100 PEOPLE WHO CARE

Due to the generosity of the community we were able to grant to 2 presenting charities!

This years recipients: (Left) Harvest Outreach International whom received $10,000 and (right) Thames Valley Education Foundation whom received $5,200!

Harvest Outreach International

Rescues food from growers, retailers and processors and redistributes it to food banks, soup kitchens, shelters and more.

Completely volunteer run.
For every $1, 3 meals are provided.

https://harvestoutreachintl.ca

Thames Valley Education Foundation

The Caring Fund responds to emergency requests on behalf of students in need living in Elgin County.

Examples, include lack of necessary clothing to ensure health and comfort being in class.

Lack of food.

With immediate support it provides students in need with an opportunity for success taking away stigma's felt.

tvdsb.ca/donate

Terrace Lodge

Terrace Lodge is located on the edge of Aylmer, in the Township of Malahide. It is one of Elgin County's three long term care homes. Originally built in the 70's, it is currently undergoing a complete redevelopment to bring it to today's standards, and to bring all the comforts of home to the residents of Terrace Lodge.

As part of the comforts of home initiative Terrace Lodge would like to install three state of the art, technologically advanced fish tanks that will help reduce stress, improve sleep, lower blood pressure, and calm the effects of dementia.

To learn more visit:

https://www.elgincounty.ca/homes-seniors-services/terrace-lodge/

YMCA

Y-Youth Leadership Engagement is a 10-week initiative for youth 9-15 focusing on physical and mental wellness, goal setting, career exploration and leadership, with a focus on giving back to the community.

Want to make a difference visit Family YMCA of St. Thomas to learn more. Click here.

Neighbourhood Outreach for Kids NOK

The Doable Project

Knocking for opportunities for children in need by building a safe relationships, removing barriers, listening to their ideas, giving them voice and sense of belonging.
It isn't hard work it is heart work.

To learn more click here.

Phoenix Canine Initiative

Provides a compassionate care canine program that helps reduce the effects of PTSD for those working as a first responder in Elgin County or is a veteran.

Trains both service and therapy dogs.

Therapy dogs are family owned pets.
Service dogs are trained as puppies as a medical device. For example helping ones stress to reduce enough so that they can go get groceries, access supports, helping to return to a normal way of living.

Donate here if you would like to support the Phoenix Canine Initiative. Please put Phoenix in the additional notes. Much gratitude.

2021 RECIPIENT-INDWELL HOMES

Recipient Indwell Hope and Homes in support of a new Food Security Program at their Queen’s Street location in St. Thomas. The program will teach the 45 tenants how to prepare a meal on a budget and make healthy choices. While learning to cook with their peer they will gain a sense of belonging and community. They will also enjoy the meal they worked to prepare. A daily meal can be live changing in that it provides the nutrition needed for positive mental and physical health which can be translated into education, work and relationships.

2020 RECIPIENT

YWCA of St.Thomas Elgin won the grand prize for their Youth Independence Program: aims to provide a 3-month, classroom based, life-skill curriculum intended to teach life skills to at-risk youth, in order to reduce youth entering into homelessness, and to help them to thrive.

2019 RECIPIENT- EVERY KID AT CAMP

A program to kickstart a respite worker program so kids with exceptionalities can go to camp, and also give their parents a much needed break.