Libro grant benefits Caldwell First Nation

LEAMINGTON – The annual Libro Grant Roadshow took place on Wednesday, September 15, with a stop in the county and in Leamington. Libro Credit Union granted $320,000 across Ontario, with four organizations receiving various sums totalling $70,000.

The managers from the local board and branches hit the road to deliver the good news and the cheques. The first stop of the day was at the Caldwell First Nation Headquarters, where Libro gave $20,000 toward the Caldwell First Nation Housing Initiative.

Representatives of Libro Credit Union and Caldwell First Nation at the headquarters in Leamington. In the back are Glenn Forrest (Caldwell First Nation) and Larry Patterson. In front are Paul Thompson (Libro Leamington manager), Garnet Talbot, Lori Atkinson (Libro Regional Manager), Kyra Cole (Caldwell First Nation), Michelle Stein, Linda Lloyd-Dupuis and Wassim Sarweh.

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After they left Caldwell Headquarters, the group travelled to Windsor to the Connections Early Years Family Centre and Cook-Up. A later date was set for delivery to the Leamington Regional Food Hub, which will receive $20,000 toward the good work they do there.

“For Caldwell First Nation, Libro’s grant program is a step in Caldwell’s goal of economic self-sufficiency,” said Caldwell first Nation Economic Development Officer, Kyra Cole. “The funding will support a study conducted by the Nation for a project that could support community building, housing, and economic development. This could be instrumental in helping bring people back home to Caldwell and also providing citizens good paying jobs when they get here.”