Sarah Badgley Literacy Fund For Ontario Rural Children

February 7, 2006 - The Rural Learning Association (RLA) is pleased to announce the continuation of a funding program for Ontario rural libraries. The fund is named in honour of Sarah Rosalind Badgley, a three-year-old girl who was tragically killed in an automobile accident on 21 July 2001. It has been established at the request of Sarah's parents, Susan and Kerry Badgley of Kemptville, Ontario.  

 

A grant of up to $200 per year is available to a number of rural public libraries in Ontario, and to non-rural public libraries that serve a rural clientele. The grant can be used for a variety of purposes in aid of children's literacy initiatives, including (but not restricted to the following): 

 

1.         Book Purchases

2.         Literacy Programs (story hours, guest readers, etc.)

3.         Equipment Purchases (furniture, computer software, etc.)

4.         Renovations to Children's Areas in the Library

5.         Seed Money to Obtain Matching Grants 

 

The application should be forwarded to the following address:

 

The Rural Learning Association

P.O. Box 1588

Guelph, Ontario

N1H 6R7

 

For additional information, please contact Kerry Badgley at (613) 225-2342, ext. 4247 (e-mail badgleyk@inspection.gc.ca). 

 

To apply, please send a 2-page application letter that includes:

 

- Name of the institution

- Contact information

- Dates for the project

- How the funds will be used

- How children in the area will benefit from your project

- The project's overall budget

 

All grant recipients will be required to provide a brief account of the project upon its completion.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2006. Successful recipients will be notified by 1 August 2006. A committee appointed by the RLA will adjudicate the proposals. It is expected that at least eight (8) applications will be successful in 2006.

 

Over thirty libraries have received grants since the Fund's establishment in 2002.

 

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