Agenda - Mayor's Golf Classic Funds Committee - 20220428Town of Aurora
Mayor's Golf Classic Funds Committee
Meeting Agenda
Date:Thursday, April 28, 2022
Time:2 p.m.
Location:Video Conference
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Town’s YouTube Channel. To participate electronically, please visit aurora.ca/participation.
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1.Call to Order
2.Land Acknowledgement
3.Approval of the Agenda
4.Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
5.Receipt of the Minutes
5.1.Mayor's Golf Classic Funds Committee Meeting Minutes of March 31,
2022
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That the Mayor's Golf Classic Funds Committee meeting minutes of
March 31, 2022, be received for information.
6.Delegations
7.Matters for Consideration
7.1.Application from Learning Disabilities Association of York Region 3
That the application from Learning Disabilities Association of
York Region be received; and
1.
That the Committee provide direction to:2.
Grant the funding request;a.
Deny the funding request; orb.
Defer consideration of the funding request to a future
meeting.
c.
7.2.Application from Crime Stoppers of York Region 6
That the application from Crime Stoppers of York Region be
received; and
1.
That the Committee provide direction to:2.
Grant the funding request;a.
Deny the funding request; orb.
Defer consideration of the funding request to a future
meeting.
c.
8.Informational Items
9.Adjournment
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Town of Aurora
Mayor's Golf Classic Funds Committee
Meeting Minutes
Date:
Time:
Location:
Thursday, March 31, 2022
2 p.m.
Video Conference
Committee Members: Koula Koliviras (Chair)
Barb Allan
Wendy Browne
Rosalyn Gonsalves
Heidi Schellhorn
Other Attendees: Jason Gaertner, Manager, Financial Management
Michael de Rond, Town Clerk
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1. Call to Order
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.
2. Approval of the Agenda
Moved by Barb Allan
Seconded by Wendy Browne
That the agenda as circulated by Legislative Services be approved.
Carried
3. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.50.
4. Receipt of the Minutes
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4.1 Mayor's Golf Classic Funds Committee Meeting Minutes of November 18,
2021
Moved by Rosalyn Gonsalves
Seconded by Heidi Schellhorn
That the Mayor's Golf Classic Funds Committee meeting minutes of
November 18, 2021, be received for information.
Carried
5. Delegations
None.
6. Matters for Consideration
6.1 Application from Shine Through the Rain Foundation
The Committee discussed the application from Shine Through the Rain
Foundation and agreed it merited funding.
Moved by Rosalyn Gonsalves
Seconded by Wendy Browne
1. That the application from Shine Through the Rain Foundation be
received; and
2. That the funding request be approved in the amount of $4,500.00.
Carried
7. Informational Items
None.
8. Adjournment
Moved by Wendy Browne
Seconded by Rosalyn Gonsalves
That the meeting be adjourned at 2:14 p.m.
Carried
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100 John West Way
Box 1000
Aurora, ON L4G 6J1
(905) 727-3123
aurora.ca
Application to Receive Funds
Town of Aurora
Aurora Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic
The Aurora Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic has raised over $750,000 to date and has financially assisted
several community organizations to provide much needed services to residents living in the Town of
Aurora.
Recipient selection is conducted annually by the application review and disbursement committee of
the Town of Aurora Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic and is based on the information provided in this
application. Please submit completed application to the Aurora Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic at
clerks@aurora.ca
Funding Criteria and guidelines;
x Individual applicants and community groups must demonstrate financial hardship or a
limited means to retain funds in another manner. Individual applications demonstrating
financial hardship will be kept confidential.
x Individuals and organizations may not receive funding for more than two consecutive years.
x Funding requests for more than $5,000 in a calendar year will not be accepted.
x Funding requests for more than 50% of an initiative will not be considered and applicants
must demonstrate how the remaining funds will be or have been obtained
x Applications should demonstrate a benefit to the residents of the Town of Aurora that
receiving the funding will provide
x Successful applicants will be required to report back in any way they deem appropriate
regarding the utilization of funds within six (6) months of receiving funds
Name of Individual or Community Group
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Information
Email: _____________________________________ Phone Number: ______________________________
On a separate document, please outline your initiative and any supporting documentation you have.
