Author: Community Reach
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COMMUNITY REACH WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Cindy Hastings has been hired as the new Executive Director of Community Reach. Hastings replaces Cathy Greer who is retiring at the end of February. Cindy is a community leader who has been part of many local committees and organizations over the last several years, including two terms on Tiny municipal council (2014 –…
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$66,800 OTF RESILIENT COMMUNITIES FUND HELPS KEEP COMMUNITY REACH ON THE ROAD
On Thursday, MPP Jill Dunlop formally congratulated the team at Community Reach North Simcoe on receiving a one-year, $66,800 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The grant, awarded earlier this year, is help the group to engage a fundraising professional to help it increase its income, as well as to develop…
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PRESS RELEASE MOBILIZING JUSTICE
We are thrilled to share that Community Reach North Simcoe was one of five transportation models chosen across Canada to take part in the Mobilizing Justice project facilitated by the University of Toronto through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada last year. The project aims at addressing transportation inequities in Canadian cities…
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NEWS – HCF HELPS KEEP WHEELS TURNING ON COMMUNITY REACH VEHICLES
‘This helps support a physically and emotionally healthy community,’ Community Reach executive director says Community Reach is receiving a $ 1,224 Smart and Caring grant through the Huronia Community Foundation. The funding, which comes from the foundation’s HCF Community Fund and General Mills Canada Community Fund, will assist Community Reach North Simcoe and their transportation program.…
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GBAY GALS GIVE SUPPORT COMMUNITY REACH
Thank you to the GBay Gals Give for choosing Community Reach for their donations this year. The Gals donated $42,000 to support the work of Community Reach. Each GBay Gal can be proud of their donation knowing that it goes to help the vulnerable people in our community with door to door transportation to get…
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NEWS – PROVIDING A VITAL LIFT TO THE LIVES OF NORTH SIMCOE RESIDENTS
For more than 15 years, a local charitable organization provides a vital lift to the lives of North Simcoe residents. Community Reach North Simcoe offers people who do not have transportation or who need accessible transportation, rides to their medical appointments, shopping, other community services and social events. “Many are seniors and many live in rural…
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NEWS – COMMUNITY REACH CREATES HURONIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND
Community Reach North Simcoe is pleased to announce that it has opened an endowment fund at the Huronia Community Foundation. Community Reach has been a lifeline for many people in North Simcoe who do not have access to transportation or who need accessible transportation. The Community Reach Endowment Fund gives people the opportunity to provide ongoing support…
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HURONIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORT
“ Community Reach North Simcoe gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Huronia Community Foundation, a public foundation serving the people of Huronia. The Foundation builds permanently endowed charitable funds for the changing needs and opportunities of the Southern Georgian Bay Community and provides grants to eligible charitable organizations in support of: the arts & culture, community…
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ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION GIVES CR NEW VAN
$59,700 OTF Grant Gives Community Reach an Accessible Van for north Simcoe County to their Transportation Linking Communities program! Late last year, Community Reach North Simcoe learned that it had received a six-month, $59,700 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. In the months since then, the organization has bought a new 2020…
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COMMUNITY REACH GETS NEW ACCESSIBLE VAN
We are so excited to receive our new TLC accessible van! Many thanks to Town of Penetanguishene, Town of Midland, Township of Tiny, and Township of Tay for their amazing contribution to purchase this vehicle. A warm thank you to the Lyons Club of Elmvale, the Lyons Club of Tiny Township, and the Huronia Community Foundation for their contribution. We can…
