2021 Beneficiaries

Swirl and Twirl will is pleased to announce our 2021 selected beneficiaries.

To date, Swirl and Twirl has given over $145,000 to local LGBT run and/or supporting charities.


  • BRAS Outaouais

    Le BRAS Outaouais – Prévention et intervention en VIH et consommation sécuritaire – est un organisme communautaire à but non-lucratif qui existe depuis 1990. Il a comme mission d’élaborer et de promouvoir des actions communautaires visant l’amélioration de la qualité de vie de la population de l’Outaouais par rapport au VIH/sida.

    This is the first year that BRAS Outaouais has been selected as a Swirl and Twirl beneficiary.


  • Hygge Homesharing

    Founded locally in late 2018 by a local queer social sciences student, the volunteer-led Hygge Homesharing exists to decrease loneliness by making compatible roommate matches between a Homeowner and Homesharer.

    This is the first year that Hygge Homesharing has been selected as a Swirl and Twirl beneficiary.


  • Ten Oaks Project

    The Ten Oaks Project is a charitable, volunteer-driven organization that engages and connects children and youth from 2SLGBTQ+ (two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer) identities, families, and communities.

    Based in Ottawa, the Ten Oaks Project was founded in 2004 and continues to offer a variety of essential programming each year.

  • Presenting Sponsor