FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 30, 2025 – The Oakville Community Foundation will be distributing $100,000 to four different community priorities thanks to the money raised during the 2024 GIVEOakville campaign. For the first time ever, donors to the 2024 GIVEOakville campaign were able to donate to a specific community priority. Fundholders, OCF Community […]
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Even more free in-person activities available for Oakville schools through Community Classroom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 20, 2025 – Teachers at Oakville publicly-funded schools can now register for 2025 free in-person and online activities and programs through the Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom initiative. Created in 2018, Community Classroom provides free arts, culture, heritage and environmental programming in-class, on-site and online for publicly-funded schools. It […]
OCF’s GIVEOakville inspires nearly $1 million to local charities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., Tuesday, December 17, 2024 – The Oakville Community Foundation is proud to announce that with the support of the community, nearly $1 million has been raised for local charities thanks to the GIVEOakville campaign. GIVEOakville is The Foundation’s annual online public campaign to raise money for incredible local charities. Every […]
Brian Hanna and Budd Family win OCF Awards
The Oakville Community Foundation has announced that Brian Hanna has been awarded the Adrian Coote Volunteer Award and the Budd Family has been awarded the Family Founders Cup. The awards were announced at The Foundation’s annual Holiday Event on December 4 at the Oakville Club, with Foundation Fundholders, volunteers and charity partners in attendance. The […]
GIVEOakville 2024: Where Every Gift Makes a Difference
By Varsha Joseph “What does being part of a not-for-profit organization like the Oakville Community Foundation mean to you?” This was the question that was posed during my interview for my internship at the Oakville Community Foundation. I couldn’t think of any definitive answer as I lacked prior experience in the sector, so I responded, […]
Make a local impact when you support GIVEOakville
Oakville, Ont., November 15, 2024 – GIVEOakville, the annual holiday giving campaign, is back for another year with 64 incredible local charities that need the community’s support to reach their goal. GIVEOakville is the Oakville Community Foundation’s annual online crowdfunding campaign that raises money and awareness for local charities and the work they do to […]
