Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
July 6, 2015
Commemorating Our First World War Story
Creating Enduring Legacies Through Honour 100 Grant Projects
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced the successful projects under the Honour 100 Grant Program, enabling communities and organizations to remember and honour the province’s war heroes and create lasting legacies. The program was launched in May 2014 as part of efforts to highlight the province’s First World War story through the Honour 100 initiative. The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, was in France last week to participate in First World War commemorative ceremonies.
“This program is a wonderful way for communities and organizations to take part in the Honour 100 initiative and commemorate the First World War centennial in diverse and meaningful ways. It is a way to identify and honour the men and women who fought for peace and freedom in Europe and at home, and to celebrate their legacies. I look forward to the completion of these creative commemoration projects.”
- The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
The Honour 100 Grant Program was created to support arts and heritage projects for the centennial period. The $250,000 grant program supports community-based projects, as well as projects that are province-wide in scope.
Successful projects must meet the following criteria:
- Demonstrate commemoration of the First World War.
- Create a legacy of remembrance that reaches beyond the commemoration period.
- Commemorate an aspect of Newfoundland and Labrador’s role and/or experience in the First World War, including the subsequent effect on the history and people of the province.
- All projects must have a minimum of 50 per cent contribution from the applicant and community-based projects may be funded up to a maximum of $5,000.
Funding is being provided to 17 organizations in the genres of theatre, music, film, literature and dance. The Provincial Government will invest more than $3 million in the Honour 100 initiative to commemorate Newfoundland and Labrador’s First World War story. A list of groups receiving Honour 100 grants can be found in the backgrounder below.
QUICK FACTS:
- The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced 17 successful projects under the Honour 100 Grant Program, enabling communities and organizations to remember and honour war heroes and create lasting legacies.
- The $250,000 grant program supports community-based projects, as well as projects that are province-wide in scope.
- All projects must have a minimum of 50 per cent contribution from the applicant and community-based projects may be funded up to a maximum of $5,000.
- The Provincial Government will invest more than $3 million in the Honour 100 initiative.
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Media contact:
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Tansy Mundon Director of Communications Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development 709-729-4570, 693-1865 tansymundon@gov.nl.ca |
BACKGROUNDER
Honour 100 Grants Recipients Announced
| Organization | Project | Community |
| Air Force Association | Air Force First World War Exhibit | St. John's |
| Bowring Park Foundation | Lighting the Way | St. John's |
| Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador | Memorial Show | Cow Head |
| NL Symphony Orchestra | A Concert for Peace | St. John's |
| Great War Project - Fred Hawksley | The Great War Project | St. John's |
| Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre | Dedication (Play) | St. John's |
| Church Lads Brigade | Beaumont-Hamel Dinner Theatre | St. John's |
| Rising Tide Theatre | Play production: No Mans Land | St. John's |
| Cabot Quilters Guild | Touring First World War Quilts | St. John's |
| Town of Gaultois | Storyboards on Trail to Piccaire | Gaultois |
| Conception Bay Museum | First World War Commemorations | Harbour Grace |
| Trinity Historical Society | Exhibit: Honouring Our Own | Trinity |
| Our Legacy | 100 Bronze casts of First World War descendants | St. John's |
| Stephenville Cultural Development | Play production: The Christmas Truce | Stephenville |
| CBS Parks Commission | Tommy Ricketts Memorial Park | CBS |
| Kanutu Theatre | An Evening of Letters/music | St. John's |
| Town of Carbonear | Legacy Musical Drama piece | Carbonear |
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