As a charitable organization, Lighthouse Festival is committed to making sure current and future generations have access to the finest live theatre. Enriching our communities by offering important shared experiences for you, our audiences, and for our artists both professional and amateur.
We rely on the generosity of our donors like you to help bridge the gap between ticket sales and operational expenses. While ticket sales and government grants meet 82% of our operating budget, we need to raise over $550,000 each year so we can continue to present the best in Canadian Theatre.
The Power of Theatre
Spotlight on new Canadian stories
Lighthouse Festival has developed more than 40 new plays and continues to provide a spotlight for Canadian playwrights to share their stories. Working directly with the playwrights, Artistic Director Derek Ritschel, helps nurture that idea and move it forward from words on paper, to actors on a stage. Commissions and Development Funding allows playwrights the dedicated time to write, funds for consultants and advisors, and access to workshops where they can see their characters come to life through actors.
For the love of theatre
Our number one goal is to ensure that from the moment you walk through our lobby doors, you feel like family. Raising the bar each season for the 65,000 people who come to enjoy live theatre in Port Dover and Port Colborne.
Where dreams begin
Passion for live theatre has no age limits. Members of the Young Company and Community Show discover far more about themselves than their ability to act. Collaboration, team building, confidence – all in a safe space filled with positivity, encouragement and inclusion. Being a part of something not just good, but great. The quality of the show is high and the experience is outstanding.
Ways to Give
Credit Card
Make a donation with your credit card Online, in person or over the phone – Make A Donation
Cash or Cheque
We love to see you! Stop by one of our Box Offices – Contact Us
Securities Giving
Make a gift of stock or registered securities. This giving option offers significant tax benefits over selling your stock and donating the proceeds. To download the Lighthouse Securities giving form click HERE. To Find out more about the benefits of Securities Giving click HERE.
Monthly Giving
By joining our monthly giving program regular donation is easy. Using your credit card, an automatic donation scheduled is set up with the donation amount of your choosing. We then send your tax return for the whole year in time for filing. Click HERE to obtain a monthly giving form you can print, fill out, and return or pick one up from our box office anytime.
Legacy Giving
Your planned gift ensures the longevity and growth of Lighthouse Festival Theatre for years to come. Your gift supports the work of our artists, playwrights, designers, technicians, painters and builders. It funds the tools, equipment and technology they require to excel in their roles. It provides us an opportunity to plan for the future.
Reach out to Development Officer Lynda Henriksen today at 226-290-0075 or at lynda@lighthousetheatre.com for more information, guidance, or to discuss your goals or intentions for giving.
Registered Charity # 103328563 RR 0001
Thank You to Our Donors
Your support helps Lighthouse Festival continue to bring artistic excellence to our stages. Thank you to our current and long-time donors at the Partner level and above:
A & B Tchegus & M & J Varao
Aimee Rixmann
Al Duncan
Alan Czerkaszyn
Allan & Loretta Wilkins
Alvin Enns
Anita Pilon-Wilhelmson
Ann and John Meuris
Ann Duwyn
Anne Cavanagh
Anne H Davidson
Audrey Gates
Barbara Davis
Barbara Smith
Barbara Swan
Bernadette Mickle
Bettylou Graydon
Bill Forbes
Bill Kent
Bob & Fay Owen
Bob Cloyd King
Bonnie & Gord Wilson
Bonnie and Steve Leistner
Bonnie Ella Shieck
Brenda Zynomirski
Brent Babcock
Brian and Jo Ann Gibson
Brian Beagle
Brian James
Bruce & Debbie Armstrong
Bruce & Nadine Howard
Cameron & Janet McKenzie
Carm & Dawn Bommarito
carma saracuse
Carol & John Baranowski
Carol Holmes
Carol Neil
Carol Pearce
Carole and Dennis Kazmir
Carole Mazur
Carolyn Burrage
Carolyn Miehle
Carolyn Nordheimer & Brian James
Cathy Harrop
Charlene & Stephen Hawkins
Cheryl Elliott
Cheryl MacMillan
Chris & Diane Ayliffe
Chris and Elana Rait
Christina Smits in Memory of Gary Baker
Christine & John Booth
Christine Haymes
Cindee Torok
Clara Simpson
Clarence Sutor
Colin and Pat Hay
Colleen and Dennis Atkinson
Colleen Flowers
Curt Campbell
D. Barber & C. Morin
Dale & Fred Collins
Daniele Guillaume
David & Jenny Ramer
David John Rawlings
David Quinton
Deanna Schaus
