The Amherstburg Community Foundation (ACF) has recognized another local business for its contribution.
The local law firm of Hogarth Hermiston Severs LLP was thanked for its donation to the foundation with ACF director Linden Crain officially presenting a plaque to Tom Hogarth, one of the partners in the firm.
“Linden was a co-op student here and he got involved with it,” said Hogarth. “He showed me literature on it and it was a fantastic idea. The people involved with (the ACF) are high quality. They have a legitimate concern for Amherstburg like I do.”
Hogarth believed the ACF can help “fill in the gaps” by funding projects that may not otherwise receive funding, at least not in the short term. “It makes Amherstburg a better place to live, which is what we want to encourage,” said Hogarth.
Hogarth called supporting the Amherstburg Community Foundation “an easy decision to make” and noted the law firm likes to support local initiatives, organizations and sports teams. “It’s not a hard thing to support them,” he said. “I like this because it involves a lot of projects. It covers a lot of groups. They are all worthwhile to me. I see value in all of these (initiatives).”
Crain said it is important for the ACF to reach out to a lot of different businesses and residents to try and gather financial support for their initiatives, one of which has hit its funding target. “We definitely can’t do it alone,” said Crain. Crain noted donors will receive tax receipts and that members of the foundation’s board of directors will be seeking additional contributors in the future.
“We’re continuing in the new year and we’re definitely going to be reaching out to new businesses.” Hogarth added he encourages other businesses to get involved and noted “we’ll continue to support it.”
“It’s a general way to help the community,” he said. “Fundraisers of this nature is great for the town. It makes Amherstburg a better place to live.”
The Amherstburg Community Foundation will present its fourth installment of its “Thought Leaders” series March 5 at the Libro Centre. The guest speaker that night will be Jason Thorne, general manager of planning and economic development for the city of Hamilton. That event will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The three remaining initiatives in the first wave of projects include the Amherstburg Library Refresh, the single-track cycling trail at Holiday Beach Conservation Area and the speaker series and mentorship program at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. The Beaudoin Park refresh and update in River Canard has seen its fundraising goal met, with the help of additional partners such as the Amherstburg Accessibility Advisory Committee.
For more information about the Amherstburg Community Foundation or to donate, visit www. amherstburgfoundation.org.