YAC Awards $1,901 in Investors Group Kickstart! Mini-Grants
May 6, 2005

The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) of The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston is pleased to announce this year's recipients of the YAC Investors Group Kickstart! Mini-Grants program. This program, an innovative partnership with the Limestone Learning Foundation and Algonquin & Lakeshore District Catholic Education Foundation, awards grants of less than $300 to elementary school classes in the Limestone District School Board and Algonquin & Lakeshore District Catholic School Board for small community projects.

Projects selected demonstrate creative thinking, and involve the community. The aim of the program is to educate elementary school students about community, legacy, charity and philanthropy. This year, 11 applications were recieved from around the Greater Kingston area.

The following projects have been selected for a 2005 YAC Investors Group Kickstart! Mini-Grant:

Elginburg District Public School:
Flying Wonders - Enhancement of butterfly garden.

Holy Family Catholic School:
The Magical Land of Oz - Funding for costumes and production of a school play.

St. James Major Catholic School:
Major Tree Project - Students will plant trees on school & church grounds.

John XXIII Catholic School:
Serenity Place - A garden sanctuary at the front of the school.

Odessa Public School:
A tree in memory of Constable Chris Garrett - The students will plant a maple tree in the peace garden.

Storrington Public School:
School Beautification Project - A flower bed in front of new sign.

Yarker Family Public School:
A Beautiful Sign Deserves a Beautiful Garden - A garden for the front yard of the school.

Total YAC Investors Group Kickstart! Mini-Grant Money Awarded: $1901.00

YAC wishes to thank Investors Group Kingston for their generous support of this worthwhile grantmaking program, and to our community partners Limestone Learning Foundation and Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic Education Foundation.

The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is a youth philanthropy initiative of The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston. YAC is a group of young people aged 14 - 22 from the Kingston area who strive to make their community a better place through grantmaking, community leadership, and fund development.

The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston helps charities accomplish their good work by making financial grants. Donations are pooled in a permanent endowment fund, and interest income earned is used to make grants.

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For more information, please contact:
Jason Wagar, Projects Assistant
613.546.9696 - projects@cfgk.org