The Community Foundation of Portage and District (CFPD) is a non-profit registered charity, formed in 1994 by a group of community minded citizens who saw the benefits of building a "community fund."
Our geographical area is primarily, but not exclusively, the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie which includes the following: City of Portage la Prairie, Southport, Newton, Oakville, Poplar Point, St. Ambroise, High Bluff, Delta, MacDonald, and First Nations – Long Plain, Dakota Plains and Dakota Tipi.
Local Dentist Donates $50,000
On December 19th the Foundation received a significant contribution of $50,000 from Dr. Eric Kristof, and his wife Lisa Kristof. The funding will support a new donor-advised fund.
Eric Kristof said he and Lisa want to see the new fund established to support children in the community.
"I was born and raised in Portage la Prairie and came back after school to work in Portage, so it is a very large part of my life," said Eric Kristof. "I felt that we would like to give back to the community -- it helped raise me and get me to where I am now."
The Kristofs have three young children of their own, so providing funding to support other children was meaningful to them. Kristof said the Community Foundation of Portage will help guide the couple in how the funds will be used to benefit the children in the community.
