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December 17, 2005
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BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate. Regardless of ethnicity, income or age, women need support to deal with it. What’s Age Got To Do With It? offers a crisis line, shelter, safe home, counsellors and support groups on education, assertiveness and boundaries...
December 17, 2005
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Enterprising Non-Profits Starting a business with an ulterior motive of helping the community can be a challenge. Enterprising Non-Profits aims to make it easier by helping social enterprises develop business skills, including business planning. Starworks is one of the organizations they helped...
December 17, 2005
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Emma's Daycare High school education is the foundation for adult life. Emma’s Daycare, provided on-site at Sir Charles Tupper School, helps make it easier for teenage mothers to finish their education. At the same time, their children get quality early learning experiences that make a difference...
December 17, 2005
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Business Objects When it comes to corporate philanthropy, the employees drive the giving at Business Objects, an SAP company. “Old” corporate philanthropy is the CEO writing a check. “New” corporate philanthropy is bringing your employees to the table, enabling them to make a difference. Business...
December 17, 2005
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Pacific Parklands Foundation They call them the crazy boggers. In 1999, a group of volunteers with the Pacific Parklands Foundation set about restoring the Camosun Bog on the fringes of Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver. Six years later it is a perfect bog habitat. Many similar projects are in the...
December 17, 2005
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The South Granville Seniors Centre is a gathering place, a place to connect and find companionship. The Centre promotes healthy and independent lifestyles with activities from bridge to yoga, day trips and more. They also serve meals a few times a week. They use an endowment fund at Vancouver...
December 17, 2005
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Allan Brooks Nature Centre Not only does the Allan Brooks Nature Centre have amazing views and stunning wildlife but there is also a large “city” of yellow-bellied marmots outside. Named after the renowned bird painter Allan Brooks, the Centre displays exhibits on the four ecosystems of the North...
December 17, 2005
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Abbotsford Community Services It’s never too early for kids to start enjoying reading and learning. ABC-123 is a pre-school program that focuses on literacy. With all of the play of a typical pre-school, they take every opportunity to enhance literacy skills. The Program, which runs in five...
December 17, 2005
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Since 1975, VanDusen Botanical Garden has been educating the public about the importance of biodiversity, right in the heart of Vancouver. A former golf course saved from development by concerned residents, the garden is now home to 7,500 different kinds of plants from six continents. A historian...
December 14, 2005
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Vancouver Academy of Music The Academy is more than just a school of music. It’s a community where students can grow as musicians. They offer classical classes for all levels from three-year olds learning the Suzuki method to aspiring professional musicians. Their mission is to provide a high...
December 14, 2005
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Surrey Museum Surrey Museum has been busy collecting artifacts, and building an audience. When they amassed almost 100,000 artifacts and archival documents, they decided it was time for a new home. Thanks to Vancouver Foundation, they were able to build a glassy, 24,000 square foot museum, which is...
December 14, 2005
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MN8 Sound One youth says the MN8 Sound Program was the best thing that ever happened to him. That is the power of music. Therapist Avrum Nadigel created the program hoping that music would help youth age 12 to 18 tap into their creative energy and stay in school. MN8 Sound, along with the Boys and...
December 14, 2005
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Kiwassa Neighbourhood House runs an art therapy program for pre-teens in East Vancouver. Issues like self-esteem, identity and bullying can pose challenges for kids. Kiwassa encourages them to work it out through art. They offer individual and group therapy programs, thanks to funding from...
December 14, 2005
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Ballet Kelowna Words cannot convey the beauty of this movement. Tour jeté en l’air, panché arabesque, into lift. Retiré into fouetté pirouette, finish with lift, arms en haut. They do it again… and again… and again… and again… Tiffany Bilodeau and Rocky Gagne – two dancers with Ballet Kelowna –...
December 14, 2005
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Vancouver Humane Society Leslie Fox, from the Vancouver Humane Society teaches youth to think critically about how their food choices affect the environment. Typically people see animal rights as separate from environmental and human rights issues. “This is a great opportunity to take animal issues...
December 14, 2005
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Richmond Homeless Cats It’s Club Med for cats – the largest cat shelter in North America. All they want is love, says one volunteer. And they get it here in Richmond on six acres of suburban farmland with indoor and outdoor areas. This cat sanctuary, operated by the Richmond Animal Protection...
December 14, 2005
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Pesticide poisonings, car accidents, fighting, shootings: the world can be fraught with hazards for birds of prey. OWL Rehabilitation Society in Delta cares for eagles, owls, hawks and falcons as they recover from their injuries. They also provide fascinating educational opportunities on-site and...
November 17, 2005
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Access to health care can be difficult in remote, rural areas. But thanks to technology, patients can avoid a trip to larger cities and still get help, counselling and answers to their questions about their illness. “I think the service they offer is just as adequate as if we were to sit in the...