Cortes Island's Community Centre
The SCCA is pleased to be the recipient of a Quadra Legacy Grant from Coastal Community Credit Union. The grant will go towards the renovation of the kitchen at Manson’s Hall. We are grateful to the CCCU for the help in getting our much needed kitchen back up and running!
The SCCA is pleased to support the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program. Nora Disney is our local volunteer, and the can do income tax filing for free for people who qualify. Here are the qualifications for the free service.
If you qualify, you can call Nora directly at 250-935-6345, or call the hall office 250-935-0015 to arrange to drop off your papers. Here is a list of the information needed in order to file:
The SCCA is pleased to welcome Kate DeWitt, ECE, as our new playschool
teacher along with Jes Lennox and Julia Linnay as teacher assistants. Come
meet the teachers and check out the beautifully renovated playschool in
Manson’s Hall.
Children 2.5 – 5 years old and their families are invited to a drop in /
drop off Open House 10am – 2pm on Tuesday, Feb 25 and Thursday, Feb 27,
free of charge. Program tuition is $160/month through June 2014 for the
Tuesday/Thursday 10am – 2pm program, which works out to approximately
$5/hr. Provincial subsidy and partial private scholarships may be
available.
For more information, please contact Mansons’s Hall Manager Mary Lavelle
at 935-0015 or mansonshall@gmail.com.
PLAYSCHOOL! Calling all parents of children aged 2 1/2 – 5 years!
Renovations to the Manson’s Hall Playschool are nearly complete and we’re
getting ready to move back into the beautiful “new” space in January 2014.
Now is the time to share your ideas, hopes and dreams for the upcoming
program. Join us for a parents only roundtable discussion on Wednesday,
December 4, 11am- 12pm in the Pioneer Room (during playgroup, childcare
provided). To get the ball rolling, and for parents who are unable to
attend, you can share your thoughts (confidentially) here today.
Together we can create a magical year for our preschoolers. For more info,
call Hall Manager Mary Lavelle at 935-0015.
There is a new “super tax credit” for charitable donations.
Traditionally the Federal Government gives taxpayers a non-refundable credit of 15% on the first $200 of charitable donations, and 29% on the remainder, subject to a limit of 75% of your Net Income.
Starting in the 2013 tax year and lasting until 2017, they will be offering a bonus credit of 25% on the first $1000 of donations for first-time donors. This results in a total credit of 40% on the first $200 of donations, 54% on the next $800, and 29% thereafter.
For the 2013 taxation year, an individual will be considered a first-time donor if neither the individual nor the individual’s spouse or common-law partner has claimed the Charitable Donations Tax Credit in any of the five preceding tax years. Only donations of money that are made after March 20, 2013 will qualify for the First-Time Donor’s Super Credit.
This means that a $200 donation gets an $80 credit, a $500 donation returns $242 and a $1,000 donation only costs $498. The details are on the Revenue Canada site at this link:
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/gncy/bdgt/2013/qa01-eng.html#q2
In the last week, the Southern Cortes Community Association received more than $4,000 in individual donations to create a new kitchen in Manson’s Hall. We have an approved $3200 grant-in-aid from the Strathcona Regional District and the probability of $2000 more in January. We still need almost $20,000 to expand the existing room and redo wiring, plumbing, wall finish, ventilation, lighting and flooring. If you haven’t made a charitable donation in the last five years, this is a great time to do so. Go to www.mansonshall.org to learn more and help out. Let’s get cooking!