Photo Credit: Ken Gamble, Neighbur Burlington
CHARITIES OF CHOICE
Charities of Choice are the agencies chosen by vote to receive all donations from that meeting and may be nominated again after a 3-year period.
2027
2026
2025
February: Capillary Wave Community
♥ $12,375 ♥ eligible February 2029♥
April : Lighthouse For Grieving Children & Families
♥ $ 14,200♥ eligible April 2029♥
September : Adam Malki Memorial Scholarship
♥ $ ♥ eligible Sept 2029
November :
♥ $in progress♥ eligible November 2029♥
November : Halton Learning Foundation
♥ $13,450 ♥ eligible November 2028♥
October : The Gift of Giving Back
♥ $13,050 ♥ eligible October 2028♥
♥ $12,620 ♥ eligible April 2028♥
January : The Willow Foundation
♥ $12,350 ♥ eligible Jan 2028♥
2024
November: Mission Services of Hamilton – Emma’s & Willow’s Place
♥ $12,000 ♥ eligible Nov 2027♥
Sept: Shelter Movers Greater Toronto
♥ 12,100 ♥ eligible Sept 2027♥
♥ $12,356 ♥ eligible April 2027♥
♥ $11,650 ♥ eligible Jan 2027
2023
November: Open Doors at St. Christophers
♥ $11,650 ♥ eligible Nov 2026 ♥
September: The Darling Home for Kids
♥ $12,180 ♥ eligible Sept 2026 ♥
♥ $9,425 ♥ eligible April 2026 ♥
♥ $9,400 ♥ eligible Jan 2026♥
2022
♥ $8,930♥ eligible Nov 2025 ♥
September: The Angel Project Canada
♥ $9,900 ♥ eligible Sept 2025 ♥
♥ $8,215 ♥ eligible April 2025 ♥
♥ $6,450 ♥ eligible Jan 2025 ♥
2021
♥ $6,400 ♥
September: Dare To Be Youth Charity
♥ $6,550 ♥
June: Danielle’s Place (under the ROCK umbrella)
♥ $7,450 ♥
February: Distress Centre Halton
♥ $6,700 ♥
2020
November: Children’s Aid Foundation of Halton
♥ $5,750 ♥
September: SAVIS of Halton
♥ $6,100 ♥
February: Halton Food for Thought
♥ $7,450 ♥
2019
November: Radius Child and Youth Services (Moon in June event)
♥ $8,100 ♥
September: Lighthouse for Grieving Children
♥ $7,600 ♥
April: Dare to Be You Foundation
(focus shift – became Dare to Be You(th) Charity)
♥ $5,850 ♥
January: Burlington Teen Tour Band Booster Club
♥ $4,800 ♥
2018
November: Safetynet Child and Youth Services
♥ $4,900 ♥
September: Halton Poverty Roundtable
(permanently closed)
♥ $5,700 ♥
April: Shifra Homes
♥ $5,200 ♥
January: Halton Learning Foundation
♥ $5,000 ♥
2017
November: The Darling Home for Kids
♥ $4,800 ♥
September: Next Door Social Space
♥ $5,500 ♥
June: Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services
♥ $4,600 ♥
February: The Angel Project Canada
♥ $5,900 ♥
2016
November: Centre for Diverse Learners
(formerly Learning Disabilities Association of Halton)
♥ $5,925 ♥
September: Food for Life
♥ $5,900 ♥
May: Burlington Food Bank (formerly Partnership West Food Bank)
♥ $5,675 ♥
January: Compassion Society of Halton
♥ $5,700♥
2015
October: Community HUB and Lunch, Wellington Square
(formerly Friday Night Community)
♥ $5,700 ♥
June: Community Living Burlington
♥ $5,500 ♥
March: Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton
♥ $5,300 ♥
January: Carpenter Hospice
♥ $5,500 ♥
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2014
September: Food 4 Kids
♥ $6,200 ♥
June: Home Suite Hope
♥ $5,300 ♥
March: Halton Women’s Place
♥ $4,000 ♥
January: Burlington Humane Society
♥ $2,900 ♥
Charities Presented but Not Yet Chosen:
♦ Acclaim Health
♦ Art House Halton
♦ Big Brothers/Big sisters of Hamilton/Burlington
♦ Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton
♦ Bright Run for Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
♦ Burlington Green Environmental Association
♦ Crossroads for Prisoners Canada (formerly Crossroad Bible Institute Canada)
♦ Girls Incorporated of Halton
♦ Habitat for Humanity Halton
♦ Halton Catholic Children’s Education Foundation
♦ Halton Industry Education Centre (HIEC)
♦ Hamilton Aviary / Friends of the Aviary
♦ Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre – Climb for Cancer
♦ Nankind (formerly Nanny Angel Network)
♦ Ninth Life Cat Rescue
♦ Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK)
♦ Salvation Army Burlington Family Services
♦ Support House
♦ Townsend Smith Foundation
♦ The Willow Foundation
Charities Nominated but Not Selected to Present:
If you know of other charities serving Burlington/Halton, nominate them for the next meeting!