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A new vehicle to raise money for local community projects is starting with some cash in the bank.
Five people have donated a combined $4,500 to the Dutton Dunwich-West Elgin Community Fund (DDWECF) before its official launch in February.
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The community fund is a fund within the Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation (ESTCF), which provides administration and management functions.
All monies donated to the DDWECF support charitable causes in Dutton Dunwich and West Elgin only.
The local committee is comprised of West Elgin councillor Bonnie Rowe, chair; Dutton Dunwich councillor Patricia Corneil, vice-chair; Bill Denning, Jerry Galbraith, community volunteers; Junee Monteith, seconded from a neighbouring community fund and ESTCF executive director Terry Carroll.