Seven groups awarded in second round of 2014 grants

For immediate release (July 14, 2014) – Mayor Angelo Orsi and Councillors Andrew Hill, Pete Bowen and Wayne Gardy were on hand to present the second installment of 2014 grant awards to seven worthy community organizations at the Orillia City Centre this morning.  

This round of grant presentations amounted to $12,635.78.  A total of $11,750 was awarded during the first round of grant presentations, for a combined sum of $24,385.78 awarded this year.  The City’s total grant budget for 2014 is $35,000.   

Today’s grant recipients included:

Orillia Horticultural Society  ($750)

Orillia Film Festival   ($750)

Living for Jesus Outreach Ministries   ($1,500) 

The Sharing Place Food Bank   ($2,500)

Orillia Canada Day ($4,000)

Orillia Terry Fox Run   ($635.78)

St James Anglican Church  ($2,500)

The City of Orillia is a city of 31,000 people in the heart of Ontario’s Lake Country on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca.

Photo cutline:  Representatives were on hand today to receive grants through the second installment of the 2014 Grants Program.  Organizations in attendance at the grant presentation included the Orillia Horticultural Society, the Orillia Film Festival, Living for Jesus Outreach Ministries, St. James Anglican Church and the Sharing Place Food Bank.