NEWS RELEASE
ELLIOT LAKE RETIREMENT LIVING
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The Elliot Lake Retirement Living (ELRL) Community Grant was created several years ago as a means to help local clubs, groups, businesses and organizations improve the quality of life for residents of Elliot Lake. Each year, ELRL receives a number of applications and 2022 was no exception. The Grant Review Committee was extremely excited to see all of the wonderful things that are happening within Elliot Lake.
It is the projects and investments that are being made by local groups that make Elliot Lake a place that people want to live, retire to and invest in. This is a vibrant community, with many willing to give back in ways that benefit all ages and demographics. ELRL was happy to give $35,000 to this year’s recipients, which include clubs and organizations that provide services and activities to children, to the elderly, to the arts, to the outdoor adventurists, and to the needy, all of which are at the very core of what the ELRL Community Grant is all about.
This year’s recipients are:
- The Elliot Lake Snowbirds Snowmobile Club received $10,000 for a new warmup shack and furnace for their garage.
- The Wednesday Afternoon Guitarists received $260 for a cabinet for the group to store their sound equipment.
- DanceWorks received $2,600 for a portable roll down professional floor for the stage at the WH Collins Hall.
- The Elliot Lake Wood Carvers received $1,000 for the purchase portable dust collectors and other equipment for the club.
- The Coureurs de Bois Outdoors Club received $5,745 for the purchase of equipment, signage and training for the maintenance and enhancement of hiking trails.
- The Elliot Lake Aquatic Club (ELAC) received $1,800 for the purchase of a new starter for their timing system.
- The Renaissance Active Living Centre received $5,000 towards the purchase of a commercial portable platform lift, to improve the accessibility of the building.
- The Counselling Centre of East Algoma received $2,000 towards the purchase of insulated food carriers and other equipment for their community kitchen program.
- Elliot Lake Youth Slo-Pitch received $4,200 for new bats for the teen division.
ELRL would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the individuals, groups and organizations who work hard to make Elliot Lake a better place to live.
We will be taking applications for the ELRL Community Grant again in the Spring of 2023 with information available at elrlinfo.com
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