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Council looks at $147,500 in grant requests – expending the 2014 budget

May 7, 2014   ·   0 Comments

Council members discussed the many requests for grants and donations at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. In four categories – General Community Enhancements & Initiatives; Community Events; Arts, Culture and Tourism; and Individual Student / Youth – a total of 49 individual applications were considered.

If approved and ratified by council at the May 12th council meeting, the following grants will be made by the Town of New Tecumseth (Note: ‘*’ denotes same grant amount as 2013):

General Community Enhancements & Initiatives • 1st Alliston Scouts $2,000* • Alliston & District Chamber of Commerce $2,000* • Alliston & District Horticultural Society $1,000* • Alliston & District Humane Society $1,000* • Alliston Nikolettes Gymnastics Club $1,000* • Beeton Horticultural Society $1,000* • Beeton Lawn Bowling Club $1,000* • CHATS Community & Home Assistance for Seniors – $1,000 (increase of $500 over 2013) • Children’s Treatment Network (Alliston Team) $500 (first time grant recipient) • Community Living Association for South Simcoe $1,000* • CONTACT – South Simcoe Community Info Centre $2,000* • Literacy Council of South Simcoe $2,000* • Matthews House Hospice $2,000* • New Tecumseth Rengegades Lacrosse $1,000* • Procyon Wildlife $2,000* • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 329, Tottenham $2,500 ($500 over 2013) • The Door Youth Centre $1,000* • Tottenham & District Chamber of Commerce Inc. $2,000* • Tottenham & District Horticultural Society $1,000*

The 19 requests in this category total $27,000, leaving an available balance of $0 for the remainder of the year.

Community Events • Alliston Potato Festival $2,000* • Beeton & District Agricultural Society (for Beeton Fall Fair) $2,000* • Beeton Honey & Garden Festival $2,000* • Beeton Mixed Slo-Pitch League (for Beeton Meet Your Neighbour Picnic) $750 (new applicant) • Beeton–Tottenham BIA (for Tottenham Festival of Lights) $1,000* • Beeton–Tottenham BIA (for Beeton Festival of Lights) $1,000* • Beeton-Tottenham BIA (for Tottenham Santa Claus Parade) $2,000* • Beeton–Tottenham BIA (for Beeton Santa Claus Parade) $2,000* • Beeton–Tottenham BIA (for Flavours in the Field) $2,000* • Beeton–Tottenham BIA (for Tottenham Community Week) $2,000* • Downtown Alliston Merchants (for Alliston Potato Festival) $2,000* • Literacy Council of South Simcoe (for Grate Groan-Up Spelling Bee) $750 (down from $2,000 in 2013) • Matthews House Hospice $0 (down from $2,000 in 2013) • Nottawasaga Foundation $2,500* • Schomberg Agricultural Society (for Schomberg Fair) $500* • Tottenham & District Chamber of Commerce (for Tottenham Bluegrass Festival) $8,000* • Tottenham & District Chamber of Commerce (for Toot n Holler) $0

The 17 requests total $30,500, leaving a $0 balance in this fund.

Arts, Culture & Tourism • Beeton–Tottenham BIA (for Tottenham Community Week Art Contest) $0 (no previous grant) • Beeton–Tottenham BIA (for The Great Big Beeton Bee Contest Part 2) $0 ($2,000 awarded in 2013) • Gibson Cultural Centre Corporation $19,500.00 ($25,000 awarded in 2013) • Gibson Theatre School $10,000* • Sunday Music in the Park $3,000 (up from $2,000 in 2013) • New Tecumseth Singers $2,000* • Nottawasaga Handweavers & Spinners $1,000* South Simcoe Arts Council $25,000.00 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 $29,500.00 • South Simcoe Arts Council EDC Arts on Main $2,500* • South Simcoe Arts Council (for Youth Arts by the River Event $2,000* • South Simcoe Railway Heritage Corporation $25,000* The 11 requests in this category total $90,000, leaving a balance of $0 in this fund. Individual Student / Youth •Banting Memorial High School $150* • St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School $150*

The two requests in this category are funded through the Link’s for learning Reserve.

During Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, Gibson Centre representative Janette Vander Zaag asked that council look at reinstating the Grants and Donations program, under the Arts, Culture & Tourism banner, back up to $100,000 so that the Gibson could potentially receive the full $25,000 as requested. Council agreed to look at the issue during the next budget session.

By Wendy Gabrek

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