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Annual Report 2011 - 2012 Huronia La fondation Community communautaire Foundation de la Huronie ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - 2012 Twelve Years Over $700,000 in Grants OUR VISION To bring donors and charities together to enrich lives in Huronia. OUR MISSION To support and sustain Huronia forever by accepting, building and managing financial gifts, investing them for long term growth, and distributing the earnings to local charities based on their needs and the needs of our community. Message from the President & Executive Director There is much to celebrate at Huronia Community Foundation! Through the generosity of our donors, our endowments funds approach $2 million Arts & and our impact on the community since 2001 is more than $700,000 Other Culture in grants to local charities. Additionally, by managing the funds of the Cedar Ridge Pops and the Southern Georgian Bay Physician Education Recruitment programs, we have helped them allocate more than $1 million combined. Social Health We are proud to have had the opportunity to assist the residents of Services Twelve Years Huronia to build legacies and fulfill charitable goals, while also shining a Over $700,000 in Grants spotlight on philanthropy in our community. We continue to collaborate with our neighbouring foundations – Orillia, Barrie and Bradford to increase the awareness and understanding of Environment & the role of community foundations in Simcoe County through the HUB Animal Welfare project. We also are exploring the opportunities to expand our support Sports & to the communities of Collingwood and Wasaga Beach as they look to Recreation establish community funds. Our expansion to these areas will be part of our participation in the Community Foundations of Canada “Smart and Caring Communities” program. You will be hearing more about this *Please Note this data exludes Third Party throughout the year and can read about it on page 15 of this report. Processing whose totals are: Cedar Ridge Pops $513,880 and Physicians Recruitment $645,028. The next year will be a time of change in the foundation. George Cornell, our President for the past two years, will be stepping down from this role but will continue to work with the foundation as our immediate Past President. Anita Dubeau will transition from her role as Vice President to President. We are all very excited to welcome Anita as our new President as she brings excellent community leadership and commitment to the position. Our Board will also be expanding as we welcome five new members, Fiona Cascagnette, Kris Eacott, Barbara Jones, Lisa McFayden and Sheila Storey. We extend our appreciation to the many community members, organizations and businesses that have supported our efforts over the past year. We appreciate your contributions and the commitment you have made as supporters of our mission. It is this spirit of philanthropy that drives our organization. We look forward to continuing our work together to provide leadership in meeting the needs of our community well into the future. Garry Morehouse Garry Morehouse, George Cornell, Cornell Executive Director President Huronia La fondation Community communautaire Foundation de la Huronie 2 Our Mission in Action Elmvale Skating Club learning how to do a flip jump. In this The goal of the Elmvale Skating Club is jump, a skater needs to have her leg in to provide a learning environment where a particular position to maintain and land quality instruction encourages skaters the jump,” explains club president, Leyla to develop technical and artistic skating Potts-Fay. “By showing the skater video skills in a supportive and fun environment. of a professional skater landing the jump Their philosophy coordinates with Skate properly followed by video of this skater Canada’s ‘Long-term Athlete Development attempting the jump, our skater was able Program’. Through this program, the to visually identify how she needed to skating club will foster a lifelong enjoyment change her body positioning and she was of sport and active living whether it is able to complete the jump properly.” competitive or recreational. “The “TheFunding Funding was Incrediblywas The funding by Huronia Community It’s very difficult for a figure skater to Helpful”Incredibly Helpful” Foundation is helping them to reach their initially land a new jump. Often, seeing goal. another skater complete it successfully is - Leyla Potts-Fay - Leyla Potts-Fay the only way to learn the necessary steps. “This funding was incredibly helpful to our The purchase of an iPad by the skating Being able to pause, stop and rewind a skating club. We are always striving to be club, made possible by a grant from recording of the jump makes it much innovative and current,” says Leyla. “The Huronia Community Foundation, was so easier to see and master. use of an iPad in our instruction will help exciting for the young skaters. What a to keep our skaters engaged and allow great way for the community to help their “Near the end of our season, a particular them to master new skills.” skater was continuing to struggle with youth! Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre It brings a smile to Tonia Ladouceur’s face Community Foundation, many members of when she sees the number of people at the the Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre who are able to fully participate in a free fitness want to make positive lifestyle changes and class, each week. The money was used become more physically active. to purchase fitness equipment – including dumbbell weights, pounds, yoga mats and “Many Individuals Have Been tension bands - for the core fitness class that Helped by this Grant Money” sees 25 participants each week. - Tonia Ladouceur “Many individuals have been helped by this grant money,” notes Tonia Ladouceur, However, some people cannot afford the coordinator of the Urban Aboriginal Healthy gym or fitness class memberships or the Living Program. “Many people come straight equipment to help them realize their goal from work to the class and can show up with of a healthier lifestyle. This financial barrier nothing and still be prepared. This grant has often causes people to quit before they have helped me make this program completely even started. free and accessible to everyone. It has been Thanks to a grant of $1,125 from the Huronia a huge success.” Huronia La fondation Community communautaire Foundation de la Huronie 3 Message from the Grants Chair - Barbara Jones The Grants Committee has the opportunity to review all grant applications, rate the applications based on a documented scoring criteria, award funds to local charities and then, watch the programs blossom. The funds granted come from Unrestricted Funds, Field of Interest Funds and Flow-through Funds. A big Thank You to all donors – you make the work of granting possible! This spring we were able to provide grants to 11 of the 18 applicants – we never seem to have as much money as we have valuable programs to support! Backpacks for Salvation Army Transportation and Signage snacks for new Angels With Monday Program. Backpacks Mentoring $1,500 Program between Tiny Bog Wetland Boys And Telecare High School & Evaluation Girls Club of Distress Line of Elementary School Greater Simcoe Students Severn Sound North Simcoe Big Brothers & $1,060 Environmental $1,585 Big Sisters of North Association Simcoe $1,000 $1,000 New Grade 5 Workshop Kit & Scientists 2012 Spring Brookside 2012 Season of Workshops for an in School Grants Music Association Classical Music - ‘at-need’ School $1,500 $14,445.14 $1,000 Piano Rental Community Children’s Living Huronia Community Choir See $1,500 Quest Askennonia $1,000 Page 7 Art Senior Centre $1,459.42 $1,000 Offset cost of Elmvale Travelling to Ottawa Skating Club and/or Newfoundland $840.72 For a Collaborative Oral History Community Visual of Huronia Arts Project Askennonia See Page 3 All fund recipients are required to provide the Foundation with an impact story after the funds have been spent. These stories are critical to helping promote the Foundation’s vision: To bring donors and charities together to enrich lives in Huronia. Thank you to the entire Grants Committee for the time and thought you put into scoring the applications. I look forward to continuing to work with you and with the Foundation Board of Directors. Huronia La fondation Community communautaire Foundation de la Huronie 42 2011 - 2012 Grants Grants totaling $49,646 were awarded from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012: Fund, Recipient & Amount Administration Endowment Shelter Now...$1,250 Len Self Youth Endowment Fund Operating...$3,163 Community Garden Project...$240 Beausoleil First Nation...$600 Askennonia Endowment Fund Gil Robillard Family Endowment Fund Lynda Zuidema Endowment Fund Askennonia Seniors Centre...$658 Operating...$1,642 Kinark Child and Family Services...$110 C P Stow Endowment Fund Iris Stotesbury Endowment Fund Midland in Motion (MiM) Midland SSEA...$700 OSPCA...$730 Christian Otten...$220 Cedar Ridge Endowment Fund Jack Beauchamp Endowment Fund Msgr Castex School...$150 Medical Student Scholarship Fund...$2,000 Music Festival...$505 PAK (Professionals Assisting Kids) Midland Air Cadets...$2,000 Jake Just Endowment Fund Bunns Kids...$500 Seranata Choir...$500 VOX Huronia...$350 Foodland...$750 Cliff Pendlebury Outreach Fund James Bartleman Endowment Fund Grant from PAK Funds...$1,500 Salvation Army...$1,000 Beausoleil First Nation...$3,000 St. Theresa’s High School M. King Community John Arpin Music Endowment Fund Scholarship...$750 Gift of Grace Soup Kitchen...$168
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