Canadian Colours Kingston Foundation donates blankets to those in need

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments Blanket drive, Canadian Colours Kingston Foundation, charity, Community Friends in Motion, COVID-19, Daud Hassan, donations, homeless community, homeless people, homelessness, Jimmy Hassan, Kingston, pandemic

The current pandemic has highlighted a lot of need within our community, prompting Canadian Colours Kingston Foundation to act. An

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Kingston Circus Arts needs community support during pandemic

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments circus arts, coaching, community support, COVID-19, donations, Erin Ball, Flying Footless, GoFundMe, inclusion, Kingston Circus Arts, pandemic

Kingston Circus Arts, a circus arts performance and teaching organization, is struggling greatly due to the pandemic and the second

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Foodland’s Community Kickback initiative supports local organizations

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Amherstview Foodland, Community Kickback, donations, fundraising campaign, grocery store, local organizations, pantry staples, percent of purchase, staple items

Amherstview Foodland is launching a new community support campaign, after the success of their pumpkinfest fundraiser last October, which saw

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YMCA announcement regarding provincial lockdown

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments donations, health and fitness, lockdown restrictions, membership payments, memberships on hold, Rob Adams, School Age Care, YMCA of Eastern Ontario

After the provincial government announced a temporary province-wide lockdown beginning on December 26, the YMCA of Eastern Ontario released details

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UHKF launches text-to-give campaign for Giving Tuesday

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments donations, Giving Tuesday, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), mobile giving campaign, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada, Providence Care, text to give campaign, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF)

On Giving Tuesday, a global movement focused on giving in our communities, the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) is launching

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Pandemic won’t stop Tommy’s Annual Community Christmas Dinner

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Autohouse Kingston, Bhavana Varma, charity, City Council, City of Kingston, Community Christmas Dinner, donations, food hampers, fundraiser, Tommy's restaurant, Tommy's Tommy Hunter, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

Tommy Hunter is looking for support to make his annual Community Christmas Dinner and Hamper Drive happen again this year.

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YMCA releases update on Strong Communities Campaign

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments community support, donation matching, donations, financial assistance, fundraiser, halfway mark, Strong Communities Campaign, YMCA fundraiser, YMCA of Eastern Ontario

The YMCA of Eastern Ontario thanks everyone who has supported the Strong Communities Campaign so far, and is hoping to

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Local United Way receives donation of essential products for those in need

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments community donation, community support, Cottonelle, donations, Kimberley-Clark Canada, Kleenex, Lionhearts Inc, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

A partnership was announced in March, pairing Kimberly-Clark Canada (K-C Canada) with United Way Centraide Canada to assist local United

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UHKF celebrates $100,000 pledge from local residents

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments $100k pledge, Brian Cosgrove, David Pichora, donations, KHSC Phase 2, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Nancy Cosgrove, philanthropy, Susan Creasy, UHKF, University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF)

The University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) is celebrating a $100,000.00 pledge from local philanthropists and supporters Brian and Nancy Cosgrove.

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Tree of Hope campaign still short of 2019 goal

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments children in need, Children's Aid Society, Christmas, donations, families in need, Family and Children's Services Frontenac Lennox and Addington, fundraising, gifts, gifts for children, holiday campaign, John Suart, Kingston, short of target, Sonia Gentile, Tree of Hope campaign

After reaching a record $70,000 raised last year, the 2019 Tree of Hope campaign is falling short, and there are

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Kingston family left homeless after house fire

December 1, 2019December 12, 2019 Cris Vilela 19 Comments donations, family of five, fire, GoFundMe, Grass Creek Park, Highway 2, house destroyed by fire, house fire, Kingston, pregnant mother

A family with three young children and another child on the way has been left homeless following a house fire

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Boys and Girls Club opens east end location

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Samantha Butler-Hassan 1 Comment after school care, before school care, BGCK, Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area, children, City of Kingston, climber, custom built, donations, EarlyOn, east end, east end hub, family, family activities, free play, Innovation Drive, kids, kids activities, Kids Zone, Kingston, Morgan Davis, new location, Pittsburgh Community Benefit Fund, stay and play, United Way

You can’t find your way to the Boys and Girls Club new east-end location on Google maps (yet). According

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