Community Foundation grants: $27,000+ for Frontenac

May 24, 2017

The Community Foundation for Kingston & Area (CFKA) awarded 20 grants totaling $152,519 to local charities which are expected to benefit 5,262 people, including 1,246 youth.

Executive Director Tina Bailey says “At the Foundation we believe that we are all stronger together.  Through our community grants program, we encourage collaboration, skills building and awareness-raising to act on this belief. Community Development has always been one of our fields of interest and is so important to what we do and what makes our community great. We are pleased to have funded a number of such projects in this area this granting round.”

Four grants went to initiatives within Frontenac County this year.

Clarendon & Miller Community Archives, Historic Tours of North Frontenac Township: $10,672
The Guidebook produced by Clarendon & Miller Community Archives, Historic Tours of North Frontenac introduces travelers to the rich heritage of the historic and present hamlets of North Frontenac. Whether you are driving/cycling/walking OR making a virtual tour on the Archives website (www.clarmillararchives.ca), come visit Fernleigh, Ardoch, Plevna, Ompah, Snow Road, Mississippi Station, Coxvale and communities of the past such as Wensley, Playfair, Beech Corners and Donaldson.

New Leak Link (NeLL), Seasonal Cookery from NeLL to Home: $6,500
This project uses adapted technologies in conjunction with coaching at NeLL and at home to promote healthy food choices, tap local food sources like the Diversity Garden, and generate a repertoire of recipes and cooking strategies. A Midsummer Picnic event will bring interested agencies together to share fresh local food and knowledge about healthy living.

Wolfe Island Community Medical Clinic, Community Garden: $6,362
The Wolfe Island Community Garden Expansion project will create a large garden space located between the Medical Clinic and the proposed Seniors’ Housing Project and support hands-on learning opportunities for local students. It will engage local students, seniors, and community groups to promote healthy eating and food literacy in the village of Marysville on Wolfe Island.

Wolfe Island Friends of Ferals, Continuation of Trap, Neuter, Release Programme: $4,000
Wolfe Island Friends of Ferals began in March of 2015. Our immediate focus is on humane management of the large feral cat population on the Island through a programme of live trapping, spaying, neutering, rabies vaccinating and releasing ferals back to their colonies to live out their lives.  The general welfare of ferals on the Island is the broader goal and, if human and financial resources permit, we hope that can also provide shelter, etc.