Our community matters to us
The Mactaggart Hryn Team has a passionate commitment to doing all we can to strengthen our local community. We gain personal benefit and growth from our volunteering work and the financial donations we can make to support the good work of the charities around us.
We believe that all businesses have a responsibility to give back to help build a strong, healthy and resilient community. This not only contributes to overall wellness and happiness for everyone; it helps to build a strong local economy. Whether we are supporting food security, supportive housing, child welfare, mental health, or the arts, we do all we can to make life easier for neighbours who may be struggling.
The Oak Tree Project
Food literacy programs to help youth access the meals they need to thrive. Horticulture therapy to make life a little easier for older adults who live with dementia. Grants to help kids participate in sports and arts programs many of us take for granted. Life skills and social programming for adults living with developmental difficulties. Mental health hubs and tools for children and youth. These are just a handful of the many wonderful examples of how charities in our community are making a remarkable difference in Guelph-Wellington every day. These are just a few of the reasons The Oak Tree Project exists.
We began The Oak Tree Project in 2014 to not only give back but empower Guelph and Wellington charities with funds and stories about their impact, helping to offset operating costs as well as programs to strengthen their roots and further their long-term success and growth.
What we love most about this initiative is that we’re not just handing over a cheque to a worthwhile organization: we encourage the community to identify the needs that matter to them – and we hear some amazing stories of impact along the way that help local charities spread the word about their work long after the contest ends.
With in-kind and financial support from community partners, fund companies and even our clients, The Oak Tree Project distributed more than $140,000 and has become a much-anticipated annual philanthropic event.
Learn more at www.oaktreeguelph.ca
River Run Centre
The Mactaggart-Hryn Team has been a proud major sponsor of Guelph’s River Run Centre for the Arts for more than 15 years. We strongly believe in the power of the arts to fuel creativity, innovation and community wellbeing. Ensuring a vibrant arts scene through great programming helps bring us together and mobilize connections and ideas.
The Home for Good Campaign
In 2024, The Mactaggart-Hryn Family was proud to pledge $50,000 to support The Home for Good Campaign in Guelph and Wellington. This important initiative will fund the construction and ongoing maintenance of permanent supportive housing projects in Guelph and Wellington County – providing a place to call home and wraparound supports for housing insecure community members.
Volunteering
We know that we gain as much as we give when we volunteer our time and talents to worthwhile community organizations. Whether we’re helping coach our kids’ hockey or soccer teams, or lending a hand at one of the many wonderful community initiatives that make life a little easier for others, we’re happy to get involved.