Total Donated to Date 07-09-2021: $183,000
Process:
Three charities are randomly selected, the members who nominated the Charities will each make a 5 minute presentations to the group. Members in attendance then vote for their first choice. The top vote-getter receives 100% of the total funding and the other two charities return to the draw bucket. The total amount granted is based on the number of members who pay $100 for that event.
16. Meeting: September 07, 2021 @ YOUR HOME
Nourish Cowichan Society – $11,000
Nourish Cowichan Society:
Email: nourishcowichan@gmail.com
About
Our community is blessed with an abundance of locally grown and harvested food, it’s hard to imagine that we have the highest rate of child poverty on Vancouver Island, a staggering 30%. This is the second highest in British Columbia. And many of the children affected by this are going to school hungry.
With our dedicated group of volunteers, board and donors we are determined to fight child hunger and ensure that every child is given the same opportunities to learn and succeed by providing nutritious food so they may reach their full potential.
‘Child poverty is a complicated issue, feeding a child is not.’
OUR GOAL:
That every child is given the same opportunities to learn and succeed, by combating hunger with nutritious, locally produced food. Join us and pledge to fight child hunger in our community.
Mission
Nourish Cowichan is a society that provides nutritious school-based breakfasts to the children of the Cowichan Valley, thereby helping them reach their full potential.
15. Meeting: June 08, 2021 @ YOUR HOME
Mill Bay Marine Rescue Society – $11,500
About Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 34
RCM-SAR Station 34 promotes boating safety and provides year-round marine search and rescue services to commercial mariners, recreational boaters and the general public. Our volunteer members are a dedicated group of men and women who provide their time and energy to provide a valuable public service. We train extensively in specialized search and rescue techniques to maintain a level of professionalism that is expected by the communities we serve and partner agencies such as the Canadian Coast Guard, Land Search and Rescue, RCMP, and Ambulance Services.
Mailing Address:
Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 34, PO Box 62, Mill Bay, British Columbia, V0R 2P0
Email Us: station34@rcmsar.com , mbmrs34@gmail.com
14. Meeting: March 01, 2021 @ YOUR HOME
Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society – $11,150
Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society
About the Cowichan Valley Therapeutic Riding Association
Welcome to the Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society, dedicated to improving the quality of life of caregivers. It’s our mission to acknowledge, appreciate and support people in their caregiving role, to alleviate stress, and to advocate for the rights of caregivers.
843 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan BC, V9L 5L6 /Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society / 250-597-0886, sara@familycaregiverssupport.org
13. Meeting: December 07, 2020 @ YOUR HOME
Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association – $11,100
Cowichan Valley Therapeutic Riding Association
About the Cowichan Valley Therapeutic Riding Association
The Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association provides therapeutic riding and equine-based wellness programs for persons with special needs.
Services include therapeutic riding, therapeutic horsemanship, para-equestrian sport, adapted equestrian vaulting, and stable management vocational development interventions as well as horse camps for children of all abilities.
CTRA serves as a hub of inclusion and catalyst for human potential, enriching the lives of countless individuals and supporting key social determinants of health in our community.
843 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan BC, V9L 5L6 / info@ctra.ca / 250-746-1028
12. Meeting: September 08, 2020 @ YOUR HOME
Cowichan Valley Basket Society – $10,800
Cowichan Valley Basket Society
About the Cowichan Valley Basket Society
We are a non-denominational group run by a volunteer Board of Directors.
Some board members are appointed by our sustaining donors, and the rest are simply caring members of the community that have become members of the society.
The Basket was started in 1988 by a broadly based group of Cowichan Valley residents who saw a great need for a coordinated answer to hunger in the area.
The first premises was opened on Evans Street.
5810 Garden St, Duncan, BC V9L 3V9
Tel: 250-746-1566
Fax: 778-422-3566
Email: cvbs@shaw.ca
11. Meeting: June 02, 2020 @ YOUR HOME
Cowichan Family Life Association – $11,100
About:- Cowichan Family Life grew out of a grassroots movement driven by concerned and caring people, who believed counselling services should be available to everyone and that people like you and I could learn the fundamental skills to provide quality counselling support.
Mission: We support individuals and families to strengthen relationships and reach their full potential.
Our vision is a thriving community of strong and happy individuals.
??. Special Request during Covid-19 Period – 02/04/2020
CMS FoodBank Society – $6, 270
CMS FOOD BANK SERVING COBBLE HILL, MILL BAY AND SHAWNIGAN LAKE
The CMS Food Bank is a registered non-profit society since 1983. We have served the Cobble Hill – Mill Bay – Shawnigan Lake community for over 30 years. Every year we provide food and necessities to the needy.
Last year, with the help of our 46 steadfast volunteers, we served over 4000 people, sadly 40% of whom are children.
Contact
Phone: 250.743.5242 , Email: cmsfoodbank@gmail.com
These churches continue to play a key role in the operation of the Food Bank. One of our board members has been there since the first day.
Our food bank is always looking for donations. Donations of canned goods, dry goods, & fresh produce are always welcome.
