Lindsay and Bobcaygeon C.H.E.S.T Fund Committees to hold information nights

The Bobcaygeon Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund Committee is hosting an information night Monday, Sept. 8, from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Bobcaygeon Library. The Lindsay Legacy C.H.E.S.T Fund Committee will also be hosting an information night on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 6-9 pm at the Lindsay Public Library Meeting Room.

Members of the committee will be available to answer questions and provide information to applicants interested in applying for 2026 grants through the Legacy C.H.E.S.T. Fund.

The 2026 application deadline is Oct. 31, 2025.

Applications will only be accepted online through the link on the grants and funding page on the city’s website.

The fund provides financial assistance to non-profit, community-based organizations that provide programs, projects, services, or activities that enhance the quality of life for residents in the areas of health, arts, culture, leisure, heritage, education and the environment. Organizations that do not have non-profit status are eligible to apply through a non-profit sponsor.

In recent years, grants included funding for events such as Bobcaygeon Canada Day, the Ontario Open Fiddle and Step dance competition, the Bobcaygeon Skating Club Carnival, and the Electronic Vehicle Society Environmental Fair as well as funds for Globus Theatre, Bobcaygeon Summer Music Camps, Bobcaygeon Minor Ball and Bobcaygeon Soccer.

In 2025 grants in Lindsay were awarded to A Place Called Home, Kawartha Lakes Museum and Archives, Ampere, Lindsay Little Theatre, Kawartha Art Gallery, and the Lindsay and District Chamber of Commerce.

Interested attendees are asked to RSVP to LeAnn Donnelly, Executive Assistant to the Director of Community Services, .