To Our Sponsors
We couldn't do it without you! The Duart Board of Directors and the community as a whole would like to thank each and every one of our generous sponsors. The commitment to our community is sincerely appreciated. If you'd like to learn how you can help, contact us at duarthall@outlook.com
Local Farm & Business Sponsors
Beenacker Family Farm**Ryckman Family Farm**Dunnco Construction** Sloan's**Flying Squirrel** Scott Family Farm**Anderson Family Farm**Ridge Building**Blenheim Sobey's**Highgate Lions Club**Thamesville Cornmaze** Tom's Building** Ridgetown Foodland**Ridgetown Home Hardware**McNaughton's Home Hardware** Fenton Family Farm**Nooyen Construction**
Corporate Donors
Recent Grants
We have been hard at work at the Duart Hall renovating, restoring, adding new members, hosting events and writing grants in order to have a working community hall once again after a very long 20 years. So many people and organizations have come together to achieve great things in the past 4 years. The following corporate donors and service groups have made our jobs easier with their generous donations. Let us tell you what has been accomplished by the funds we have received!
FARM CREDIT CANADA: A financial donation of $14,000 was given to the hall to upgrade our lighting, window replacements as well as exterior repair. Our 10 foot tall custom windows were certainly not cheap.
They look absolutely stunning though!
HIGHGATE LION'S CLUB: The hard work from our local Lion's Club has not gone unnoticed by our community. Always willing to lend a hand, they spearheaded the initial renovations to the hall. Those new bathrooms? That was them. Our wheelchair accessible ramp? Also them. A new to us kitchen, restored original flooring, interior painting and a DEFIB was donated by our local members. They are finally able to have their monthly meetings and events in the hall. Most recently they have donated $10,000 towards upgrades to the building and for maintenance. Thank you Highgate Lion's!
SOUTH KENT WIND COMMUNITY FUND & CHATHAM KENT COMMUNITY FUND: As combined groups, they funded our new furnace years ago and came thru for us once again. Their generous donation of $8,916 was put towards upgrades on our electrical system and installation of our A/C unit! Yes, we finally have air conditioning after 150 years! What a blessing that has been!
SALUS MUTUAL: Salus Mutual generously gifted us $1000. These funds enabled us to purchase a much needed commercial baby change table, a JBL sound system that hooks up to your personal phone and allows for music at your functions! We are in the works to have new gravel in the front drive or perhaps asphalt if funds allow. Sometimes it is all about the little things that make events easier for our members. Stay tuned to see if we go with asphalt or gravel?!
HOWARD MUTUAL FOUNDATION: If you have driven past the Duart Hall lately you may have wondered about our exterior upgrades? Howard Mutual Foundation donated $5,000 to go toward our $30,000 exterior renovations. This was one of our largest projects to date. The asbestos siding needed to be remediated, new board insulation was installed as well as new vinyl siding to protect the hall. This upgrade was urgently needed and we appreciate the donation to help us reach our goals!
RIVERVIEW GAMING CENTRE: A huge thank you to Riverview Gaming Centre for sponsoring our charity bingos. We are one of their many registered charity groups who benefit financially from their generosity. Our local volunteers help with running select bingos. The proceeds help our hall with some events as well as certain expenses. If you would like to volunteer with us, please reach out to us at duarthall@outlook.com