Your HLSL Hub Tax Receipt is Now Available
Exciting news! Our team has been working tirelessly on multiple fronts for the Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence (HLSL) Community Hub, and we’re thrilled to share a major milestone.
We have officially set up an endowment fund with the Fondation communautaire Bas Saint-Laurent Gaspésie Les-Îles (BSLGLI). This means donations to HLSL can now be made through the foundation, and tax receipts will be issued!
Here’s how it works: Your donation goes into the Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence Fund (https://fondationc-bslgli.com/tous-les-fonds/?f=recherche&ptb-search=1&ptb_post-title=Heritage+Lower+Saint+Lawrence+Fund) Half of the amount will be available in a Temporary Fund to directly support the HLSL Community Hub project; The other half goes into a Permanent Fund, generating annual interest for HLSL. The Board of Directors can choose to spend this interest or reinvest it to grow the endowment.
We are also working towards securing our own charitable status, though this is a long and complex process. In the meantime, if you’d like to donate without needing a tax receipt, you can still contribute through our HLSL Community Hub Zeffy Campaign (https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/fundraising/04fd786d-d4df-4f8b-a35a-7872f9bcee84)
A huge thank you to Michael Astle, who has supported HLSL in so many ways—including making the very first donation to our endowment fund!
Please help us spread the word! The HLSL Community Hub exists because of this community, for this community.
March is a time of renewal, and at the Hub, that means exciting renovations to create a better, more vibrant space for our community! If you pass by the Café later this month, you’ll notice things are buzzing! We’re kicking off an exciting renovation phase, which includes: Relocating the kitchen to the front of the building and upgrading equipment for better functionality. Replacing the oil furnace with a modern electric warm-air furnace, complete with a heat storage unit and integrated heat pump—a big step toward sustainability! To make these upgrades happen, the Community Hub and Café sur Mer will be closed for the month of March and most of April. And don’t worry, as soon as the Hub renovations are complete, Café sur Mer operators Jessy and Daphné will be excited to showcase the newly upgraded kitchen space!
This phase of the project is made possible thanks to the generous support of MRC de La Mitis, our main funding partner. We’re also thrilled to announce that the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) has come through with funding for new kitchen supplies, helping us better serve our senior community.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported this journey—especially my incredible team and our amazing HLSL friends! Your contributions and enthusiasm truly make all the difference!
Susan Woodfine, Executive Director
