Maple Ridge Community Foundation
PO Box 370 V2X 8K9 Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

If you're looking to kick start 2021 by getting more involved in your community, the Canadian Red Cross - BC & Yukon are looking for volunteers for their Health Equipment Loan Program! Volunteer opportunities are either virtual or working out of the Maple Ridge depot for short, convenient shifts - making appointments and assisting in loaning out walkers, bath seats and other health equipment to people recovering from injury or illness at home. Schedules are flexible and full... training is provided. Apply to volunteer at http://bit.ly/2WLNZRp #WeAreMapleRidge #NewYearsResolutions #Community #MapleRidgeProud

This past fall the Foundation was honoured to support many non-profit organizations through our Fall Grants. Learn more about one of them - our local Youth Restorative Justice program through Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services - helping troubled youth find a more positive path! https://youtu.be/MJRwsx0v4oU

Great news! Another art opportunity is coming to Maple Ridge! The City of Maple Ridge is seeking community stories, ideas and history to inspire their art concepts for Hammond Community Centre’s exterior walls for a new public art project. Residents who live, work or play in Hammond are invited to join in a Zoom event to provide their input. Click below for all the details!... https://www.mapleridge.ca//Hammond-Community-Centre-Public

The Foundation was proud to be a part of 3 very special cheque presentations over the holidays. Our 3 Citizen of the Year winners presented cheques with board members to their charities of choice: (Lifetime Achievement award winner) presenting $2,500 to Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services for Meals on Wheels with Foundation board member Kim Grimbeek... (Teesha Sharma Memorial Under 40 award winner) presenting $2,000 to Foundry Ridge Meadows with Foundation board member Kim Grimbeek (Youth award winner) presenting $1,500 to Fraser River Indigenous Society with Foundation board member Eryn Van Vloten Thank you to our generous COY award sponsors /Seville Mortgage Corp, & /Coldwell Banker Tri-Tel Realty and /Manulife Securities for your thoughtful donations and continued support!

Our 2020 Granting Ceremony is tonight at 7 pm...we'd love for you to join us to help us celebrate some of the amazing non-profit and charitable organizations doing great work in our community! Visit www.mrcf.ca/grants to register to attend.

The City of Maple Ridge Winter Program Guide has been released...and with one of our Citizen of the Year youth finalists featured on the cover! Quinn, you are an inspiration in our community! https://user-nov9gru.cld.bz/PRC-WinterProgramGuide2021-FA

What a wonderful community project...the generosity in our community towards seniors in need is inspiring and so appreciated! https://www.facebook.com/100005102200838/posts/1658555317657859/

Kevin Nosworthy, our esteemed board member, was happy to present a grant cheque to Eric Langton Elementary for their breakfast program. Join us for our 2020 Granting Ceremony on Tuesday evening to learn which organizations will be recipients of 2020 funds!

Thank you to PLEA Community Services Society of BC in Maple Ridge for hosting this past years' "Puttin on the Glitz" event for our local grads. The Foundation proudly supported this project through our 2019 Fall Grants, and delivered socially distant funds this week!

Don't miss out on participating in our "Season of Giving" Community Card Project. Sign up by Dec 4th to help us send some seasonal joy to some deserving strangers, including isolated seniors in need! <3

Yum! Delicious local fare and a growler for you and funds raised for us! Dinner tonight, anyone? https://www.facebook.com/19713968776/posts/10158941566308777/?sfnsn=mo

The Foundation is proud to have the opportunity to support great organizations and programs in our community that help our kids thrive. This week we had the pleasure of presenting cheques to our 2019 grant recipients Glenwood Elementary and the CONNEX program at Arthur Peake Centre. Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming 2020 grants!

This is VERY important and VERY exciting news! Santa will be gracing our streets soon!

Great news! Our final community mural has now been installed in Hammond for all to enjoy! This project was a true collaboration between citizens, artists, the Foundation and the building owner to create beautiful works of art for all of us to share! Learn more about this project at www.mrcf.ca/murals #WeAreMapleRidge #TeamWork #MapleRidgeProud

Our trial trivia game this week maxed out on players - let's try to do the same for our Christmas Themed online trivia fundraiser tomorrow night! BONUS: We will IF we reach 50 players again! Just $10 to play, family-friendly and all proceeds directly to the Community Foundation. Does holiday fun get any better than that? <3

'Tis the Season of Giving! We're pleased to announce our holiday giving project...we hope you'll join us in celebrating the holiday season with your fellow Maple Ridge residents, as well as some lovely seniors in need in our community.

