Giving Back this Holiday Season

 
 
 
CLV Group prides itself of giving back to our communities throughout the entire year. During the holiday season, our charitable activities are in full swing! Each year, Head Office and site locations participate in a Week of Giving, with each day benefiting a different charity. Week of Giving Angel Tree – Monday December 11th Stars are placed on the tree at reception with names of children[...]

Getting into the Holiday Spirit

 
 
 
On Saturday, CLV Group participated in the Help Santa Toy Parade in Ottawa. The Help Santa Toy Parade is organized by the Ottawa Professional Fire Fighters’ Association. In its 48th year, the parade is run to help gather gifts and donations which are then distributed to children within the community that are less fortunate. This year, floats lined up in front of City Hall and walked down Bank S[...]

HOPE Volleyball 2016 Served Up a Great Time!

 
 
 
On July 16th, CLV Group and LIV Apartments participated in HOPE Volleyball Summerfest and we had an amazing time! HOPE (Helping Other People Everywhere) helps to raise funds for Ottawa based charities. In the 34 years that HOPE has been running, over $3.5 million dollars has been donated to more than 110 charities in Ottawa. You can learn more about HOPE Volleyball Summerfest here. We were so g[...]

CLV Group's 2nd Annual "Clean up the Capital"!

 
 
 
We came, we saw, and we helped clean up the capital! This Earth Day, our ‪CLV Group team in Ottawa helped clean up the community by scouring the playgrounds, wading pool, skate park and more at McNabb Park near our LIV Apartments property. A big thank you to all who participated!!

Helping Those Who Help Others – CLV Gives to Habitat for Humanity!

 
 
 
Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has been mobilizing volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting home-ownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty. To this date, Habitat for Humanity Canada has served over 2,700 families nationwide, and has improved the conditions of over 1 million shelters internationally. CLV Group was proud to name Habitat for Huma[...]

Week of Giving - Day 2! Site-wide Food Drives and Ottawa's Fill-A-Fiat Challenge!

 
 
 
For the second day of our annual charity tradition, we held food drives site-wide across Ontario and Quebec, and we had an amazing response from all our residents and staff! Thanks to everyone for taking the time to organize their respective food drives, making sure the donations were safely stored and got to the families that need them most! And to all our residents, thank you for your donations [...]

CLV Group's Annual Week of Giving was a HUGE Success! Day 1 - YSB Angel Tree

 
 
 
Each year CLV Group staff participate in a week's worth of charity events before the holidays. We've named our annual charity efforts CLV Group's Week of Giving, and it was a HUGE success! We'll be highlighting it here on our blog so every one of our residents can participate in our holiday initiatives. For the first day of our annual charity tradition, we decorated our head office Christmas tr[...]

CLV Group Wins Best Team Spirit at JDRF Ride for the Cure!

 
 
 
A big thank you to everyone who attended and donated to our CLV Group office barbecues all summer long!  Thanks to you, we were able to raise $2,500 for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)! Our fantastic cycling team, The CLV Cycle-Ops (in 80's workout fashion), took to the stationary bike yesterday morning.  They represented in true CLV Group style and won the “Best Team Spirit” Award[...]

LIV and Autism Speaks Battle the Obstacles at this Year’s BADASS Dash!

 
 
 
This past weekend our LIV Apartments crew set up shop at the BADASS Dash in Ottawa, Ontario. BADASS Dash benefits Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to funding global research into the cure for autism, as well as raising public awareness and bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder. This year's event was a huge success and in total raised over $73,000! The 7km[...]

CLV and LIV Serve Up at HOPE Volleyball Summerfest

 
 
CLV Group at HOPE Volleyball
 
Our CLV Group and LIV Apartments teams were at this year’s HOPE Volleyball Summerfest in Ottawa, and had a BLAST competing and raising money for 6 different charities! We had our very own LIV team in the games, two tents and LOTS of giant Jenga tournaments and free swag that were given away all weekend long! We also had a staff’s family member showcase their talent at the festival! The [...]