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For the week ending October 15, 2000
BC Sally Ann launches first ever capital
campaign
The Salvation Army in British Columbia is
launching its first-ever capital campaign next week. "Circle of Caring"
is part of a $70 million program to expand and upgrade Salvation Army
facilities. The new program identifies 11 capital projects which will be
developed across the Lower Mainland. "We are delighted with the way
corporations, foundations and individuals are responding to the
campaign," says Thomas Skidmore, chairman of campaign. The
Salvation Army is the largest non-government social services
organization in British Columbia.
Call for papers: Canadian Women's Studies
Association
The Canadian Women's Studies
Association has issued a call for papers for their upcoming 2001
conference, to be held May 25-27, 2001, in Quebec City. The theme of the
conference is "Computer Technologies: Technologies of Gender" and
participants will examine the impact of cyberculture on gender issues.
Organizers are now accepting proposals for papers to be presented at the
conference. All submissions must include a 300-word abstract or
description of your presentation and a completed paper proposal form by
November 1, 2000. For more information about the conference or the call
for papers, visit: www.brocku.ca/cwsa_acef.
Halloween designated UNICEF Day
The
federal government marked UNICEF's annual Halloween penny
collection campaign last week by designating October 31st as National
UNICEF Day. Since 1955, the organization has encouraged children to
carry orange boxes around with them while trick-or-treating to collect
spare change for its overseas aid efforts. Last year, UNICEF Canada
brought in $3.1 million for programs in more than 160 countries. Close
to two million children across Canada participate annually in the
campaign, mostly through elementary schools. For more information,
visit: http://www.unicef.ca/.
Fast Fact:How
important are charities to Canadians?
- Virtually everyone (90% of respondents) agrees that charities are
becoming increasingly important to many Canadians.
- Most (79%) believe that charitable organizations understand the
needs of the average Canadian better than government.
- A majority (69%) thinks that charities do a better job than
government in meeting the needs of the average Canadian.
- Most (84%) think that the services provided by charitable
organizations should not be a substitute for those services government
can provide.
For more information about this new survey, read
this week's Cover
Story. -- "Talking About Charities: Canadians' Opinions on
Charities and Issues Affecting Charities", The Muttart Foundation
New charity tips its hat to chemo patients in
Ontario
If you have a spare hat or two tucked in your
front closet, a new charity based in Shakespeare, Ontario wants to hear
from you. Hats Off to Chemo collects and distributes hats to
people who are going through chemo and radiation therapy. So far,
supporters have given nearly 8,000 caps. Organizers have just started a
new program so that donors can drop off hats at Sears locations
across the province. The charity hopes to distribute 20,000 hats across
Ontario in 2000 and expand across the country to give 50,000 hats next
year. For more information, visit http://www.hatsoff-to-chemo.org/
$1M gift gives SAIT its biggest individual donation
ever
The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
(SAIT) announced its biggest-ever single donation from an individual
last week -- a $1 million gift from retired alumnus Clayton
Carroll. Carroll co-founded Pioneer Paving Ltd., which
constructed many of Calgary's major roads in the 1950s. The donation
will fund the Clayton Carroll Automotive Centre, a new automotive
building for the Calgary-based college. Find more about SAIT at http://www.sait.ab.ca/.
Big gift helps launch new WWF conservation
program
Last week, World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF)
also announced its largest single gift ever --- a $2 million
contribution from the family of the late Nelson M. Davis. The
gift is in support of WWF's new five-year conservation program, which
aims to create a network of marine protected areas; safeguard Arctic
wildlife and habitats; and protect wildlife and wild places in all parts
of the country. For more info, visit http://www.wwf.ca/.
Women's March calls for solidarity and
action
Women from across the country plan to rally in
Ottawa this weekend to demand greater action by governments on poverty
and violence against women. The march is part of the wider World
March of Women in the Year 2000, a global women's solidarity event
that will take place in New York on October 17th. The Canadian Women's
March Committee (CWMC), which is planning the mass demonstration in
Ottawa on October 15th, includes 24 national organizations. For more
information, visit http://www.canada.marchofwomen.org/
or e-mail march@web.ca.
Royal Bank Foundation gives $1M to children's
hospital
The new Children's Hospital of Western
Ontario will have a Child and Family Resource Centre, thanks to a $1
million donation from the Royal Bank Financial Group Foundation.
The gift, announced last week, is part of a $15 million public campaign
for the new hospital. The new resource centre will include books,
videos, a learning lab and a medical web site to help parents make
better-informed decisions about children's health issues.
Tour de Rock brings in $500,000
A dozen
police officers from Greater Victoria completed a two-week bike ride
around Vancouver Island last weekend, raising $500,000 to help children
with diagnosed with cancer. Part of the broader "Cops For Cancer"
program, the third annual Tour de Rock campaign took riders
through 12 communities around the island and hooked up with several
local events at each stop. For more details about the tour and other
events planned, visit: copsforcancer.com.
