Alternatives, Integrating Special People in Vaughan
$129,200 over three years to enable children with developmental disabilities to participate in programs by leasing a van, purchasing computer equipment and providing staff support.

Alzheimer Society of York Region
$166,000 over three years to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer disease and their families by raising awareness of the services available from the organization and building its volunteer base and fundraising capacity.

Artlinks! c/o CAYRE- The Community Alliance for York Region Education
$300,000 over four years to develop, promote and support the arts in York Region by creating an independent regional arts council.

Aurora Agricultural Society Fair and Horse Show
$24,000 over three months to make repairs to the organization’s special events trailer and to purchase walkie-talkies for use by event volunteers.

Aurora United Church
$58,900 over one year to renovate, repair and equip a building used for many community activities, including "Out of the Cold" and other programs that provide support for people in need.

Barrie 2003 Winter Games c/o Ontario Special Olympics Inc.
$35,100 over nine months to support projects planned for the 2003 Winter Ontario Special Olympics to be held in the City of Barrie from January 30 to February 3, 2003.

Barrie Music Festival Association Inc.
$67,000 over two years to enhance and expand an annual music competition by building its infrastructure, increasing its volunteer base, and launching marketing and fundraising campaigns. The initiative will generate tourism revenue for the area.

Beeton Skating Club
$16,000 over two year to enhance and expand the activities of a rural skating club by launching a new training program and purchasing equipment.

Bells of St. Matthew's c/o The Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers
$12,000 over six months to improve a handbell ringing choir's performances by purchasing new equipment and uniforms.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Georgian Triangle c/o Big Brothers of South Georgian Bay
$109,000 over four years to assist with the amalgamation of two community organizations, including the completion of office renovations, and expansion of the in-school mentoring program and traditional matching programs.

Bradford West Gwillimbury History Association
$25,000 over two years to research and publish a book entitled Governor Simcoe Slept Here – a history of the Township of West Gwillimbury from 1815 to 1960.

Canadian Mental Health Association, Barrie - Simcoe Branch
$150,000 over two years to enhance a mental health peer support program by renovating a social club, increasing the number of trainers, providing educational workshops, and training consumers for peer support positions in the mental health system.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), York Region District
$65,500 over one year to enhance services to people who are blind or visually impaired by increasing community outreach and peer support programming.

Canadian Parents for French (Ontario)
$10,000 over seven months to assist with the operation of a quality bilingual summer day camp program geared to children aged 9 to12.

Canadian Red Cross Society, Region of York Branch c/o Canadian Red Cross Society, Ontario Zone
$118,100 over two years to increase access to Red Cross programs and services for people living in southern York Region by opening a satellite office in Richmond Hill.

Cawaja Balm Ossossane (CBO) Parks and Recreation Association Inc.
$5,000 over three months to repair and upgrade an existing ball field to enable participants to play safely.

Central Ontario Area Women's Institute
$24,000 over one year to raise awareness of the Central Ontario Area Women's Institute and increase membership by celebrating its 100th anniversary with a special convention.

Centre for the Advancement of Video Excellence
$82,000 over two years to expand digital and post-production facilities, by purchasing new equipment, hiring technical support staff and promoting services to potential new members.

Chabad Lubavitch of Ontario
$310,000 over five years to enhance the quality of life of children with special needs by matching them with teens who will offer friendship and recreational opportunities to the children and respite to parents.

Clearview Community Theatre
$55,000 over one year to enhance the productions of this amateur theatre company by purchasing new equipment and renting storage space.

Coldwater Mill Heritage Foundation
$52,000 over six months to renovate the historic Coldwater Mill, a heritage wooden gristmill built in 1834 which is now used as an archival and educational facility.

Colours of Music
$20,000 over nine months to organize and host Colours of Music, a nine-day classical music festival in Barrie.

Community Link North Simcoe
$80,400 over two years to develop a network of new volunteers in the outlying areas of North Simcoe and to assist existing groups to expand their rural service mandates.

