Waterloo Heights ups fundraising in 2024 by $1K

Residents and team members present $4,710 cheque to local hospice
1/31/2025  - Deron Hamel
 

Waterloo Heights residents and team members recently presented representatives from Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice with a cheque for $4,710, the amount of money the Waterloo, Ont. seniors living community raised for the organization in 2024.

The cheque, which was presented to three representatives from the hospice Jan. 24, was nearly $1,000 more than 2023's fundraising total, says Waterloo Heights activity director Jacqui Metzloff.

“Residents, volunteers and staff have worked hard year-round to raise money in a variety of ways,” she tells S&R Today.

Waterloo Heights residents choose a nonprofit organization to support every year through fundraising activities, including the fashion show, garage sale, strawberry social, Christmas sale and bake sale.

In 2023 and 2024, residents selected Lisaard & Innisfree Hospice to be the beneficiary of their fundraising efforts.

Residents were given a tour of the hospice recently and had the opportunity to see where some of their fundraising efforts were helping out.

Jacqui says residents were impressed with many things, including the thoughtfulness that went into the design of the hospice. For instance, beds can be rolled into different areas of the building to ensure no one has to stay in their room, Jacqui notes.

For 2025, residents have chosen to raise money for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. With rising food prices and many struggling with the current cost of living, Jacqui says residents wanted to focus fundraising efforts on helping those in need.

“As the need for affordable food rises and more families are unable to put food on the table, residents feel strongly that we should do our best to help in any way we can,” she says.

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