Kudos to Killam!

Amazing what a small community (population just over 1,000) can do when everyone comes together! Killam citizens are working to revitalize their Heritage Park with an outdoor amphitheatre, a bike/skate park, a new walking trail, an outdoor fire pit/barbecue and some beautification. They've held a fundraiser (60s dinner and dance) and made $13,000. They're also selling engraved bricks which will be used to construct the outdoor fireplace/BBQ. School-aged children have decorated coffee tins which have been distributed to businesses for people to leave their spare change and they will be rolling the change for the group. The local group has applied for a number of grants, will hold some additional fundraisers such as a Goat Raffle, a Children’s Festival Day, etc., and will seek corporate cash and on-kind donations.

They applied for funding through the “Let Them Be Kids” Program and have been awarded a Helping Hands Award. This means they will receive a 50/50 match opportunity that gives them a dollar of equipment buying power for every fifty cents they raise. This will assist in covering the costs of the structure and equipment for the new bike/skate park. They have also been assigned an experienced Let Them Be Kids volunteer to help guide them through the process of making the project happen.
This project will be completed in one soon-to-be-announced weekend this year.

Killam anticipates having 200+ volunteers come out to help make the project a reality. As their CAO put it, "It is going to bring back the sense of community and volunteerism to Killam. The residents are excited about the project and pride is building as they work toward making it a reality. This will result in endless opportunities for the future because people are seeing that when the sense of community is present anything is possible!"