As we say goodbye to The Year of the Turtle we'd like to thank the our incredibly committed volunteers, our 100+ members and many more private donors, and the grantors who helped us get through the busiest year in KTTC history. We're looking forward to working with you all again in 2012 in our quest [...]
The Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre is pleased to announce that we have received an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant of $118,700 over 3 years. The funds will be used to hire a development/sustainability co-ordinator and to fund the Outreach program they will be responsible for. The coordinator will enhance our capacity for fund development, outreach and [...]
"The only veterinary hospital dedicated to Ontario’s endangered turtles will be around to help more reptiles next spring thanks to a $30,000 grant from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. The foundation’s executive director, Mary Desjardins, was moved by a story in Monday’s Toronto Star, citing the struggles of the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre in [...]
As you may have already heard, the KTTC was successful in acquiring a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to hire a Volunteer/Education Coordinator. Kate Siena was the successful applicant and joined the KTTC team in May - just in time for our busy season! Kate came to us with over 15 years experience with [...]