It was a busy evening at the Findlay Community Centre. 237 residents from Dartmouth Centre showed up to cast ballots and decide how to allocate $50,000 in funding. I managed the ballot box for most of the night and as folks cast their ballots, many remarked to me how tough it was to choose just five projects. Here’s how things turned out!
- Bide A While, $5,000
Surgical procedures and medications for mother cats in the North Woodside shelter’s Mom’s and Babies Program - Back to the Sea Society, $5,000
Technology upgrades for education programs and animal care at the Touch Tank - North Grove, $10,000
Lumber for broken garden beds, new accessibility ramps, and upgrades to the playground - Common Roots Urban Farm, $4,715
A new shed, tool closet, and water catchment for the garden on the grounds of the Nova Scotia Hospital in North Woodside - Park Avenue Community Oven, $5,000
Safety equipment, accessibility upgrades and supplies to run the Community Oven on the Dartmouth Common - North Woodside Community Centre, $10,000
Upgrades to the Women’s Bathroom including replacing stalls that date back to early 1990s, floors, and painting. - South End Baptist Church, $1,000
New sewing machines for the community sewing program - Dartmouth Players, $9,285 (partial award)
Electrical upgrades for theatre lighting at the Player’s new home in Stairs Memorial Church
Thanks to everyone who came out and many thanks to the hardworking staff in the Council Support Office who volunteered their time to make the evening a success, especially my coordinator Michelle Egan, who did a lot of the organizational heavy-lifting. Thank you all.
