Giving Story

DJ is wearing a brilliant kelly green ski jacket. He’s a strapping boy of seven whose eyes sparkle with the clarity and wonder of someone just beginning to travel the road of life.  His mom, [...]

This story is one of two births – Ally’s and Amelia’s. It is also one that very well displays how Burlington Foundation’s commitment to sustainable change is critical. “Much community [...]

Nelson Allan wanted to help seniors in Burlington stay engaged in the community. At age 73, he created an endowment fund with the Burlington Foundation to support programs that will do just that. [...]

When Bob & Elaine McIntyre and Robbie Cox close their eyes and think of a place that means a great deal to them, Carpenter Hospice is one of the places they see. The home, in the heart of [...]

For Ron Foxcroft, volunteering is a way of life. A longtime supporter of the Burlington Foundation, Foxcroft first joined the Board of Directors in 2014 and ultimately served as Chair of the [...]

Rick Burgess is currently the Honorary Chair of the Share to Care Gala. He was on the Board from 2007 to 2012, serving as Chair from 2008 to 2010.  During that time he sat on several Board [...]

Jodi Younger is the Clinical Director, General Psychiatry & Addiction Services at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. When Jodi was presented with the opportunity to represent St. Joseph’s [...]

In January 2014 Stephanie Fontaine started volunteering at the Foundation once a week, helping with a variety of tasks like community research, event logistics, social media and office [...]

Pioneer Energy has come a long way since founder Murray Hogarth opened his first gas station in Hamilton in 1956. The company’s values are to operate every day with integrity, live the [...]

It can be difficult for anyone to maintain a healthy active lifestyle.  For families living with lower income levels struggling to make ends meet, unfortunately achieving this without some form [...]