Thank you to everyone who attended this fantastic event. Check back to see how much you money you helped to raise to support kids in Muskoka.
Muskoka Chills Makes Generous Donation to CFM
What a treat today to meet Maria and George Kyriazis, two 16 year-old cousins and proprietor’s of Muskoka Chills, a wonderful ice cream and frozen treat business in downtown Port Carling. Maria and George have been cottagers on Lake Muskoka for many summers and decided to start up their new business this summer. It has been such an over-whelming success that they wanted to give back to the community. Their donation of $1000 will go a long way to supporting less fortunate kids in Muskoka. The Children’s Foundation of Muskoka is so grateful for their thoughtful and impactful donation. Our community is very fortunate to have such great young leaders and citizens like Maria and George! Thank you!
2023 Summer Camp and Summer Programs
*Before completing the application, please contact your summer camp or summer program
provider and ensure an opening is available.
WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS (DAY CAMPS) FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2023
Due to limited funds, the CFM is no longer able to accept applications for overnight/residential camps for 2023.
In the past 3 months, we have awarded over $50,000 to send over 100 kids to camp this summer.
Hello everyone!
We hope this finds you well and enjoying these beautiful summer days. Although this is usually a bit of a quiet season for the Foundation, there’s lots of news to let you in on. Read on…
First off, our summer campership program has been really successful! To date, we have sent over 125 kids to both residential and day camps. Summer camp experiences can be hugely impactful and life changing for kids - we’re so excited to continue to be able to provide these experiences for Muskoka kids that may not have otherwise had the opportunity. A big thanks to the Rizzuto family and their supporters for once again supporting this CFM program through the Toni Lynn Rizzuto Campership Fund. And thanks as well to the over 20 camps and community partners who have worked closely with us to help make this happen.
The CFM board and staff has seen some recent changes. We’re so pleased to announce that 2 board members have stepped into executive positions - Casey Jacob as the new Chair of the Board and Mark Janke as vice-chair. We’re also pleased to welcome Val Newland and Jodi McDaniel to the Board as well - both bring a wealth of community based experience that will be hugely beneficial to the CFM. We’re sad to see Cheryl Cooper and Julie Medley retire from the board. Cheryl has been with us for many years in many capacities including Board President. They will both be missed but will continue to support the CFM as ‘Friends of the Foundation’. Finally, welcome to Patti Lyons who has recently been hired as the first, “Fund Development Manager’. There’s lots of excitement and great energy around the CFM table!!
Finally, we hope to see you at our upcoming pub night and fund raiser at Sawdust City Brewing Company in Gravenhurst on Saturday August 19th. The night will be filled with a fun and engaging Trivia contest, dancing to the Tobin Spring band, a fabulous silent auction and a chance to connect and socialize with friends and the CFM to support local kids living in under-resourced families. Tickets are on sale on our website at childrenofmuskoka.com.
Take care and thanks again for all your support for the Foundation. See you at Sawdust City in August!
Dave.
Over $3000 Raised at first-ever CFM Pub Night
Thank you to everyone who came out to our first-ever pub night held at The Canvas Brewery in Huntsville on Feb 11. We look forward to more fun evenings in the future.
Our Mission:
To help create an equitable Muskoka where all children have access to the opportunities and support they need to be happy, healthy, and feel a sense of belonging.
The Children's Foundation of Muskoka is an independent, non-profit organization formed in 1989 by volunteers in Muskoka. CFM raises funds in our local community, in partnership with individuals, businesses, and service organizations.
Through our community partnerships, we are able to help children and families in practical ways when no other help is available. We provide funds to meet the recreational, cultural, and emotional needs of the children we serve. Our grants provide children in Muskoka the opportunities to grow and develop.
As a Foundation, we believe:
in the creation of a community where equality of opportunity is offered to all children;
that we must be proactive in enabling the community to respond to the needs of children;
in helping children and families in situations where other resources are not available;
that all grant decisions that are made will be based exclusively on the needs of the children involved;
that we must encourage the deployment of volunteers and 'Friends of the Foundation' to assist our efforts.
The CFM offers post secondary funding through the generosity of the Onaway Pond Foundation.
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