Four fundraising initiatives were announced at the Libro Credit Union Centre Wednesday night
The Amherstburg Community Foundation laid out its first wave of improvement projects at the Libro Credit Union Centre in Amherstburg before a packed house Wednesday night.
Retired president of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Richard Peddie is taking on another presidential role, this time at the head of a nine person board that has already kick-started the campaign with $150,000 of its own money over the next three years.
"The board agreed to put in money to show that they meant it," says Peddie, who added the foundation doesn't receive any funding from the municipality. "You have more credibility when you go to ask a company or a person for money if you're also donating."