Community Partners
A number of Lanark County Interval House’s programs and services are funded by community partners and events right here in Lanark County. We would like to give special thanks to all our community partners—thank you for working with us to end violence against women and their children!
(Please note that this page is always changing as we thank our community partners & sponsors!)
Our Outstanding Community Partners 2009-2010
(As honoured at our 2010 AGM)
A huge thank-you to the owners & staff at Carleton Place Canadian Tire for their ongoing support and contributions. In 2010, Canadian Tire donated a camping set that was raffled off at our Firefighter Challenge BBQ this past summer.
Ray Maclaren & the staff at the Carleton Place Giant Tiger continue to support LCIH’s mission and values. Giant Tiger regularly donates boxes full of new clothes to be sold again in our As Good As New store. The monies earned from these sales directly benefit the women and children who use our services. Thank you!
The Almonte Quilters’ Guild continues to surprise the women and children who live at our shelter with beautiful homemade donated quilts. What admirable donations: stunning handmade quilts sewn by women for women! Learn more about the Quilters’ Guild here!
Read’s Book Shop supports LCIH in a number of ways: hosting our annual Take Back the Night reception, selling our products in the Shop, participating in our Women’s Fair, and repeatedly donating silent auction items to our various events! Thank you for your continued support!
Since its inception, The Hub Rebound “Re-use It Centre” has been helping women who leave our shelter furnish their new living spaces. Just one more wonderful way that The Hub continues to support Lanark County Interval House. Thank you!
Lanark Lodge, the long-term care home owned and operated by the County of Lanark, continues to hold regular fundraisers on behalf of Lanark County Interval House. Thank you for choosing our services to support!
The staff at the Perth Hydro One office enthusiastically sell out of our women’s fair raffle tickets every year—in addition to support LCIH through external fundraisers and more! Thank you and we look forward to working together further in the future!
For the last few years, LCIH has benefitted from the services of Shellee Reid, a graphic designer at The Ottawa Citizen. Shelley continues to design our annual Women’s Fair poster—and her efforts are outstanding! The Ottawa Citizen has also donated free printing of all the posters. Thank you!
2010 Women’s Fair Sponsors
A huge thank you to Sue Cronkwright, the Women’s Fair committee, and the many individuals and businesses that made the 2010 Women’s Fair such a success. We raised over $10,000 for Lanark County Interval House from the event:
Major Contributors
- VIA Rail
- EDC
- Novatel Toronto Centre
- Tiree Workplace Visioning
- Angels Roost Spa and Salon
- EMC
- Town of Carleton Place
Gold Sponsors
- Almonte Chiropractic Centre
- Smiths Falls Transmission Service
- Carleton Place Gazette
- Cynthia O’Dwyer, Sales Representative, Sutton
- Group Premier Realty
Silver Sponsors
- Hasty Service Heating and Air Conditioning Inc.
- Walter Renwick
- Women’s Business Group
- Misty River Introductions
- Classic Theatre Festival
- H&R Bloc
Other Special Contributors
- Shellee Reid, Ottawa Citizen
- All the volunteers who made scrumptious food for the kitchen
- All the people who donated silent auction items or cakes
- All the wonderful volunteers who helped on the day of the fair
- All the dedicated volunteers who sold raffle tickets throughout the summer and fall
- And an amazing organizing committee!
2010 Violette Femmes Sponsors
Heather Weibe, Owner of WeeBee Growing Again in Almonte, must be thanked for leading the organization of our 2010 Violet Femmes Girls Night Out Gala. Heather & her staff donated an amazing amount of time & resources so we could pull off another amazing event.
A big thank-you goes out to the team at 105.3 Kiss FM for not only lending us the outstanding Sandra Plagakis as our host, but also for donating our grand door prize—a 4-pack of tickets to an exclusive Kiss FM concert event!
A warm thank-you also goes out to Barb Musker, a State Farm Insurance agent, for purchasing and donating our hot raffle ticket item: a brand new Apple iPad.
Our Violet Femmes organizing committee would also like to thank the following businesses and individuals who donated items and/or services to our ever-popular silent auction and raffle prize table.
…and more Thank Yous
Thank you to Louise Parry and the gals of Zumba Fun Fit for hosting a number of annual fundraisers on behalf of LCIH! Ditch the routine and join the party with Zumba fitness and Louise! Check out www.zumbafunfit.com to see schedules, prices, and learn more about this fun dance craze!
Carleton Place’s Mississippi Squares Club continues to support Lanark County Interval House with annual donations and yes, square dancing shows (they even had our staff dancing at a recent staff family BBQ!) Thank you for your continued support! Hats off to you!
A sincere thank you must be shared with the Reverend David Andrew and the parishioners of St. James Anglican Church in Carleton Place. The Church recently donated a very generous $2000 towards Lanark County Interval House’s programs and services. What a beautiful gift!
At the end of March 2011, Lanark County Interval House received a generous donation of $3700 from the Canadian Women’s Foundation, which in turn, had been raised by the Daughters of Penelope. Thank you to both of these wonderful non-profit organizations for their support!
In the spring of 2011, LCIH benefitted once again from the thoughtful staff at our local Scotiabank branches (in Carleton Place, Smiths Falls, Perth, and Lanark). Staff worked together to donate an assortment of new toiletries for women and children in need, as well as a $270 cash donation. Thank you for your support!
Giving Back…
Our team values the importance of reciprocating the generosity that has been shared with LCIH as a means of “passing it forward.” For this reason, our Board and staff members also regularly donate to causes that are close to their hearts: this year’s chosen recipient was the Guatemala Stove Project.
The Guatemala Stove project aims to build and distribute masonry stoves across Guatemala’s Altiplano (Western highlands). Masonry stoves save women and their families from the toxic fumes, explosions, and indoor fires that are common with indoor cooking fires. LCIH’s Board & staff members raised funds to purchase one stove and to support a local shelter.