NEW to Character Community

SLAPSHOT, an after school hockey program for 8 to 12 year olds provides 200 newcomer children in the YRDSB with the opportunity to learn Canada's national game for the first time.

We will highlight and feature activities that model the character attributes within the context of play and teamwork.

Read more about the program

May’s Character Attribute is RESPONSIBILITY

I will be accountable for my actions, be reliable and keep my commitments.

WHAT IS RESPONSIBILITY?

RESPONSIBILITY is when you do what you say you’re going to do, you keep your promises and you’re accountable for your own actions.
I WILL:
• honour my commitments to others even though it may be difficult for me.
• be reliable so that people know they can depend on me to do what I say I will do.
• be accountable for the things I say and do and I will not make excuses if I fall short of the mark

6th Annual Character Community Awards

The Foundation's signature event is our Celebration of Character, which recognizes exemplary character in individuals and businesses across York Region. This year we will honour nominees in 15 catagories.

Once again this year we are pleased to have PowerStream as our Presenting sponsor.

We thank our nominators and  sponsors for being "Character activists" and for proving that character does matter.

Character Community Week

Our 2012 Character week will be held from October 22 to 27.

Our Character Week activities showcase our work with our various partners all across York Region, and remind people that great communities are created by the people who live, learn, work, and play in them.

To view some of the 2011 activities click here for more info.

2011 Annual General Meeting

On June 8, 2011, we celebrated our 10th Anniversary with our Character Council, partners and interested members at the AGM.

Chief Eric Jolliffe spoke on how Character affects our community of York Region, and Lina Bigioni brought greetings on behalf of Chair Bill Fisch.

As well, we swore in six new Council members who will assist us in the work we do for the term spanning 2011 to 2013.