Event & Campaign Stories
At CFGW, Events & Campaigns are a very large part of our fundraising. We host events within the community such as our Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament, Trees for Tots and more. Our Event & Campaign stories highlight some of the best memories from over the years!
As the sun sets on the final week of summer holidays, the air is still filled with the contagious laughter of children. These joyful echoes reverberate with the vibrant memories they've crafted over the past few months - from splashing in pools, scoring goals in soccer, dancing with abandon, to the captivating allure of summer camps. Thanks to the unwavering...
As 2020 comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to look back at the incredible impact that YOU helped us make in the community this year. Though 2020 has been a year with many challenges, it has also been a year where we have seen so much compassion, community support, and kindness! At the start of the pandemic,...
On Saturday, January 11th over 100 trucks and 300 volunteers trekked out in the pouring rain to help the Children’s Foundation’s Trees for Tots event successfully completed the biggest and best year yet! Soaked but full of smiles, our volunteers collected 3,514 trees and helped us raise over $68,000!...
Trees for Tots could not be possible without the now over 275 volunteers who give us their time, expertise, chippers, trucks and hard work! We have been lucky enough to have an amazingly dedicated Chair, Michael Douglas for a number of years. He has contributed countless hours to ensure the operations and logistics run smoothly and that...
I would like you to take a moment to study the photo above. Did you notice that about 85% of the volunteers in this room are men? Every study ever conducted on volunteerism shows a noticeable gender inequality. According to a survey, on average, women are nearly 30% more likely to volunteer than men. When men decide to volunteer, it...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington relies upon our volunteers to carry out the important work we do, to interact with our donors and help facilitate our events. Our volunteers are committed to our cause and represent our organization, in the most profound way. The volunteers who take part in the preparation and facilitation of the Around The...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s is excited to announce that the 14th Annual Around the World Gala, presented by Bird Elinesky Schuett Private...
The Children's Foundation of Guelph and Wellington staff and volunteers had a wonderful time selling 50/50 tickets at the Guelph Nighthawks game on Friday, August 9th. The Nighthawks played a fierce game against the Hamilton Honeybadgers. Unfortunately they lost, but it was a great game nonetheless. Congratulations to Mike Nolan of Guelph Ontario, who won $734 from the Guelph Nighthawks...
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what my life was like as a kid. I remember getting to try everything I wanted to try. When I was 6, I said to my mom, “I want to play soccer!” and she said without hesitation, “Okay, let’s get you signed up for soccer.” Now, I wasn’t the best at...
The 24th Annual Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament is fast approaching! We are back at Victoria Park East Golf Club, one of the region’s finest Championship-length golf courses and one of the most challenging in the Guelph area. Put Tuesday, May 14th in your calendar and sign up your foursome or have your company sponsor this great tournament! Proceeds from...
Bill Gillam, owner of the Shelburne Home Hardware store, started the Donate A Plate fundraiser four years ago because he wanted to do more for the community. So he asks for donations from the contractors who purchase goods from the store. The community participates by purchasing a paper plate to represent a breakfast plate for one of the five...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s 5th annual Trees for Tots raised a record-breaking $52,444 this Saturday, January 7. The increase in funds raised will help the Foundation address the gap between the thousands of children living in low-income situations that it is currently unable to support. All funds raised go directly into funding the Foundation’s four programs for...
1987 Family & Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County (F&CS) launched the Children’s Fund Campaign to raise funds for programs that helped create a healthy childhood for children they worked with. Two funds helped achieve this. The Stephen Promoli Memorial Fund, which was established in 1976 as a memorial to Stephen Promoli who lost his life in a canoeing...
Thanks to the generous support of our community at our Around the World Gala, we were able to meet some immediate needs for eight Food and Friends student nutrition programs. Through a process of budget submission, eight student nutrition programs determined that additional funding would either increase the days of operation or enrich the offerings of the program. Below are...
Inspiration is a magical family event celebrating the arts and the Guelph-Wellington community! All proceeds from Inspiration go to the Children’s Foundation of Guelph-Wellington Free to Play Program. Beyond serving as a fundraiser for the CFGW Free To Play Program, Inspiration is also an opportunity to acknowledge meaningful contributions to the arts in Guelph and surrounding areas. Each year, the Inspiration committee selects one...
It's Trees for Tots time! Trees for Tots is a donation-for-service model which provides residents with the much-needed service of Christmas tree pick-up and helps generate vital funds for our programs that support local children. It is truly a win-win model, bringing together many community partners to achieve the massive undertaking of picking-up close to 3,000 trees from City residents...
Join us for the 9th Annual Coins for Kids - a family public skating and hockey event hosted by Reynard Wealth Management and RBC Dominion Securities.
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Food & Friends Program hosted the Wellington County Live Free celebration breakfast at Elora Public School last Wednesday. This breakfast helped kick-off the Help Kids Live Free from Hunger Campaign that raises much needed funds and awareness for our local schools’ student nutrition programs. Approximately 600 students and their families, staff and...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s largest annual fundraiser, the Around the World Gala, is a spirited celebration and a call to action. Through the invaluable support of honoured corporate sponsors and dedicated, loyal donors, the event celebrates the Foundation’s vision that all children and youth have equal opportunity to learn, grow and participate in their community. The Around...
