Thank you to everyone who has very generously contributed to CAFES year-end fundraising. We are doing great! There are only a few days left in 2025, and we’re reaching out with the invitation to support CAFES’ work in the year ahead — and to help us reach our NEW $20,000 fundraising goal by December 31st. We are thrilled that we can now match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000!

This year, your support helped CAFES accomplish so much:

• Delegations and public advocacy that contributed to the release of Ottawa’s first GHG inventory report in four years
  
• Strong submissions on zoning, tree protections, and climate resiliency
  
• Dozens of community workshops, tree events, Climate Fresk sessions, neighbourhood climate dialogues, and public education forums
  
• Continued leadership within the People’s Official Plan network
  
• Monthly climate news on CKCU 93.1FM and expanded community climate communications
  
• Stronger collaboration across Ottawa’s neighbourhoods through our caucuses and member organizations

In 2026 — a municipal election year — CAFES will:

• Support nonpartisan public education and election engagement
  
• Host community events, forums, and neighbourhood climate sessions
  
• Expand Trees & Greenspace initiatives and community-driven climate programming
  
• Strengthen climate literacy workshops on heat pumps, resiliency, invasive species, and more
  
• Continue responding to key municipal climate discussions, ensuring residents stay informed and can take action
  
• Sustain our staff team so this work remains consistent, reliable, and effective
  

If you haven’t yet made a 2025 gift — or if you’d like to make an additional one — your support now will give CAFES a strong start heading into this important year.

Thank you for your care for this city, and for everything we’ve accomplished together in 2025.

Warmest wishes,

Your CAFES Team - Angela, Erica, Emma and Mitzi