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Gather with us on Saturday, October 28 in Barrie for a special event hosted by Margaret Atwood with special guest Sarah Harmer. This evening will also feature local musicians, spoken word poetry, an art installation, and food & drink all to raise awareness and funds to protect Ontario’s Greenbelt. This event is in partnership with the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and the Keep the Greenbelt Promise campaign.
Our inaugural March 2023 event in Toronto raised $40K that provided vital support to multiple grassroots organizations in their fight against the developers (and the politicians that serve them) that seek to destroy the Greenbelt. Its permanent protection is essential to ensure our farmland, forests, wetlands, rivers and lakes can continue to uphold climate resilient communities and thriving local economies.
Unable to attend? You can still support our fight for Ontario’s future! Your generous donation will enable us to continue working towards preserving the Greenbelt and all that it protects.
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Ontario’s Greenbelt was created as a promise. A promise to preserve the natural resources that are meant to benefit us all. It was a promise that extended beyond ourselves to future generations, so they would enjoy the same beauty and life-giving resources that we now have. But this promise is under attack by corporate lobbying, sprawl, and shortsighted decision making. We are at risk of losing those precious resources.
This special fundraising event will be hosted by acclaimed writer and activist, Margaret Atwood, and special guest Sarah Harmer. Other artists include:
- Tyneisha Thomas, Poet Laureate of Barrie
- Jeff Monague, Indigenous musician
- Rochelle Rubinstein, Toronto-based printmaker, painter, fabric & book artist
This event is a partnership between the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, a regionally based environmental group working to protect and expand Ontario’s Greenbelt, and Small Change Fund’s Keep the Greenbelt Promise campaign. Your generous support will enable us to continue the critical defense of the Greenbelt.
Any size of donation helps us to fight for what matters most. Will you join the fight?
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About the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition (SCGC)
As a regional coalition, the SCGC is able to build a network across different interest groups, community leaders, businesses, and other activists to address issues with a stronger, united momentum. This work includes research, communications and organizing community and coalition building events; public education and engagement campaigns around key issues; and laying the groundwork for future Greenbelt protection work.
About the Keep the Greenbelt Promise Campaign
The Keep the Greenbelt Promise campaign is a network of grassroots organizations working together to stop development in the Greenbelt. The campaign puts pressure on Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to state that they do not support the Greenbelt betrayal and to mobilize and support local organizations working to oppose the Greenbelt areas that are proposed for development in their municipalities.
| Name | Donation | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Shelley Ann Petrie | $250 | April 22, 2024 1:53 pm |
| Donald J. Allen | $100 | March 7, 2024 3:42 pm |
| Donald J. Allen | $100 | February 7, 2024 9:14 pm |
| Donald J. Allen | $100 | January 8, 2024 8:36 pm |
| Catherine Young | $2,000 | December 15, 2023 9:41 pm |
| Donald J. Allen | $100 | December 7, 2023 7:11 pm |
| Shelley Ann Petrie | $250 | December 1, 2023 9:42 pm |
| Ian Veitch | $250 | December 1, 2023 12:56 pm |
| Franca De Angelis | $100 | November 29, 2023 6:33 pm |
| Donald J. Allen | $100 | November 17, 2023 3:08 pm |
| Patricia Ormiston | $20 | November 17, 2023 2:47 pm |
| Sharon Sommerville | $120 | November 9, 2023 1:11 am |
| John L Ferguson | $100 | November 7, 2023 4:18 pm |
| Leigh-Anne Ingram | $500 | November 7, 2023 3:27 pm |
| Pat Gallagher | $50 | November 7, 2023 3:13 pm |
| SANDY AGNEW | $1,010 | November 7, 2023 2:34 pm |
| Sheetal Rawal | $250 | November 7, 2023 2:25 pm |
| judy cox | $50 | November 7, 2023 12:57 pm |
| Anne Golden | $100 | November 6, 2023 11:58 pm |
| Janet Lord-Genyk | $100 | November 6, 2023 6:53 pm |
| Myrna Clark | $100 | November 3, 2023 7:23 pm |
| Donna & Ivar Douglas/Boriss | $50 | November 3, 2023 7:18 pm |
| Thomas Joseph & Judy Mitchell Wilson | $200 | November 3, 2023 7:11 pm |
| Marilyn Corbett | $105 | October 31, 2023 2:38 pm |
| John Masters | $500 | October 31, 2023 2:44 am |
| Catherine Scott | $100 | October 31, 2023 2:28 am |
