News and Blogs from the Mission Community Foundation

Gerry Potter was a connoisseur of the Arts and during his teaching career he tried to pass on this love to all the children he taught.  He was dedicated to having children perform and felt the Arts are central to a student’s experiences and are an essential part of...

The Rotary is known worldwide as an organization that helps others.  They have 6 main causes one of which is Education.  Within the Education umbrella they promote Literacy worldwide. In September of 2011 the Sunrise Rotary Club in Mission created the Literacy...

Albert McMahon was one of the founders of Mission Community Foundation.  He was known in our community as a great supporter of youth, sponsoring many sporting groups and organizations.  Albert was involved with the Dewdney-Alouette Regional District, Fraser Valley...

Scholarship fund for students entering Musical Studies. When you have a teacher that inspires his students to go above and beyond, you get students who want to pay it forward. David Fryer was that kind of teacher.  He made his students work hard and they got results...