Foundation ensures Christmas comes early for local charities

NEWS RELEASE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ORILLIA AND AREA
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So far in 2019, the Community Foundation of Orillia and Area has granted over $200,000 to local charities. These grants come from the investment returns on our endowment funds and this holiday season the company who manages these funds, The Connor, Clark and Lunn Financial Group, provided an extra Christmas present to the CFOA in the form of a $6,000 donation from the Connor Clark and Lunn Foundation.

The donation was to directly assist local charities in particular need of funds during the holiday season. This is the sixth year the CFOA has received this gift from the CC&L Foundation. As a result, the following charities will receive a CFOA grant:

• The Sharing Place Food Bank-$1,000
• The Salvation Army Orillia- $1,000
• Couchiching Jubilee House- $750
• Green Haven Shelter for Women- $750
• The Orillia Lighthouse Soup Kitchen & Shelter - $500
• Orillia Youth Centre- $500
• North Simcoe Victim Crisis Services- $500
• Early Years Centre Simcoe North Emergency Baby Needs Depot - $500
• St. Vincent de Paul Society- $500

Anyone wishing more information about the Community Foundation of Orillia and Area may contact the Foundation office at 705-325-4903 ext. 207, [email protected] or visit the website www.communityfoundationorillia.ca.

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