Shelter House

Shelter House provides basic needs, dignity and comfort to people living in poverty, and stimulates action to address the root causes of homelessness.

On October 25, we partnered with the RFDA and The Blue Door Bistro. Our mission was simple: to feed people in need at Shelter House, and some friends who make our community better. Almost 400 meals were served, and we surprised them with $5,000! Check it out at https://youtu.be/UrYJZ6ZaWO0

Get involved by visiting http://www.shelterhouse.on.ca/

Regional Food Distribution Assocaition

The Regional Food Distribution Association of Northwestern Ontario (RFDA) provides healthy meals and emergency food to our community, including distribution of food to organizations such as The Salvation Army, Shelter House and other food banks across Northwestern Ontario.

Copperfin team members have routinely volunteered, preparing soup and sandwiches for distribution and helping with storage and clean-up. We have also collected food in our branches.

This year we joined forces with some of our business members at Savour Superior  to raise over $2700 for the RFDA.

For more information visit www.foodbanksnorthwest.ca or email rfdacentre@tbaytel.net

Special Olympics Ontario

Provide sports training and athletic competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Copperfin was proud to sponsor the Conquer The Fort Mud Runs, which have raised more than $210,000 for Special Olympics Ontario.

For more information visit www.specialolympicsontario.com

United Way Of Thunder Bay

Lead the way to a better community by improving the quality of life for all local people. Investments focus on poverty, youth and strong communities.

Copperfin is proud to be a Platinum level sponsor, with the focal point of our involvement being an annual Sponsored Employee. Through this initiative, one of our Copperfin team members is loaned to United Way for 4 months to support their annual campaign by assisting at events, implementing new ones, and delivering the United Way message through public speaking opportunities.

Further support is provided through employee payroll matching, dress down days, and sponsorship of and involvement with numerous events throughout the year.

For more information visit www.uwaytbay.ca

Kenora And Lake Of The Woods Regional Community Foundation

The Kenora & Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation helps facilitate community philanthropy by working with donors and local charities to provide leadership on community issues.

 

As a Tier 1 – Vital Impact Sponsor, Copperfin is a key contributor to events aimed to raise funds such as the Festival of Trees, Youth in Philanthropy, 10 Hour Giving Challenge, and Random Act of Kindness Day.

Team members also have an endowment fund formed from employee payroll deductions, and further support is provided through volunteer initiatives. Oh, our CEO is also the Board Chair!

 

For more information visit www.klwcf.ca or email info@klwcf.ca

Thunder Bay & Kenora Chambers Of Commerce

Influence effective change and foster an environment where businesses and the community can prosper. First and foremost, we’re members and we encourage and cover the costs for team members to attend Chamber events.

We were honoured to receive the Quality of Life Award at the 2016 Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards for our outstanding contribution to the quality of life in our community. We would like to thank our employees for their hard work, dedication and success in their efforts to give back to our communities. We also sponsor the Customer Service Excellence Award for a business with staff up to 10 in Kenora.

For more information visit www.tbchamber.ca (Thunder Bay) or www.kenorachamber.com (Kenora)

March Of Dimes Stroke Recovery Thunder Bay Peer Support Group

A community-based rehabilitation and advocacy charity for people with physical disabilities, their goal is to enhance independence and community participation.

Copperfin was proud to sponsor BrewHa! Craft Beer Festival, encouraging festival go-ers to donate at our booth to win prizes, which we matched for a total combinaed donation with BrewHa! Festival for $7500.

Visit https://www.marchofdimes.ca/EN/support/Pages/SupportUs.aspx

Lake Of The Woods District Hospital Foundation

The foundation is dedicated to raising funds for new medical equipment and capital infrastructure upgrades for Lake of the Woods District Hospital.

Copperfin is committed to making a difference one donation at a time, which is why we have donates $50,000 over two years for the hospitals CT Scanner. With additional support from Concentra's Empowering Your Community grant we were able to top our donation up to $60,000 this year!

Check out http://www.lwdhf.com/pages/index/Get%20Involved

Alzheimer Society

Help people affected by Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias and their families with support, education & information.

Our Kenora branch was awarded with the Coffee Break trophy for our support of the Alzheimer Society Coffee Break Challenge. Our staff held a number of small events to raise money, Copperfin then topped up our efforts for a total donation of $1,700.

We also contributed to a golf tournament organized by one of our Thunder Bay members that raises funds for the society.

For more information visit www.alzheimer.ca/en or contact them directly at info@alzheimerkrr.com (Kenora/Rainy River) or info@alzheimerthunderbay.ca (Thunder Bay)

Youth In Philanthropy

Kenora high school students get to know local charities and then choose which ones to support to make the biggest positive change in our community.  These community minded kids chose to support:

Saint Thomas Aquinas – Making Kenora Home, Changes Recovery Home, Alzheimer’s Society and the Mental Health And Addictions Program at the Lake Of The Woods District Hospital

Beaver Brae – Kenora Fellowship Centre, Minto Parent Child Resource Centre, Kenora Refugee Support Partnership and Lake Of The Woods Festival Of The Arts

Copperfin contributed $2000 to these donations.

For more infomration visit http://bit.ly/2ePXSIr

 

Roots To Harvest

Roots to Harvest provides the opportunities for youth to engage in meaningful local agriculture. In doing so, youth develop skills and work ethic needed for obtaining sustainable futures.

Copperfin announced a donation of $25,000 to Roots to Harvest as part of their commitment to give back to our community. Roots to Harvest, in turn, used the donation to purchase a 12 passenger van to help with their day to day operations. Copperfin also picked up the tab for the decals on the new van. 

For more information visit www.rootstoharvest.org.