Mom Leads the Way!

It's that time family, when we really try to grow our fund to celebrate Grandpa's birthday.  We set a Big, Audacious Goal back in February to get to $22,000.  Today, Mom (variously known as Grandma, G-Ma, Ev, and Dear mother, best mother in the world) made her gift of $500.  We don't have to wait to the last day, if this is the gift you choose for Christmas or Birthdays this year.

I'm also glad to tell you all, that the GDCF included our first grant to the Durand Manor Fence project.  Also funded was the Legion Furnace (Dad was happy about that one) and the Local Intelligence Project.

Dean Crandlemire at the Golden, BC Hospital

Here's a few more photo's from Aunty Isabelle's collection of Great Grandpa Dean at the Golden, BC Hospital.

Dean Crandlemire, Chairman of the Hospital

I don't have a date from this newspaper clipping - but here's Great Grandpa Dean having the first X-ray exposure from the Golden General Hospital's brand new X-ray machine.

Thank you!

If you have just recently stumbled upon our family's blog, welcome!

You have probably found this page because you recently made a donation to the Crandlemire-Keenleyside Family Legacy fund within the  Golden & District Community Foundation (GDCF) and we would like to thank you.

Thank-you! From all of us!

In 2012 our family came together to create a donor advised fund to honor our grandparents (and great grandparents) legacy in Golden, BC.  All principal donations are held in trust within the Golden & District Community Foundation (GDCF) and the interest is granted to charitable programs within the community that are in support of health & wellness.  We have found that by donating this way, the money keeps working – and works collectively – to bring more and more long-term funding to our community.

As of November, 2017 the fund currently has a value of approximately $27,000.   Your donation has helped us move towards our current goal of reaching a total fund value of $30,000 which means that the GDCF can donate a grant of approximately $1,500 annually in our families names.

Thank you!

If you would like to get to know us a little better, please feel free to explore our blog - share and read some of our stories. We would love to hear from you.

So...what are you doing?

Earlier this year, our family voted and decided that our goal would be to raise  $3,606.08. in 2013.  We're five months in, so I thought I would ask what everyone is doing to help us get there?

Will you donate personally?  Encourage a friend or another family member to donate?  Or perhaps you'll fund raise in some way?


Leave a comment on the blog, or feel free to write a post to share the family what you're going to do.

Our 2013 Fundraising Goal

A big thank you to everyone who voted to determine or 2013 Fundraising Goal!!

With six votes, the winning option was $22,000.  Given our families philanthropic track record, while this goal won't be easy, it will no doubt inspire us to continue to support our community in permanent way.

You'll see a new tracking bar on the right hand side of the blog, keeping you up to date on our overall process, as well as process for this year.

So, are you ready?  We have nine months to raise $3,606.08.

Our Next Goal

Wow!

Can you believe it?

In three short years, our family has donated over $18,000.  What an amazing accomplishment.  This is money that will stay in the community and work for us, for...well, for ever.

I feel so absolutely blessed to be a part of a family that is in the position to help others so significantly as ours is.

As we have so successfully met our first goal of raising $10,000 - we are now in a position to be able to advise the GDCF on grants - so exciting!  Mom is going to write a post about that in a few weeks - but for now, we have the opportunity to decided how we want to grow our fund into the future.

In 2013 - do we want to grow to $20,000?  $25,000?  What can we achieve if we continue to work together?

We have set up a poll on the right hand side of the blog - check it out, and make sure you get your vote in.

Love you all,
Jessie

Ride on.

Dear Family,

The way we work together to create something bigger than all of us, honouring the legacy's of our grandparents and great grandparents, has been a great source of pride and comfort to me this last year.

Today I want to tell you that the shares that Nelson, Jessie and I donated to the GDCF as part of Pat's legacy to this community were sold for $5,811.50.

Pat's donation brings the total in our Family Fund to $18,383.92. 

Post-Birthday Wrap-Up

Grandpa Reading the Card

This December 26, 2012 marked Grandpa Bob Keenleyside's 81st Birthday.  The entire family (everyone that was in Golden) came together at Kara's to celebrate.  It was absolutely lovely to spend so much time together during the holidays!

This year it was our families absolute privilege to be able to tell our Grandpa/Father/Friend/Husband/Grandfather-in-Law.... that we reached our first goal of fundraising $10,000 for the Crandlemire-Keenleyside Family Legacy fund.

Not only did we reach our first goal, we blasted it!

We brought the total of our fund to $12,572.42 (125.72%) of our goal!  Bob was thrilled, filled with joy, at what we have been able to accomplish in two short years.

Thank you so much to all of the family and friends who have donated and who will continue to support our families initiative as our fund continues to grow over the coming years.