On July 1st, for the past 27 years, the Rotary Club of Guelph-Wellington ducks have floated down the mighty Speed River; a highlight of Canada Day that celebrates our great country and raises money for local charities. The 2016 Rotary Day Celebrations saw over 5,000 people attend the Canada Day event and enjoy dozens of family friendly activities. Equally important,...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Food & Friends Program supports 107 student nutrition programs in Dufferin, Wellington and Guelph. Student nutrition programs offer children and youth nutritious food through breakfast, morning meal, lunch and snack programs in a safe and convenient environment to ensure they have the energy they need to focus on their school work. With the...
June 2nd and 3rd, twenty teams of two competed in the fourteenth annual Southern Ontario Amazing Race. The event, a 3rd party fundraiser organized primarily by a team of volunteers, raises funds to help lessen the impact of poverty on local children and empower them for a brighter future. Teams raised money, prior to the race to earn benefits that...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington held its 12th annual Around the World Gala on Saturday, October 14th at the Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre. The gala is the Foundation’s largest fundraiser and attracts over 300 community supporters and guests. This year, guests, donors and sponsors together raised $150,000 to support the work of the Foundation...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s 6th annual Trees for Tots event raised a record-breaking $55,024 this Saturday, January 6. All funds raised through the event go directly to helping support local children and youth living in low-income situations. The Foundation’s four core programs are designed to work together to provide opportunities to build hope for lifelong change and...
Are you croki-kidding me? Crokicurl comes to Guelph for first time – maybe first in Ontario Key thing for you to do: register for the Tournaspiel! Sometimes children dream big dreams, nations rise to new challenges, and humankind takes a bold next step. And then there are times when neighbourhood rink hosers get a tad ambitious. That time is...
Every day, in our communities, children are going to school too hungry to learn. Many of these children come from families struggling to make ends meet and at a time when nutritious food is at a premium, it is often a luxury they cannot afford. The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Food & Friends Program works to bring healthy...
"Playing with a team of new friends” was what one nine-year-old boy enjoyed the most about playing hockey with the Stanley Stick Hockey Association. His mom added, “Hockey has been so good in helping him learn about working with a team and was a great opportunity for physical fitness and socializing.” Since 1975, Stanley Stick has been providing a fun,...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington is excited to recreate the warmth and fun of Hawaii with this year’s Around the World Gala, “Aloha ‘Ohana.” On October 13th, the community will come together to generate much-needed funds to provide empowering opportunities for local children and youth living in low-income households. The Hawaiian theme will be represented in the...
Trees for Tots, our annual Christmas tree pick-up event, started in December 2012, when the Christmas tree pick-up program run by the city ended. The Children’s Foundation saw an opportunity to take on the program as a donation-for-service event. “That first year was a bit overwhelming,” says Glenna Banda, the Foundation’s Executive Director. “We didn’t have the technology to...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Food & Friends Program supports 106 student nutrition programs in Dufferin, Wellington and Guelph. Local children and youth have access to nutritious food through breakfast, morning meal, lunch and snack programs in a safe and convenient environment so they can have the energy they need to focus on their school work and get...
The 15th annual Southern Ontario Amazing Race (SOAR) was a landmark event. Held as a fundraiser for the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington, teams selected to participate fundraise to help support the programs of the Foundation. This year, the 20 teams of two raised $72,829 bringing SOAR’s 15-year total funds raised to $1,009,848. Glenna Banda, the Children’s Foundation Executive...
The annual Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s Around the World Gala takes on tropical inspiration with this year’s Hawaiian theme, presenting Aloha ‘Ohana on Saturday, October 13th at the Delta Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre. Each year, the Foundation seeks out live entertainment to support the year’s theme and this year, two unique groups share the stage adding energy...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s annual Trees for Tots event has become a community favourite and a true show of the strength of people working together. Now in its 7th year, the annual Christmas tree pick-up is a donation-for-service event: Guelph residents register for a minimum $10 donation and on the first Saturday in January, 200...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington’s 7th annual Trees for Tots event raised a record-breaking $60,000 this Saturday, January 5. All funds raised through the event go directly to helping support local children and youth build brighter futures. The Foundation’s four core programs are designed to work together to provide opportunities to build hope for lifelong change and...
Teams from across Ontario are set to compete in this weekend’s Southern Ontario Amazing Race. The annual event is held the first weekend of June and this year marks the Race’s sixteenth year. Similar to the network television show, the Southern Ontario Amazing Race challenges twenty teams of two to numerous physical and mental challenges throughout Southern Ontario. The event...
The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington extends its sincere thanks and congratulations to all golfers, volunteers and community members who took part in this year’s Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament. You have helped to empower local children and youth by connecting them to opportunities that build hope for lifelong change and break the cycle of poverty. On Tuesday May...
We are excited to announce that Bird Elinesky Schuett Private Wealth Management of RBC Dominion Securities has partnered with the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington (CFGW) as the Presenting Sponsor of the Around the World Gala for the next three years! The Around the World Gala is CFGW’s largest annual celebration and fundraiser. “As our wealth management business continues...