Mother’s Day Charity Road Race Results

We would like to thank the Kenora Borealis Multi-Sport Club as well as everyone who participated in the 10th Annual Mother’s Day Run!!For the second year in a row the Kenora Borealis Multi-Sport Club is directing the proceeds to the Community Foundation. For full results click the following link.2012 Mother’s Day Run Results

2012 Spring Newsletter

We hope you enjoy reading our spring newsletter! If you have any questions, comments or concerns we would love to hear from you. Click the following link to read the spring 2012 newsletter spring newsletter

KMTS features the Community Foundation in the Kenora Telephone Directory

Kenora– The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is pleased to announce that KMTS (a division of Bell Aliant) is featuring the Community Foundation on the back cover of the 2012 Kenora Telephone Directory. “In a few short years, the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation has become a fundamental piece that defines the quality of life we enjoy in Kenora and KMTS is proud to assist the efforts of the Community Foundation and the dozens of community groups they support”, says Mike Greaves Product and Market Manager for KMTS. “This type of promotion is unique, difficult to value and is a departure from how the KMTS Directory has been used in the past; however, the reach of the KMTS Directory is a great match to the scope of the Foundation, “he says. “The 2012 KMTS Directory will have 18,000 copies in circulation and will provide year round visibility for the Community Foundation,” he adds.

“This is a very significant gift to us says,” says Community Foundation president Don Parfitt.” KMTS has been a major sponsor of our fundraising events in past years, but this contribution will help us grow our endowments and continue to develop our grant making programs for the benefit of individuals in the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region. KMTS has given us the opportunity for maximum exposure again this year in every household in our region.”

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is a volunteer driven, public foundation, which accepts donations and builds endowment funds – creating a nest egg that will always be there for the community. The investment income earned on the funds is granted to local registered charities that enhance the quality of life, in line with the donor’s wishes. Our catchment area includes the City of Kenora and the neighbouring communities of Reddit, Minaki, Sioux Narrows- Nestor Falls, the First Nations Territories and the unincorporated territories surrounding Lake of the Woods. Since 2004, thanks to our generous donors, $2.6 million has been contributed to our endowment funds and $854,000 has been granted to over sixty different local charities.

Because the Community Foundation supports all kinds of charities- not just one sector or issue area – we are well positioned to bring diverse voices together to address local issues. Together we build networks, we collaborate; we build community: Building Forever…Together

For more information, please contact:
Darlene MacGillivray, Executive Director, Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation
467- 4427
info@klwcf.ca

or

Mike Greaves, Product and Market Manager, KMTS
467-2158
mike.greaves@bell.ca

New Resource Helps Community Foundation Build Sustainability

New Resource Helps Community Foundation Build Sustainability
$11,800 OTF Grant Invests in the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation

Len Compton,Ontario Trillium Foundation Representative;Sarah Campbell MPP for Kenora-Rainy River;Diane Pochailo, Community Foundation Volunteer and Treasurer; Rob Aitken, Community Foundation Volunteer and Finance Committee Chairmen.

NEWS

On Monday, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River, Sarah Campbell, joined members of the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation and the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to celebrate some fantastic news. This past October, the Community Foundation was awarded an $11,800 grant from OTF to update and upgrade their IT resources to improve their programs and services for all members of the community. Joining MPP Campbell to celebrate with the community was the Community Foundation Board of Directors, including President Don Parfitt and Treasurer Diane Pochailo, as well as OTF representative Len Compton.

QUOTES

“The purchase of this software program will help us improve the tracking of donor’s contributions, grant disbursements, investment growth and all accounting requirements. This grant is a significant step toward achieving sustainability. We are very grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for helping us meet this important goal.”
Don Parfitt, Community Foundation, President.

ABOUT

Established in 2004 as a registered charity, the Community Foundation is dedicated to helping improve community living and the quality of life for citizens and visitors to the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region. The Community Foundation aims to strengthen the communities served by continuously striving toward three key objectives:

- promoting endowment building and personalized donor service
- developing broad and effective grant making
- encouraging community leadership

The catchment area includes the City of Kenora and the neighbouring communities of Redditt, Minaki, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, the First Nations Territories and the unincorporated territories surrounding Lake of the Woods. Thanks to the generosity of many donors, the Community Foundation has built endowment funds of $2.5 million and has granted $854, 000 to over fifty local charities in the region.

A leading grantmaker in Canada, the Ontario Trillium Foundation strengthens the capacity of the voluntary sector through investments in community-based initiatives. An agency of the Government of Ontario, OTF builds healthy and vibrant communities.

LEARN MORE

• For more information about the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation, visit www.klwcf.ca
• For more information about the Ontario Trillium Foundation, visit www.otf.ca

Love for music and art lives on through John Maunder Memorial Fund

This past month, The John Maunder Endowment Fund in Support of Music and the Performing Arts was established. Mr. Maunder was a life long supporter of the music and theatrical scene in the Kenora region. His family ensured that his love of the arts will live out through grants from his endowment fund.

Dec 2011 Newsletter

Your support in 2011 was amazing. Roughly $150,000 was granted to various charities in the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region supporting programs in the areas of literacy, arts and culture, and children in need to name a few. Based on your support we decided to put together our first newsletter with some highlights from 2011. We hope you enjoy the newsletter and would love to hear your feedback so we can make our next issue better. Please send comments to info@klwcf.ca or call 807-467-4427

Click the picture below to take a look at our Dec.2011 newsletter

Job Opportunity!

The Kenora Fellowship Centre is a community outreach to the homeless and street people of Kenora providing a place of refuge, sanctuary, and opportunity through its drop-in, soup kitchen and shelter programs. They are currently looking to hire a new intern. If you are interested please click the following link. 2011 Intern application

8th Annual Festival of Trees

The 8th Annual Festival of Trees concluded this past Saturday. We would like to thank everyone that made this year’s event a great weekend. See you again next year! Click here to read the Daily Miner article recapping the festivities.

Random Act of Kindness Day Newsletter

Our very first Random Act of Kindness was November 4th 2011. We had a lot of fun and got some great feedback from others who participated. Click the following link to read some of the feedback we received, RAKD newsletter

8th Annual Festival of Trees

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is gearing up for our 8th annual Festival of Trees. The theme for this years event is ” Christmas at the lake” and runs from Dec 1 to Dec 3rd. Click the following link to view the media release for this years event. Festival of Trees Media release from November 8 11