A collage of 12 photos that feature children and adults with developmental disabilities and their allies. A Community Living Huntsville logo is in the middle. There is also an illustration of a hand holding a heart shape.
Make a difference on Giving Tuesday
Welcome to the most generous day of the year!
 
For many people, consumerism-heavy Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the “unofficial” start to the holiday season. But in a season that is really about kindness, friendship, and community, I urge you to make philanthropic Giving Tuesday the official start with a financial contribution to Community Living Huntsville!
 
Your donations on Tuesday, November 30, will support people with developmental disabilities in your community. Many children, teens, and adults with developmental disabilities and their families struggled with isolation and exclusion even before the pandemic struck. While strides in disability rights, inclusion, and community involvement have changed lives over decades, the COVID-19 pandemic both eroded progress and underscored how much work is yet to be done.

Your generosity will help build self-determination, connections, inclusion, and more right here in North Muskoka for the more than 300 children and adults supported by Community Living Huntsville. Just ask Michael W., one of the young adults who accesses our services:
 
“It’s a good program with a lot of good people in it that help out,” says Michael. “To the people who do actually need it, it is a lot of help and they probably wouldn’t get by any other way.”
 
You can direct your Giving Tuesday donations to one of three programs that depend on community contributions, including our:
 
  • Rev Up Independence Donation Drive for a new accessible, reliable, and discreet all-season vehicle for people we support,
  • Pathways Program so adults with developmental disabilities do not fall through the cracks, and
  • Children’s Christmas Toy Drive for children and families we support who are in need this holiday season
 
In the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters. On this international day of giving, we encourage you to think locally and act charitably to make a difference for your family members, friends, and neighbours right here, right now.
 
Jennifer Jerrett
Community Engagement Specialist
Community Living Huntsville
VIDEO: Why Giving Tuesday 2021 matters
Why does Myke Malone, board president and donor for Community Living Huntsville, make our not-for-profit organization his charity of choice?

What does access to our programs and services mean for Huntsville resident Michael White?

And how, according to Jennifer Jerrett, Community Engagement Specialist for Community Living Huntsville, do your donations make a difference in your community?

Check out our Community Living Huntsville Giving Tuesday 2021 video on YouTube.
We're halfway there, North Muskoka!
The tank is half full thanks to you, North Muskoka!

You have helped us raise roughly $25,000 of our $50,000 Community Living Huntsville Rev Up Independence Donation Drive goal. And that means we are half way to a new reliable, accessible, and discreet vehicle for people we support.

Can you help us fill the tank? Fund a van, fuel a community!

Learn more and donate on our website or contact Jennifer Jerrett, community engagement specialist, at Jennifer.Jerrett@clhuntsville.ca for details.
Ways to give
Community Living Huntsville must raise more than $150,000 annually through private donations and special fundraising events to sustain our programs.

Make a contribution that counts.
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