Foundation for Education Perth Huron

The Foundation recently saluted the local healthcare sector for their work in providing hundreds of hands-on experiences for students over the last two decades.

The celebration and video launch was held at the Arden Park Hotel in Stratford on April 12 and included guest presentations from HealthKick’s Laura Overholt and students Callie Gross and Sammy Hammond from St. Michael’s Catholic Secondary School.

From the Foundation’s Executive Director, Wes MacVicar:

“For year after year many of our local healthcare providers have managed to take some of the most stressful occupations in the world and voluntarily add on top of it the work of training, mentoring and inspiring youth.

As educators, community members, moms and dads we wanted to applaud them, thank them and and to confirm that that extra bit of themselves that they give everyday is seen, appreciated and – as attested by the video above and mass of student testimonials – will be paid forward and in full through the next generation.”

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The Foundation’s 14th Annual Golf Challenge returns to the Mitchell Golf & Country Club on May 31 with a 5 pm shotgun start.

Teams of 4

Player 1 $75.00 Player 2 $150.00 Player 3 $225.00 Player 4 $300.00

The Golf Challenge also offers many opportunities for sponsorship. All donors will be acknowledged through on-site signage, in the event brochure, on the Foundation website, and in the Annual Report.

Sponsorship Levels

Event Sponsor $500.00 Prize Table Sponsor $400.00 Dinner Sponsor $300.00 Brochure Sponsor $200.00 Hole Sponsor exclusive $100.00 Hole Co-Sponsor $50.00 Dinner Table Sponsor $30.00 Golf Challenge Friend $25.00

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As Executive Director of the Foundation for Education from 1999 to 2009, Lynda tirelessly devoted herself to bolstering community involvement in support of Avon Maitland schools and built bridges between business and education whereby students could find mentorship, work experience and other inspiring opportunities. Lynda implemented a Ministry initiative that commissioned regional organizations to expand experiential learning in their areas. She recruited hundreds of new employers from Huron Perth, partnered with dozens of community organizations to deliver programs, seminars and publications and sat on the provincial board that administered the initiative provincially – the Ontario Business Education Partnership. She has been instrumental in developing thriving community programs with ties to the schools such as the Big Brothers & Sisters in-school mentoring program and The Baby Literacy Project with the Huron & Perth Health Units and has introduced 40 community artists to over 40,000 Avon Maitland students.

Known also as a consummate fundraiser and consultant for School Councils, Lynda has helped bolster school donations in her tenure by 170%, has managed to quadruple Gifts in Kind donations and established several legacy funds for schools. Lynda’s donation appeals and fundraisers have garnered community buy-in to the tune of nearly three quarters of a million dollars.

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