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Commemorating D-Day at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School

In early June 2024, Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London took their regular school trip to Normandy, France, for the 80th anniversary commemoration of D-Day, a pivotal battle in World War II. The school has a relationship with the Parkwood Institute that allows their students to volunteer for St. Joseph’s Veterans Care Program (VCP) . Students who take this opportunity build relationships with the residents at the VCP, most of whom served in World War II and/or the Korean War, while also learning more about Canada’s military history.

November 5, 2024
All Issue AreasGeneral Population

London and Middlesex Organizations Share Results from Community Services Recovery Fund Support

London Community Foundation was proud to support 33 charities and non-profits in London and Middlesex in 2023/2024 to help them adapt to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, totalling $1.3 million, helped organizations improve the efficacy, accessibility, and sustainability of the essential community services that they provide.

October 24, 2024
EducationHealth and WellbeingRacialized and NewcomerYouth

An Update From The Muslim Resource Centre on the Strong Together Fund

The horrific and deadly attack on Our London Family June 6th, 2021, an act of deliberate hate-motivated violence that Judge Pomerance ruled an act of terrorism on February 22, 2024, profoundly devastated and forever changed a family, the local Muslim community, and the wider London community. A commitment to combat Islamophobia, address the depth of collective harm and trauma within Muslim communities and work towards safety and healing served as the heart of the generous Strong Together Fund donation to the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) by the London Community Foundation.

February 28, 2024
All Issue AreasGeneral Population

London Community Foundation establishes COVID-19 Response Fund in Partnership with the Lawson Foundation

London Community Foundation (LCF) in partnership with the Lawson Foundation announced its creation of the LCF COVID-19 Response Fund – a collaborative effort to support our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Led by LCF with an initial contribution of $300,000, matched by the Lawson Foundation by way of their Miggsie Fund, through which they have been supporting the London community since 2005, the $600,000 fund will provide a central location for philanthropists, corporations, individuals and families to support immediate needs in our community that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 30, 2020

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