FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., December 9, 2025 – The Oakville Community Foundation has announced that Bonnie Jackson has been awarded the Adrian Coote Volunteer Award, The Kenny Family has been awarded the Family Founders Cup and Michael Whitcombe has been awarded the inaugural Michael Whitcombe Award for Outstanding Board Volunteer. The awards were announced […]
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Guest Blog: Seniors for Climate Change Gather for Rally
By: Louise Brownlee, Co-Chair of GASP (Grandmothers (and others) Act to Save the Planet) My name is Louise Brownlee – I am co-chair of GASP. October 1st is traditionally Seniors Day. Some people visit their grandparents. But this year, 70 groups of Seniors are taking to the streets and celebrating the launch of a national […]
Four Volunteers Honoured with The Adrian Coote Award
A few weeks ago, during the Oakville Community Foundation’s Holiday Event, four volunteers were honoured with the Adrian Coote Award. The Award is named for The Foundation’s former Board Chair, Adrian Coote, and recognizes a volunteer who has given extraordinary services to the Oakville Community Foundation. This year, a recipient was named for each of […]
Why Blair and Sharon Richardson chose to create a Bequest Fund with The Foundation
When Blair and Sharon Richardson were in the process of revising their Will, they sat down with their two kids to have a talk about what they were thinking of doing: creating a Bequest Fund with the Oakville Community Foundation. They wanted to leave their kids some money but also wanted to continue to give […]
Inspiring Generations of Giving: The Peternelj Family
“When you help other people you’re also helping yourself.” One of The Foundation’s newest Fundholders, Rudy Peternelj learned at a young age the importance of giving back. Today, as a busy father of three teenage daughters and with a thriving career, Rudy wanted to make sure he carved out time for philanthropy. With the help […]
Putting the Fun Back Into the Philanthropic:
For me, it’s more personally rewarding to become directly involved with charitable organizations and offer my time and experience to help them achieve their goals. ~ Michael Whitcombe
