2021

On November 25th, 2021, an intimate group of students from Mainstream Bursary program was joined by Anthony Longo - President and CEO at Longo's for a Fireside Chat. A common thread for this Fireside Chat was the "Importance of Family". These meetings provide an exclusive opportunity for youth to meet a wide variety of industry leaders, hear about their life and career experiences, and ask them ANYTHING, all in a small group setting. Anthony provided amazing and insightful a

Chicago Title Insurance donates $10,000 to sponsor the Adopt the Shelter program for the December holidays in 2021. Holidays are a difficult milestone to celebrate when a youth is homeless. Over the December holidays, the Foundations “adopts” the shelter program, in hopes of giving those youth something to celebrate. Thanks to Chicago Title Insurance we will be able to provide the youth with a holiday party, dinner, gifts and winter essentials. "The two things that foster ind

Thank you Moneris for supporting our youth by providing funding for our Education Fund, as well as providing placement and full time employment opportunities for our youth. The Foundation is working to change the narrative of marginalized and racialized youth by allowing them to focus on their academics and successfully transition into their careers without the burden of student debt. This investment directly correlates to their future success as independent adults. Click her

One of our favourite quotes is “Kindness can be the greatest gift that you can give a person, especially when they are not expecting it.” Well, this is a story of exactly that – unexpected kindness. A group of individuals who referred to themselves as “Friends Supporting Education” chatted with the Foundation and had one goal in mind – to help support marginalized and racialized youth in our community. They had no desire to promote their efforts and we even had to beg them to

As a Métis/Cree person in Canada, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an important moment to reflect, respect and acknowledge the resilience, perseverance, and bravery of my family. As Indigenous families and communities continue to heal from the tragic legacy of the Indian Residential School system in Canada, we ask our non-Indigenous allies to take this moment to amplify Indigenous voices, advocate for Indigenous rights, call out biases and misconceptions about

On September 23rd, 2021, an intimate group of students from Mainstream Bursary program was joined by Zeenat Khoja - Sales Director. Senior Leadership, Customer Engagement Innovation, Business Transformation, High Performance Culture at Eli Lilly and Meredith Keenan - Vice President, Human Resources at General Electric Canada for our monthly Fireside Chats. The theme for this Fireside Chat was Curiosity. These meetings provide an exclusive opportunity for youth to meet a wide

On September 18th, Peter, Sean, Michael L. and Michael W. set forth on the 6th Annual 24-Hour Charity Walk. Starting at 12:00am on September 18th, these four amazing guys threw on their running shoes and headed towards the city. 82.5km later and what would normally be a 1hr drive, they arrived at Polson Pier. This year, they walked in support of the Pinball Clemons Foundation Mentorship Fund. This fund supports the most marginalized youth in our communities and provides mento

Congratulating this year's graduating class from the Foundations in Banking Program and PCF Mainstream Bursary Program.

$50K Matching Gift from Pinball Clemons Foundation Boosts The Reading Partnership’s ‘Literacy Liberates’ $100k Challenge THE PINBALL CLEMONS FOUNDATION HAS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE READING PARTNERSHIP BY MATCHING ALL DONATIONS UP TO $50,000 UNTIL OCT. 15, 2021. THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP WILL AMPLIFY THE READING PARTNERSHIP’S ‘LITERACY LIBERATES’ 100K CHALLENGE. The Reading Partnership’s ‘Literacy Liberates’ 100K Challenge, a fundraising initiative to celebrate its 10th anniver

On August 26, 2021, an intimate group of students from Mainstream Bursary program was joined by Carol Henry - Director of HR at Longos and Mike Salisbury - Raymond James Portfolio Manager in Wealth Management for our monthly Fireside Chats. These meetings provide an exclusive opportunity for youth to meet a wide variety of industry leaders, hear about their life and career experiences, and ask them ANYTHING, all in a small group setting. Students ask incredible questions lik

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The Pinball Clemons Foundation is honoured to commemorate National Indigenous Peoples Day and share with you the great work we are supporting to help advance the equity and equality as Canadians. We are excited to share an expanded partnership with One Voice One Team (OVOT), and join us in celebrating the new addition to their team - Roy Pogorzelski. Roy is Métis/Cree from Northern Saskatchewan and we will be raising funds to support their mission to mentor youth and educator

Michael and Diane Lee Clemons awarded Meritorious Service Cross. Pinball Clemons Foundation is proud to announce that Michael and Diane Lee Clemons have been awarded the Meritorious Service Cross. The Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) enable the Governor General, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen and all Canadians, to recognize the outstanding accomplishments and remarkable contributions made by members of our community. The Clemons were recognized for providi

Announcing a new scholarship opportunity for students in northwest Toronto There is a new bursary that is available for students living in northwest Toronto within the boundaries of the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. The Pinball Clemons Foundation has partnered with Mosaic Transit Group to provide bursaries to youth living in Jane-Finch, Rexdale, and Black Creek communities. Mosaic Transit Group is a joint venture company selected by Metrolinx and Infrastructure

Which Black figure inspires you? Orlando Bowen How does this person inspire you? Orlando inspires me simply because of the love he has for helping people. Something we both have in common. He takes that's passion for helping people and takes it to the next level every time and that makes me want to do the same as well. Favourite Quote from this person: "Pain is inevitable, but misery is OPTIONAL."

Student: Precious Which Black figure inspires you? Harriet Tubman How does this person inspire you? Harriet Tubman inspires me because she didn't let her present situation determine her future. She was born into slavery and fought her way into freedom. When she finally got her freedom she didn't stop there. She was aware that her past situation was the present situation for a lot of other Black people so instead of turning her back on them, she ran back toward what she initia

STUDENT: Richard Which Black figure inspires you? Malcolm X How does this person inspire you? Malcolm X was always looking out for the best interests for his people in order to break the system that has been against Black people for many years now. He was a important figure in the civil rights movement and if it wasn't for him, Black people wouldn't have the motivation and inspiration to continue to fight for equal rights that still haunts us today Favourite Quote from this p

STUDENT: Abagail Which Black figure inspires you? Madam C.J. Walker How does this person inspire you? Madame CJ Walker was the first African American SELF MADE* millionaire. She inspires me because her rise came during the 20th century; an era where racism was a major issue worldwide for our people. She rose above it all with her head held high despite the countless attempts to bring her down. Her favourite quote was “I got my start by giving myself a start”. The odds were st