Alkenbrack Family Creates a Fund to Support Causes Focusing on Poverty Alleviation with the Community Foundation for L&A
The Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington has received a generous donation from Shelley and Doug Alkenbrack to create the Alkenbrack Family Fund. This new fund will support causes working to alleviate poverty in L&A County.
“Our family has always felt that it is important to give back to our community,” said Doug. “I have been volunteering with Morningstar Mission for a number of years have seen firsthand that many families need a hand up with local community support.”
“With this donation, we hope to make a difference by contributing funds close to home and inspiring others to join us in supporting local causes through the Community Foundation,” said Shelley
“The Community Foundation has identified the environment, poverty reduction, and healthcare as high priority issues requiring support to meet local needs,” said Bob Baker, Executive Director of the Community Foundation. “We are grateful to Shelley and Doug for their generosity and leadership in creating our forty-third fund at the Foundation.”
The Alkenbrack family has a long history in the community. Doug was raised and educated in Napanee. He attended Prince Charles elementary school and NDSS. His father Douglas was a lumberman and later a Member of Parliament for the area and his mother, Nan taught elementary school in Napanee for 40 years. Doug chose a career in medicine and graduated from Queens medical school in 1970, returning to his hometown in 1972 to open a family medicine practice. He worked as a family physician for 50 years and served as a local coroner for 42 years. Doug retired in 2022. He and his wife Shelley were fortunate to have raised three children, Jennifer, Sarah, and Andrew and now are proud to be enjoying eight grandchildren.
The Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington is a registered charity with a mission to connect donors to the causes they are passionate about and exploring the needs of the community to better understand where support is most needed. The Foundation provides a never-ending resource for charitable causes in Lennox & Addington by building endowment funds that respond to the needs of our community today, tomorrow, and for future generations to come. Established in 1987, the Community Foundation solicits donations from individuals, businesses, and service organizations to fulfill our mission. Since its inception, the Foundation has distributed $1.8 million to charitable causes and student awards.
