Nine local groups will share in almost $10,000 worth of city grants.
At Monday’s council meeting, the following grants were approved:
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Orillia Terry Fox Run committee — $707.87
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Take a Vet to Dinner — $900
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Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 34 (Pipes and Drums) — $1,500
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Orillia Concert Band — $1,000
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Underground Orillia — $1,395.55
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Orillia Youth Symphony Orchestra — $1,000
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Mosaic Productions — $1,500
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The Cellar Singers — $750
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Couchiching Jubilee House — $1,000
Coun. Pat Hehn, who was on the grants committee, praised the “diversity” of the latest round of recipients.
“It just shows that Orillia is a really special place in which to live,” she said.