The Foundation Silent Auction is taking place during Central 1′s AGM April 19-21, 2012 at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. We are now accepting donations to this fund raising event. Please download our 2012 Silent Auction Appeal Donation.

The devestating tornado that ripped through Goderich in August of 2011 left destruction throughout “Ontario’s Prettiest Little Town” beyond anything the area has seen in the last 15 years. The Advisory Council of Smaller Asset Sized Credit Unions contacted the Foundation and requested our help in soliciting donations for rebuilding efforts. In response, OCUCF launched CanHelp to assist in this endeavour.  As this campaign draws to a close, we are delighted to announce that over $26,000 has been raised through participating credit unions, staff and members! 

The Foundation wishes to congratulate the efforts of the following credit unions and their staff for participating in CanHelp and collecting donations from their members:

• Meridian Credit Union
• Thamesville Community Credit Union
• Alterna Credit Union
• The Fire Department Credit Union
• Mennonite Savings & Credit Union
• ETCU Financial
• Kellogg Employees Credit Union
• Oshawa Community Credit Union
• Central 1 Credit Union
• Several individual donors who will be receiving tax receipts from the Foundation

Tax receipts for personal donations over $10 are being processed and mailed out in the next couple of weeks.

The Foundation is pleased to announce that we have reached our matching goal of $20K for local food banks.  We applaud the efforts of the 14 credit unions who participated in the challenge by holding their own local fundraisers for cash and/or non-perishable food items, and then applying to the Foundation for matching funds.  Please take a moment to visit our facebook page and view the photos posted in our 2011/2012 Food Bank Challenge album – http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ontario-Credit-Union-Charitable-Foundation/228502900559483

Please remember to sign up or renew your personal membership by completing the 2012 Membership Application and sending it to us with your payment, or by paying your membership fee online by clicking here. 2012 Personal Membership fees remain unchanged at $50.00, and you will receive a tax receipt for the full amount.

Lifetime Membership also remain unchanged at $500, and are a great way to honor a long-serving employee or member of your credit union or affiliate.

Corporate Lifetime Memberships, a new category of membership, are available for $2,000.  Member companies receive special recognition on our web site.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Corporate Achievement Award.  Please download our Corporate Achievement Award Nomination Form 2012.  Nominations will be accepted until March 9, 2012.  Questions regarding the award should be directed to Tony Niessen at 289-335-1152 or tony@ontariocucf.ca

Our campaign to collect funds for the Canadian Red Cross to aid in the relief efforts in the Horn of Africa concluded as of August 31st. The Foundation was pleased to issue a cheque in the amount of $5,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to kick start the campaign and an additional $3,200 was raised from individual donations through participating credit union staff and members.  Tax receipts for individual donations have been mailed.  To keep updated on the progress in Africa, please visit the Canadian Red Cross.

As of July 29th, the Foundation will be relocating to a new office – please update your records to show our new mailing address and phone number. Our fax number will remain the same.

OCUCF

1100 South Service Road
Suite 220
Stoney Creek, ON
L8E 0C5

Phone: 289-335-1152
Fax: 905-592-9844

The Foundation, along with the participation of over 20 Ontario Credit Unions, raised over $42,000 for the Canadian Red Cross to support the relief efforts in Japan. We sincerely thank all those involved. To review the Canadian Red Cross’ ongoing progress in Japan, please visit their 3 Month Operation Update and you can view a video by visiting Video_Japan Earthquake & Tsunami 2011.

Tax receipts for this campaign have been mailed as of September 15, 2011.

To receive copies of our past communications please see below:

2011 Materials

• December 2011 Newsletter
• September 2011 Newsletter
• May 2011 Newsletter
• February 2011 Newsletter

2010 Materials

• 2010 Annual Report
• December 2010 Newsletter
• August 2010 Newsletter
• May 2010 Newsletter
• February 2010 Newsletter

For past copies of our newsletter not shown here, please contact the office and we would be happy to send them to you.