COMMUNITY OUTREACH

It was rainy and wet Saturday morning on April 22, but people still need to eat so the Kiwanis Club of Paris-Brant was out in full force collecting food in what was described as their best haul yet! The Kiwanis Club of Paris-Brant is very grateful to the residents of Banfield and Capron streets and all the streets connecting them for their incredible generosity. Over 400 homes were canvassed, and 680 pounds of food was collected and donated to the food bank at the Salvation Army to help local families (including $60 in cash donations). Pictured above from left to right is Al Bennett, Chris Powles and Shelagh Finnigan. Part of the drive, but not pictured are Pat Doherty, Allison and Brad Bossert, Sheila Moore, Darian Banks, Tim Risebrough and Stan Hutchinson Pictured loading food into a vehicle is Shelagh finnigan.

The Kiwanis Club is gearing up for it’s Annual Teddy Bear Picnic at the Paris Fairgrounds on Sunday, June 4th from 1 pm to 3:30 pm. Watch for more details soon!

Photo credit Stan Hutchinson – Kiwanis Club of Paris - Brant

SC Johnson Environmental Scholarship applications open

Applications are now open for the SC Johnson Environmental Scholarship.

Open to fulltime students pursuing post secondary studies in the Grand River watershed (Waterloo, Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier, Conestoga College), applications will be accepted until July 7th . This scholarship supports students who have completed their third year or sixth semester of an honours program at University or College in the watershed, or a second year of engineering at Conestoga College.

The scholarship is funded by SC Johnson & Son Limited of Brantford, a long time Grand River Conservation Foundation supporter

The 2022 scholarship, valued at $4,000, was presented to Zachary Jones who is completing a degree in biological science at the University of Guelph. Jones demonstrated an ambition to pursue meaningful career goal s in ecological and environmental sciences. You can apply online for this scholarship