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Craft Cares Donates to Charities » 2020-Feb-27

Sleeping Giant Brewing Company's Craft Cares Initiative Donates $15,590 to Local Charities! George Jeffrey Children's Foundation was honoured to be selected as a recipient of charity of a portion of the funds raised through Sleeping Giant Brewing Company's second annual Craft Cares Initiative! A BIG thank you to The Sal and Neebing Roadhouse who selected George Jeffrey Children's Foundation to be the receipient of the funds raised through Sleeping Giant Brewing products sold at their location ...

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Stimulating the Senses with a New Interactive Panel » 2020-Feb-24

Clients of George Jeffrey Children's Centre that utilize the Snoezelen Room (the Centre's multi-sensory room) are now enjoying an new interactive panel, which was proudly funded by the Ames Family Foundation! The new panel is having a positive impact on clients with special needs through therapy, stimulation, cognitive development, and relaxation. The panel combines touch and sound technology to encourage focus and interaction, target several senses at the same time, and provide the opportunit ...

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New Utility Van for GJCC! » 2020-Feb-18

George Jeffrey Children’s Foundation and Centre are celebrating Fort William Rotary Club’s generosity that is bringing significant enhancements to services at George Jeffrey Children’s Centre. As part of their support, Fort William Rotary has funded a utility van that will be used for getting trial equipment to children’s homes and schools, as well as for transporting equipment for the Centre’s Children’s recreation programs including sledge hockey, ...

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Sensory Circuit Coming to GJCC » 2020-Feb-07

George Jeffrey Children's Foundation was honoured to be selected as a 2019 grant recipient of the Thunder Bay Community Foundation Fund, which will bring a Sensory Circuit to George Jeffrey Children's Centre. The Sensory Circuit will enable children with special needs to have access to a sensory motor routine, which will help them reach an optimal level of stimulation in order to participate in therapeutic activities. The sensory motor circuit will be designed and installed so that children hav ...

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Soapbox Races Notice » 2020-Jan-15

George Jeffrey Children’s Foundation has decided not to host the Soapbox Races event in 2020. We have not made this decision lightly, as we appreciate that the Soapbox Races are meaningful to many of us. There are a few reason the decision was made including: safety, workload, event logistics, and deterioration of equipment. The Foundation will use this time away from the event to re-evaluate it and we will continue to stay in touch with Soapbox families, supporters, and our community. ...

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