Monthly Archives: September 2017

4th Annual $10K/10HR Giving Challenge Nets Over $50,000 in Endowment Funds

Donors, volunteers, grant recipients, and community leadership partners gathered to launch the 4th Annual 10K/10HR Giving Challenge on May 26th, 2017. The event netted over $50,000 in endowment funds. Many…

14th Annual Festival of Trees Charity Fundraiser Comes Home to Celebrate “A Kenora Christmas”

For Immediate Release – Kenora – September 21, 2017  The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is gearing up for its major fundraiser of the year. “We are…

Community Foundation Recognizes the Generosity of Jamie Bruce

For Immediate Release – Kenora – September 18, 2017 The Community Foundation is taking this opportunity to say a sincere thank you to Jamie Bruce of Vancouver, BC for the…

Hockey Pool Winnings Add Up

Hockey fan, Orlo Mejia, donated the winnings from his NHL hockey playoff pool to the Nita Mejia Memorial Fund in support of Health and Wellness at the Kenora and Lake…

St. Andrew’s Community Garden

On June 12th 2017, volunteers assembled at the St. Andrew’s community garden project to officially launch the 2017 growing season. The project has been a resounding success due to the hard…

Youth in Philanthropy Celebrate 11 Years of Giving Back to the Community

Students from Thomas Aquinas High School and Beaver Brae Secondary School gathered on May 10th to award community grants to their selected registered charitable recipients. The groups have been in…

Gift to the Community Foundation! Q104 Polaris RZR

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation received a phone call Saturday September 2nd. And boy was it a great surprise. Jamie Bruce, the winner of the…