Community Grant Recipients Announced! - Community Enhancement Fund and Pay it Forward Grant Program

Community Enhancement Fund and Pay it Forward Grant Recipients Announced!

We are excited to share the list of successful grant applicants and projects through the Pay it Forward extension period and the Community Enhancement Fund! Successful applicants and projects can be viewed in the table below.

Another big shout-out to all the 2022 community grant applicants! Thank you for all that you do!

Organization	Area	Funding Received	Project Description
Pay It Forward
Muskoka Indigenous Friendship Centre	Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, & Huntsville	$2,500	Expanding culturally significant programming and supports into Huntsville and continuing programming in Bracebridge and Gravenhurst.
Sewing Group	All of Muskoka	$2,500	Providing sewing programming to children across Muskoka.
Free Stuff for Daily Needs	All of Muskoka (Gravenhurst focus)	$2,500	Providing urgent support to community members with practical needs.
Community Enhancement
Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere	Township of Georgian Bay	$4,680	Partnering with Moose Deer Point First Nation and community elders to develop a medicine garden with accompanying programming.
Riverside Public School	Huntsville, Lake of Bays	$10,000	Forming a “Good Food Crew” club which will provide weekly fresh & local lunches to students and a community meal in December.
Huntsville Mountain Bike Association	Huntsville	$2,500	Building new, public access, hiking and biking trails with a focus on volunteerism and skill building.
Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere (Honey Bee Festival)	Township of Georgian Bay (Honey Harbour)	$1,800	Supporting the volunteer run Honey Bee Festival.
Knox Presbyterian Church	Bracebridge	$2,500	Supporting the Community Garden and Food box program.
Ryde Community Coop	Gravenhurst	$3,950	Various free seniors programing including seniors workouts, social activities, speakers, food, music.
Muskoka Seniors	Huntsville	$9,100	Supporting the seniors transportation program.
Rotary Club Bracebridge	Bracebridge	$6,010	To provide monthly, hot meals for the Manna Food Bank.
Gravenhurst Against Poverty - Transportation	Gravenhurst	$5,000	To provide gas cards through the neighbours in need program.
Gravenhurst Against Poverty – Volunteer Retention	Gravenhurst	$2,500	To support volunteer recruitment and retention.
Enliven Muskoka	Bracebridge and Huntsville	$7,113	Arts programming for people living with cancer.
YMCA Simcoe Muskoka	Gravenhurst	$6,600	Providing free lifeguard training to community members in financial need.
Muskoka North Good Food Coop	Huntsville	$10,000	To provide seniors with free healthy food boxes.
Muskoka Shoebox Project	All of Muskoka	$2,500	To provide shoeboxes of essential goods to women in need.