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CREATING A STRONG COMMUNITY | ANNUAL REPORT | 2024-2025

Our Impact

On March 2nd, 2025 Huronia Community Foundation celebrated 25 years of supporting
the charities and organizations in our area. This year, as we have for the last quarter of a
century, HCF continued to work with our fund sponsors to assist those in need. Last year
was not without its challenges but through the generosity of our donors and supporters
HCF was able to help make a difference in the lives of countless individuals in North
Simcoe.

This year Huronia Community The Simcoe County
Foundation provided over $258,000 Greenbelt Coalition Fund
in grants to 62 local charities and raised $42,000 at their
organizations. This year was truly a Friends Celebration Fund
CELEBRATION OF GIVING. Raising Gala in November.

The Wayne and
Lorraine Page Twenty local charities Through the financial support of Scientists in
Endowment shared $24,000 in School by the Paul Fahey Endowment Fund
Fund was grants provided by our and the LabX Charity Fund, 300 K-8 students
established annual Smart and Caring across North Simcoe were transformed into
to provide a program. Scientists this past year.
grant to both
the Georgian
Bay Cancer
Support
Centre and Hosted a CELEBRATION
the Midland OF GIVING at the Midland
Salvation Army Public Library. Both
Food Bank on Chigamik Community
an annual basis. Health Centre and
Northern Spirit Music
received a $500 grant as
Through the financial support of the M. Wayne part of the Celebration.
and J. Coleman, the Heart of Georgian Bay
Community Forward Fund provided $102,500
in grants to 26 local charities. The grants will
help them continue to provide their services to
the individuals they support. Through a Heart of
Georgian Bay Community
Forward Fund grant,
Community Reach North
This year five new funds were created Simcoe established Food
at HCF: The Wayne and Lorraine The family of K.J. Ramolla REACH, a program to
Page Endowment Fund, the Ralph established a scholarship provide transportation
Lynn and Janet Wright Community at St. Joseph’s High for residents to assist
Fund, the She Leads Scholarship, School in Barrie. The them in accessing fresh
the Animal and Environment $3,019.00 scholarship will food and vegetables from
Stewardship Bursary, and the be awarded annually in local stores across North
Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition memory of K.J. Simcoe.
Fund. Welcome to the HCF Family!

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