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Jan. 31, 2012 Laurine Avenue Radio Stars
Thank you to the ten grade 5 and 6 students from Laurine Avenue Public School for coming out this morning to record PSAs for the Live Free Campaign.
Read more about these superstars!
Jan. 25, 2012 Field of Dreams - Canada AM Comes to Guelph!
Food and Friends is excited to wake up extra early tomorrow morning to serve a healthy breakfast at the Aviva Community Fund Winners Breakfast hosted at St. John’s Catholic School. Make sure to watch Canada AM and tune into Magic 106.1 tomorrow morning at 6:30 to find out who the winners of the contest are.
Check out all of the finalists at http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/search/grid
Jan. 9, 2012 New Partner for the Grants Program
The Children's Foundation Grants Program is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Puslinch Minor Soccer Club. Through the partnership, we look forward to helping more children in our community have access to life enriching extracurricular sports activities. Check out their programs at www.puslinchsoccer.ca.
Dec. 14, 2011 Whooo Will Benefit from the Telus Critter Campaign?
Telus in Stone Road Mall is once again supporting the Children's Foundation through their Own Critter Campaign. Help them break their fundraising goal!
Nov.25, 2011 Read the Latest Issue of The Beacon
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Nov.24, 2011 - Holiday Memories to Last a Lifetime: Become an Adopt-A-Family Donor
Shopping for a family is a very rewarding experience and makes an impact on the families’ lives that will last them a lifetime.
Read about James and his mom...
Nov. 24, 2011 - United Way: Seeing Is Believing
Sacred Heart Catholic School in Guelph was host to the first leg of the United Way "Seeing is Believing” tour on November 17 2011.
November 17 - Meet Our New Board Chair - Jack Watson
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington is happy to introduce our new Chair of the Board, Jack Watson.
November 3, 2011 Another Great Evening at the Around the World Gala
Thank you to everyone who attended, sponsored and donated to the 6th Annual Around the World Gala on October 22, 2011.
With your help we were able to raise over $43,500 for the children in our community.
Read the full story.
Oct. 31, 2011 Skyline Recognized as Sponsor of the Year
Skyline was recognized as the 2011 Corporate Sponsor of the Year by The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington for their tremendous support of children in our community.
Oct.31, 2011 RBC Dominion Securities Donates $19,000
A big thank you to RBC Dominion Securities for supporting The Children's Foundation through their Partners Charity Invitational!
Oct.27, 2011 We Are Hiring
We are currently accepting applications for a Development Coordinator. Click here to view the job posting.
Oct. 27, 2011 People’s Credit Unit Grants $2,000 to Food and Friends
Food and Friends is very grateful to have received the Community Involvement Award of $2,000, which will go directly to our Shelburne student nutrition programs- providing over 1,500 breakfasts to students who need a healthy start to their day.
Oct. 24, 2011 Thousands of Smiles Shared!
Community support never tasted so good! Tim Hortons annual Smile Cookie fundraiser was a sweet success, raising $39,564 in total throughought Wellington and Guelph for Food & Friends.
October 11, 2011 Set Sail with Us! Don't Miss this Event!
Don't miss out on this great event supporting children in our community. Reserve your tickets before October 19th!
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Back-To-School Breakfast!
THANK YOU to our friends at The Gorge Country Kitchen in Elora! They generously donated $1 per breakfast this past Saturday, Oct. 1 to Food and Friends. Fund raised will support our Centre Wellington programs where over 5,000 students receive a healthy breakfast, snack or lunch.
Stay tuned for more locations!
September 19, 2011 Golden Griddle in Guelph raises $600 for student nutrition!
Dozens of families, couples, friends and even a baseball team came in for a delicious breakfast with $3 per buffet plate benefiting our Food and Friends program. Golden Griddle raised almost $600 to support hungry children in Guelph.
Sept 14, 2011 - Success: It Starts with a Good Breakfast
How does missing breakfast affect your day? CFGW Staff Member Lindsay Irvine writes about her own experience and the impact on students who skip breakfast.
August 18, 2011 Hop On Board With Us and Go Rabbits!
Sign up for Go Rabbits and receive great local deals all while supporting The Children's Foundation!
August 12, 2011 Volunteers Needed for Ribfest Weekend!
The Children’s Foundation is in need of volunteers to help out selling pop and filling water bottles at Ribfest this year. All proceeds from the pop tent come to the Children’s Foundation.
To find out how you can help, click here.
