Sixteen community groups have received grants from the Region of Queens.
Municipal council agreed to spend $46,500 for recreational programs and services.
More than $130,000 in requests were received.
Privateer Days will get $10,000 and the Hank Snow Country Music Centre secured $6,000, as did the Queens County Fair Association.
Other grants over $3,000 were also given to the Greenfield Recreation Society, Liverpool International Theatre Festival, The Rossignol Cultural Centre and the South Queens Chamber of Commerce for Christmas on the Mersey.
The full breakdown of grants is listed below:
Greenfield Recreation Society – $4,500
Alexander McDonald Heritage Society – $0
Hank Snow Country Music Centre – $6,000
Liverpool Baseball Club – $0
Liverpool International Theatre Festival – $4,000
Medway Head Lighthouse Society – $0
Mersey Band Society – $1,000
Milton Community Association – $500
Milton Heritage Association – $750
North Queens Board of Trade (Fireworks) – $1,000
North Queens Board of Trade (Farmer’s Market) – $500
North Queens Heritage Society – $750
Privateer Days – $10,000
Privateer Farmers Market – $500
Queens Community Aquatic Society – $0
Queens County Fair Association – $6,000
Queens County Community Choir – $0
Queens County Crime Prevention Association – $2,000
Queens Learning Network – $0
Queens County Museum – $0
Queens County Music Festival – $1,000
Queens Manor (Chair Yoga) – $0
Seahawks Minor Football Club – $0
South Queens Chamber of Commerce (Christmas on the Mersey) – $3,000
South Shore Flying Club – $0
Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve Association – $0
The Rossignol Cultural Centre – $5,000
West Queens Recreation Association – $0
