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Fletcher Foundation's Driving for the Cause Car Raffle

Enter the Fletcher Foundation's Driving for the Cause Car Raffle to win a 2025 Hyundai Elantra partially sponsored by The Personal Insurance.

Purchase one ticket for $25 or up your chances and purchase three tickets for $50.

This raffle's purpose is to raise money for the Fletcher Foundation bursary programs and its enhanced educational experience program, which improves learning outcomes for students in engineering technology and applied science programs throughout Ontario.

The draw closes on October 29, 2025, at 6:00 PM and will be announced the same evening!

RAFFLE TICKETS



Turning Values into Action: Our First-Ever Community Clean-Up Challenge

What happens when a passion for student success meets a commitment to environmental sustainability? You get the Fletcher Foundation’s inaugural Community Clean-Up Challenge—a powerful initiative that brought together community service and support for future engineering technology professionals.

Throughout April, six OACETT chapters—Grand Valley, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (LLG), London, Peel, Thunder Bay, and Toronto Central—stepped up to the 2025 Challenge, organizing clean-up events in local parks, trails, and neighbourhood streets. The goal: raise awareness about litter and reduce waste in our communities—while making a meaningful impact on student success.

With generous support from CISG, Nate Simpson Business Development, and WSP, every bag of garbage collected contributed directly to bursaries and enhanced learning opportunities for students in engineering technology and applied science programs at Ontario colleges.

The results were inspiring:

  • 75 bags of garbage collected.
  • Grand Valley Chapter led the way with 24 bags.
  • Peel Chapter collected 15 bags, Toronto Central had 13 bags, LLG Chapter gathered 12 bags, Thunder Bay Chapter collected seven bags, and London Chapter accumulated four bags.
  • Items collected included a grocery cart, a gas cylinder, a wheelbarrow, car floor mats, and an old vacuum cleaner.

As the challenge's winner, the Grand Valley Chapter will receive a $500 bursary they can provide to their local college.

We extend a heartfelt thank you to our participating OACETT chapters for their leadership and commitment to creating cleaner, greener communities. Your efforts are not only helping the environment but also empowering the next generation of innovators.

Interested in participating in the 2026 Community Clean-Up Challenge? Email fletcherfoundation@oacett.org.

Thank you to our sponsors!



The Generation Award Grows in 2026 and 2027

The Generation Award has increased to a $1,500 annual bursary for 2026 and 2027 and now offers expanded eligibility. In addition to spouses, children, and grandchildren of OACETT members enrolled full-time in an engineering technology or applied science program at an Ontario college, part-time and post-graduate students within these groups are now also eligible to apply. Members are encouraged to apply on behalf of their spouse, child, or grandchild.

The deadline to apply is April 30, 2026.

Apply now! 

To learn about and apply for the Kiani Award and Kallio Award, please scroll to the Awards tab below. 


Fletcher Foundation Matching Donation Program

The Fletcher Foundation’s 2-for-1 Matching Donation Program supports educational initiatives that strengthen Ontario college students’ academic experience and advance the engineering technology and applied science profession. Funds have boosted college endowments and supported the Enhancing Educational Experience Grant, enabling future-ready projects like Georgian College’s 1972 VW Westfalia Electrification (pictured, 2024), giving students the knowledge and experience they need to succeed in the profession.


Thanks to the Matching Donation Program exceptional engineering technology and applied science students facing financial barriers have more opportunities to reach their full potential and are able to focus on accomplishments that will take them on the road to success.  Every donation makes a difference. 

Donate today! Here are ways to do it.

1) Are you an OACETT member? You can donate when you pay your annual dues on OACETT's Member Portal.

2) Donations are accepted by cheque, payable to the Carole and George Fletcher Foundation, and can be mailed to: OACETT, 10 Four Seasons Place, Suite 700, Toronto, ON M9B 6H7. 

3) Donate through PayPal.

 

The Carole and George Fletcher Foundation is a charitable organization, providing financial support for engineering and applied science students in Ontario colleges. 

The Fletcher Foundation fosters excellence and builds skilled capacity for the engineering and applied science field through our support for education. For over 35 years, the Foundation has awarded hundreds of bursaries to exceptional students for their academic excellence and the future promise they offer their profession. It aims to build funds to support educational initiatives, projects and programs that shape the future of the profession and student educational experiences at colleges. 

The Fletcher Foundation is a registered charitable organization, managed and operated by a Board of Trustees appointed by OACETT members. 

The 2025 - 2026 Fletcher Foundation Board of Trustees

  • Cam Johnston, C.E.T., rcca, mica, chair
  • Tony DiPede, C.E.T., trustee
  • Devi M. Richards, C.E.T., trustee
  • George Shaparew, trustee
  • Andre Tardif, C.E.T., trustee
  • Willem (Swen) van den Heuvel, C.Tech., trustee
  • Cheryl Farrow, MBA, CAE, president
Read Bylaw 2 here.

Read AGM 2024 Meeting Minutes here.

The Generation Award

In addition to spouses, children, and grandchildren of OACETT members enrolled full-time in an engineering technology or applied science program at an Ontario college, part-time and post-graduate students within these groups are now also eligible to apply.

Applications reopen this winter. Members are encouraged to apply on behalf of their spouse, child, or grandchild.

Apply Here.

The deadline to apply is April 30, 2026.

Kallio Award

The Fletcher Foundation has established the Kallio Award, which annually awards two $400 bursaries to support OACETT student members in writing the Professional Practice Exam (PPE) while they are in college. The bursary covers the cost of registration, exam preparation and the writing of the exam itself. The applicants must be full-time students registered in an engineering or applied science technology program in an Ontario college and must be student members of OACETT.

