Announcement for the Fourth Annual In-Country Service Project in Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic

The Wallace F. Toronto Foundation will hold its fourth annual in-country service project on September 3rd and 4th, 2010 in Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic. The Toronto Foundation, its volunteers, and supporters are excited about the prospect of service in this wonderful city. Mark your calendars and make plans to join the Foundation for this exciting service event.We hope you can attend...be sure to RSVP on Facebook!

Completion of Third Annual In-Country Service Project in Kosice, Slovakia

The Wallace F. Toronto Foundation held its third annual in-country service project the third weekend in September 2009, in Kosice, Slovakia. Having worked in Kosice in 2006, the Toronto Foundation, its volunteers and supporters were excited about their return to the great city of Kosice. Click here for more information and photos.

Completion of Second Annual In-Country Service Project in Malejovice, Czech Republic

The Wallace F. Toronto Foundation is pleased to announce the successful completion of its second annual Czech and Slovak Republic Service Project. This project provided physical & financial assistance to the Klicek foundation in Malejovice, Czech Republic. For more information, click here!

2009 Family Event

The 2009 Toronto Foundation Family Event was held lakefront at the Stansbury Park, UT Clubhouse. Click here for more information and photos.

2008 Family Event

The Wallace F. Toronto's 2008 Family Event was held on June 28, 2008 at Lone Peak Park in Sandy, Utah. For more information and photos click here!

Toronto Foundation's past Support and Partnership with the Nová škola Foundation in Prague

The Wallace F. Toronto Foundation supported and partnered with the Nová škola (New School) Foundation based in Prague, Czech Republic. In addition to its support of the Rozlety after-school mentoring program, the foundation made a substantial contribution in December 2007 of textbooks and other reference materials to be used by Nová škola’s students.

Nová škola provides underprivileged children from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds the additional academic support and encouragement to succeed academically. Most Nová škola students are from the minority Romany community among whom illiteracy and drop-out rates are substantially higher than average in the Czech Republic.

Completion of First Annual In-Country Service Project in Ostrava, Czech Republic

The Wallace F. Toronto Foundation is pleased to announce the successful completion of its first annual Czech and Slovak Republic Service Project. The inaugural project prepared the St. Luke Hospice in Ostrava for its grand opening. For more information, click here!

Toronto Foundation Donation to Czech and Slovak Mission Fund

The Wallace F. Toronto Foundation is pleased to have contributed to the Czech and Slovak Mission Fund. The fund helps sponsor and pay for LDS missionaries serving from the Czech and Slovak Republics. The foundation supports these missionaries and their noble efforts.

Slovakian Registration

In cooperation with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Wallace F. Toronto Foundation provided substantial administrative and financial support to the Church's effort to gain official recognition in Slovakia. Nearly 30 returned missionaries volunteered through the foundation to travel to Slovakia and volunteer in support of the project. The foundation also raised nearly $20,000 in support of the effort. For more information, click here!

Slovak Genealogical Society

In cooperation with the Slovakian Genealogical Society and the Slovakian National Library, the Wallace F. Toronto Foundation helped publish a handbook on family history resources. The book contains a chapter on the LDS Church's family history program and Slovakian resources authored by Jonathon Tichy. A second (expanded) edition was published in 2007. For more information, click here!

Toronto Foundation Partners with Nová Škola o.p.s.

In cooperation with the Nová škola (New School) Foundation, the Wallace F. Toronto Foundation is proud to be the primary sponsor of an exciting new after-school mentoring and educational program in the Czech Republic called Rozlety (Taking off!)

The Rozlety program gives underprivileged children from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds the little extra support and encouragement that they need to be able to succeed academically. The primary focus of the Rozlety program is to tutor and prepare disadvantaged middle-school aged students for their high school entrance exams and then to help them thrive in the high school environment. Most of the Rozlety participants are from the minority Romany community among whom illiteracy and drop-out rates are substantially higher than the average in the Czech Republic.

The pilot program, underway in Prague since January 2006, is expected to last 24 months. As part of the Rozlety program, the Wallace F. Toronto Foundation has also funded a supervised after-school club in downtown Prague where Rozlety students can come for help with their homework, tutoring, mentoring, and to socialize with other children their age. The club is also a safe place for students to gather who might otherwise be out on the streets or home alone after school.

For more information about Nová škola and the sponsorship efforts of the Wallace F. Toronto Foundation click here!

Beluša Project Completed

The Wallace F. Toronto Foundation is pleased to announce the completion of the foundation's first project in the city of Beluša, Slovakia. For more information and photos click here!

2005 Family Event

The Wallace F. Toronto's first family event was held on August 7, 2005 at Lone Peak Park in Sandy, Utah. For more information and photos click here!