Following the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Community Foundations across the country are supporting initiatives to heal relationships and between settlor and Indigenous communities. On the Sunshine Coast, community leaders have launched the syiyaya Reconciliation Movement, a series of projects that...
When Robert and Ellen Smith sold their home in Halfmoon Bay, they felt fortunate to have made a profit on the sale. After having read the Foundation’s Vital Focus on Vulnerability, the Smiths were inspired to create a fund that will have lasting benefits for...
Time in natural environments is critical to our health and well being. That’s why Jack and Jill preschool in Gibsons wanted to create a stimulating and accessible outdoor environment for its students. With a grant from the Sunshine Coast Foundation, the school’s outdoor space was...
Wendy Bone knew she wanted to do something special to preserve the memory of her late husband, Larry Ennis. Having grown up in Gibsons, his early days were spent working in construction and as a building contractor. Later he served as an operator for Sunshine...
While the 7pm cheers for essential service providers working on the frontlines of COVID-19 have faded out, the work of caring for our community has not stopped. Today we’re taking a closer look at a community organization that is making a big difference. The Crisis Centre...
In 2020, the Sunshine Coast Foundation provided a grant to the Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project for wetlands restoration. See how this work is being carried out....
A Family Tribute to Education One of the newest endowments at the Foundation is the Eleanor Thielke and David Cox Scholarship Fund. The decision to set up a Scholarship Fund to enable high school students to attend University extends back a generation and represents the love...
A Lasting Legacy for the Love of Reading Storytelling has been a tradition for generations of the Schell Family. Anne and Bill Schell shared their love of literature through weekly library visits, reading aloud and bedtime stories, and giving the gift of books on special occasions...
Serving Others with Humility and Grace Jack and Sheila Carls have had strong ties to the Sunshine Coast for many years. Sheila’s great aunt had property in Roberts Creek, and Sheila has spent time on the Coast since her birth. When Sheila met Jack and brought...
A Legacy of Giving The Sunshine Coast Foundation is grateful to have received a final gift from long-time Gibsons’ resident, Jon Hird, as a bequest in his will. Jon was born in Australia in 1951, the youngest of three children. His parents were entrepreneurs in the hospitality...