Thank You to Our Donors

The Joyce Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting the social, economic and emotional well-being of children and youth by empowering them to develop into healthy, confident, independent contributors to Canadian society.

The Joyce Family Foundation has been a strong and committed supporter of the YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador for more than eight years. The Foundation has made significant contributions to YMCA youth programs, including financial assistance, to ensure vulnerable youth are given the opportunities to build their potential and thrive. In 2022 the Foundation generously pledged $350,000 over five years so that youth in the communities across the three regions we serve can build a healthy foundation for future academic success, better mental and physical health, and social inclusion.

We are grateful for this transformational gift to our YMCA!

For more information about the VOCM Cares Foundation please visit their website.

Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation helps children shine at YMCA summer camps!

Thank you to the NLC for supporting summer camp registrations at the Central Labrador YMCA and the Marystown YMCA for 2024. The YMCA Gift of Camp Campaign raises funds to help children attend YMCA camps. With this important support, the YMCA can continue to offer camps to families who otherwise could not afford to give their children this valuable, fun experience.

NLC proudly supports communities in the province with its newest Community Donations program. The program provides funding of up to $1,000 to registered charities and incorporated non-profit organizations that are making a difference throughout the province.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union Charitable Foundation supports many charities in our province that strengthen and enrich our communities. We are grateful for their support of the YMCA Financial Assistance Program which helps grant equitable access for all to YMCA programs and services.

With this help, the YMCA of NL can continue to ensure no one is turned away for inability to pay. The YMCA believes that everyone has the skills and ability to achieve. That every obstacle can be met with support, positivity, and guidance. That every single person is worthy of the opportunity to shine. With the help of donors who give to the Annual Campaign, people and communities thrive.

Thank you to NLCU Charitable Foundation for the generous gift of $4,000!

Grieg Seafood NL Generously Supports YMCA Summer Camps to Help Kids Shine Bright!

Thank you to Grieg Seafood Newfoundland for their outstanding community investment in the YMCA Summer Camp Program at the Marystown YMCA. With financial support from Grieg Seafood Newfoundland, over the past two years more than 50 children have been given the gift of Camp. At the YMCA we believe financial barriers should not impact the opportunities children need for healthy growth and development and we’re excited that Grieg Seafood Newfoundland shares this vision.

YMCA Summer Camp Programs give children the opportunity to develop an appreciation for the natural world, their community, and best of all – themselves. Children develop friendships, learn new skills, and have the time they need to play, and have fun. Grieg Seafood’s commitment to health and well-being is evident through their many community investments.

Thank you Grieg Seafood NL!

The YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador is please to have program funding support from the Fig Fund.

YMCA staff attended the Annual FIG Fund Fête to celebrate the FIG Fund’s donation for a new entrepreneurship training series that will support women and gender diverse newcomers at the YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Thank you to the FIG Fund for supporting our programming.

Royal Canadian Legion (Burin) Supports YMCA Financial Assistance Program!

Thank you to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 (Burin) for a donation to the YMCA Burin Peninsula Annual Campaign. Last week Audrey Pike presented a cheque to YMCA staff, Dawn Brown-Parsons. The funds will be used to help ensure people in the region have equitable access to YMCA programs that improve their health and well-being!

Thank you!

YMCA Community Action Network (YCAN) is a federally funded YMCA program that provides youth with opportunities to identify and execute service projects in their local communities. Through these projects youth participants develop a network of community contacts, build career development skills, and volunteer within their community.

Although federal funding paused on April 1, 2024, with the help of additional funders, the YMCA is able to ensure the continuity of this program throughout the summer and is extending its reach into communities in Labrador. Thank you for the generous support provided by:

RBC Future Launch for a gift of $17,500

International Grenfell Association for a gift of $10,000

EMERA Newfoundland & Labrador for a gift of $2,000

We want to send a huge thank you to Kent Building Supplies and the staff at all the Kent stores in the Atlantic Provinces for helping to raise a total of $13,000 for the ‘Gift of Camp’ Campaign.

During the month of March Kent Building Supplies Stores in Atlantic Canada participated in our campaign by asking people to make a donation during their point of sale transaction. .

For many kids, camp is only an option with donor support. When donors give the gift of camp, they help give a camper a better appreciation for the natural world, their community, and best of all – themselves.

We are so grateful for the support from Kent to help raise funds and awareness about YMCA camps!

Staff, volunteers, and members at the YMCA in Marystown were pleased to accept a generous $30,000 donation from Perry Power of Grieg Seafood NL recently! Grieg’s support of the YMCA at the Partner level will help the Burin Peninsula YMCA Annual Campaign over the next five years. The Annual Campaign fund ensures no one is turned away from accessing programs at the YMCA due to financial barriers. Thank you, Grieg, for helping people in the region live healthier lives!

On September 24, 2019, Horizon Maritime presented a $50,000 cheque to the YMCA Newfoundland and Labrador Annual Campaign. Their generous donation will help ensure the YMCA remains a place where individuals and families have access to life changing programs regardless of financial or family circumstances outside of their control.

The YMCA is an inclusive charity where financial assistance is available to qualified individuals, with the help of donors like Horizon Maritime. Thank you.

L-R: Jason Brown, CEO, YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador; Sean Leet, CEO, Horizon Maritime; Steve Widmeyer, COO, Horizon Maritime.