Comox Valley Community Foundation Thanks Retiring Board Members At its June Board meeting, Matt Beckett, President of the Comox Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) issued a heartfelt thank you to four retiring Board members. Dr. Harry Panjer served on the Board of...
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Comox Valley Community Foundation Appoints New Executive Director
Comox Valley Community Foundation Appoints New Executive Director The Comox Valley Community Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of Susan Auchterlonie as its new Executive Director. “We couldn’t be more pleased with this appointment,” said Matt Beckett,...
Comox Valley Community Foundation names new president
This article was originally posted by the Comox Valley Record, Sun Sep 15th, 2017 The Comox Valley Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Harry Panjer has been elected as President. He succeeds Dr. Norm Carruthers, who served as president for the past...
Courtenay soup kitchen floor receives facelift
Courtenay soup kitchen floor receives facelift Comox Valley Community Foundation grant pays for renos to Fellowship Hall This article was originally posted by the Comox Valley Record, Sun Sep 10th, 2017 St. George’s United Church has a new floor in its Fellowship...
New community legacy fund established for the Comox Valley
Comox Valley Community Foundation has announced the establishment of a new community legacy fund by First Credit Union for the Comox Valley. The First Credit Union Fund forms part of the foundation’s permanently endowed Community Fund, through which it supports...
Community Fund for Canada’s 150th
Canada’s sesquicentennial is an historic moment with the power to bring people and places together as we dream big about our communities and our country. In the spirit of this moment, the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th will activate a breathtaking array of ideas...
Sold Out 2016 Gala a Huge Success
Thank you to everyone who supported and joined us on Saturday October 22nd at our annual fundraising gala to celebrate 20 years of Enriching Lives in the Comox Valley.
Philanthropy: Foundations work as conduits
As seen on the Comox Valley Record website, by Terry Farrell There are three major foundations in the Comox Valley; the Comox Valley Community Foundation, the North Island College Foundation, and the Comox Valley Healthcare Foundation. As fundraising conduits for...
Volunteering: ‘Somebody should do something about that’
Originally posted on the Comox Valley Record website. One of Norm Carruthers’ favourite quotes is by actress/comedian Lily Tomlin. “She has this saying that goes: ‘Somebody should do something about that. Then I realized I am somebody.’ The contributions in our...
Comox Valley get its ‘vital signs’ taken
As seen on the Comox Valley Echo website, by Spencer Anderson. The first-ever Vital Signs report for the Comox Valley was released this week, offering residents a data-focused portrait of the community. The report, the result of a partnership between several community...
