A record $ 97,000 from the Moffat Family Fund has been issued to groups in the Fort Frances area.
Nine recipients were this year’s benefactors.
“I know it changed a little bit because we had COVID. It made it a little bit more difficult. Some people didn’t apply this year because they still had COVID money that they couldn’t use that was given to them from the
Moffitt Family Fund last year,” says Fort Frances Mayor June Caul.
The Kiwanis Club receives the bulk of the money ($30,916.50) for improvements to Sunny Cove Camp.
The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau received $22,000 to help with ongoing operations.
The group Nutrition on Weekend gets $10,500 to continue providing meals to young people who face food insecurity on the weekend.
The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library receives $7,658.50 for the Cultural Heritage Knowledge Series Project, a joint venture between the Friends, Rainy River Rights Relations Circle and the Fort Frances Museum to demonstrate First Nation heritage.
The Fort Frances Community Garden and its Kids Club received $6,800 to install more raised beds, rejuvenate its Kids Club, repair a shed and enhance a sprinkler system.
Rainy River District Community Policing Committee will use $4,500 toward its Safe Hallowe’en community event.
Kidsport is also receiving $4,500 to assist with fees of sports registrations and equipment costs for children in need.
Community Living Fort Frances and District gets $2,625 for its free open-air arts studio sessions.
The Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Spectrum Disorder committee receives $2,500 for initiatives that support parents and caregivers of those affected by FASD and increases public awareness.
“I’d like to thank the Moffitt Family Fund. Every year they come forward with a very generous donation for community members and organizations in the town of Fort Frances. We’re very blessed to have a family who comes from this area who still cares about what goes on in our community and is always there every year to help people whatever way they possibly can with a monetary donation,” says Caul.
