Village Vibe
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december 2005
November ~ It looked quiet, but what a month!!! Building Plans for the Cornerstone renovations were approved and Building Permits issued!
Funding Keeps Rolling In! 9Coast Capital donates $7,100 9CEDTAP approves $15,320 9City of Victoria Gives Us $50,000 !! 9Capital Regional District Approves $75,000 !! 9CMHC pre-approves $96,000!! 9Victoria Foundation $10,000
Fernwood fundraiser Lenore Rankin has been hard at work since the Centre purchased the Cornerstone building in August. Her tireless efforts have begun to show. In late November the City of Victoria granted the Cornerstone Project $50,000 from its Affordable Housing Trust Fund. On December 7 the Capital Region District Housing Trust Fund came on board with $75,000 for the affordable housing suites upstairs. In addition to these fantastic sources of confirmed funding, we are at the second stage of an application process with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation for
$96,000. Thanks to Lenore’s grant writing enthusiasm and the assistance of Executive Director Roberta Martell, we have at least another $250,000 of applications submitted. These first sources of funding come just as the City has approved the building plans for the suites upstairs and occupancy of the commercial suites on the ground floor. Have a restaurant business plan in mind? Drop off proposals at 1240 Gladstone Ave Thanks to all who are along for the ride!
Society getsNRGized at Nov 24th AGM!
The Fernwood Community Centre Society held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 24th. Amidst the excitement of an inspirational slide show, a series of display boards documenting our activities, and the friendly conversations of neighbours over plates of baked goods, the Society passed two important amendments to its constitution and bylaws. First, reflecting our desire to include young people and to draw especially on the great crowd at Vic High right next door, the age requirement for membership in the Society was changed from 18 to 14. The second amendment reflects our growth over the
past few years. With our Out of School Care program running out of George Jay, the Infant and Toddler Centre out back, and, most recently with the purchase of the Cornerstone building we are no longer only the Society of the Fernwood Community Centre. We’ve chosen a name unanimously supported by the membership - the Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group Society - Fernwood NRG. (Energy!) We like this name because it reflects both the resources we provide, and the overwhelming energy that has galvanized in and around the Centre over the past few years.