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| October 5, 2011 | Our Kaptain Kindness is featured on the front page of the Record! Click HERE to check it out! |
| September 30, 2011 | Honouring the Life of a Loved One. Click HERE to read about it in the Kitchener Post. |
| September 16, 2011 | The KWCF supports St. Luke School - read about it in the Waterloo Chronicle by clicking HERE. |
| September 12, 2011 | Random Act of Kindness Day is coming - click HERE to read about it in Exchange. |
| September 7, 2011 | The Alex Schmidt Memorial fun Run/Walk is on October 1st. Click HERE to read about it in Exchange. |
| September 6, 2011 | A Lasting Legacy - read about how one of our donors is using Waterloo Region's Vital Signs in his philanthropy by clicking HERE. |
| September 2, 2011 | Read our first regular column in the Kitchener Post - It's All About Vitality by clicking HERE. |
| August 27, 2011 | Click HERE to read about the Vermont Park Neighbourhood Association receiving a Waterloo Region True Sport grant. |
| August 5, 2011 | The KWCF helps fund The Climate Collaborative - read about it in Exchange by clicking HERE. |
| July 28, 2011 | MT Space receives funding from The KWCF - read about it in the Record by clicking HERE. |
| July 27, 2011 | Grand River Jazz Society shares its new fall line up with support from The KWCF. Click HERE to read about it in the Record. |
| July 26, 2011 | Hespeler Scorpions receive Waterloo Region True Sport Grant - click HERE to read about it in Exchange. |
| July 21, 2011 | Trinity Village purchases palliative care equipment with support from The KWCF. Click HERE to read about it in The Morning Report. |
| July 12, 2011 | Space Collaboration with JA and BIA. Click HERE to read about it in Exchange. |
| July 5, 2011 | Good Sport Can Make a Difference! Click HERE to read about the Waterloo Region True Sport Grant Program! |
| June 22, 2011 | Click HERE to read about The KWCF's inaugural Vital People grant! Read about it in Exchange by clicking HERE. |
| June 15, 2011 | Supporting one of Canada's largest agricultural events. Click HERE to read about our support of the International Plowing Match in Exchange! |
| June 6, 2011 | Are you the next face for Random Act of Kindness Day? Together with the Record we are hosting a 'faces of kindness' photo contest. Click HERE to learn more! |
| May 31, 2011 | That's Amore Pizza for Kids makes a $1,227 donation to The KWCF. Click HERE to read about it in Exchange! |
| May 26, 2011 | Outdoor bans help smokers kick the habit - Click HERE to read the article in The Record about our annual Town Hall meeting. |
| May 25, 2011 | Storytelling is still the most powerful tool non profits possess - Click HERE to read the story in Exchange! |
| May 17, 2011 | Click HERE to RSVP for our annual Town Hall Meeting on May 25th from 4:30 - 6 pm at the AR Kaufman YMCA. This year's topic is "Clearing the air - building a healthier, smoke-free community." See you there! Check out our media release in Exchange! |
| May 4, 2011
| Purchase a Pizza Nova pizza on May 10th between 11 am and 9 pm for $4.99 and $1 will go to The KWCF. This is in support of Pizza Nova's 12th annual That's Amore Pizza for Kids fundraising initiative. |
| April 26, 2011
| The France-Anne Sweeny 'Making a Difference' Charity Golf Day is coming up! Click HERE to learn more. |
| April 18, 2011 | Waterloo Region's Vital Signs wins excellence in communications award four years straight! Click HERE to read the media release and HERE to read about it in Exchange. |
| March 28, 2011 | WE HAVE MOVED! OUR OFFICES ARE NOW LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE MARSLAND CENTRE, 20 ERB STREET WEST, WATERLOO. |
| March 26, 2011 | Check out the March Vital Signs advertorial on Work in the Record! Click HERE. |
| March 23, 2011 | Sustainable Waterloo celebrates a community built on action. Check out the release by clicking HERE. |
| March 22, 2011 | KWCF reaches milestone with assets! Click HERE to read about it! Click HERE to read about it in Exchange Magazine. |
| March 18, 2011 | Great work being done by one of our grantee organizations! Check out a recent article about the Pathways to Education program in the Record. Click HERE. |
| March 9, 2011 | NOW ACCEPTING SPRING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING FUNDS: Community FundCommunity Fund School Greening Projects Brush With Art Fund Kids to Camp Fund Woolwich Community Fund |
| February 28, 2011 | Check out the latest Vital Signs advertorial on the environment in the Record! Click HERE! |
| February 18, 2011 | Congratulations to KWCF Board Member Jacqui Murphy for winning the Greater KW Chamber's prestigious Michael R. Follett Community Leader Award. |
| February 4, 2011 | Arts groups changing, cutting costs to survive. CTV series makes mention of Waterloo Region's Vital Signs report. Click HERE. |
| February 1, 2011 | We NEED your help to spread kindness across Canada! Click HERE to vote DAILY for Random Act of Kindness Day in the Pepsi Refresh Project. |
| February 1, 2011 | Baby well-being and future enhanced through community focus on emergent literacy. Click HERE to read more. |
| January 29, 2011 | Check out the January Waterloo Region's Vital Signs advertorial on Getting Around as seen in the Record! Click HERE to read it. |
| January 24, 2011 | WLU's Faculty of Science acknowledges a grant to study speech disorders associated with Parkinson's Disease from the Alice (Braley) Judges - Walter Judges Fund at The KWCF. Click HERE to read more. |
| January 19, 2011 | Congratulations to Mac Voisin - WLU's Business Leader of the Year! Click HERE to read about it! |
| January 18, 2011 | Please vote DAILY for Random Act of Kindness Day in the Pepsi Refresh Project! Click HERE to vote. |
| January 13, 2011 | Community Foundation's grants grow (Record) Local Community Foundation Grants Over $1.8 Million (Exchange) |
| January 12, 2011 | Your Community Foundation granted over $1.8 Million in 2010. Click HERE to read more. |
| January 11, 2011 | REEP House builds community in Kitchener. Click HERE to read the blog. |
| January 4, 2011 | Random Act of Kindness Day is a finalist for the Pepsi Refresh Project! Help us make it into the final two by voting! Click HERE to vote. |
| December 17, 2010 | Skills Canada - Ontario receives grant from The KWCF (Exchange Magazine) |
| November 26, 2010 | Social Investing Group Launches in Waterloo Region. (Waterloo Region Record) |
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