Kids Can Play Bruce Grey

Some of our best memories of community come through time spent at play. Recreation is vital to the wellbeing of healthy kids and families and a great way to bring neighbours together. Many of our endowed funds grant to  ensure local kids have all kinds of ways to play. Your donation will make Grey Bruce a healthier place to live for EVERY child. 

Donate today to help kids play! 

The Next25 Fund will provide future grants to charities and non profits through projects that address priorities identified in our Vital Signs® report. The Next25 Fund gives the Foundation the latitude to grant strategically based on local knowledge for local impact. Help Community Foundation Grey Bruce support a vision of a vital future for our community with your donation. The Next25 years look bright and promising! 

List of funds that support kids access to with sports and recreation administered by Community Foundation Grey Bruce: 

• Next25 Fund To support projects that address priorities as identified in the Vital Signs® report

• Bruce Grey Mentorship Fund  To support programs that support children in Hanover & district

• Clare “Flea” & Marj Christie Fund To support kid’s access to minor hockey  

• Gladys Head Cramp Fund To support children, the elderly and/or music in Meaford area

• Grey Granite Curling Club Fund  To support youth & sport initiatives in Owen Sound, Georgian Bluffs, Chatsworth

• Jordan Fawcett Memorial Fund To sponsor basketball athletes from GHSS to attend Celtic Sports Camp

• Ontario Endowment for Children & Youth Recreation Fund To support youth and children programs in recreation, arts & culture

• Our Kids Bruce Grey Fund To support summer camp for children at risk

• Our Kids Bruce Grey Youth Recreation Fund To support youth recreation of Our Kids Bruce Grey clients

• Owen Sound Lacrosse Fund To support of lacrosse in Owen Sound

• Percy & Kathleen Noble Family Fund To support minor sport organizations in communities outside Owen Sound

• Red & Lorraine Leckie Camp Quality Fund To support of Camp Quality for children with cancer

• Stewart Fleming Youth Action Fund  To support projects and programs for local youth

• Ted & Carol Hopper Fund To support kids access to sports, recreation or music in Owen Sound area

• True Sport Fund To support sports and recreational groups who follow the True Sport principles

• Walker Endowed Fund To support special projects and scholarships related to music through Georgian Bay Symphony

A Giving Story….

In 2014, Lacrosse enthusiast, John Pickett started the Owen Sound Lacrosse Fund to support junior and minor lacrosse through subsidized floor time, new equipment, fee assistance, and scholarship opportunities. Since inception, the Owen Sound Lacrosse Endowed Fund has granted over $11,000 and has helped hundreds of local youth engage in this exciting sport.