So when the Gravenhurst Rotary Club started its Education Endowment Fund, she called Ken Little and said she wanted to make a “little donation.” That little donation turned out to be $100,000. And Monday, she made it official with a cheque presentation at the club’s weekly luncheon meeting at the Opera House, where she received a standing ovation. She was …

Town donates endowment funds to Rotary bursary. ETCHED. The first funds given out from the Terence Haight bequest to the Town of Gravenhurst were passed on to the Rotary Club’s Community Bursary Endowment Fund July 30. From left to right at the presentation were council members Lola Bratty, Joe Donoghue, Rosemary King, Jeff Watson, Mayor Paisley Donaldson, endowment fund chair Ken …

Neil Etienne via – Cottage Country Now The Rotary Bursary Endowment Fund has been given the most generous of gifts, and also a challenge for the community for the next year. Members of the local Rotary club’s endowment fund were thrilled to receive a $200,000 anonymous donation with a catch that will hopefully further boost the program that gave out its …

via – Cottage Country Now The Rotary Bursary Endowment Fund this week received a surprise gift of $10,000 from a local couple wishing to support the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst’s effort to provide post secondary opportunities for students in Gravenhurst. The couple wished to remain anonymous. The donation was gratefully accepted by bursary endowment fund chair Ken Little, who said it …

Allyson Snelling via – Cottage Country Now   CHARITY BALL. The Mayor’s Charity Ball was held at the new Terry Fox Auditorium at Gravenhurst Centennial Centre on Saturday, Oct. 22. From left are Richard and Christine Hall, deputy mayor Jeff Watson and wife Patti, Christine Miller and husband Norm. Photo by Bev McMullen Amid the glitz and glamour of Mayor Paisley …

Allyson Snelling via – Cottage Country Now Rotary Bursary Endowment Fund chair Ken Little and secretary Brian Ferguson display the donation the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst received from the Christina Mary Hendrie Trust in Scotland. Photo by Allyson Snelling The Rotary Club of Gravenhurst has received a substantial donation to its bursary endowment fund from halfway around the world. The club …

Gravenhurst is one of the lowest income areas in the province many families believe their children will not have the opportunity to attend a college or university because of their financial plight. From an early age many children realize there is an expectation of them to gain a higher education. Regrettably, in some families with lower incomes, the parent’s perception …