Year End Report

Hello Everyone,

2022 has been quite a year for the Julia Coey Memorial Foundation, and I wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on our journey in building the Foundation, and, more importantly, thank everyone for their support who has helped us get to where we are today.

After Julia passed in February 2017, Jim, Lesley and I immediately knew through our grief that we wanted to do “something” to keep Julia’s memory alive. Over the next several months, the idea of a Memorial Foundation crystalized-an organization devoted to the causes Julia spent so much time and energy supporting. We had an objective, but the roadmap to get there was still murky.

We were successfully awarded Registered Canadian Charitable status a couple years later. Since then we have assembled a-frankly amazing-team of Julia’s friends and family as our Board of Directors, and began our fundraising for charities and causes Julia held dear, in earnest.

I am so proud to report that 2022 exceeded all of our expectations, and that is completely down to you and your support. This past year we were able to distribute $5,500 in total to the Barrie Food Bank, The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada, the Toronto Wildlife Centre, Hospice Simcoe  and Nature Canada. Our Foundation also proudly named two new Board Members (bringing our total to 9 members), as we plan ahead for an exciting and impactful 2023.

Thank You so much for your support over the past year. We could not have done anything without you, and we look forward to connecting again throughout 2023.

Happy New Year!

Greg Down

President