| Ann Truyens | $55 | October 30, 2023 11:46 pm |
| Tani Nixon | $100 | October 30, 2023 9:16 pm |
| Tom & Judy Kurtz | $1,000 | October 30, 2023 9:11 pm |
| Marilyn Green | $250 | October 30, 2023 8:36 pm |
| Charles Foster | $200 | October 30, 2023 4:14 pm |
| Sarah and Paul Mosley | $105 | October 29, 2023 5:01 pm |
| David Jeffery | $2,500 | October 29, 2023 2:18 pm |
| Gary and Alison Bell | $500 | October 29, 2023 12:38 pm |
| Karen Rathwell | $100 | October 29, 2023 4:13 am |
| Donna Dooher | $500 | October 29, 2023 1:48 am |
| Suzanne Robillard | $500 | October 29, 2023 1:21 am |
| Linda Myles | $250 | October 29, 2023 12:54 am |
| Anonymous | $100 | October 29, 2023 12:51 am |
| Jonathan Scott | $100 | October 29, 2023 12:50 am |
| Mike Douglas | $1,020 | October 29, 2023 12:47 am |
| Koren Erler | $50 | October 29, 2023 12:47 am |
| Jennifer van Gennip | $50 | October 29, 2023 12:46 am |
| Jenn Polley | $50 | October 29, 2023 12:36 am |
| Kathryn Schoutsen | $55 | October 29, 2023 12:35 am |
| Ross Pityk | $500 | October 26, 2023 1:30 pm |
| Anonymous | $100 | October 25, 2023 1:52 am |
| Sylvia Bowman | $100 | October 24, 2023 1:02 pm |
| Susan Hirst | $50 | October 23, 2023 11:33 pm |
| Neil Hamilton | $105 | October 23, 2023 2:04 am |
| Louise Baird | $25 | October 22, 2023 9:16 pm |
| Lise Boily | $25 | October 22, 2023 9:03 pm |
| Anonymous | $25 | October 22, 2023 8:46 pm |
| Jennifer Morales | $105 | October 22, 2023 1:41 pm |
| Adrian Stacy | $100 | October 22, 2023 4:25 am |
| Claudia Lopez | $51 | October 22, 2023 3:48 am |
| Christina Edstrom-Genest | $50 | October 21, 2023 10:27 pm |
| Rose Marie Burns | $100 | October 21, 2023 9:12 pm |
| Deborah Woods | $100 | October 21, 2023 8:25 pm |
| Anonymous | $50 | October 21, 2023 8:08 pm |
| Cassandra Rutherford | $50 | October 21, 2023 8:08 pm |
| K Mustel | $500 | October 21, 2023 7:59 pm |
| Karen Potts | $50 | October 21, 2023 4:42 pm |
| Wilma Bunnik | $105 | October 17, 2023 1:28 pm |
| Hayley Crew | $100 | October 16, 2023 4:37 pm |
| Geri Poisson | $25 | October 15, 2023 6:36 am |
| Donna Deneault | $100 | October 14, 2023 9:35 pm |
| Anonymous | $30 | October 14, 2023 7:59 pm |
| Moira McIntyre | $100 | October 14, 2023 7:38 pm |
| Heather Grant | $250 | October 14, 2023 7:28 pm |
| Anna Connors | $100 | October 7, 2023 8:47 pm |
| Gordon Timbers | $100 | October 7, 2023 7:55 pm |
| Ruth Shamai | $50 | May 2, 2023 2:10 pm |
| Patsy Wallace | $3,000 | March 26, 2023 10:20 pm |
| Mary Hutchings | $100 | March 22, 2023 8:20 pm |
| David Drew | $1,000 | March 20, 2023 3:33 pm |
| Darby Macnab | $100 | March 17, 2023 4:23 pm |
| Anonymous | $105 | March 17, 2023 12:27 pm |
| Nancy Henley | $3,000 | March 16, 2023 4:58 pm |
| Richard Peachey | $200 | March 16, 2023 2:38 pm |
| Anonymous | $200 | March 15, 2023 1:22 am |
| David Oved | $300 | March 14, 2023 9:20 pm |
| Linda D & David Allan Barkovsky/King | $300 | March 14, 2023 8:09 pm |
| Larissa Neumann | $55 | March 14, 2023 12:58 pm |
| Anonymous | $25 | March 13, 2023 3:40 pm |
| Beryl Pilkington | $25 | March 11, 2023 1:21 pm |
| Susan Cadogan | $27 | March 11, 2023 5:52 am |
| Yena Lee | $25 | March 10, 2023 4:42 pm |
| Susan Mawby | $55 | March 10, 2023 12:38 am |
| Mary-Lou Schagena | $25 | March 9, 2023 11:47 pm |
| Cornelius O’Connell | $1,000 | March 9, 2023 8:29 pm |
| Laura Lamarche | $400 | March 4, 2023 8:30 pm |
| Douglas Tripp | $250 | March 4, 2023 3:08 pm |
| SCOTT ATKINSON | $100 | March 4, 2023 2:40 pm |
| Nancy Jacobi | $100 | March 3, 2023 10:34 pm |
| F. Tim Knight | $50 | March 3, 2023 5:25 pm |
| Jane Lowbeer | $2,100 | March 3, 2023 3:00 am |
| Daphne Polo | $100 | March 3, 2023 1:39 am |
| Ingrid Kern | $50 | March 3, 2023 1:36 am |
| Betty de Groot | $105 | March 3, 2023 1:33 am |
| Dale Hewat | $500 | March 3, 2023 1:32 am |
| Sarah Bradbury | $500 | March 3, 2023 1:32 am |
| Sarah Margolius | $250 | March 3, 2023 1:32 am |
| Denise Williams | $250 | March 3, 2023 1:31 am |
| Lynda Solomon | $1,000 | March 3, 2023 1:30 am |
| Catherine Wilding | $250 | March 3, 2023 1:29 am |
| Myles Mackenzie | $250 | March 3, 2023 1:28 am |
| Barbara Harmer | $500 | March 3, 2023 1:28 am |
| Tymea Sarkozy | $500 | March 3, 2023 1:27 am |
| Yoshua Wakeham | $500 | March 3, 2023 1:26 am |
| Michael Rosenbluth | $100 | March 3, 2023 1:24 am |
| Douglas John Cameron | $100 | March 3, 2023 1:22 am |
| Lynne Lee | $250 | March 3, 2023 12:34 am |
| Sylvia Pivko | $1,000 | March 3, 2023 12:22 am |
| Jeffrey Davis | $250 | March 2, 2023 6:08 pm |
| Jennifer pressey | $50 | March 2, 2023 4:12 pm |
| Gregory Sorbara | $510 | March 1, 2023 1:56 pm |
| Alex Strachan | $1,000 | February 22, 2023 6:30 pm |
| Mike Balkwill | $10 | February 21, 2023 7:37 pm |
