Community Involvement

Skyline believes that it is important to build strong communities. 

To date, Skyline has donated over $200,000 to deserving charities within their community. 

 Some of the charities Skyline has helped over the years include: 

Habitat for Humanity is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty housing worldwide. Through community involvement, Habitat partners with families in need to make the dream of decent, affordable shelter a reality.

Skyline announces donation of land to Habitat for Humanity

At Habitat for Humanity Wellington County’s first annual “Building a Dream Celebration Dinner & Auction”, Skyline announced that it will be donating a piece of land for an upcoming build in the city of Guelph.

“We are so proud and excited to be able to give back to a community that has been so good to us for the last 20 years, says Roy (Jason) Ashdown, Chief Operational Officer and Co-Founder of Skyline. Habitat for Humanity is a remarkable organization that does incredible work around the world and especially in our own backyard. We couldn’t think of a better way to put this piece of land to such good use.”

The piece of land being donated by Skyline is centrally located, has an estimated value of over $150,000 and will provide sufficient room for a brand new duplex, so that two deserving Guelph families can get the gift of a safe and affordable home.

 

 

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph provides preventive mentoring programs to the children and youth within Guelph and its surrounding areas, including Rockwood, Puslinch, Morriston, and Aberfoyle.

Skyline Helps Send 80 Deserving Kids To A Guelph Storm Game

A Storm hockey event put on by Skyline for it's investors helped raise over $4,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph.  The money raised allowed 80 deserving kids and their big brothers and sisters to enjoy a Storm hockey game from a party suite in the arena.

Skyline also donated $7,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph as a result of their Charity Golf Tournament proceeds.

 

 

 

Onward Willow- Better Beginnings, Better Futures is a non-profit charitable organization providing supports to enrich the quality of life for the Willow Road area of Guelph.

In 1990, the Ontario government launched the Better Beginnings, Better Futures project to discover effective ways of supporting the healthy development of young children and strengthening family and community life in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.  Onward Willow Better Beginnings, Better Futures is one of 8 projects throughout Ontario.

Skyline Continues To Support Onward Willow

Since 2005, Skyline has raised over $25,000 for Onward Willow - Better Beginnings, Better Futures of Guelph through it's annual Charity Golf Tournament. 

 

 

 

The Career Education Council is a not-for-profit business & education council dedicated to building partnerships among business, education, labour and the community for the benefit of youth. Career Education Council programs and services connect young people to the world of work 

 

 

University of Guelph's Real Estate and Housing Major is one of only two undergraduate programs in Canada that specialize in the real estate sector. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of residential and commercial/investment real estate. Topics such as the development, financing, valuation, market analysis and management of real estate are taught in the context of economic, legal, political and social factors affecting this large and growing field of business in Canada and the world.

Investing In Future Generations

Skyline has donated $1,500 towards a scholarship for the students of the Real Estate & Housing (REH) program.  Skyline believes in the power of education and that through investing in a student, they can invest in the future of the industry.

 

 

The Children’s Foundation of Guelph & Wellington is dedicated to providing enrichment opportunities to under-privileged children in our community by funding their participation in a wide variety of educational and recreational programs.

 

 

 

The Breast Cancer Society of Canada is a registered, national, not-for-profit, charitable organization dedicated to funding Canadian breast cancer research into the detection, prevention, treatment and to ultimately find a cure for the disease that women fear most.

 

 

Ovarian Cancer Canada is a registered Canadian charitable organization whose mission is to overcome ovarian cancer, providing leadership by:

  • Supporting women living with the disease and their families
  • Raising awareness in the general public and with health care professionals
  • Funding research to develop early detection techniques, improved treatment and, ultimately, a cure

 

 

The Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) recognized Skyline as the winner of their "Outstanding Community Service Award" for 2009.

Read the whole story here.

 

The Skyline founders present a cheque to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph at the Investor 2009 Charity Golf Tournament. 

Skyline investors raised $7,000 for this charity.

 

 

The Skyline founders present a cheque to Habitat     For Humanity at the Investor 2009 Charity Golf Tournament. 

Skyline investors raised $7,000 for this charity.

 

The Skyline founders present a cheque to Onward Willow of Guelph at the Investor 2009 Charity Golf Tournament. 

Skyline investors raised $7,000 for this charity.