Donor Stories

Our Goal is to Think Beyond Ourselves
The Maranger Family Fund

Community is vitally important to Peter and Beverley Maranger. The Stratford couple is well known for the time they spend volunteering to help improve the lives of people in Stratford , Perth County and beyond. So it was only natural that, when they learned of the Stratford and Perth County Community Foundation, they decided to create the Maranger Family Fund. Read more...

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
The Carnegie Family Fund

The Carnegie family wanted to find a way of giving back to the community that had been good to them. Dale Carnegie explains. "There is an old proverb that says 'It takes a village to raise a child,' and Listowel was that village for our family. Listowel has been a caring community in which to live, work, and raise our sons."Read more...

Community Mindedness Put into Practice
The Anne Walsh Fund

Raised in the small community of Kinkora and now a long-time resident of Stratford, Anne never lost the community mindedness she absorbed from her father, the late Joseph Walsh, who was always very active in public service. Anne’s career in banking made her an excellent recruit for the founding Board of the new Community Foundation where she gained a deeper understanding of the potential for supporting the advancement of her community. Read more...

Will Beauty Save the World?
The Hachborn-Courtnage Fund for the Arts

David and Elizabeth were looking for a unique way to celebrate their marriage and at the same time give back to the community. Their solution - a fund to support arts organizations and make the arts more accessible for everyone. What could be more celebratory? Read more...