In many ways, the focus of Grebel’s residence program is about building the skills it takes to be good neighbours.
When we gather at round tables for our weekly Community Suppers to eat together, we are practicing neighbourliness. When students take turns cleaning the student lounge spaces, they are practicing neighbourliness. When students direct some of their hard-earned tuition money to support refugee students to live at Grebel through the WUSC program, they expand their understanding of being a good neighbour.
It is always gratifying to hear from students who move off campus about the ways they continue to use the neighbourly skills they built at Grebel years or even decades after their time here.
- Jessie Reesor Rempel, Director of Student Services
Your donation impact for 2024-2025
Support Student Services
Your support for the Grebel Fund will make it possible to:
- Provide leadership development to over 100 students in leadership positions
- Offer resources for service learning trips during reading week
- Fund our chapel program
- Give scholarship awards
- Offer quality academic programs
- Reach our departmental goal of $7,500
“Living at Grebel has taught me that being a neighbour means more than just living beside someone. It means caring, listening, and helping one another. Here, everyone looks out for each other, and that spirit of kindness really changed how I see community. From the first day, Grebel felt like home.” - Arafat Abdi
This year's goal is $380,000
Your donation helps fund memorable experiences and opportunities for Grebel students.
Donate Online
Donate online using a Credit Card through the University of Waterloo Donation page.
- Simply select the fund at Grebel you wish to support and fill in your details.
- Your receipt for online donations will come from the University of Waterloo.
Questions?
To learn more about how your gift to Student Services will impact Grebel students, contact Chris Brnjas, Director of Development.
519-885-0220 x24381
Donors directly impact student experience.
Donations to the Grebel Fund are critical for our mission. Each year, your gifts help to fund portions of our programs that are not covered by tuition fees and grants. These extras make Grebel a special place to so many people. Last year, Grebel distributed more than $500,000 in awards and bursaries directly to students.
Strong leaders create a thriving community at Grebel.
“Being part of the Grebel community helped shape my perspectives as a student, but also as an individual,” said Tom Iagovet, who has received several awards and scholarships for his outstanding contribution to the community.
“Receiving scholarship awards has been the key factor that allowed me to remain so close to the Grebel community since I started university,” said Tom. “Being recognized for engagement in Grebel’s community and for academic achievement means a lot to me on a personal level. It motivates me to keep up my diligence and hard work in my classes, and to do more for the people around me."