Young local youth will have more opportunities to develop their skills and confidence for leadership thanks to the new Rural Youth Leadership Fund being hosted by the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes.
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The Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes and the Kawartha Conservation Foundation have partnered to help promote important projects across the watershed as well as introduce new audiences to the great work each organization provides.
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We are poised to recruit two digital interns to work with us until March 31, 2022. The Digital Skills for Youth Internship Program offered by Pinnguaq Association is designed to assist under 30 university/college graduates to gain valuable working experience while training in all things digital.
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With great pride and sense of honour, the past President and Co-Founder of the Community Foundation of Kawartha, Mike Perry has established the Doug & Mary Perry Higher Education Fund with the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes. In memory of his loving parents, Mike has launched this Fund intended to provide financial support and encouragement to graduates from the Fenelon Falls Secondary School, interested in a career in teaching.
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Just over a hundred years ago, lumber baron Mossom Boyd's son, W.T.C. Boyd was a significant figure in Bobcaygeon in his own right. With many achievements under his belt, none was more enduring than the dry stone wall built around Edgewood, his family estate. That unique construction, using not a single trowel of mortar, ensured it's still around today. You'll see the 400-foot stretch of it on the Case Manor side of Canal Street
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Three Life-Sized Bronze Canoe Paddle Figures To Be Installed At The Fenelon Falls Rain Garden, Paying Homage To Its History As A Portage And Gathering Area
KAWARTHA LAKES – The Fenelon Falls Rain Garden will soon feature three life-sized bronze canoe paddle figures participating in a portage.
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Since launch in November 2019, the Foundation has made a significant impact in the local community. More than 535 donors contributed over $785,000 to eleven established funds, aimed to support community need, community projects and self-directed charitable purposes.
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The importance of giving back to the community is something Glen Wright learned from his parents as a young boy. Glen’s story brings his life full circle from his start in Bethany, to his family cottage on Four Mile Lake, to building a successful career, and then returning to the lake where it all began in Kawartha Lakes.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes is pleased to announce that it has generated $1 million in local charitable investment activity in its first official year of operation.
Read MoreThe Bobcaygeon and Area COVID-19 Relief Fund and its dedicated Advisors continue to support the needs of people affected by the many repercussions of the pandemic. With the support and guidance of the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes, this group of concerned citizens has redirected $116,607.45 in the last eight months, helping 512 members of the community through individual and family support.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes has dispersed $57,280 from the second round of funding by through the Emergency Community Support Fund, designed to support local charities responding to COVID-19 in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way Centraide Canada and the Canadian Red Cross.
Read MoreLaunched on May 19, 2020, the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes invested $136,400 in Round 1 of the ECSF towards local Kawartha Lakes charities and qualified donees supporting populations experiencing heightened vulnerability during the COVID-19 Crisis. This fund was intended to support local charities responding to COVID-19 in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way Centraide Canada and the Canadian Red Cross. The local effort in Kawartha Lakes, including the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes, aimed to support our vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Read MoreThe Sculpture Project: Two public artworks will be installed at the Rain Garden in Fenelon Falls, the first project initiated by the Fenelon Arts Committee (FAC). Established in 2018, the FAC is a volunteer committee that identifies opportunities for artists, strategizes on arts initiatives, and works to increase public access and engagement with art in Fenelon Falls.
Read MoreA stunning outdoor amphitheatre – the first ever in Fenelon Falls – will be home to The Grove Theatre, an exciting new summer festival of live performances. Created under the auspices of the Kawartha Works Community Co-operative (KWCC), with construction funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and additional support from members of the local community, The Grove Theatre has been conceived to engage and inspire both visitors and local residents. The annual festival will bring new vitality not only to Fenelon Falls itself but to the whole region of Kawartha Lakes.
Read MoreCanopy Project Kawartha Lakes (CPKL) has established a fund under the administration of the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes (CFKL) to increase the urban tree canopy in the settlement areas of the city, while also adding to the understanding of the benefits of a greener and more diverse landscape.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes has dispersed $136,400 from the Emergency Community Support Fund, designed to support local charities responding to COVID-19 in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way Centraide Canada and the Canadian Red Cross. The local effort in Kawartha Lakes, including the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes, aims to support our vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes has dispersed $136,400 from the Emergency Community Support Fund, designed to support local charities responding to COVID-19 in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way Centraide Canada and the Canadian Red Cross. The local effort in Kawartha Lakes, including the United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes, aims to support our vulnerable populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Read MoreDuring the last nine weeks of lockdown as we adjust to new challenges, one thing rings true and that is the importance of family. Whether it is visiting a relative, a mother, a friend on the driveway, through a window, or finding a way to give back in support of those who really need our help, local community and family benevolence has been there.
Read MoreLife - sometimes joyful, sometimes stressful - has a way of stirring an eagerness to give back. Experience and compassion can prompt a desire to share with those in need and with those willing to listen and learn. As for Deborah Blackmore who grew up in Burnt River, she has navigated her life through its many ups and downs, with great love and support of her dear parents and her three younger sisters.
Read MoreGenerosity and neighbourly spirit are thriving as rays of hope in Bobcaygeon amid tragic loss and feelings of uncertain times. Founded just a few weeks ago, the Bobcaygeon and Area COVID-19 Relief Fund has received contributions totaling more than $150,000 from individuals, businesses, service clubs, and associations in Bobcaygeon, across Kawartha Lakes and from as far away as Miami.
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