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. Why? When you’re alerted to a [...]

Local youth who dream of excelling in the performing arts have a reason to celebrate as the Burlington Foundation has launched the Mavis Pieczonka Memorial Fund for the performing arts. [...]

Welcoming the Dan Lawrie Family Foundation. Dan Lawrie, CEO of Dan Lawrie Insurance Brokers Ltd., a local insurance brokerage and long-time Burlington resident launched his family fund in 2013 [...]

If you’ve lived, worked or bought a car in Burlington, chances are the name Leggat is familiar. Founded in 1922, the Leggat Auto Group is now a multi dealership chain with 400 employees, built by [...]

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 [...]

Bruce Anderson, 92, should be considered a living treasure. He’s the type of guy Nelson Allan had in mind, when at the age of 73 he created an endowment fund with Burlington Foundation to support [...]

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 [...]

Learning new skills. Gaining self-confidence. Making new friends and getting fit while having fun. This is what a group of Aldershot girls and boys aged 10-to-12-years are doing every Saturday [...]

Going to bed hungry is not what you expect in a community that MoneySense magazine has ranked best mid-sized city to live. Recognizing local families in need, resident George Bagaco started [...]

Jason Handa is by trade, a pharmacist. He is also a software developer, an entrepreneur and a visionary. He also, like 95% of Burlington residents, loves our city. At the age of 16, Jason made [...]

The Royal Bank of Canada is one of the largest banks in the world based on market capitalization and serves over 16 million clients in Canada, the United States and 37 other countries. As a [...]

Having come a long way since founder Murray Hogarth opened his first gas station in 1956 in Hamilton, Pioneer Energy is now Canada’s third largest independent fuel retailer by volume, with over [...]

The Stipsits family has been active in Burlington for more than two generations as citizens, business leaders and philanthropists. Their company, Branthaven Homes, is devoted to promoting and [...]

Ron Foxcroft joined the Burlington Foundation Board of Directors in July 2014 and is currently the Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Burlington Foundation. Ron is chairman, founder and CEO [...]

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 [...]