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2022 Eamonn O’Loghlin Scholarship Recipients

The Canadian National Exhibition Foundation was pleased to return in 2022 with two post-secondary scholarships to be awarded through our Eamonn O’Loghlin Scholarship Fund. Following a comprehensive review, two candidates emerged as the successful recipients from the impressive field of studious and community-minded applicants: Arpsima Aziz, CNE AgVenture Supervisor, Toronto, ON, and Tahsheen Daruwala, CNE […]

Supporting Ukrainian newcomers with a CNE Foundation Community Grant

Through the generous support of the CNE community, through our 2022 50/50 raffle fundraisers, the CNE Foundation recently awarded a Community Grant to the Toronto Ukrainian Foundation. This funding aims to support local activities to resettle displaced persons as a result of the war in Ukraine. With community being central to the CNE, it is […]

Congratulations to our Grand Prize winner of $183,255!

The CNE Foundation was thrilled to return this past summer with our Grand CNE 50/50 fundraiser. A heartfelt thank you to all CNE fans who supported the Foundation’s community and youth programs by purchasing a raffle ticket. A cash Grand Prize, Weekend Staycations sponsored by Hotel X Toronto, $500 Cash Prizes and 2022 CNE RAD […]

2022 joint project with Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation

This year, we are thrilled to work in partnership with the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (CHPF) on a joint project: Preserving the Legacy of the Canadian National Exhibition: Digitizing Photography from the Alexandra Studio Collection 1977-79. This joint initiative will enable the digitization and preservation of 8,000 at-risk archival photo negatives from the CNE’s Alexandra Studio […]

2022 Smiles on Faces program

With the CNE back this summer, after a two-year hiatus, we are thrilled and honoured to launch our new Smiles on Faces program. Working with our 2022 charity partners, Make-A-Wish Canada and the Toronto Ukrainian Foundation, we will host 25 children with critical illnesses from across Canada, and displaced children from Ukraine, along with their […]

2021 summer digitization project

In 2021, we officially launched the CNE Foundation’s “CNE Archives Project” – an initiative aimed to digitize and preserve more than 64,000 at-risk archival photo negatives in the Alexandra Studio collection. Through funding and individual donations received, we were able to bring on two archives digitization interns last summer. During their time with us, the […]