A grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation has helped the Marsh Street Community Centre in Clarksburg to its fundraising efforts to the next level.
On Oct. 15, Simcoe-Grey MPP Brian Saunderson visited the Marsh Street Community Centre to hear more about how a $38,000 grant from the foundation’s Resilient Communities Fund was used to develop fundraising capabilities and new sources of fundraising revenues after the pandemic.
The funding enabled the Marsh Street Community Centre to continue to remain self-sufficient in providing community programs for years to come. While visiting, Saunderson greeted the members of the Marsh Street Artists, a group with a long history at the facility.
The grant provided funding to help cover costs for a donation management software, to pay staff to implement fundraising plans, and for updated materials to build awareness of the centre’s community programs including signs, newsletters, an updated website, and media advertising in support of a major fundraising campaign targeted at the building improvement fund for the 97-year-old building.
“The importance of this Ontario Trillium Foundation grant cannot be overstated,” said Erna Scholz, president of the Marsh Street Community Centre, in a news release. “This grant allowed us to update and refresh much-needed fundraising content and promotional materials, attract new business sponsors and raise awareness across a wider and more diverse audience about the importance of the Marsh Street Centre to the Town of Blue Mountains community”.
For over 25 years, the Marsh Street Community Centre has been dedicated to the enrichment of the community’s cultural life by providing space suitable for a wide variety of renters and gatherings for people of all ages and backgrounds. The centre is operated as a community-based, non-profit, charitable organization and managed by dedicated volunteers.
Two of the Centre’s most popular community programs include the Seniors Wellness Program and Marsh Street Rocks children’s music program.
Anybody interested in inquiring about using the space for a meeting or hosting an event or attending one of the programs, please visit the website here.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is an agency of the Ontario government with a mission to build healthy and vibrant communities across the province. Last year, OTF invested more than $110 million into 1,044 community projects and multi-sector partnerships. Projects aim to enhance economic well-being, foster more active lifestyles, support child and youth development, provide spaces for people to come together and connect, and create a more sustainable environment.
