Past Community Partnerships - NL
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Sir Wilfred Grenfell Chapter
Sir Wilfred Grenfell Chapter
In 1900, IODE was founded and women in St. John’s supported the war effort by knitting and sewing articles and comforts and forwarding them to Mrs. Margaret Polson Murray, the founder of IODE. In 1964, the Sir Wilfred Grenfell chapter was formed in St. John’s, named for the medical missionary who settled in St. Anthony with a goal of educating and treating tuberculosis at a hospital he built. Learn more about the IODE in Newfoundland and Labrador on their website.
In 2011, Fry Family Foundation provided a grant to the IODE Sir Wilfred Grenfell Chapter in St. John’s which they spent on projects over a two year period. With those funds, the group:
In 2011, Fry Family Foundation provided a grant to the IODE Sir Wilfred Grenfell Chapter in St. John’s which they spent on projects over a two year period. With those funds, the group:
- Provided 'Fresh Start Baskets' to 57 women leaving the Iris Kirby House shelter and setting up a new home.
- Participated in the Labrador 'Adopt a Class Program' where they sent school supplies and books to several classrooms.
- Donated to the Labrador School scholarship program for students in Cartwright.
- Supported the Military Family Resource Centre by providing an art cabinet, art supplies and children's books.
- Provided support to the national IODE Snack Program which provided daily nutritious snacks to over 2000 school children in coastal Labrador.
- Provided two bursaries to defray the cost of high school students attending the Encounters with Canada program in Ottawa.
We are proud that FFF provided funds and support to an organization which has been serving the community for over 120 years.