Connections, c/o Rose of Sharon Services for Young Mothers
$180,000 over three years to support isolated pregnant teens and teen mothers by linking them with volunteer mentors in their communities who will share their knowledge, experience and friendship.

Couchiching Conservancy
$76,000 over four years to enhance and expand the capacity of the organization and assist it in implementing a new strategy to secure environmentally significant properties in Simcoe County. (The OTF is providing an additional grant of
$19,000 for this initiative in the Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge area.)

Dufferin Marsh Restoration Project c/o Township of King
$223,500 over five years to restore the Dufferin Marsh to full environmental health by completing a wetland rehabilitation project and establishing monitoring and education programs.

Environmental Earth Angels
$62,400 over three years to deliver the Educational Tree Planting Program to schools in Simcoe. (The OTF is also providing additional grants totalling $132,600 in the Durham, Central Toronto and Halton-Peel areas.)

Everyman Project, c/o Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church
$150,000 over two years to involve York Region youth in the production and performance of a rock musical based on Everyman, a medieval play about ethics and values.

Federation of Chinese Canadians in Markham
$291,700 over five years to create an inter-cultural website with information on arts, recreation, special events and services offered by and for the Chinese, South and Southeast-Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Caribbean communities.

Festival Orillia Inc.
$90,000 over two years to address the sustainability of the Mariposa Folk Festival by building its artistic strengths and enhancing its physical site with renovations and capital purchases.

Filipino Canadian Association of Vaughan
$62,000 over one year to enable this Filipino-Canadian association to enhance programming by renovating part of a multi-service community centre as its permanent home.

Future Possibilities Toronto Inc.
$11,000 over one year to develop the organization’s infrastructure and expand its leadership training program to enable at-risk children to develop life skills and contribute to their community.

Georgian Triangle Angler's Association
$75,000 over three years to implement the Pretty River Rehabilitation Project, an environmental restoration initiative, and to undertake a water temperature study of Pretty River and Silver Creek.

Georgian Triangle Tourist Association and Convention Bureau
$60,000 over six months to make a regional tourist information centre fully accessible to people with disabilities.

GTA Wetland Watch
$208,200 over five years to preserve the natural heritage of York region by enabling an environmental group to complete wetland rehabilitation projects in the East Holland and Black River watersheds.

Highland Trail Blazers Ski Club c/o Cross Country Ontario
$26,000 over six months to support the National Cross Country Ski Championships which will be held in Duntroon in March 2003.

Hospice Simcoe Inc.
$118,300 over three years to enable this community hospice to meet service needs and to ensure its long-term sustainability by implementing a fundraising and marketing strategy.

Hospice Vaughan
$154,000 over three years to support the Hands of Hope Program, a grief and bereavement service for children and teens.

Huronia Communities Foundation - La Fondation Communautaire de la Huronie
$60,000 over two years to expand a local community foundation's fund development and granting capacity by building its infrastructure and supporting a strategic marketing campaign.

Huronia District Soccer Association
$94,000 over two years to support volunteer development programs across the district that will attract and train parents as soccer coaches in their community.

Huronia Fiddle and Step-Dance Association
$16,800 over six months to enhance an annual fiddle and step-dancing competition by purchasing a portable stage.

Huronia Museum & Huron Ouendat Village
$70,000 over one year to maintain and expand a regional museum's curatorial, exhibition, educational and archival programs as well as upgrade its main entrance and signage.

Information Aurora Projectc/o Our Lady of Grace Child Care Centre (Aurora) Inc.
$105,800 over 18 months to transform a community information pilot into an integrated community information and volunteer centre in the Town of Aurora.

Learning Disabilities Association - York Region
$133,000 over two years to enhance and expand services to people with learning disabilities in York by conducting a needs assessment and producing standardized program modules.

