Acknowledgements
The following groups and organisations have been main contributors to the fundraising effort required to achieve completion of the Centre. We are indebted to all of them for their assistance with our project and for enabling us to bring it to fruition:
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Highland & Islands Enterprise | Caledonia Investments |
Big Lottery Fund | Hebridean Housing Partnership | BBC Children in Need |
Scottish Community Foundation | Awards for All | The Hugh Fraser Foundation |
Gannochy Trust | Help the Aged | The Robertson Trust |
The Dulverton Trust | Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland | Crofters Commission CCDS |
The Rank Foundation | HBOS Foundation | North Lewis Carnival Committee |
Duncan Mackay & Sons Ltd | Croileagan Bhuirgh | Comunn na Gaidhlig |
O2 | The Scottish Co-op Community Fund | Bibby Foundation |
Fivepenny Borve Grazings Committee | Galson Grazings Committee | High Borve Grazings Committee |
Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn | Airidhantuim Community Community Council | |
In addition to the above, we would like to thank sincerely Dr Gordon Anderson of
Anderson Associates, who acted for us in all architectural matters, also as our CDM co-ordinator and as Project Manager. Gordon's assistance, and his professionalism, was vital to us at all stages of the project, not least in the very challenging days before our funding was finally secured.
Finally, our thanks must go to all the individuals, organisations and businesses within our own local community who so willingly donated their time, energy and hard-earned cash at our numerous fundraising events over a 10 year period. The support provided locally was a constant source of encouragement to the Clan Macquarrie Community Centre committee members over that period and gave us the confidence to "go for it". Ceud Mile Taing Dhuibh Uile.