10. Meeting: March 09, 2020 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
St Peter Quamichan Footcare – $11,511
About the St. Peter Quamichan Footcare
The charity is a religious organization affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada.It provides leadership in worship by holding three weekly services.The parish supports charitable programs with the surrounding community such as the food bank and homeless shelter.In addititon provincial and national chairitable programs are supported through the Diocese and National Church.The Anglican Parish of St. Peter Quamichan provides a monthly clinical foot care program at the local homeless shelter. The program is embraced and welcomed by the community.
9. Meeting: December 02, 2019 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre – $11,261
About the Nature Centre
The Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre is an interpretive centre overlooking the Cowichan Estuary, a 400 hectare estuarine ecosystem and internationally designated Important Bird Area (IBA) in the unceded and traditional territory of the Quw’utsun people. In spite of more than a century of industrial activity, the estuary provides vital habitat for resident and migratory birds, Pacific salmon, shellfish and a diversity of inter-tidal life.
Contact
Contact the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre
Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre
Box 5
Cowichan Bay, BC VOR 1NO CANADA
250-597-2288
8. Meeting: September 10, 2019 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
CMHA Cowichan Valley Branch – $10,988
Canadian Mental Health Association Cowichan Valley Branch
Our key values and principles
- Embracing the voice of people with mental health issues and addictions
- Promoting inclusion
- Working collaboratively
- Influencing the social determinants of health (e.g. housing, justice)
- Focusing on the mental health needs of all age groups
- Using evidence to inform our work
- Being transparent and accountable
Contact
Phone: 250-597-1372 , Email: cmhacvb@cmha.bc.ca
Our Vision:
The Cowichan Valley Branch strives to promote mentally healthy people in a healthy society.
The primary focus of this organization, are the rights and needs of persons involved in the mental health system.
7. Meeting: June 03, 2019 @ Brentwood College School
CMS FoodBank Society – $11,315
CMS Food Bank Serving Cobble Hill, Mill Bay and Shawnigan Lake
The CMS Food Bank is a registered non-profit society since 1983. We have served the Cobble Hill – Mill Bay – Shawnigan Lake community for over 30 years. Every year we provide food and necessities to the needy.
Last year, with the help of our 46 steadfast volunteers, we served over 4000 people, sadly 40% of whom are children.
Contact
Phone: 250.743.5242 , Email: cmsfoodbank@gmail.com
The Food Bank was started by a collaboration of churches in the basement of the Catholic church. Different denominations of Christians got together to lend a helping hand to their poverty stricken neighbours.
These churches continue to play a key role in the operation of the Food Bank. One of our board members has been there since the first day.
Our food bank is always looking for donations. Donations of canned goods, dry goods, & fresh produce are always welcome.
6. Meeting: March 04, 2019 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
Clements Centre Society – $11,400
The CCS Mission and Vision:
Our Vision
The Clements Centre Society envisions a community in which all individuals are included, valued and celebrated.
Our Mission
We assist children and youth with developmental needs and adults with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential. We do this by providing a comprehensive range of services for individuals and the families who care for them.
Our Values
- All people have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
- All people should have access to needed services that achieve optimal outcomes.
- All people are entitled to live and participate as full citizens in the community of their choice, with the same rights, obligations and responsibilities as other citizens.
- All people must have their personal autonomy protected, with every effort made to nurture and enhance self-determination.
5. Meeting: November 26, 2018 @ Shawnigan Lake School
Cowichan Valley Performing Arts Foundation – $10,850
The CVPAF Mission and Vision:
- Our Mission is simple … To enrich the lives of Cowichan Valley youth through bursaries and scholarships dedicated to the performing arts.
- Our Vision to is also clearly defined … To help support children in the Cowichan Valley to pursue their interests in performing arts programs by assisting in removing financial obstacles which may impede their participation in youth-based performing arts programs
Email: info@cvperformingarts.ca
4. Meeting: Sept 04, 2018 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
Cowichan Valley Youth Services Society – $9,900
Mission;- We are dedicated to creating and providing opportunities that strengthen the bonds of young people to their families and the community.
3. Meeting: June 05, 2018 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
Cowichan Hospice Society – $10,500
Email:cvhospice@shaw.ca
Mission;- We are a dedicated, compassionate, client-centered team collaborating to offer accessible, high quality, end-of-life care that meets the physical, spiritual, emotional, and social needs of our clients in a respectful and caring environment.
2. Meeting: March 06, 2018 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
(Roots of Empathy) CCCSA Chemainus Crofton Community Schools Association – $8,800
http://chemainuscroftoncommunityschoolsassociation
Email:booksccsa@sd79.bc.ca
Mission;- Roots of Empathy is an international, evidence-based classroom program that has shown significant effect in reducing levels of aggression among schoolchildren by raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. The program is designed for children ages 5 to 13. In Canada, the program is delivered in English and French and reaches rural, urban, and remote communities including Indigenous communities.
1. Inaugural Meeting:December 04, 2017 @ Arbutus Ridge Golf Club
Nourish Cowichan Society – $8,100 + $4,000 work in kind by Cowichan Woodwork Ltd + $400 Unsworth Vineyard.
Nourish Cowichan Society:
Email: nourishcowichan@gmail.com
Mission
Nourish Cowichan is a society that provides nutritious school-based breakfasts to the children of the Cowichan Valley, thereby helping them reach their full potential.