The Perth & District
Community Foundation

Award winning photographer, Roger Sands of Arranel Studios is generously donating his talent and time again this year. He will provide two 5X7 holiday portrait prints for a small fee of $20. Tickets are available now from Brenda Ball at 613-267-6580 ext 0 or by e-mail bball@allanca.com. Visit our website for more details www.pdcf.ca We have some exciting Auction items this year. A Garden Shed has been donated by Algonquin College (www.algonquincollege.com/perth). A week's vacation package at Wolfe Springs Golf and Waterfront Resort www.wolfespringsresort.com will be auctioned once again this year. Excited by the Arts? We are pleased to highlight an original work of art donated by Catherine Leitch as part of our Arts Package. This package includes tickets for a 2012 production at the Classic Theatre Festival (www.classictheatre.ca) and the Studio Theatre’s Christmas performance (www.studiotheatreperth.com). Interested in fine dining? Our ‘Taste of Perth’ package will include gift certificates to the stone cellar restaurant (www.thestonecellar.com), Mex & Co Restaurant, The Shipwreck at Rideau Ferry, Maximilian Dining Lounge, Bistro 54 Italiano (www.bistro54.ca) and The Fall River Pub and Grill (www.fallriverinc.com) Want to arrive in style? Star Motors Ottawa Mercedes- Benz( www.starmotors.mercedes-benz.ca) has donated a Mercedes-Benz and driver who will whisk you off to an evening of entertainment and dining. After all that great food, we have a package that will help you get back in shape. A gift certificate for one month Gym membership and some pampering at Tay River Reflections (www.tayriverreflections.com), a gift certificate from The Running Goat (www.therunninggoat.com) and Pilates classes from Catherine Ball Physiotherapy Professional Corporation will do the trick.

Several Ken Gray Memorial Fund grants were announced recently by the Foundation. Algonquin College will receive $25,000 for their Capital Campaign fund over the next five years as part of our annual grants made possible by the generous bequest from the Estate of Ken Gray. Additionally, five new bursaries have been announced from the Gray fund totalling $5000 annually. There will be two $1000 bursaries presented at St John Catholic High School, two $1000 bursaries at Perth and District Collegiate Institute, and one new bursary of $1000 awarded at TR Leger Alternative School.

We also recently established the Benjamin Rogers Memorial scholarship which will benefit a student graduating from PDCI and pursuing post secondary education at a community college studying a trade. We are extremely grateful to the Rogers family for making this scholarship a reality.

On October 5th, Elaine Turner, Executive Director of The Perth and District Community Foundation, presented the details of a $1000.00 bursary to Principal Frank Hummell.

A Decade of Dedication

Board Matters

Four of our Board members are currently serving their final year on our Board of Directors. If you or someone you know is interested in applying to serve a two year term as a Director, or for more information about the nomination and selection process, please contact Elaine Turner, Executive Director at pdcf@bellnet.ca.

The Board of Directors of PDCF is pleased to welcome our newest volunteer to the Foundation. Rachel Brady will be assisting us with upcoming events, and she will contribute her enthusiasm and the vital perspective of young adults to our activities

The Foundation is celebrating a milestone this year ~ our 10th year of service to this community. Over the past ten years, we have worked hard to put all of the pieces in place to ensure that we will be able to keep grants flowing to worthwhile local projects to benefit all future generations. With the continued generosity of our donors, the endowment fund should continue to grow and further augment our granting capability in years to come.

To help celebrate this milestone, we have announced a special Youth Achievement Award to recognize a young person in the western portion of Lanark County, age 19 and younger, who has demonstrated leadership skills in volunteer, environmental or community initiatives that address the immediate needs of our communities. The recipient will be able to name a local charity of their choice to receive a $1000 award from The Perth and District Community Foundation in recognition of the successful candidate’s achievements. The award will be presented at our Christmas Gala on November 25, 2011.

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