FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., January 22, 2024 – The Oakville Community Foundation’s Community Classroom is back with new free, interactive content, including in-class activities and performances for the first time since 2019. Community Classroom was developed in 2018 with the goal of “No Child Left Behind”, addressing the unequal access to community programs and […]
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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 […]
Community partners collaborate on Launch of Grateful Treaty Person and Acts of Allyship campaign during Treaties Recognition Week
Nov 7, 2022 Sheridan hosted The Debwewin Workshop: Launch of Grateful Treaty Person and Acts of Allyship campaign at its Trafalgar Road Campus on November 7 as part of Treaties Recognition Week. The event aligns with Debwewin: The Oakville Truth Project, which is a joint initiative of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) and the Oakville Community […]
Meet James Hodgson, Owner of Nish Tees and maker of the Debwewin Oakville t-shirts!
James Hodgson is the owner of Nish Tees and the designated t-shirt supplier in support of Debwewin: The Oakville Truth Project. A member of the Anishinaabe Loon Clan, James has a special connection to Oakville and understands the importance of recognizing the original inhabitants of the land we call home. As an Indigenous ward of […]
Get To Know Michelle Collins!
Michelle Collins is The Foundation’s Fundholder and Community Engagement Administrator, who joined the Grants team in 2017. In her role, Michelle is responsible for liaising with Fundholders to help with their Fund statements and online portal needs and working with charities, organizations and user groups on their online grants and education awards needs. Michelle also […]
Remembering Gerry Wilson
“We were all fortunate and better off for knowing her” Lisa Helsdon recalls her mother with great fondness, love and wistfulness. There are both tears and laughter when she speaks about the woman who she describes as generous, fun loving and a great humanitarian as well as a beloved mother and grandmother. Gerry Wilson passed […]
Oakville-based Windmill Microlending recipient shares her experience
Megan Badenhorst moved from South Africa to Oakville in January 2020 with her family and a plan; to get settled, to requalify in Ontario as a lawyer and to be back in legal practice within a year. What she didn’t account for was the global COVID-19 pandemic that locked down the province, delaying and cancelling […]
GIVEOakville Charity Onboarding Session
You can watch the recording of the presentation below: The Charity On Boarding Slideshow is available here. Local Donor Research – Behavioural Research with Sheridan College and BEWorks is available here – BEworks provides management consulting and advanced research applying Behavioral Economics for Fortune 100 companies and governments around the world. In partnership with Sheridan […]
Reflections from Elder Peter Schuler
In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, we are sharing this blog featuring the thoughts of our Indigenous Cultural Advisor, Elder Peter Schuler. He shared the following thoughts with us in response to the initial discovery of the 215 children at Kamloops Residential School. We ask that you take the time to read his thoughts, […]
#WeekendReads- Our 2020 Annual Report
Welcome back to the #WeekendReads series! On Fridays the Oakville Community Foundation will share reports, data and information to help you stay informed when it comes to the community, the charitable sector and more. Click here for previous installments. Our 2020 Annual Report “Community Resiliency Through Philanthropy in Oakville” is now available on our website. […]
