There's nothing that precludes new organizations from applying; however, when old organizations fit the criteria, they should also be funded.
As to the anecdote, I do not think it's fair to paint us as authors of our own demise. We have done many fundraisers. We have relationships with the credit unions. We have relationships with the service clubs, with the private sector, with aboriginal organizations, and with the municipality. So we are a longstanding group that has done that work in our community. We are not a charity, so we don't get the big dollar donations for which people get tax writeoffs. However, we have done that work of being embedded in our community and we will continue to do it.