July 13, 2011 Read the Latest Issue of the Beacon
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July 11, 2011 A Last Minute Decision - An Amazing Experience
What would you do if you got a call on Saturday morning while at yoga asking if you wanted to participate in the Southern Ontario Amazing Race for the rest of the weekend? John Supple said yes, ran home, quickly packed a backpack and joined the Race!
June 27, 2011 Proceeds from the TD Golf Tournament helps provide local children with life enriching opportunities
Wednesday June 22nd was the annual TD Golf tournament, raising $15,400 for the Children's Foundation Grants Program.
June 24, 2011 Children's Foundation Executive Director named a Top 40 Under 40
Congratulations to our Executive Director Glenna Pengelly for her recognition as a top 40 under 40!
Read more...
June 10, 2011 Paris in Spring a Success!
May 31, 2011 - Read the Latest Issue of The Beacon
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One week left to buy tickets for Paris in Spring!
Do you enjoy fine French food, freshly-squeezed orange juice, and supporting children in your community? Join Food and Friends for Paris in Spring- a classy breakfast event in Old Quebec Street Mall.
Click here to purchase your tickets
May 19, 2011 A Great Day Playing in the Rain!
34 foursomes braved the cold, rainy weather on Tuesday and raised over $20,000 for the children in Guelph and Wellington County – exceeding the $15,500 raised in 2010.
Take a look at some pictures from the day!
May 11, 2011 Local chefs to support Food and Friends through breakfast event
Local chefs are helping celebrate the Children’s Foundation Food and Friends program with a snazzy breakfast affair on June 8th in Old Quebec Street mall, Guelph.
Old Quebec Street has donated the space, and chefs are giving their time and supplies free of charge so that all funds raised will benefit local student nutrition programs.
Get the scoop here!
April 10, 2011 A Special Thank You to All of Our Dedicated Volunteers!
April 10th-16th is the 68th annual National Volunteer Week; a week dedicated to the 12.5 million volunteers across Canada.
April 7, 2011 SOAR Director Honoured with William Winegard Volunteer Award
Congratulations to Jocelyn Wessels who was recently presented with the William Winegard Volunteer Award at the University of Guelph.
April 5, 2011 Grants Program Lets County Kids Be Kids
In Wellington County many kids are getting the chance to have fun swimming, skating and even snowboarding.
March 16, 2011 Register to Golf Today and Take Advantage of the Early Bird Rates!
Do you like to golf?
Do you like the chance to win great prizes?
Do you like knowing you’re making a difference in your community?
If you answered yes to all of those questions, then register today to play in the Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament.
Sign up soon because you have less than one month left to take advantage of the early bird rates!
Click here to register and find out more about the tournament!
March 14, 2011 Live Free raises $33,700
Thanks to our participants the Live Free Campaign raised $33,700, up from $30,000 in 2010! This money will benefit Food and Friends, a program of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington. Food and Friends has over 75 student nutrition programs across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph.
Check out Live Free Day pictures and details here!
March 14, 2011 Receiving a Scholarship Helped Encourage Actress
Beryl Bain who received a scholarship from The Children's Foundation in 2001 says that it helped encourage and reinforce her talents during an important time in her life.
March 1, 2011 Wish Fund Dinner Dance Tickets Now Available
Tickets are now available for the 24th annual Guelph Wish Fund Dinner Dance on Saturday March 19th at the Italian Canadian Club in Guelph.
Click here for details.
February 28th, 2011 Over 32,000 students Living Free
This Friday, over 32,000 will be Living Free in support of their student nutrition program. This is up from 28,000 last year!
One student is going above and beyond- and giving up the use of their right hand! Other students have chosen to give up talking, fighting with their sibling, their favourite treat or TV show.
Not participating but still like to contribute? Support those Living Free for student nutrition programs by making a general donation here:
http://www.livefreecampaign.ca
February 22, 2011- 10 Day Count Down to Live Free Day!
Live Free Day is next Friday, March 4th- have you signed up? Glenna Pengelly, Executive Director of the Children's Foundation, is Living Free of coffee for the week. This staff member is giving up breakfast. Tyler Carroll of Guelph Storm hasn't shaved since February 4th. Should be an interesting week!
February 4, 2011 Bird Packing donates boxes for Live Free Campaign
Thanks to Bird Packaging, materials needed for the Live Free Campaign will be packaged safely to be sent to almost 60 participating schools and a dozen businesses across Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph.
Special thanks to Rhonda for helping organize this, and Ross and Bob for loading the boxes into our truck in -20 degree weather!
January 25, 2011 Read the Latest Issue of The Beacon
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