Literacy Council York-Simcoe
$266,600 over five years to enhance literacy training for adults and offer computer training to seniors and tutoring to children and youth by creating a computer-assisted, interactive learning lab.

MacLaren Art Centre
$150,000 over three years to mount “shore/lines,” an exhibition that will bring together Canadian and international artists to create environmental artworks in 12 outdoor Barrie sites.

Maple Valley Club Inc.
$55,000 over six months to resurface the south diamond infield and install lighting.

Markham Concert Band
$23,500 over one year to increase the repertoire, membership and audiences of this amateur concert band by purchasing new music and equipment and mounting a promotional campaign.

Markham Lawn Bowling Club
$39,000 over six months to install a new lighting system, replace galvanized fencing around the greens, and purchase new lawn bowls.

Markham-Unionville Support Team c/o York South Association for Community Living
$104,600 over two years to ensure that people with developmental disabilities can continue to live in the community as their parents grow old by establishing lifelong support networks of family, friends and other community members.

Mental Health Services of York Region
$180,000 over three years to provide in-school group counselling to teens with severe anxiety so that they can develop social skills and successfully complete their education.

Midland & District Lawn Bowling Club c/o Ontario Lawn Bowls Association
$54,000 over six months to purchase new equipment and complete clubhouse renovations.

New Tecumseth Singers
$24,200 over two years to support this community choir’s artistic growth, develop a marketing plan, and purchase new music and uniforms.

Newmarket Aquatics c/o Ontario Water Polo Association
$220,000 over five years to set up competitive and grassroots recreational development programs.

Newmarket Fiddlefest Collaborative c/o The Newmarket Kinsmen Club
$15,400 over one year to establish a festival of Canadian fiddle music and step-dancing at Newmarket's Fairy Lake in July 2003.

Newmarket Jets Speed Skating Club
$16,000 over six months to enable the club to purchase equipment, undertake outreach and certify its volunteer coaches in order to continue to provide safe and accessible sports and recreational opportunities for children and youth in the community.

Newmarket Soccer Club
$143,000 over two years to hire an office manager, upgrade computer and telephone systems, and produce certification programs for community volunteers.

Nobleton Lions Club
$44,400 over one year to survey leisure preferences and participation in King Township, and to engage the public in defining priorities for sports, recreation, arts and culture in the area.

North Newmarket Lions Foundation
$75,000 over one year to support the construction and landscaping of a modular playground, which will enable special needs and able-bodied children to participate in fun recreational activities together.

Oak Ridges Trail Association
$33,500 over one year to enable volunteer teams to maintain a 200-km trail network throughout the Oak Ridges Moraine by purchasing new trail maintenance equipment. The trail enhances environmental awareness and attracts tourists to the area.

Orillia & District Big Brothers Association
$60,000 over two years to support an in-school mentoring program for at-risk children in North Simcoe.

Orillia Naturalists Club
$18,500 over six months to enhance a 500 metre section of the Uhthoff Trail by planting indigenous trees and by installing a fence, a windbreak and interpretive signs so that residents and visitors will be able to fully enjoy and appreciate the area.

Orillia Presbyterian Church (St. Andrew's)
$60,500 over one year to upgrade this heritage building’s heating and electrical systems so that it can continue to be used by the public for community programming.

Perkinsfield Parks & Recreation Association
$5,000 over six months to support renovations to an outdoor skating rink that is used by the community year round for roller hockey, ball hockey, skateboarding, basketball, ice skating and ice hockey.

Pulsars Gymnastic Club
$56,000 over three months to replace old equipment in order to provide safe and high quality gymnastic programs to children and youth in the Newmarket area.

Quest Gallery and Huronia School of Visual Arts
$8,000 over one year to provide visual arts instruction and to introduce a visual arts summer school in Midland-Penetanguishene.

Richmond Hill Centennial Pipe Band
$9,100 over eight months to increase band membership and help celebrate the Town of Richmond Hill's 130th anniversary by holding a Scottish Evening in June 2003.

