2024 Annual Report-web FINAL

Volunteering and Community Involvement Creating an engaged and healthy community for residents, businesses, and visitors is a strategic priority for the City of Maple Ridge. In 2024 the City hosted and supported a number of community events, charities, and initiatives: Community Engagement • Provided funding to 20 block parties and 10 neighbourhood-led projects through Neighbourhood Small Grants funding • Survey participation increased 83% from 2023 • Presented the annual Food Garden Contest and received almost 30 entries • Fire Services hosted six Hot Summer Nights events • Hosted six major events for 150th anniversary • Social media following grew 24% since 2023 Volunteerism and Community Support • Employees donated $11,170 to the Maple Ridge Firefighters Charitable Society • Donated $2,469 to Muscular Dystrophy Canada by Fire Services staff volunteering to bag groceries at local stores and provided cooking services for the Walk/Roll Fundraiser • Raised $10,000 from golf tournament and volunteer car wash for the BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund • Donated $25,000 to the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation as part of a $100,000 four-year commitment for operating room equipment • Collected $10,462 in donations from Fire Services’ Boot Drive for Friends in Need food bank and Ridge Meadows Christmas Hamper • Volunteer-hosted fourth annual golf tournament and raised $23,000 for the BC Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund and Ridge Meadows Hospital • Ridge Meadows Crime Prevention Unit attended 44 community events with volunteers • Helped bake and deliver over 1,000 cookies to volunteers and hosted an event to launch Digital Volunteer Connector Form • Received over 550 submissions of the new online Volunteer Connector Form • Increased participation by over 10% in City-led volunteer programs

103 community festivals and neighbourhood events supported

+120% Recreation Services volunteer hours

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