Centre Wellington Community Foundation (CWCF) is a public, charitable foundation created for and by the people of Centre Wellington. Our mission is to strengthen the Centre Wellington community by helping donors to achieve their giving goals, and by helping local non-profit organizations find resources to support their important work. We welcome your donation. All amounts, small or large, increase our ability to improve our local community of Centre Wellington.
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Support your community with Giving Tuesday
Read our just published Vital Signs 2019 Report HERE.
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New Jack R. MacDonald Community Fund Granting Program Launched
More details HERE
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Vital Signs 2019 Launch
We are excited to announce a special launch event on Tuesday, October 1st for our Vital Signs 2019 Report and would love to see you there. The 2019 report doubled the number of themes we covered in the 2015 report! There is no charge to attend, but since space is limited (no really) we ask that you sign up HERE.
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RBC Future Launch Community Challenge
Bold youth-led initiatives address local needs as Centre Wellington Community Foundation joins national community challenge
Centre Wellington Community Foundation is joining the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge to make up to $15,000 available to youth-led projects in Centre Wellington that will respond to one central question:
What is your boldest idea to respond to an urgent local need?
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Provide your personal input to our Vital Signs 2019 report. Take our Community Survey HERE. Then enter your name for a chance to win 2 Riverfest Elora Saturday Tickets. Last day to take the survey is June 30th, 2019.
For support in filling in the Vital Signs survey over the phone, please call CRC, 519-843-7000, press 0 to leave a message and someone will call you back.
Enter for a chance to win TWO Saturday tickets to Riverfest Elora.
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We must admit we’re more used to giving out grants then receiving an award. A very big thank you to Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce for presenting us with the Not for Profit award at The 2019 Awards of Excellence Gala. Feels wonderful.
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Where Passion meets Results
Come celebrate with us 10 years of Centre Wellington Community Foundation. Our annual Public Update and Project Grant Event has become known as a great way to energize your passion for community. You will not only hear about what CWCF has been up to and our plans for Community Building in 2019-20, but you’ll hear from our 2019 Project Grant recipients about how they are making notable contributions to our community.
Come energize your passion for community.
Place: Aboyne Hall
Wellington County Museum & Archives
0536 Wellington Road 18, Fergus
Date: Monday, May 13th, 2019
Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM for Meet and Mingle with the program starting at 7:00 PM.
We’ll even have yummy homebaked snacks!
All are welcome. If you have any questions, email raymond@cwcfoundation.ca or call 888.713.4083.
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Application for Project Grants is now open. You can download the application HERE. You should read over the FAQ first which you can find HERE.
Project Grants open March 1, 2019, and Close April 1st, 2019 @ 5:00 PM. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions, grants@cwcfoundation.ca or call 1.888.713.4083.
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CWCF Project Grants Public Information Session
February 19th, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Thinking of applying for a CWCF Project Grant, formerly called Mini Grants? Whether you’re a new applicant to Centre Wellington Community Foundation or want to learn more about making your application the best it can be, please join us at our upcoming information session. We’ll cover timelines, application tips and answer any questions you may have.
For detail to this free event & to register http://bit.ly/2EEcY2H
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Let’s join together and give back today, GivingTuesday. This Canadian movement marks the “opening day of the giving season,” when charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favorite causes and think about others. Take the time today to celebrate the non-profit organizations that support our community in so many ways. Everyone is encouraged to support them with your time, talent and/or treasure. If you’d like to support CWCF go to www.GivingTuesday.cwcfoundation.ca, the team of Athol & Jason will match the first $2,000 in donations. This will DOUBLE your IMPACT.
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Read the latest newsletter HERE
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LATEST NEWS: Project Grants Opened April 1st and Closed May 1st
Congratulations to all those that received a Project Grant in 2018.
What’s your project?
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Past Events
Nov 2nd
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY – Sign up TODAY
On November 2nd our community will be celebrating Random Act of Kindness Day®. Centre Wellington Community Foundation is encouraging local businesses, schools, organizations and individuals to get involved by promoting the day within their own offices, classrooms, boardrooms, and networks. Join the fun by signing up HERE to participate and to receive a free Kindness Kit
Quesstions? Contact Raymond raymond@cwcfoundation.ca, 1.888.713.4083.
You can follow Random Act of Kindness Day Centre Wellington on Twitter by searching #RAKDayCW and on Facebook at facebook.com/CWCFdn
Oct 13th
safeTALK is a half-day training in suicide alertness. It helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connect them with resources who can help them in choosing to live. Participants don’t need any formal preparation to attend the training—anyone age 15 or older who wants to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps
Saturday October 13th 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Elora Public Library-Community Room downstairs.
You can find full details and buy tickets ($10 each), CLICK HERE.
June 23rd
safeTALK is a half-day training in suicide alertness. It helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connect them with resources who can help them in choosing to live. Participants don’t need any formal preparation to attend the training—anyone age 15 or older who wants to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps
Saturday June 23rd 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM, Elora Public Library-Community Room downstairs.
You can find full details and buy tickets ($10 each) at http://bit.ly/2sZFaFB.
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Come join us on June 6th for our Public Update and Project Grant Event. It’s a great opportunity for us and the Centre Wellington Community to share successes from the past year and talk about our plans for Community Building in 2018-19. We will also present our 2018 Project Grant recipients, come see what they are planning to do with their CWCF Project Grants. Plus, we are working hard on several new initiatives we plan to present on June 6th.
The event is open to all, free and no registration is required. Meet and Mingle at 7:00 PM with the program starting shortly there after. and Being held at Aboyne Hall, Wellington County Museum. You can get more details HERE.
We would love to see you there.
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GREATEST HITS FUNdraiser is Back!
Come out for a great night of fun, food, music and dancing all in support of our local community and the Centre Wellington Community Foundation.
There will be something for everyone:
- Delicious Local catering
- Live Auction with auctioneer Scott Bessey.
- Silent Auction.
- Music by the incomparable DJ Spenny of Riverfest Elora
Saturday, April 28th 6:30 PM–Midnight @ Elora Legion
Tickets for this gala evening are available for $30 from any Board member, or by emailing tickets@cwcfoundation.ca or online at:
