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Otf Grant Helps Globus

Last summer, Globus Theatre received a $59,300 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), which has been used to build its internal capacity and upgrade necessary technology, changes that are needed as the company continues to expand.

Over the next year and half, this $59,300 grant will be used for website and ticket technology upgrades, plus the hiring of a cultural strategy expert who will develop a financial strategic plan alongside Globus Theatre’s capital campaign to purchase their venue. These upgrades are one step to securing Globus Theatre’s longevity within the community – ensuring residents and visitors to the Kawarthas will have access to professional Arts programming at Globus Theatre for years to come.

“The impact of this Ontario Trillium Foundation grant for Globus Theatre is immense,” said Sarah Quick, Artistic Director of Globus Theatre. “This grant has not only allowed us to hire a fundraising and cultural strategist to help us navigate these new changes, but we can also look at how to make our website and ticketing software be more accessible and serve our community better.”

For more information on the shows and programming provided by Globus, please visit the website at: www.globustheatre.com.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), an agency of the Government of Ontario, and one of Canada’s leading granting foundations celebrates 40 years of grant-making in Ontario and making a lasting impact in communities. Last year, OTF invested over $110 million into 1,022 community projects and partnerships, which included funding for the Government of Ontario’s Community Building Fund. Visit otf.ca to learn more.

City Contributes To The Arts

In February, City of Kawartha Lakes Council approved operational funding support for Kawartha Art Gallery in the amount of $50,000 per year for three years. This places Kawartha Art Gallery on equal, professional footing with many other provincial and national art galleries and museums and will allow the Gallery to apply for grants to support its operating budget.

With the City’s investment in operational support, Kawartha Art Gallery will be able to continue to pay Canadian Artists Representation/le Front des Artistes Canadiens (CARFAC) rates in 2023. CARFAC, Canadian Artists Representation/Le Front Des Artistes Canadiens, is a national organization of artists founded in 1968 in London, Ontario. Its lobbying efforts led to Canada becoming the first country to pay exhibition fees of visual artists’ copyright, and the 1988 amendment to the federal Copyright Act giving artists legal entitlement to exhibition and other fees.

For not-for-profit organizations, such as Kawartha Art Gallery, funding for operational support for salaries and day-to day operational expenses, is difficult to source. Project funding for specific time limited activities is more easily attained. Paying CARFAC fees to exhibiting artists allows Kawartha Art Gallery to meet the Gallery’s Mission to advance a healthy rural creative economy as well as fulfill a required eligibility for the Gallery to apply for Ontario Arts Council operational funding.

Board Chair, Don Hughes says, “This operational support from the City is key as it gives Kawartha Art Gallery the eligibility to apply for available operational funding support through the provincially funded Ontario Arts Council.”

First Aid Course At The Bcc

St. John Ambulance is hosting a one-day Emergency First Aid course at the Buckhorn Community Centre on Wednesday, June 7 from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

The course will cover adult casualty CPR, child and infant casualty CPR, two-rescuer CPR and automated external defibrillation (AED) training and certification. The certification is valid for three years. Cost is $130 per person and you can email peterborough@sja.ca or call 705-745-0331 to register.

DON’T FORGET ABOUT MOM

By Deb Crossen

The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. That’s the one day set aside to celebrate one of the most influential women in many of our lives (not that it should really only happen on one day!).

My Mom was extra special. She served in our Armed Forces, was a geriatric nurse and an overall great person. She ruled our home with an iron fist, for sure, but she also had a soft side, as well.

I have many fond memories of sitting in her apartment in her later years, doing jigsaw puzzles or watching TV. I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time with her in the last few months of her life, giving back to her just a bit of what she had given me. It’s been 11 years since her passing, and I miss her every day.

Mother’s Day isn’t just about what gifts you can buy, but the thought that goes into it. By using your imagination, you can put some personality into it and give her something meaningful.

You could put together a gift basket of some of her favourite things and give the basket a theme:

• ‘Relaxation time’ that features candles, chocolate, a good book you know she’d like, bubble bath, or a bottle of wine

• ‘Memories’ that includes family photos and notes from the kids about their favourite times with Mom

• ‘Helping hands’ with coupons for doing extra chores around the house and a gift certificate to her favourite restaurant so she can take the night off from cooking

• ‘Garden of love’ with packages of seeds for her favourite flower, a gift certificate to the local nursery, and some gardening gloves or tools.

No matter how you celebrate your Mom, the best gift is your time and a hug.

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