Strong Start

On Saturday May 7, 2011 Giant Tiger at 421 Greenbrook Dr. in Kitchener, hosted a 50th Anniversary celebration. As part of the festivities, a charity BBQ was held. Bruce and Michelle Crump, owners of this location of Giant Tiger, treated their valued customers to a BBQ of sausages and hotdogs. The BBQ was manned by [...]

A local literacy program called Strong Start gives a friendly — and crucial — boost to young children who are struggling with their reading By Renée Francoeur “Mama bear, I want a hug,” a little girl in pink and white sneakers softly reads out loud. “A big hug. A small hug. A growing very tall [...]

By Ashley Csanady, KW Record WATERLOO REGION — Children’s literacy is getting a boost locally. On Wednesday evening, Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region selected Strong Start, a local children’s literacy not-for-profit organization, as its first investee organization. “We are thrilled. It’s very exciting,” said Machelle Denison, Strong Start’s executive director. “Of course, there’s always something [...]

In 2008, Strong Start® commissioned researchers in the Community Psychology Department of Wilfrid Laurier University to evaluate not only our outcomes but also the way in which we operate. A comprehensive evaluation concluded that, “Letters, Sounds and Words is a healthy and effective program with a solid organizational home. The findings provide substantial evidence that [...]

Thanks to The Cowan Foundation and their financial support over the next three years Strong Start® has become more of a reality for young students in the Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk Regions. Pictured below, is Bob Herron, Branch Manager, Cowan Insurance Group’s Brantford office, presenting a cheque on behalf of The Cowan Foundation. Bob Herron [...]

Again this year, Atria Networks hosted a client appreciation Golf Tournament at Crosswinds Golf & Country Club in Burlington Ontario. As part of the fun and a warm-up to the golf game, Atria invited their clients to Putt for Charity and participate in a raffle draw with the proceeds of both going to their charity [...]

Recently, as part of a business arrangement between Student Transportation of Canada(school bus operators) and GROWMARK (supplier of biodiesel fuel), a decision was made to donate to a charity of STC’s choosing. Thank you Student Transportation of Canada for choosing Strong Start and thank you GROWMARK for your gift. The employees of XCG Consultants Ltd. in Kitchener, as [...]

Change is in the air when it comes to gift-giving to celebrate happy occasions with loved ones. People are choosing to help improve the quality of life in their community and the world, with donations to charity in the name of the person for whom they would normally purchase a gift or an event to [...]