The deadline to apply is April 30, 2026.

Apply Here

Kiani Award

The Kiani Award is an annual $1,000 bursary award created to support individuals from under-represented groups in engineering and applied science technology—such as Indigenous peoples, women, and persons with disabilities—who are pursuing full-time studies at an Ontario college. The award is intended for applicants with demonstrated financial need.

Apply Here (Eng)
Apply Here (Fr)

The deadline to apply is April 30, 2026.

OACETT Engineering Technology Award

Through its 25 for 25 campaign, the Fletcher Foundation has worked with the colleges to establish endowments that fund an annual $1,000 bursary at most institutions, called the OACETT Engineering Technology Award. 

Award recipients are selected by criteria established by each college, but the overarching is demonstrated financial need. These endowed bursaries also recognize academic achievement and support future promise in the technology profession. 

Have questions? Please email fletcherfoundation@oacett.org

Enhancing Educational Experience Grant

The Fletcher Foundation established the Enhancing Educational Experience grant in 2018, which is an annual grant of up to $20,000 available as direct matching funds to support innovative initiatives designed to enhance the educational experience for students in OACETT eligible programs in Ontario colleges.  Special consideration is given to programs designed to engage non-traditional audiences, such as women and Indigenous peoples. 

Applications are due the 17th of April every year for funds for the September of the same academic year. For more information, contact Alla Bondarenko at fletcherfoundation@oacett.org. 

Fundraising

The Fletcher Foundation Virtual Silent Auction is an annual event to help raise money to fund innovative programs for engineering technology students by bidding on auction items (event tickets, gift cards, OACETT swag baskets and more). 

Have questions? Email fletcherfoundation@oacett.org.

December 3 is Giving Tuesday, the largest generosity day of the year. A donation to the Fletcher Foundation triples the impact through the matching donation program, enhancing the educational initiatives and bursary programs we are dedicated to building for the next generation of engineering and applied science students at Ontario colleges.

The Fletcher Foundation Annual Community Cleanup is a neighbourhood cleanup program held in the spring that helps to keep public places in communities across Ontario cleaner and greener by collecting litter and recyclables, reducing the community’s carbon footprint. 

Local chapters of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) host cleanup events on neighbourhood streets, vacant lots or parking lots, or in parks, trails, play areas, or sporting venues in their region for a day or even weekly. 

With the support of sponsors, the more garbage collected, the more students in engineering technology and applied for science programs in Ontario colleges gain more opportunities to enhance their learning outcomes and secure more bursary funds. The campaign also raises awareness about the scale of litter in our communities and encourages people to change their behaviour. 

Interested in participating in the cleanup? Contact fletcherfoundation@oacett.org 

News & Announcements

A planned gift leaves a legacy of kindness 

One of the most profound ways to leave a lasting impact on the engineering technology and applied science profession is by providing a legacy gift to the Carole and George Fletcher Foundation.  

By planning a gift to the Foundation, you are ensuring the work George Fletcher began decades ago will continue through our programs and initiatives. 

Your commitment to protecting the public, supporting worthy students, enhancing student experiences, and broadening their access to engineering technology and applied science programs in Ontario will be honoured and sustained when you leave a legacy. 

Contact Fletcher Foundation president Cheryl Farrow at cfarrow@oacett.org to discuss your legacy gift. 

A small change can make a big impact, and that’s what the Fletcher Foundation’s new round-up donation feature will do.  

The Fletcher Foundation has launched a new round-up donation feature on OACETT’s Member Portal, which provides OACETT members with a convenient option to round up their annual dues’ renewal payment to the nearest ten dollars, giving a generous gift to the Foundation.  

Every dollar counts when you want to elevate the educational experiences of engineering technology and applied science students. With your support of this new initiative, we can build more funds to support academic projects and programs that advance the training and skillfulness of students. 

As an OACETT member, you can round up to the nearest ten dollars, donate another amount or choose not to donate when renewing your dues on OACETT’s Member Portal. We hope you choose to give to this important cause, as we know you care about the future of your profession.  

How to make a round-up donation on OACETT’s Member Portal  

  1. Go to OACETT’s Member Portal via the OACETT website and sign in. 
  2. Under the Membership Renewal section, click the ‘Pay My Dues Now’ button. You will land on Renewal Page – Step One. 
  3. On the Renewal Page – Step One default page, you will be asked, ‘Do you want to donate to the Fletcher Foundation’? You can choose either ‘Yes, I would like to Donate’ or ‘No, I would not like to Donate.’  
  4. If you select ‘Yes’ at the bottom of the Renewal Page, you will choose one of two options – ‘Fletcher Foundation Donation, rounding up to the nearest ten dollar’ or ‘Fletcher Foundation Donation, other amount.’  
  5. If you click on the round-up payment option, your payment will round up to the nearest ten dollars. For example, as a certified member, your renewal fee of $344.65 would round up to $350.00. After you click the round-up payment option, you must click on ‘Confirm and Continue’ to create the invoice.  
  6. If you click the second option of entering your donation amount, you will be prompted to put any dollar figure, big or small, in the payment tab. Then you click on ‘Confirm and Continue’ to generate the invoice.  

If you have any questions, please email fletcherfoundation@oacett.org.  

We thank you in advance for your support of the Fletcher Foundation. 

To read more about the Fletcher Foundation 2024-2025 Year in Review, click here.