By Ian MacAlpine, Kingston Whig-Standard Wednesday, March 2, 2016 8:06:53 EST PM Local philanthropist A. Britton Smith has taken out his chequebook once again, and this time the beneficiary is the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington and Kingston homeless youth. It was announced Thursday that Smith, the 95-year-old owner of Homestead Land… Read More
Archives for March 2016
United Way KFLA Receives Biggest Donation in Organization’s History to Combat Youth Homelessness in Kingston
Kingston Heritage By Mandy Marciniak News – For local businessman and philanthropist A. Britton Smith, Kingston has always been home; now he hopes to provide that same feeling of home for young people struggling with homelessness in the city. On March 2, the United Way announced that Smith would be donating $1.2 million to the… Read More
Local philanthropist donates $1.2 million to house homeless youth
Lives Transformed Largest single gift in United Way’s 75 year history Kingston, ON — United Way’s Honorary Patron and local philanthropist A. Britton Smith has made a gift of $1.2 million, through the United Way, to support a home for homeless youth, age 16-19 years, where they will be nurtured and helped to turn their… Read More