workshops will be designed to meet their particular needs and provide individual support through peers and co-facilitators.

Portage Ontario
$15,000 to purchase sports equipment and paint multisport lines on the gymnasium floor in order to increase access to sport and recreation programs for youth at risk from across Ontario who are dealing with addiction.

Ray of Hope Inc.
$50,000 to renovate and equip the Oasis downtown drop-in centre to ensure continued access to food, shelter, employment and addiction rehabilitation services for hundreds of marginalized people in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

St. John Ambulance Kitchener-Waterloo Branch c/o St. John Council for Ontario
$35,000 over one year toward the overall cost of upgrading the second floor washrooms in the organization's facility, enabling it to better serve the 5,000 people who participate in first aid and CPR courses annually.

Sunrise Therapeutic Riding & Learning Centre
$49,400 over one year to help upgrade facilities and fields and purchase a sound system.  Funds will help maintain buildings and lands used by over 100 children and adults with disabilities who participate in riding programs in the Puslinch area.

Sustainable Waterloo 
$25,000 over one year for the co-ordinating resources to support this new entrepreneurial organization. These resources will enable the increase in the number of technology companies participating in the carbon dioxide reduction target program.

Township of Woolwich/Woolwich Memorial Centre User Groups c/o Corporation of the Township of Woolwich
$150,000 over one year to enable the collaborative to purchase equipment and enhance the sports and recreation programs of several organizations that serve over 10,000 individuals and families in rural communities annually.

United Way Community Services of Guelph and District
$40,000 over one year for upgrades to the interior and exterior of the organization's well-used meeting space, which will help to ensure a safe, healthy and comfortable experience for the many not-for-profit groups that use this affordable venue.

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July 1 deadline

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

21 Highland Fusiliers Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps c/o The Army Cadet League of Canada (Ontario)
$13,900 over one year to purchase outdoor adventure and sports equipment to enhance program activities and provide positive experiences to youth in the Cambridge community.

AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County
$155,400 over three years for a co-ordinator and expenses to train volunteers and offer expanded community support services to people living with HIV/AIDS.  Services will include workshops, counselling, referrals, and community development.

Alternatives Journal
$31,400 over two years for staff, travel and resource materials. Radio, podcasts and live author events will raise awareness and help educate the Kitchener/Waterloo community about the environment.

Cambridge Kiwanis Boys' Choir Association
$14,900 over one year to purchase a piano, sheet music and office equipment in order to support the organization in maintaining affordable musical programming for children and youth.

Civics Research Co-operative
$47,700 over one year for a project co-ordinator and software. A feasibility study will be conducted to evaluate evaluate the establishment of an innovation-and-design centre for small, socially or environmentally oriented businesses and organizations in Waterloo Region.

Corporation of the Town of Minto
$15,000 over one year to upgrade the lighting at the Drew Baseball Diamond in order to maintain the park for physical activity programs for adults and children.

Corporation of the Township of East Luther Grand Valley
$25,000 over six months for contract staff, training and computer equipment. A web-based document management system will be created so that volunteers and staff can provide a large community area with better access to resources and information.

Corporation of the Township of Mapleton
$100,000 over one year for exterior brick work, lighting and entrance enhancements to the Drayton Festival Theatre building. Safety and accessibility will be improved for all members of the community using the building.

Ed Video Media Arts Centre
$12,900 over one year for a high-definition video camera and accessories. This equipment will enable community media-arts projects to be produced in Guelph and promote Canadian artists creating independent works.

Eden Mills Jackrabbit Ski Club c/o Cross Country Ontario
$15,000 over one year to purchase ski-trail-grooming and cross-country ski equipment. An affordable equipment-rental service will be established so more children in Wellington County can take part in this healthy outdoor recreation.

Elmira Lawn Bowling Club c/o Ontario Lawn Bowls Association
$12, 800 over one year for new siding, windows and insulation in the club's building. These upgrades will reduce energy consumption and maintain the structural integrity of this rural community's well-used meeting place.

Elora Centre for the Arts
$70,000 over one year to upgrade the furnace and washrooms and make other improvements to the centre's heritage building. These repairs will increase energy efficiency and savings, ensuring its safety and comfort for the many groups that use it.

Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis
$60,900 over one year for a resource development manager, a consultant and computer equipment. Strategies will be developed to raise awareness, manage resources and train volunteers to help abused women and their children.

