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Hensall Co-op Strong Communities Initiative Winner Announcement

Hensall, ON. The Board of Directors and staff are pleased to
announce the recipients of the second annual Hensall Co-op Strong
Communities Initiative
.
The Stratford General Hospital Foundation (Stratford, Ontario) will receive $10,000
towards their Hospital Beds for Surgery Unit program, which is working towards
replacing the beds within the surgery unit. This grant will cover the cost of one
state-of-the-art Hill-Rom bed.

The Tiger Mountain Pool Inc. (Treherne, Manitoba) will receive $10,000 towards
their Treherne Aquatic Centre Shade Structures project, which will allow for an
additional shade sail and awnings to be added. This is a busy community aquatic
centre that swimming lessons, public swimming, aquafit, and coordinates a youth
Swim Club.

The Hensall Co-op Strong Communities Initiative provides a one-time grant to
projects that fill a strong need in the community and priority is given to projects
that are focused on Community Health and Healthy Living. A $10,000 grant is
awarded to the project(s) that are completed by a not-for-profit entity, registered
with the CRA as a charity and have been operating for over 12 months.

Source : Hensall CO-op

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