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2011 RBC Blue Water Project Leadership Grants announced

Sep 30, 2011

“Since we launched the RBC Blue Water Project in 2007, we have now provided funding to over 450 organizations around the world that care about protecting and preserving water,” said Gordon M. Nixon, president and CEO, RBC. “I congratulate this newest group of grant recipients. Their work is critical to the protection of the world’s valuable water resources, and we are proud to support them in their efforts.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

Ebay-Mondetta Auctioning Jets Tickets to Regular Season Opening and Closing Games! Proceeds go to The Mondetta Charity Foundation’s initiatives in East Africa!

Sep 27, 2011

Between watching the Jets hit home ice for the first time in 15 years and watching them play their last pre-playoff game after what is sure to be an incredible and emotional season, the winner of this auction will know they have taken part in two momentous historical events in addition to supporting a worthy cause to provide assistance to the children who need it most. [Click on Logo to learn more]

Winnipeg Teen Earns $36,000 CIBC Youthvision Scholarship

Sep 26, 2011

“I’m going to make my mom proud and reach for my dream of becoming a lawyer,” said Sabrie Sabrie, 16, a student at Daniel McIntyre Collegiate. With this scholarship I will be able to focus on my studies rather than working to earn money for school.” [Click on Logo to learn more]

Impact Day 2011: How Deloitte Gives Back To the Community

Sep 23, 2011

This will be our firm’s seventh straight year participating in Impact Day activities. So far, we’ve established an enviable record of accomplishments in Deloitte Canada: 30,539 Deloitte people have participated in Impact Day activities; 1,446 organizations have received support from Deloitte; and 2,456 projects have been completed. [Click on Pic to learn more]

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Celebrates Planting 28,000 Trees during TD Tree Days Events across Canada

Sep 22, 2011

“We are thrilled to have so many passionate volunteers join the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, to plant the roots of forest stewardship in communities across Canada, as well as in the U.S. and U.K.,” said Mary Desjardins, Executive Director, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. “Trees provide important economic, recreational and ecological benefits to cities, from removing carbon dioxide to buffering noise. What better way to celebrate the Year of the Forest and Canada’s First National Tree Day than by recognizing the important role trees play in our environment?” [Click on Pic to learn more]

CN donates C$37,500 to Red Cross to Support Humanitarian Relief Efforts in Flood Damaged Manitoba

Sep 21, 2011

Claude Mongeau, president and chief executive officer of CN, said: “The devastating impact of the Manitoba flood was a shock for us all. CN is glad to be able to help the Red Cross address some of the immense human suffering caused by this disaster.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

Cargill Hands Over Water Treatment Plant in Support of 26th South East Asian Games 2011

Sep 20, 2011

Funded and built by Cargill at a cost of about US$1 million, the plant will process and sterilize water by way of reverse osmosis before sending it via pipes to the athletes staying at the SEA Games village in Jakabaring, Palembang. The plant is able to generate and supply more than 2,000 cubic meters of World Health Organization-compliant potable water per day to the SEA Games athletes. [Click on Pic to learn more]

Grade 10 Ontario Teen Earns $36,000 CIBC Youthvision Scholarship

Sep 19, 2011

Early intervention in Grade 10 makes this scholarship program unique in Canada. CIBC YouthvisionTM targets high-potential young people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to pursue a university or college education. To be eligible Grade 10 students must be enrolled in a mentoring program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada or the YMCA. [Click on Logo to learn more]

Students Invited To Get Artistically Green For Chance to Win a $7,500 Environmental Grant for Their School: TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and Earth Day® Canada Launch Student Art Contest

Sep 19, 2011

In addition to bragging rights and having their artwork seen by Canadians across the country, the winning student will receive a $7,500 environmental grant towards the development of an outdoor classroom or a schoolyard naturalization project, as well as a digital camera, valued at approximately $250, and a litterless lunchbox for each student in their class. [Click on Pic to learn more]

Calling Canada’s future leaders: TD Scholarships for Community Leadership is now accepting applications

Sep 15, 2011

Each year, TD selects 20 young community leaders from across the country to receive the TD Scholarships for Community Leadership valued at up to $70,000. TD invites applicants to tell us why you should be chosen to represent youth leadership in your community before October 31, 2011. [Click on Logo to learn more]

Manitoba Students Win Seven of CIBC’s 30 National Youthvision(TM) Scholarships

Sep 13, 2011

Each year, CIBC commits more than $1 million to make post-secondary education dreams a reality for 30 CIBC Youthvision Scholarship recipients, helping to break the cycle of poverty in their family. Now in its 13th year, this one-of-a-kind program has already helped 360 students. [Click on Pic to learn more]

Lilly Invests $30 Million in Partnership to Address Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries

Sep 13, 2011

“The business community can – and must – play a vital role in addressing complex societal problems. And it’s clear that writing a check or donating product alone doesn’t have a lasting impact,” said John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., Lilly chairman, president, and chief executive officer. “A growing body of evidence demonstrates that when a company engages with partners in an area in which it has deep expertise and a vested interest, society benefits and the company enhances its own performance.” [Click on Logo to learn more]

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