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The United Way is a key partner of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. Funding goes to support social and recreational services, children with special needs and the Club's volunteer services.
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The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa.
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The Ottawa Police Service has been widely recognized as a progressive, visionary service for its development and continued support of the Boys and Girls Club, an important undertaking that is consistent with a preventative approach to community policing. The accolades represent the results of a committed and comprehensive investment of effort which has succeeded in making a difference in the lives of our youth.
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The Duke of Edinburgh's Award program recently partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa to share facility space and introduce the program to children and youth attending the Club. This Award encourages personal development and community involvement for youth. The Award is known as The International Award for Young People and operates in over 100 countries with over four million participants to date, including some 25,000 young Canadians who are engaged in the Program at the moment. Any young person can participate and there are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold - each level involving four sections - Community Service, Skill Development, Physical Recreation and Expedition.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
"Community support for local charities is a must for any organization that values its employees, its customers and the community in which it works. Supporting the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa is our company's investment in the future of Ottawa. We can see our investment at work - in the smiles of the kids."
Brian Bockstael, President, Coughlin & Associates
The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa would not be in a position to deliver the programs and services to children and youth in our community without the support of many partners. From financial support to the incredible number of hours that are volunteered to help run events, raise funds, and help out with programs such as our Homework Club, we say THANK YOU.
Some of our community partners are:
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RBC supports the Club in a number of ways. The RBC Foundation provides funding to our homework club and after-school program through it's After School Grans program; RBC Capital Markets is a major sponsor of Boys and Girls Club Charity Golf Classic; title sponsor of the Club's Ottawa Senators Alumni Hockey Classic, in support of Camp Smitty; and Graham Macmillan - Managing Director Head, Structured Products with RBC Capital Markets - currently sits on the Club's Board of Directors as Vice President.
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This amazing group of people successfully organize and run the annual "Ski-A-Thon" and the "Ringside for Youth" boxing events in support of kids. Their support helps raise critical funds which allow the Club to carry out its mission.
Thanks in particular go to Bill Colby, Brett Fripp, Dean Usher and Steve Gallant - over 5,000 kids benefit from their efforts each year
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"Each year, on the first Wednesday in December, CIBC World Markets and CIBC Wood Gundy Investment Advisors, sales and trading staff donate their fees and commissions to children's charities. A proud tradition since 1984, the success of Miracle Day is based on the participation and generosity of our clients, employees and our charitable partners. To date, the Foundation has raised $190 million for children's charities. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of children."
The Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa is proudly supported by the CIBC Wood Gundy Ottawa operations. Cumulative donations from Miracle Day recently surpassed $80,000. Many thanks to Bill Colby, Steve Gallant, Brett Fripp, Dean Usher and many others at CIBC Wood Gundy for their leadership and terrific support of this and many other initiatives in support of children and youth.
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Giant Tiger is the title sponsor and proud supporter of our Homework Club program.This program is the centerpiece of our commitment to educational support and is offered at six locations across Ottawa. With the financial support of Giant Tiger and professionally trained staff and dedicated volunteers, we help over 300 children and youth develop good study habits and life skills.
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Over the past twelve years, proceeds from The Hill Charity Golf Classic tournament have been donated to a wide range of charities that benefit youth and children.
The club is grateful to this tireless volunteer committee for the support of initiatives undertaken at the Club to help renovate our Police Youth Centre located at Prince of Wales, support of our Police Athletic league, Wednesday night basketball and more recently, the generous endowment fund established with the Ottawa Community Foundation to provide post secondary education scholarships.
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In 2007, the Jacques Whitford Hockey Tournament raised over $13,600.00 in funds and further provided over $8,000 in facility assessment services pro bono to the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. They hope to beat this amount in 2008.
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The Leacross Foundation is a proud supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. In 2008, the Leacross Foundation began funding a three year commitment towards our popular Just Juniors Program and various art projects at the Club.
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MBNA Bank is a major supporter of the Club through on-going volunteerism and sponsorship of various programs and special events. MBNA has made a significant impact on the lives of children and youth in our community.
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The Ottawa Senators Foundation has recently committed $50,000 over the next four years ($12,500 a year) to the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa to fund a new program called “The Ottawa Senators Foundation Leadership Training Program".
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The Ottawa Senators Alumni
The Ottawa Senators Alumni have partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa for the challenge of the rejuvenation and expansion of Camp Smitty. The Sens Alumni have committed $500,000 towards this objective.
Camp Smitty, located on beautiful Mink Lake near Eganville, provides excellent programs for deserving kids from the Ottawa area. The camp has been operating since 1924. With improved and expanded facilities, Camp Smitty will be able to help more kids both at summer camp and, through their leadership programs throughout the year.
The camp was renamed camp smitty from camp Minwassin in 2001 to honour the memory of CTV ottawa sportscaster former NHL hockey player, and Boys and Girls club of ottawa alumni Brian Smith. He was also a former camper and counsellor at the camp. Brian was an original member of the Ottawa Senators Alumni.
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Scotiabank has a long history of supporting our organization by participating in corporate sponsorship at our special events such as Brian Smith Golf, Ottawa Senators Alumni Hockey Classic and other events. The Scotiabank volunteer contingent, led by Mirella Messina, provides hundreds of hours of volunteer support at our special events. Without their dedicated efforts we would not achieve the level of success in our fundraising endeavours.
Under the Scotia Employee Volunteer Program, the Bank donates up to - $1,000 per year to charitable organization in which its' employees or pensioners are active volunteers.
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Telus is a major supporter of the club and its activities and has been involved in providing seed funding grants for new programs such as West African Drumming and Just Juniors, a nine week skills development program that features aquatics, arts, athletics and social skills development. Telus employees also provides invaluable volunteer support and supporting house clean up activities from providing soccer skills day camps to club days. Telus is the title sponsor of Awesome Auction.
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The senior management and employees of Coughlin & Associates have been long-time supporters of the Club and have been very active in fundraising. Special thanks goes out to Brian Bockstael, President, who was responsible for helping us to increase our community profile through sponsored air time on the CHUM Group of Radio Stations.
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Kiwanis Club of Ottawa
The Kiwanis Club of Ottawa and surrounding Kiwanis Clubs have been a part of the Boys and Girls Club movement for many years. From work projects at Camp Smitty, to merging the Kiwanis Boys Club with the Boys and Girls Club in 1936, Kiwanis has made a significant difference in the lives of thousands of children and youth.
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