| Grant Applications are Still Being Accepted! Deadline for Submission is September 30th, 2022The Sunset Community Foundation’s annual community grant program is now available for applications from eligible organizations for projects and activities that improve the vitality of our communities within Lambton Shores and Huron County. The annual grant program will award up to $100,000 in addition to the $20,000 it has already granted in 2022.“As a community foundation, we partner with leaders and advocates in the community to identify needs, arising issues, and opportunities within our local area. Since our inception over 20 years ago, we have donated $2.1 million, and in 2021 we granted $107,000,” says Chair Deb Gill. “Our committed board of directors stewards an endowment that has grown to $3.2 million.”Grants Chair Dr. Jim Jean and a group of community representatives will review all the applications in mid-October with applicants being notified by early November. “We are continually impressed by the thoughtfulness and creativity of applicants in putting forward grant requests,” says Dr. Jim Jean. “We have funded projects and initiatives in the areas of environmental sustainability, food insecurity, accessibility, education, health, and technological support. We review all grants through the perspective of diversity, equity and inclusion.” The Sunset Community Foundation welcomes grant applications up to September 30. General information and a simplified application form is available at www.sunsetcommunityfoundation.ca (click “Applying for a Grant”). For more information, contact Lisa Reaume, Executive Director of Sunset Community Foundation at sunsetcommunityfoundation@gmail.com. |
Welcome Lisa Reaume We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lisa Reaume as our new Executive Director for the Sunset Community Foundation. Lisa’s values and skill sets align very well with our requirements and culture. She brings with her extensive experience with Executive Leadership, Finance Management, Stakeholder & Volunteer Relations, Fund Development, Special Events, Public Relations, and Marketing Strategies. She has already demonstrated her comfort with Organizational and System Platforms in order to maximize effective and efficient Communication.Lisa will represent us a strategic leader with passion for developing and supporting our localcommunities. She will uphold relationships by working collaboratively with partners, municipal leaders, and donors to execute on opportunities that further impact Lambton Shores and Huron County. SUNSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION The Sunset Community Foundation works to make our Lambton Shores and Huron County communities stronger, more vibrant and more just and equitable. We support local organizations that have innovative ideas to improve our region, provide thoughtful community leadership, and attract and manage permanent endowment funds. The Foundation s a non-profit organization designed to manage and distribute money to organizations, institutions, and people for charitable causes in Lambton Shores and Huron County. We provide a way for philanthropists to contribute money to charity by creating an infrastructure for that money to be administered and spent. This infrastructure allows other donors to contribute money to a specific cause or fund. When you donate to the Foundation, your gift becomes part of our permanent endowment funds. The revenue from the funds is used to support charities in our region. That’s why we say, “For good. Forever.” Since the Foundation was founded in 2001, we have supported dozens of organizations in fields from health and education to recreation and the environment, making grants totaling nearly $2 million. Thanks to the vision of our generous donors, the endowment has grown to more than $3 million. |
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