What a great opportunity to enjoy some festive fun during the holidays while staying safe! UPlan, our local Youth Planning Table bringing a youth voice to community initiatives, is creating a self-guided holiday display tour for Ridge Meadows. Enter holiday display by visiting bit.ly/uplanlightitup to be added to their map. The best display will be rewarded with up to $200.00 in gift cards to an amazing local business. .

Our deepest gratitude to the many businesses, individuals and families that donated, sponsored and participated in our 2020 Citizen of the Year fundraiser. It was a huge success - raising over $36,000 for the Foundation! We look forward to continuing to serve you and working with you to build a better community, together. #WeAreMapleRidge #MapleRidgeProud

Just a reminder for those interested in attending our Fall Granting Ceremony happening VIRTUALLY on Tuesday, Dec 15th, where we will be celebrating the local charities and non-profits that we have had the privilege to support through funding. Visit http://mrcf.ca/grants to register to attend.

The MRCF team had some fun and is happy to contribute to the Alisa's Wish Child & Youth Advocacy Centre gingerbread house auction! This auction will help fund the programs at Alisa's Wish that suport children and youth who have experienced or witnessed physical, emotional or sexual abuse. The auction is open now and will close on Dec 16th at 5 p.m. To view and bid on any one of the delicious works of art go to https://trellis.org/alisas-wish-child--youth-advocacy-centr

Thank you to Canadian Tire for helping Glenwood Elementary with their wishlist for some very deserving kids! Using funds from their MRCF Fall Grant, the staff at Glenwood were able to work with Canadian Tire to bring these special Christmas gifts to a few of the kids at their school. <3 #WeAreMapleRidge #MapleRidgeProud #TeamWork #Community

Yum! Great food with great company and for a great cause! And today is "Friday Feast With a Roast Beast"! Visit Kingfishers Waterfront Bar & Grill...tonight could be date night!

We'd like to share some info about local services and activities happening in our community - free and available to all! Please feel free to pass along to friends and family who you think would find these helpful. #WeAreMapleRidge #StongCommunity

Join us at our annual Granting Ceremony on Tuesday, December 15th. Virtual this year to ensure health and safety for all. Pre-register in advance to attend.

Our extra special Chistmas themed trivia night is coming up in just 1 week on Dec 10th! The perfect family-friendly evening to share with your loved ones on a cold winter evening! <3 Just $10 to play and all for a great cause. We have some great prizes in store, too! Perfect for keeping for yourself or...regifting for the holidays! Help us help Maple Ridge in a fun, festive way!

Today is "Sip and Support" for Wednesday Wine day! Visit Kingfishers Waterfront Bar & Grill for dine-in or take-out and help support the Foundation! <3 Kingfishers Shop Local Advent Calendar

We are so very honoured and grateful to be the recipients of this amazing fundraiser from Kingfishers Waterfront Bar & Grill. Please visit them for dinner between now and December 20th for delicious, creative fare and all for a great cause. You could even win prizes, too! #WeAreMapleRidge #MapleRidgeProud #CommunitySpirit #ShopLocal

In this festive season of giving, we'd like to help you some gifts off your list! For that person on your list that's got everything, didn't help you a wish list or just those hard to buy for...how about a donation in their name to the Foundation? Donate on behalf of a friend or family member and we'll send a holiday card to give to telling them they've donated to a worthy cause - helping make spirits bright for strangers in need in our community. ... Give the gift of philanthopy this year and give yourself the gift of kindness, too! visit www.mrcf.ca/giving to learn more and to some folks off your list!

We have some really great community initiatives happening right now for the holiday season. Looking for a way to give back? Want to take on something new with your family to support others? Viist our community group to see if there's something you might love to be a part of! https://www.facebook.com/groups/mrcfcommunity