Adopt-A-Family
Adopt-A-Family is CFUW Sudbury’s Community Outreach Program. Through the generous support of our Membership as well as our Community Partners, Sudbury families in need are provided with gifts, clothing, food and toiletries at Christmas. The families chosen through the four Sudbury Elementary School Boards, Cambrian College and All Saints Church do not receive help from any other agencies in the community.
Adopt-A-Family has raised over $120,000 over the past 15 years including contributions estimated at more than $10,000 raised in 2019 from Community Partners/CFUW Members who “adopted families” and purchased gifts and food vouchers themselves. In 2019 we assisted 32 families and over 117 children/students. Every dollar raised goes directly to the families. Donations will be accepted for the 2020 Adopt-A-Family Program beginning in September. (Click here to download a Donation form)
We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our Sudbury Community and remain both humbled and proud to be a part of the Adopt-A-Family Community Outreach Program.
Adopt-A-Family Committee
Please Note: We cannot accept families through the CFUW Sudbury website. Please contact your child’s school to see if they are part of our program.
Adopt-A-Family has raised over $120,000 over the past 15 years including contributions estimated at more than $10,000 raised in 2019 from Community Partners/CFUW Members who “adopted families” and purchased gifts and food vouchers themselves. In 2019 we assisted 32 families and over 117 children/students. Every dollar raised goes directly to the families. Donations will be accepted for the 2020 Adopt-A-Family Program beginning in September. (Click here to download a Donation form)
We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our Sudbury Community and remain both humbled and proud to be a part of the Adopt-A-Family Community Outreach Program.
Adopt-A-Family Committee
Please Note: We cannot accept families through the CFUW Sudbury website. Please contact your child’s school to see if they are part of our program.
CFUW Sudbury Adopt-A-Family Committee Says... THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Thanks once again to the generous support of the CFUW-Sudbury Membership and our Community Partners, the 2019 Adopt-A-Family Program raised over $23,000, including those CFUW Members and Community Partners who “adopted” families and doing the shopping themselves! We also had many generous Community Partners who donated and/or shopped for individual school families. Due to this overwhelming support we were able to assist 32 families as well as two secondary school programs and over 117 children/students in the Greater Sudbury area, giving them the opportunity to experience the joy of Christmas. All were provided with food vouchers, gifts, clothing, books and much-needed toiletries thanks to your generosity. The families we served were chosen from... Rainbow District School Board Sudbury District Catholic School Board Conseil Scolaire Public Du Grand Nord de L’Ontario Cambrian College All Saints Anglican Church We would like to thank those CFUW members who donated books, toys, Canadian Tire Money, and Bay Used Book Vouchers. The success of our program depends not only on the support from our members but also on the support of our Community Partners. These Community partners have enabled us to increase the number of families that we serve. Our program continues to grow slowly, steadily and quietly. Please support our 2019 Community Partners whenever possible... Centric Mining Systems Technica Group Staff Epiroc Idylwylde Daytime and Business Women’s Curlers South end Canadian Tire (#445) Chelmsford Valley District Composite School Sudbury Men’s Senior Tennis The Jan Oystrick Team McDowell B. Equipment Bell Booth Sirkka Optometrists Dr. Marshall Clarke, Dentist Rehan Your Independent Grocers Dr. David Morris, Dentist Boston Pizza Scotia Wealth Management Weed Man Wood Wyant MNRF Sudbury District Giant Tiger All Saints Anglican Church Thanks also go to six Individuals who each donated/shopped for one family. Winston Churchill once said “We make a living by what we get...we make a life by what we give.” Looking forward to the 2020 Adopt-A-Family Community Outreach Program. Your CFUW Sudbury Adopt-A-Family Committee |
Adopt-A-Family Toiletry CollectingThanks to our CFUW Sudbury membership and our community partners listed below, we have sorted, collected and distributed over 2400 medium Ziploc bags to the four Sudbury Elementary School Boards. They are most grateful for this support.
Some schools distribute the bags to individual students/groups of students where there is a need, one school has placed them in their food bank and others leave them in the main office for those to take as needed. One thing we know for certain is that they are needed! We will continue to collect these toiletries on an ongoing basis. Thank you once again for supporting this program. Your Adopt-A-Family Committee Year-Round SupportCFUW Sudbury Members along with various Community Partners are being asked to SAVE and DONATE...
SAMPLE TOILETRY ITEMS (shampoo, conditioner, soaps, cream, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) ...those items you may collect on your travel trips or trips to the dentist! CFUW Sudbury members can bring them to the monthly meetings or to their interest group facilitator. Our Community Partners also have containers for collecting. Any community group or business who would like to collect these toiletries may contact us through cfuwsudbury@gmail.com. We would be happy to provide you with a bin and take care of the collecting, sorting and distributing of these toiletries to the four local school boards. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Our Community Partners Thanks go out to all our community partners who assist us in our efforts to collect toiletry items: Epiroc CFUW Sudbury Members Dr. David Morris, Dentist Dr. Scott Keenan Dr. Natalie N. Dugas, Sudbury Endodontics Expressions Dental Hygiene Clinic Idylwylde Women Curlers/Golfers MNRF Sudbury District Nickel City Sound Shear Design Sudbury Tennis Club SRWC Chartered Professional Accountants and Staff Vale Vita Chiropractic and Wellness Centre Rainbow District School Board Office |
Thanks to all our Partners and Helpers
To quote from one of the school Thank You letters:
“There were both smiles and tears at pick up this year. Your generosity has touched many families...and we are very grateful. Each of the families you “adopted” have their own struggles and challenges throughout the year, but at
Christmas time the stress is compounded...you are making a real difference.”
“There were both smiles and tears at pick up this year. Your generosity has touched many families...and we are very grateful. Each of the families you “adopted” have their own struggles and challenges throughout the year, but at
Christmas time the stress is compounded...you are making a real difference.”
Advocacy Award for 2015-2016
Congratulations to the Adopt-A-Family committee for having your efforts recognized by CFUW Ontario Council! Click here to view the certificate.