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 Sudbury Elementary and Secondary School Boards, Cambrian College and All Saints Church do not receive help from any other agencies in the community.
Adopt-A-Family has raised more than $165,000 over the past 17 years. In 2021 we assisted 42 families and over 150 children/students. We supported students from an alternative program, The Value Vault at Sudbury Secondary School, as well as an organization called Sudbury Welcomes Immigrants. ALL monies collected goes directly to the families. Donations will be accepted for the 2022 Adopt-A-Family Program beginning in September. Click here for the donation form.
We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our Sudbury Community and remain both humbled and proud to be a part of this Adopt-A-Family Community Outreach Program. For more information about this program please send inquiries to cfuwsudburyadoptafamily@gmail.com.
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 more than $165,000 over the past 17 years. In 2021 we assisted 42 families and over 150 children/students. We supported students from an alternative program, The Value Vault at Sudbury Secondary School, as well as an organization called Sudbury Welcomes Immigrants. ALL monies collected goes directly to the families. Donations will be accepted for the 2022 Adopt-A-Family Program beginning in September. Click here for the donation form.
We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our Sudbury Community and remain both humbled and proud to be a part of this Adopt-A-Family Community Outreach Program. For more information about this program please send inquiries to cfuwsudburyadoptafamily@gmail.com.
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 2021 Adopt-A-Family Program exceeded all expectations and raised over $17,500. Along with contributions by our Community Partners (individuals, groups and businesses) we estimate that our donations totalled over $32,000. The support was overwhelming considering the challenges that continue due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The caring and kindness in our community gave special meaning to this Christmas season. We had generous Community Partners, as well as 3 CFUW members, who donated and/or shopped for individual families. Due to this overwhelming support we were able to assist 41 families as well as two secondary school programs and over 150 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 who donated books, toys, knitted items, toiletries, 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 2021 Community Partners whenever possible... Giant Tiger Centric Mining Systems Technica Group Staff William Day Construction Idylwylde Daytime Ladies Curlers Appraisals North Scotia Wealth Management Thossell Holdings Inc. Norazanski North Realty The Weed Man Co-operators Kingsway Sandvik Team Dr. Marshall Clarke, Dentist Rehan Your Independent Grocers Wood Wyant South End Canadian Tire 9 Individuals who each donated/shopped for one family. 12 Individuals who contributed monetary donations (totalling over $4000) All Saints Anglican Church Winston Churchill once said “We make a living by what we get...we make a life by what we give.” Looking forward to the 2022 Adopt-A-Family Program Your CFUW Sudbury Adopt-A-Family Committee |
Adopt-A-Family Toiletry CollectingThis year, once again, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we were not able to deliver toiletries to the elementary schools. Instead, any toiletries that we collected were sorted into large Ziploc bags and shared with the IODE, Inner City Home food bank and The Value Vault at Sudbury Secondary. They were very grateful to receive this support.
We will continue to collect toiletries in 2022 as they are made available to us. Thank you for supporting this program. Your CFUW-Sudbury 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 (once we can travel again!) or trips to the dentist! CFUW Sudbury members can bring these items to Barb Booth until our monthly meetings resume in-person. Our Community Partners also have containers for collecting. Any community group or business who would like to collect these toiletries may contact us through cfuwsudburyadoptafamily@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 Idylwylde Women Curlers Nickel City Sound Shear Design Vita Chiropractic and Wellness Centre |
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.”
2020 Community Partnership Award
This year, the Canadian Federation of University Women Adopt-A-Family program was selected to receive a Rainbow District School Board 2020 Community Partnership Award. Congratulations on your outstanding achievement.
Honouring community partners at the annual Board Awards ceremony has become a long-standing tradition for Rainbow District School Board.
Honouring community partners at the annual Board Awards ceremony has become a long-standing tradition for Rainbow District School Board.
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.