The information being provided should align with the funding criteria guidelines found above. Please
attach this form with the supporting information and email to clerks@aurora.ca
Learning Disabilities Association of York Region
9040 Leslie St. Unit 208
helga.sirola@ldayr.org 9058847933 x1
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Learning Disabilities Association of York Region
9040 Leslie Street, Unit 208
Richmond Hill, ON L4B3L8
Tel: 905-884-7933 Fax: 905-770-9377
E-mail: info@ldayr.org Website: www.ldayr.org
Affiliated with the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario and the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
To Whom It May Concern,
We at the Learning Disabilities Association of York Region (LDAYR) would like to request $5000 from the
2022 Aurora Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic. We are extremely excited to potentially participate in this event
and we believe any amount of proceeds would go a long way in helping us better serve the residents of
Aurora.
LDAYR is a non-profit organization that advocates and works with students and adults with a
primary diagnosis of learning disabilities (LD) and/or ADHD. The funds from this event will go towards our
summer camp, which will entail a 2 week fully subsidized camp in Aurora for children of ages 7 -12 with
LDs and/or ADHD. The camp activities will include outdoor swimming, nature walks, arts and crafts, and
more with an additional focus on building social skills in a safe and encouraging environment. We will be
using our established Social Skills program that is curriculum based and covers topics such as
communication, relationship building, emotional regulation, self-esteem, self-advocacy, problem solving,
and internet safety. Each day will consist of learning sessions interspaced between activities and play that are
designed to help develop these skills. We have been running our summer camp in the York Region for over
20 years, and are excited to bring it to Aurora this summer.
This program will serve the Aurora residents by offering a safe, engaging, and positive space for like-
minded individuals to practice their social skills, form connections, and build confidence in themselves and
their abilities. Social skills are particularly important life skills for children with LDs and/or ADHD, as they
often lack self confidence or may feel inferior to others. Building these skills can increase their self-esteem,
improve their self-awareness, empower them to self-advocate, and contribute to their overall success in
school and work. According to the Learning Disability Association of Ontario, the incidence rate of LDs is
estimated to range as high as 10% or more of the population, though there is more statistical evidence from
demographic sources for a range of 4 to 6%. In the YRDSB, 54.2% of all students with an identification have
a learning disability (The Regional Municipality of York, 2019). A Canadian study concluded that children
with LDs have fewer reciprocal friends, lower quality of friendship, lower social acceptance, lower academic
self-concept, and poorer social skills than their normally achieving non-LD peers, with only 11.3% of these
individuals ranking their social skills as high (PACFOLD, 2005). Students with LDs can be successful when
properly supported and solid coping skills are developed. Creating a space and community of like-minded
individuals will help our participants feel included and supported by one another.
We plan to use the received funding to subsidize the camp for students in low to middle income
households. We project the total cost of our camp to be $10 500, thus we are asking for 48% of the funds. As
a non-profit, we are fully sustained by community support and are constantly looking for donations and
funding, especially since we do not currently have a sponsor for our Social Skills program. With $5000 we
will be able to subsidize 12 children ages 7-12 who have been diagnosed with an LD and/or ADHD and live
in low to middle income households in Aurora. Children born to low-income families are more likely to be
diagnosed with learning disabilities (Cortiella, 2014), meaning they are less likely to have access to services
that would treat their LD and inform and reduce stigma surrounding their disability. Historically, programs
similar to our summer camp are expensive and can be unaffordable and financially straining on families with
children identified with an LD and/or ADHD. Often children with ADHD are expected to pay for additional
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Learning Disabilities Association of York Region
9040 Leslie Street, Unit 208
Richmond Hill, ON L4B3L8
Tel: 905-884-7933 Fax: 905-770-9377
E-mail: info@ldayr.org Website: www.ldayr.org
Affiliated with the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario and the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
support at camp programs, which can be costly to the parents and isolating to the camper. Funding will give
the opportunity for individuals in low to middle income households in Aurora to partake in a subsidized
learning experience and summer camp that will provide lifelong skills and help build a stronger foundation
for their future.
Should the LDAYR be selected as one of the recipients for the 2022 Aurora Mayor’s Charity Golf
Classic this year, we will gratefully recognize this donation through all of our communication outlets with
our clients in the community. We would promote our participation in the event throughout the whole
process, leading up to the event, during the event and after the event has taken place. We would do this
through articles in our agency newsletters that are emailed to over 300 of our association’s members, our
website, our organization’s social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook (currently followed by
approximately 22,000 individuals combined), and our emails to parents whose children have signed up for
camp.
We strongly believe that funding of $5000 for our summer camp would largely benefit the LD and
ADHD community in Aurora, especially those in low to middle income households. We thank you for your
consideration and we hope that you will choose us to participate in your event this year.
We thank you for your time and consideration,
Helga Sirola
Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of York Region
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