Tuesday, May 17, 2016
City of London
$80,000 in Funding for London Neighbourhoods
Londoners have taken advantage of two community granting programs, the SPARKS! and TreeMe Neighbourhood Matching Funds, to create change in their neighbourhoods.
"It's exciting to see how Londoners come together to create such innovative ways to strengthen and celebrate their neighbourboods and make London a great place to live, work and play," said Lynne Livingstone, Managing Director, Neighbourhood, Children and Fire Services.
SPARKS! Neighbourhood Matching Fund provides opportunities for Londoners to initiate projects in their neighbourhoods.
This year's successful applicants include activities that engage and bring more neighbours together, create gathering spaces, host community activities and beautify neighbourhoods. This year 14 new projects were funded bringing the total in six years to 70 SPARKS! projects in 19 different neighbourhoods across the city.
This year the TreeMe Neighbourhood Matching Fund has funded two large scale projects that allows neighbourhood groups to plan trees and make a difference to our urban forest for today and the future. Residents will plant more than 3,000 trees on private properties to help increase tree coverage across the city.
Media Contact:
Janice Walter
Manager, Community Development
519-661-2500 ext 5954
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