Royal Canadian Legion, Alliston Branch 171
$40,000 over six months to support renovations and upgrades to this facility that is used for many community activities.

Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 63(Collingwood)
$42,000 over one year to replace the furnace and refrigerator and for accessibility renovations to the entranceway so that this facility can continue to be used by the community for a wide range of activities.

Seniors' Travelling Entertainment Program c/o Elder Connections
$99,400 over two years to reduce isolation among seniors in long-term care facilities, veterans’ halls and seniors' centres by providing free entertainment featuring volunteer seniors.

Serenata Choir Inc.
$23,900 over two years to enhance the performance of this community choir and boost audience attendance by engaging soloists and a full chamber orchestra for its annual season finale concert.

Shining Through Centre for Children with Autism
$75,000 over one year to increase services to children with autism by renovating an historic house as a children's therapy centre.

Simcoe Alcohol and Drug Education Services Inc.
$52,000 over two years to support an organization that provides addictions treatment and support services.

Simcoe County Historical Association
$7,500 over six months to build interest in preserving the history of Simcoe County by upgrading the association’s quarterly newsletter and expanding its distribution.

Skate Canada Lakeside
$20,000 over one year to increase opportunities for local youth to learn how to figure skate and compete, by building the club's membership and sustainability.

Stayner Heritage Society
$53,000 over eight months to complete the landscaping of Station Park, including walking paths, gardens, trees, benches and decorative lighting.

Team Hardwood Cycling & Ski Club
$56,500 over nine months to purchase training and testing equipment for both cyclists and skiers who participate in club and development programs at the Canadian Cycling Association's National Development Centre.

Temple Har Zion
$75,000 over one year to improve and expand a program for homeless people in York Region called “Out of the Cold,” by renovating and equipping space used for the program.

Theatre Collingwood
$23,800 over six months to enable this community theatre to operate more efficiently by purchasing a computerized box office database system and to generate additional revenue through enhanced marketing.

Transit Georgina
$52,000 over two years to expand transportation services for frail seniors and people with disabilities, and for fundraising development activities.

Unionville Theatre Company
$73,000 over three years to increase opportunities for York Region youth to participate in amateur musical theatre training and performance, and to build this amateur theatre company's revenue-generating capacity.

United Way of York Region
$304,000 over five years to help organizations develop core organizational strengths and increase effectiveness by providing professional consultants to complete capacity-building projects in-house and by upgrading the skills of volunteer trainers.

Wasaga Community Theatre
$35,000 over six months to increase attendance by purchasing new tiered seating which will provide a better view of the performances.

Women & Children's Shelter (Barrie)
$120,000 over two years to meet the growing demand for shelter services in Barrie and to ensure high standards by implementing a long-term fundraising plan and providing professional development to staff.

Women's Centre of York Region
$193,500 over three years to build the centre's capacity to offer needed services to women in the region by providing skills training to staff and volunteers, and by mounting a fundraising and communications campaign.

Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre c/o Community Living Huronia
$150,000 over two years to make the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre completely accessible to people with a range of disabilities by removing visual, aural, physical and learning barriers.

Wyevale Parks & Recreation Association Inc.
$20,000 over one year to support renovations to an outdoor skating rink that is used by the community year round for roller hockey, ball hockey, skateboarding, basketball, ice skating and ice hockey.

Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
$225,000 over three years to introduce a day program for seniors, develop a more diverse volunteer base, and build new partnerships in order to enhance palliative care services for Chinese-Canadians in the region.

York Region Food Network
$60,000 over three years to enhance and expand fundraising, marketing and volunteer development for the support of community based initiatives aimed at increasing access to affordable, nutritious food for people in York Region.

York Region Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral Service
$31,000 over one year to recruit and train volunteers for a second Victim Response Team that will enable the organization to offer 24-hour crisis intervention across York Region.