(l-r) Margaret Brogden, Wally Ozog, Ted Koehler, Sigi von Hunnius, Ski Friends of the Frost Centre executive committee, members; Norm Miller, MPP (Parry Sound-Muskoka); Teri Souter, OTF Grant Review Team member; Norm Vanstone, member, Ski Friends of the Frost Centre executive committee

Ski Friends of the Frost Centre unveiled some much needed equipment for its upcoming season thanks in part to a $28,600 grant it received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Ski Friends purchased two new Yamaha snow machines to enhance the grooming of their cross-country ski trails, providing improved and more reliable winter trail conditions for skiers.

Tropicana Community Services Organization
Scarborough

(l-r) Aaron Turford-Fusion, Staff, Fusion Centre; Bettianne Hedges, OTF Grant Review Team member; Sam Quin, participant, Fusion Centre; Kyle McManus, participant, Fusion Centre; John McIntosh, General Manager, Heart FM 104.7; Mayor Paul Holbrough, Town of Ingersoll; Ernie Hardeman, MPP (Oxford);Eric Howlett, participant, Fusion Centre

The Fusion Youth Activity and Technology Centre (Fusion Centre) hosted the grand opening of “The Studio” a state-of-the-art recording studio, thanks in part to a $150,000 OTF grant. Funding was used to support the musical and digital recording studio, providing local youth with professional recording opportunities on various projects.

(l-r)  Tim Mancell, Councillor, Walkerton; Doug Berry, Director, Walkerton Agricultural Society; Morgan Inglis, 2nd Vice-President, Walkerton Agricultural Society; Muriel Murphy, OTF Grant Review Team member; Carol Mitchell, MPP (Huron Bruce); Len Wilhelm, Director, Walkerton Agricultural Society; Jim Sloan, volunteer

The Walkerton Agricultural Society is putting a new roof on one of its three buildings, thanks to a $65,000 OTF grant. The new roof will allow the group to host many cultural and community events in safe and energy efficient space.

(l-r) Art Sampson, OTF Grant Review Team member; Ken Crichton, President, Steel City Steelers Football; Paul Miller, MPP (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

The Steel City Steelers Atom-level division scored a touchdown with an $8,000 grant from OTF.  Thanks to the funding, the group has purchased safety and field equipment, such as helmets, shoulder pads, blocking shields and tackling dummies for 40 members of the Atom-level division team (comprised of players 11 to 12 years of age).

(l-r) Bill Mauro, MPP (Thunder Bay-Atikokan); Michael Gravelle, MPP (Thunder Bay-Superior North); Larry Hebert, President, Thunder Bay International Baseball Association; Warren Phillip, Executive Director, Thunder Bay International Baseball Association

The Thunder Bay International Baseball Association (TBIBA) held a donor appreciation event in recognition of the $95,000 OTF grant received last winter. The two-year grant was used to purchase equipment, organize a cultural festival and provide volunteer training and recruitment for the International Baseball of America Federation (IBAF) AAA World Junior Baseball Championship, slated for Thunder Bay in the summer of 2010.

(l-r) Pam Bennewies, Clerk-Treasurer, Township of Brethour; Andrew Ager, OTF Grant Review Team member; Arla West, Councilor, Township of Brethour; David Ramsay, MPP (Timiskaming-Cochrane)

The Township of Brethour cut the ribbon on a newly renovated community hall, made possible by a $13,800 OTF grant. Funding was used to install a second entrance, featuring an adjoining exterior access ramp and washroom modifications to ensure it’s fully accessible to all community members.

(l-r) Jody Anderson; Community Access Program Assistant, APANO; Lisa Ojeebah, Community Access Program Coordinator;  Mike Brown, MPP (Algoma-Manitoulin); Dorthy Wynn, President, APANO; Pat Tangie, Community Wellness Coordinator, APANO; Sue Cauchy, Long-Term Care Coordinator, APANO In the back; Jody Murphy, client, APANO and Ken Wynn

The Aboriginal Peoples’ Alliance of Northern Ontario celebrated the unveiling of a new van thanks to a $15,000 OTF grant. The  van will help  more community members access APANO’s programs as lack of transportation in the region is an issue.

(l-r) Claytton Wyndatt, Director, White Water Gallery; Monique Smith, MPP (Nipissing); Carol Anne DiBartolomeo, OTF Grant Review Team member

White Water Gallery hosted a reception for the first annual National Juried Drawing Exhibition and its Art Cards event made possible with a $31,200 OTF grant.  In 2008, White Water Gallery received funding to provide administrative training, expand programming, assist with operational costs, and to pay exhibition fees. The support has also helped to secure a new and larger space located at 109 Main St. East.

Photo courtesy of Independent & Free Press (l-r)  Sheila Tutty, OTF Grant Review Team member; Finn Poulstrup, Chair HHSM&RC; Ted Arnott, MPP (Wellington-Halton Hills)

The Halton Hills Sports Museum and Resources Centre was proud to receive a $119,100 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Over the next 20 months, funding will be used to build the museum collection, develop a curriculum-based education program and support organizational development.

(l-r) Monte Kwinter, MPP (York Centre); Brooky Robins, Chair, Ontario Jewish Association; Dr. Ellen Scheinberg, Director, Ontario Jewish Archives; Sharyn Salsberg Ezrin, OTF Board of Directors

The Ontario Jewish Archives held a celebration as it launched Ontario’s Small Jewish Communities exhibit thanks in part to a $117,000 OTF grant made in 2006.  Funding was used collect artifacts and stories from 11 small and rural communities.

(l-r) Carole Leroux, Community Health Officer, Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie; Denise Thérriault, Executive Director, Équipe pshcyo-sociale; Gérald Samson, OTF Grant Review Team chair; Jim Brownell, MPP (Stormont-Dunda-South Glengarry);  Lucie Hart, Community Planner, Partir d’un bon pas; Chantal Quesnel-Labelle, Coordinator; Partir d’un bon pas

On National Child Day, the Équipe pshcyo-sociale took the time out to announce a $60,000 grant from OTF to launch their Family, Health, Balance program. Over the next two years, funding will be used for a coordinator to carry out regular recreational activities throughout the year and one week summer camps for families with low income in Cornwall.

(l-r) Richard Jefferson, Treasurer, Newcastle Skating Club; John O’Toole, MPP (Durham); Jo-Anne Raymond, President, Newcastle Skating Club; Chandrakumran Muttukumaru, OTF Grant Review Team member; Joanna Cull, Vice President, Newcastle Skating Club; Gord Robinson, Councillor, Municipality of Clarington

The Newcastle Skating Club unveiled its new Music & Storage room, thanks in part to a $45,500 grant from OTF. Music is essential to the skating program and funding has helped to build a new addition to the building, which will house music and a storage facility for the Club’s various programs.

(l-r) The Hon. Michael Chan, MPP (Markham-Unionville); Carmen Di Paola, President,  Markham Centennial Bocce Club; Mervat Rashwan, OTF Grant Review Team member; Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Markham

The Markham Centennial Bocce Club celebrated its grand opening thanks in part to a $61,100 grant from OTF. As the sport grows in popularity, funding has helped to equip the new club with accessible courts and energy-efficient appliances for the kitchen.