New Kitchen Fundraising Campaign is now complete
Our New Kitchen fundraiser was a huge success. We surpassed our goal of $230, 000 to build our new kitchen and community room.
We are grateful for all those who contributed to the campaign.
Thank you to our generous donors who are making our future vision of the kitchen possible.
Thank you to the members of the New Kitchen Fundraising committee. Your hard work and dedication made all of this possible.
Thank you to our the volunteers who put on the Songs from the Heart event, provided Stories from the Kitchen and helped throughout the campaign.
Thank you to the Property Maintenance team for helping develop the plans for the new kitchen and overseeing construction.
Thank you so much for your generosity! ❤️
During the campaign we provided Supporting materials with more information about the project. These are linked below. We also heard from various members of the community about what the Kitchen means to them. This series “stories from our Kitchen” are also linked below.
Stay tuned for updates on the construction process. We will be making regular posts to our FBCH blog page and our Facebook/Instagram.
Supporting Material:
- A letter from Rev. Rusty Edwards: Click here to read it
- The fundraising one-pager Click here to read
- A slide deck with details about the campaign Click here to read
- Drawing of the New Kitchen and Community Room Click here to see
Stories from the Kitchen
1. Launch of the FBCH New Kitchen Fundraising Campaign, Peggy Dunbar Fundraising Committee Lead, Watch Here
2. Week 1, Ed Tummers and FBCH Valentine’s Suppers, Watch Here
3. Week 2, Howard Donahue, Scouts Troop, Pancake Suppers, Watch Here
4. Week 3, Judy Whalen, the Auxiliary, Watch Here
5. Week 4, Dahrl Whitney, The Choir, Watch Here
6. Week 5, Matthew and Manuela, The Youth Group, Watch Here
7. Week 6, The Mathis Family, The Young Families of FBCH, Watch Here
8. Heart of our Kitchen Campaign Update, Peggy Dunbar, Fundraising Committee Lead Watch Here
Donation Receipt Information:
You may have heard that the Federal Government has confirmed an extension of the deadline for charitable donations for 2024 tax returns to February 28, 2025. This may not ultimately become law. It is possible therefore that eligible charitable gifts made before February 28, 2025 can be claimed on 2024 tax returns. This excludes share donations.
To help us accommodate the varying needs of donors, we will issue a separate receipt for the period January 1 to February 28th by request only for those who may wish to make donations that may ultimately be allowable for 2024 tax returns. Please send your request to accounting@fbchalifax.ca with subject line “Feb Receipt Request” no later than February 28th, 2025. All receipts requested for the Jan-Feb 2025 will be processed by the end of the first week of March.