Island Lake Community Trails Project c/o Credit Valley Conservation Foundation - Friends of Island Lake Committee
$75,000 over one year to help construct a 2,329-metre accessible segment of trail on the north shore of this lake in Mono Township. The trail is part of a comprehensive conservation and recreation system in the Headwaters area.

K-W Habilitation Services
$8,000 over one year to purchase and install a ceiling track-lift system and a hydraulic change table. These tools will meet the needs of adults with disabilities so that they can continue participating in the day-support program.

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
$83,400 over 20 months for staff, a website consultant and program development costs. Community awareness will be raised about the gallery's new mission, vision and quality programs, encouraging greater participation.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
$114,000 over three years for staff, travel and rental costs to provide a concert series for teachers and students in Grades 1 to 6. Participating schools will experience live orchestral concerts, raising awareness of and interest in symphony music.

Kujawiacy Polish Song and Dance Ensemble
$13,000 over one year for a dance instructor, video equipment and a computer. These will help to improve the quality of performances by children and youth in Kitchener-Waterloo, encouraging participation and support for this cultural art form.  

LivingWorks Community Training Team c/o Canadian Mental Health Association Grand River Branch
$90,100 over three years for a project co-ordinator, training and promotional materials. Workshops will be held to raise awareness of suicide-prevention strategies and partnerships developed to better integrate services in the Waterloo area.

The New Quarterly Literary Society Inc.
$78,000 over three years for a circulation assistant, computer equipment and training. A two-step strategy will be initiated to manage succession, generate revenue and enhance organizational stability for this Waterloo Region arts journal.

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 in high schools. Funding will help reduce impaired driving in Southwestern Ontario. (Another OTF grant will support this activity)

Participation House Waterloo-Wellington
$23,000 to help install an accessible washroom in this centre for adults with physical disabilities and brain injuries in Waterloo Region. The upgrades will make the facility more accessible to people of all abilities.

Ponsonby Recreation Club Incorporated
$22,000 over one year to upgrade the picnic shelter and purchase an electronic scoreboard and bleachers for this Wellington Township park. The upgrades will make this volunteer-run facility safer and more functional for community and sporting events.

Puppets Elora c/o Ontario Puppetry Association
$5,700 over one year to rebuild this group's 13-year-old portable puppet stage and purchase sound and lighting equipment.  The upgrades will enable more public performances across Wellington County and encourage support for this form of theatre.

ROOF (Reaching Our Outdoor Friends)
$49,800 over two years to pilot the youth-led Street Designs project. This social enterprise will help homeless and youth at risk throughout Waterloo Region use their artistic abilities to create clothes and accessories to market and sell.

Seniors at Risk c/o Trellis Mental Health and Development Services
$107,800 over two years for a co-ordinator, travel and equipment. The collaborative will develop a more co-ordinated response to elder abuse in Dufferin County, raise awareness and develop better support systems for vulnerable seniors.

Suzuki String School of Guelph
$55,000 over two years for staff, communication materials and office supplies.  A fundraising plan will be developed, volunteers recruited and outreach conducted to raise the school's community profile and gain support for quality musical education.

United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries
$82,000 over two years for training, administration and external evaluation services. A new strategic plan will be implemented to reflect changes in the way funds are allocated and improve services to member agencies and the larger community.

YMCA of Cambridge
$121,100 over three years for a co-ordinator and educational materials.  A neighbourhood-based on-line YMCA program will be created to help children learn and succeed in such areas as academics, social growth and personal health.

YWCA of Cambridge
$103,900 over two years for a co-ordinator, training and volunteer recognition.  Volunteers will deliver the Roots of Empathy program to school children in Cambridge, helping to increase emotional literacy skills and reduce aggression.

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March 1 deadline

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

Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Foundation
$25,600 over six months for a fully integrated software information system. Efficient data-transaction processing along with functionality will be provided for: donor management, investment and fund management, granting and financial management.

Cambridge Community Orchestra
$33,900 over two years to retain the music conductor/director position. The orchestra will then be able to respond to community demand and implement its marketing and resource development strategies.

Cambridge Neighbourhood Profiles c/o Social Planning Council of Cambridge and North Dumfries
$60,100 over one year to conduct the quantitative research phase of a 2008 neighbourhood profiles report. It will provide an update on the demographics, strengths and capacities of Cambridge neighbourhoods, in order to enhance service effectiveness.

Cambridge Sculpture Garden
$5,000 over one year for publication materials, program costs and advertisements to support the organization in launching a new outdoor art exhibit to benefit the Cambridge community.

