This year we had a little more money than usual to award as grants, and lots of great community organisations and projects to share it with. We are very pleased to announce the following award decisions: BC Aviation Museum, $2500 Broadmead Care - Resthaven Lodge, $2970 Countryside Preschool, $625 Cycling Without Age, $1557 Help Fill A Dream, $2000 Mount Newton Centre,...
Presenting our annual grants and learning more about the organizations and programs that your donations support is extremely valuable to all of our volunteer Board members. Even more valuable is hearing directly from those who benefit from the grant money. Take A Hike Foundation shared this note from a student in the program run from...
The volunteer Board of Directors of the Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation are delighted and grateful to receive a new year bump in fundraising, thanks to community partner 10 Acres. In December 10 Acres owner Mike Murphy announced that as a thank you to Sidney and the Peninsula for all the support shown during a challenging first...
2020 has not been a normal year for anyone, but we were pleased to be able to continue supporting local charity projects through our granting program. It is always a pleasure to get out and meet the organisations who we help, and presenting our 'giant cheque' is a fun way of doing that! It was...
Teen Lounge Program - Central Saanich Boys & Girls Club - Kaare Norgard Club Brentwood Bay Studies have shown that youth who participate and engage in targeted outreach programs and who are exposed to a variety of opportunities for positive engagement are less likely to engage in risky behaviours and show evidence of higher rates of...
