United Way 2026 campaigns: Driving community impact across North America

The Terry Fox Foundation received a huge boost Thursday, with the largest single donation in the organization’s history: $25 million from the Larry and Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation.

A Ridgetown man is giving up his everyday comforts for a week in hopes of raising $12,000 for children and youth in Chatham-Kent. Isaac Davey began living inside a portable storage container in downtown Chatham at the Exordia Creative office at 5 Llewellyn St. on Monday as part of the “7 Days Contained, For the Kids” fundraising challenge supporting the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent.

Barrie community members showed up once again for Smile Cookie week, helping drive this year’s fundraising total forward one cookie, one smile, and one act of generosity at a time. Barrie’s Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign raised an astounding $210,443.96 in support of RVH and Hospice Simcoe - Seasons Centre, helping fund compassionate care for local families at every stage of life.