Debbie & Yves Dumais
Debbie Macko
Deborah Lee Marton
Deborah Lewis
Dennis & Deborah Souder
Derek & Edna Laming
Diane Holmes
Dianne & Ralph Fleming
Dick & Anne Riman
Dolores Mishell
Don & Lorraine Harvey
Don & MargTomlinson
Don Ferguson
Donna & Carl Fearn
Donna Cooper
Donna Johnston
Doug & Arleen Downs
Doug & Shirley Brown
Doug and Carole Hindman
Doug Haskett
Doug Reilly
Doug Stuive
ED & Ann Griffin
Ed & Ann Griffin
Elaine Rossi
Elizabeth Eadie
Elizabeth Ostrosser
Elizabeth Wightman
Eric & Lisa Slofstra
Erwin Taylor Charitable Foundation
Eugena Gunn
Eva Tlusty
Frances Daley-Wanat
Frank & Sandra Strauss
Fred Eason
Gail Holmes
Gale Lemery
Garry & Rachelle Witham
Gary Logan
Gary Paret & Trish paret
Gaylia Edwards
George & Joan Jacquemain
George and Cindi Talbot
Gerry Benson
Gerry Fuchs
GHT
Glenn & Pat Gale
Gordon & Shirley Mason
Grace Main
Graham McCallum
Hammie Schilstra
Heather & Brian Reichheld
Heather Heather Gillespie
Heather Pond
Helen V. Leishman
Helen Wagenaar & Keith Jones
Helma Geyer
Hugh M. Russell
I & G Newton
In memory of Joyce Reeves from Sue Johnson
In Memory of Tessa Barlow Riley
Ingrid Larking
Irma Purchase
Jack & Marilyn Shaw
Jackie Kleniewski
Jady Klyve
Jake Ireland & Debbie Moffat
James & Valerie Milostan
James Cowie
James Mckenna
Jane & Adam Harmes
Jane Boyce
Jane Davidson
Jane Eadinger
Jane Penteliuk
Janet Duff
Janet Joly
Janet Poss
Janice & Barry Ketchen
Janice Jenter
Janis & Joe Landreville
Jayne & JJ Knott
JC Lee
Jean Lentz
Jeanine Hughes
Jeannie Hrycenko
Jerry & Joanne Berlette
Jessie Osborne
Jim & Marjorie Dawson
Jim & Verna Craig
Jim Schott
Joan & Don Daley
Joan Mitchell
Joan Shirlow
Joanne Bobiak
John & Karen D’Alessio
John Elbert Toldnes
John Nyholt
Joseph Palumbo
Joycelyn Deonarine
Judy & Ken Lee
Judy Mayer
Judy Moore & the late Delos Moore
Karen & Eric Marsh
Karen and Richard Lucas
Karen Lynn Stovell
Karen Pettit
Karl Eliason
Kate and Nick Head
Kathleen & Bruce Armstrong
Kathy & Ron Kiehl
Kathy & Ted Faulknor
Kathy Sanford
Ken & Betty Anne Nuttall
Ken & Lynn Shaw
Ken & Nenagh Craik
Kevin & Karen Dore
Kim Gernhaelder
Larry & June Campbell
Larry & Kathy Jull
Laura Ritchie
Laurie Slugoski
Lee & Bonnie Huber
Leslie Jarrett
Licinia Mesquita
Linda & John Brzozowski
Linda Collacott
Linda Mattice
Linda Stubbs
Lisa and Tom Leitch
Lisa Shebib and Maggie Norton
Lois and Don Fretz
Loretta & Bart Jankowski
Lorrie Murdy
Lucia Labenski
Lyn Royce
Lynda Otterman
Lynne Matschke
M. Almas & R. Young
Margaret & Doug Sellar
Margaret Barron
Margaret Jarvis
Margaret Murray
Marianne Helgers
Marie Braund
Marilyn & Bob Graham
Marilyn Cross
Marilyn Minard
Marilynn Bobyk
Marlene & Brian Murphy
Marlene & Dave Thompson
Marlene Burnett
Marsha Bristol
Mary Jane Fletcher
Mary Kearns
Maureen Button & Lloyd Nelson
Maureen Kudelka
Maureen Walker
Michael & Lorie Sinnaeve
Michael & Margaret Rice
Michele Woolley
Mickey Mayne
Minneta Swain
Mr. and Mrs. Graham
Mrs. Linda M. Miller
Mrs. Suzanne Melanson
Murray & Janet Green
Nancy Jenkins
Nancy Kovacs
Nancy Ross
Nicole Campbell
Pamela Shelton
Pat and Jim Wilkins
Pat Forster
Patricia Musson
Patricia Rickard
Patrick Mercuri and Jane Peer
Paul & Cheryl Coholan
Paul & Rhonda Babcock
Paula Smith
Pauline & Frank Phillips
Pauline Miller
Pauline Robertson
Penny and Neal Gayton
Peter & Mary-Jayne Muise
Peter John Cooling
Port Dover Foundation
Probus Club of Simcoe and District
R Susan MacIntyre
Reich-Rohrwig Family
Reise Family Foundation
Rita and Fred Predon
Robert & Arleen Gibson
Robert & Gail Chapman
Robert and Anne Henderson
Robert More
Robin Harvey – need to verify
Ron & Helen James
Ron and Cathy Maracle
Ron Cripps
Ronald Smith
Rose Mastracci
Ross and Donna Tuck
Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise
Sandra L. Sheppard
Sandy Fraser
Sandy Lee
Scott and in memory of Scottie
Sharon Kreller
Sheri Kerby
Sherry & Wayne Roberts
Sherry Thodt
Shirley Drew
Shirley Pudwill
Stan Lasanowski
Stephen Firth
Steven Badger
Sue Johnson
Susan & David Cornish
Susan & George Davidson
Susan Huizinga
Susan Malecki
Susan McIntyre
Susan O’Neil
Susana Nagy
Suzanne MacPherson
Sylvia & Doug Manning
Sylvia & Jim Reiser
T Jones & J Richmond
Teddy B Mitchell-Adlam
Teresa and William Green
THE ESTATE OF JOHN DOUGLAS HAGEN
The Quigg Family
The Village Gals
Theano Tice
Theresa Farmer
Tina & Mike Clancy
Tom Moffatt
Trish Jefferson
Ursula & Vic Collins
Valerie White
Velda Vasilaros
Viktoria Renaud
Viola and Donald Malpass
Vivien Johnson
Wayne & Mandy Mawhiney
Wendy & Gary Cooper
Wendy Boardman
William & Susan Dell
William & Wendy Coward
William and Mary Houston
William Smith
Yvonne (Bonnie) Schneider
Yvonne & David Paul
Yvonne Cegelnik