Community Partnerships - Newfoundland & Labrador 

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St. John's Community Centre Alliance

CCA Annual Walk/Run for Literacy


​In 2012, the CCA began a Run/Walk for Literacy as a fundraiser to support literacy programs in the five St. John’s Community Centres. CCA and its member centres have long recognized the impact literacy has on an individual's success throughout their life and saw the vital need to help youth enhance their literacy skills. Fry Family Foundation sponsors the event and makes a donation for every person who crosses the finish line. In 2019,  the event took place around the Mundy Pond trail on August 6, and it had the most participants in its history. It was another great celebration of the community coming together.

​In 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the CCA decided to put a new twist on the Annual Walk/Run for Literacy. Individuals, Families and 'Bubbles' were encouraged to go on a walk organized by their community centre and complete an Alphabet Scavenger Hunt! The MacMorran Centre took their group on a field trip to walk the Manuels River Trail. The Buckmasters Circle Centre also incorporated painted rocks into their scavenger hunt. Each form completed gave participants a snack bag and chance to win a prize. Form completion also resulted in a donation to the CCA Youth Achieve Literacy Program from the Fry Family Foundation. It was great to see such creativity and community spirit displayed by the participants and organizers which resulted in a record-breaking number of participants.

Food Now Fundraiser

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The CCA teamed up with Mary Walsh and friends to host the Food Now Fundraiser. The goal was to raise money to provide meals and grocery gift cards to those who need it. Kim White, General Manager of the CCA said, "We have witnessed many people unable to access food or support services in our city, including children, families, seniors and persons living with disabilities. At the start of the pandemic, our work moved to focusing on identifying challenges for the residents in our neighbourhoods and finding solutions. Many food programs and food support services in the city were put on pause because of the pandemic. The Alliance realized that we needed to step in and help."  The Fry Family Foundation is proud to support this initiative. Read about this Facebook Live event here.