Friends of Affordable Housing...
RBC and The Home Depot Canada Foundation Extend Generous Support
Our heartfelt thanks to RBC Foundation for their generous donation of $5,000 towards a new and much-needed roof for one of our properties. The loyal support that we receive annually from RBC Foundation helps us to continue to provide safe, affordable housing for low-income families in Peterborough.
Homegrown Homes would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank You" to Steve Mitchell, Coordinator of Team Depot for the volunteer kitchen renovations in one of Homegrown Homes' affordable housing projects for individuals with special needs. Homegrown Homes is also very grateful to The Home Depot Foundation for providing the funds necessary for the renovations and to Post Form Products for donating a new counter top for this project. Great teamwork everyone! We could not have done it without you!
BMO Supports Homegrown Homes with Generous $10,000 Gift
Our heartfelt thanks to BMO for their generous donation of $10,000 over five years fro the work of Homegrown Homes on behalf of those in need of affordable housing in our community. Pictured with BMO staff is a beaming Trish Clarkson, right, accepting on behalf of Homegrown Homes.
Our thanks to Shirley McDowell of Re/Max Eastern Realty and Drew Merrett of Merrett Home Hardware Building Centre for the purchase of 20 Carbon Monoxide Detectors at each property. A $1,000.00 donation by SHIRLEY MCDOWELL, November 25, 2009. THANKS SHIRLEY! The detectors were purchased at cost from Drew Merrett of Merrett Home Hardware. THANKS DREW!
Thanks also to Goodith Heeny for the purchase and installation of a security feature in the front door for a tenant with physical disabilities. A $157.50 donation by GOODITH HEENY, September 27, 2009. THANKS GOODITH!
A Big Thank you to the following 2011 Donors...
BMO (Mary Ellen Hardy, Branch Manager and Diane Roberts, head office) for their recent contribution to Homegrown Homes of $2,000 in 2011 and every year for the next five years!
Boston Pizza
Bryston Ltd. for their recent donation of $1,500.
Gail Morrison and Disk Risk for their recent donation of $1,500.
George Lunan Foundation
George Street United Outreach Committee
Kawartha Credit Union
Knock on Wood
MacLean Foundation
Montreal House
Shish Kabob Hut
Sisters of St. Joeseph
St. John's Anglican Diocese of Toronto
St. John's Anglican Church, Ida
St. John's Anglican Church Peterborough
The RBC Foundation for their continued support and recent donation of $5,000.
Thank you also to everyone who contributed to our annual annual Campaign Letter. Thanks to you and the Sisters of St. Joseph, Homegrown Homes was able to purchase and install a new furnace for one of our projects on Clonsilla Avenue.
The Peterborough Foundation
Homegrown Homes is indebted to The Peterborough Foundation for contributing to our project on Edinburgh. Pictured above is a smiling Don Jackett of McColl Turner, who serves as Secretary-Treasurer for The Peterborough Foundation. He presented our Tricia Clarkson with a cheque for $5,000. This generous donation will be used to fund wheelchair accessibility features and other related accessories needed for our accessible unit at 220 Edinburgh St.
Thank you Kawartha Credit Union for your generous support of $2000 towards housing four families in our wonderful, new four-plex at 220 Edinburgh!
To read more, please click here to see a pdf of the cheque presentation