CHOICES Youth Shelter
$93,000 over two years for staff resources and training. These will strengthen the organization's capacity to improve program delivery for youth who are at risk in the Orangeville area.
 
Fergus Tennis Club
$48,000 to install a lighting system at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex. This upgrade will support two newly established tennis courts, enhancing their accessibility and availability to the general public, especially young people.

Grand River CarShare
$40,000 over one year to attract volunteers and improve the group's skills, income and effectiveness. Training, staff and consulting services will be obtained to help strengthen its environmental and social-economic impact in Waterloo region.

Greenlands Collaborative c/o Elora Cataract Trailway Association
$116,400 over two years for staff and equipment to involve the public in a mapping, designing and implementation project. The resulting strategy will help guide the development of additional green space in the Township of Central Wellington.

Grey Wellington Theatre Guild
$11,600 over one year to install a new sound system in the theatre facility in Harriston. This upgrade will enhance the selection and staging of the group's musical productions, especially children's musical performances.

Guelph Symphony Orchestra
$10,000 over one year to purchase orchestral music. These new tools will help to expand the organization's library and support it as it delivers public performances annually in Wellington County.

Guelph/Wellington Community Leadership Institute c/o Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington
$87,600 over 18 months to research, design and implement a community-based leadership program for Guelph Wellington.

The HelpNow Project c/o Family Counselling and Support Services for Guelph-Wellington
$108,100 over 18 months to improve service delivery to child victims of sexual abuse in Guelph and Wellington counties. A network of service providers and clinicians will be established to develop a model of co-ordination, training and evaluation.

Hespeler Minor Softball Association Incorporated
$15,000 over one year to purchase a range of quality softball equipment to support safer participation in the sport of softball by over 500 children and youth in Cambridge.

kidsLINK
$82,300 over three years for a study to expand Tools for Life, a program for children aged 4 to 10 years who are at risk in Waterloo region. A longitudinal, evidence-based evaluation of this highly rated pilot will be developed and completed.

Kin Canada
$61,000 over one year to update the mechanical and electrical systems of the national headquarters building in Cambridge, making it more energy efficient and usable.

Kitchener-Waterloo Diving Club
$8,700 over one year for equipment that will assist the club in increasing its participation rates and help improve the training centre's safety for athletes.

Kitchener-Waterloo Extend-A-Family
$91,300 over two years for a community developer position that will allow the organization to be more responsive to meet the needs of families and individuals.

Our Place Family Resource and Early Years Centre
$70,000 over one year for the start-up capital costs to construct an accessible, community outdoor learning environment. This recreational space will improve and support the physical well-being and education of families in the Waterloo community.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 233 - Orangeville
$40,000 over one year to help upgrade the hall and make it more accessible to people of all abilities in Orangeville. These improvements will help ensure that all community members are able to fully participate in the Legion's programs and services.

Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society
$30,400 over one year to develop volunteer recruitment and management systems.  New and existing volunteers will be trained, increasing the capacity of this tourism and heritage initiative, which serves residents and visitors in Waterloo region.

Supporting Kids in Camp c/o KidsAbility Centre for Child Development
$84,200 over two years for a project co-ordinator, training and expenses to implement a Kids in Camp program. Camp staff will be trained to integrate children with disabilities into their programs across Wellington County.

Three Centuries Festival (Elora Festival)
$36,000 over one year to purchase 750 theatre-style stacking chairs for use in the Gambrel Barn, the main stage performance venue of the Elora Festival each summer.

Volunteer Action Centre of K-W and Area Inc.
$130,400 over two years for staff, equipment and tools to develop, test, and evaluate various ways to engage teams of volunteers from  business and higher education institutions in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy
$75,000 over one year for boxing equipment that will improve safety and increase participation in sports for over 200 youth, encouraging them to remain in school and build their academic skills.

Waterloo Regional Matmen Wrestling Club
$30,000 over one year toward the purchase of new wrestling mats in order to provide youth with opportunities to more safely participate in the sport.

Waterloo Regional REACT
$39,800 over one year to purchase new radio equipment. The upgrades will help to enhance the organization's technological capacity and its support to over 40 community events attended by 40,000 people across Waterloo Region annually.

Woolwich Interfaith Counselling Society
$75,000 over one year to support energy efficient upgrades to the society's new building in Elmira. The organization will then be able to continue to provide confidential services to members of the rural community.

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