The results are in! Together, we have officially raised $4,665 in 2026 for The Heart and Stroke Foundation. Our Head Office team took part in our annual walk on June 25th to raise awareness for this great cause. These funds will go directly to supporting critical heart disease and stroke research.
We would like to say thank you to everyone who supported our campaign!
Lisa recently volunteered at the Shine Gala, hosted at the Salt Lake Country Club. This was a fundraiser for the Children’s Center Utah, a mental healthcare facility for children under seven and their families who have been affected by a traumatic event. The service is provided to families who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford this support. Following the event, the Shine Gala officially announced a total donation total of $1,100,000!
Lisa helped welcome and check guests in, and checked out auction items. She also visited the Children’s Center itself, and was extremely impressed by its positive environment, organization, and the care of the staff and team involved. Lisa is proud to have played a part in such a successful fundraiser, in support of such a good cause!
Schooley Mitchell is a proud sponsor of the 2026 Hospital Activity Book for Children.
The Hospital Activity Book for Children works in partnership with Make-A-Wish Canada, and has been running their program for 30 years. Their activity books are a gift to hospitalized children that are packed full of games, puzzles, colouring pages, and word searches. Not only do their books created to bring joy, but they also have some educational pages as well. The goal is for all children who are going through traumatic situations to know that their doctors, nurses, and social workers are there to help them and keep them safe. It’s a small gift, but it makes a big difference to the kids by brightening their day.
The Hospital Activity Book for Children works in partnership with Make-A-Wish Canada are on a mission to provide as many of these books as possible, free of charge, to the health care facilities. To help prevent the spread of germs, children have very few communal toys to play with, meaning these books are important for each child.
Please visit their website to learn more.
This year, we’re thrilled to share that Schooley Mitchell donated 1,568 lbs of food to the Stratford House of Blessing Food Bank and The Food Bank of Waterloo Region! A HUGE thank you to our staff for their generous donations. This is going to help so many people this holiday season.
Recently, one of our employees, who is also a talented freelance writer, published this incredible piece about our fundraising efforts for Heart & Stroke in honour of our late and dearly missed coworker, Meagan Ellis. Thank you Julia Paul for writing this piece for the Stratford Times.
You can read the whole article, here, on Page 9.
Over the past six weeks, our team at Head Office has been collecting food donations for Stratford House of Blessing Food Bank and The Food Bank of Waterloo Region, and we’re proud to share that we were able to donate 1,803 pounds of food! A HUGE thank you to our staff for their generous donations. This is going to help so many people in need this holiday season.
Schooley Mitchell teams in both Stratford and Kitchener participated in our yearly walk for the Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart event. Together, we raised $2,678 for critical heart disease and stroke research.
We wanted to share a couple team photos from the day. Thank you to all who donated and walked.
Schooley Mitchell’s Adam Baker, recently co-hosted a 50th anniversary celebration for Community Shelter Services at the Mound Grove Golf Course in Erie, Pennsylvania. The event was a huge success, with attendees enjoying a night of food, drinks, and live entertainment while raising funds to support the organization’s mission of helping homeless individuals and families in the community. Baker’s involvement and support for the cause were greatly appreciated by the organizers and attendees alike, and the event served as a reminder of the importance of coming together to support those in need.
Michael Baznick recently had the honor of helping sort food donations at the myFM All Hands on Deck Food Drive. The one day drive raised almost $10K in food and donations to feed needy kids in the Halton area.
Schooley Mitchell’s Lori McDowell participated in a fundraiser for The Women’s Home called Over the Edge, where she raised over $2400 and was able to rappel off the Galleria Doubletree Hotel.
