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The main objectives: •Provide personalized education to develop instrumental or vocal skills tailored to the objectives and the level of people of all ages while keeping the pleasure of playing. •Offer a diverse education, whether individual or group, of both instruments and musical styles meeting the needs of each student. •Maintain a qualified teachers’ team.

Sandy Pines Wildlife Cntre, located in Napanee Ontario, is a licensed Wildlife rehabilitation centre covering an area from Toronto to Montreal and North to Ottawa. We take in all injured and orphaned animals and birds that are native to Ontario. Our facility is located on 60 acres of land with a hospital area and outdoor caging an flight aviaries. We hire staff in the summer but the centre is staffed by volunteers throughout the year. We are open 24/7 for emergencies and phone calls.

APPLE Schools will inspire and empower school communities to lead, choose, and be healthy by recommending and supporting measurable and sustainable changes.

Support Means Success Autism Nova Scotia supports individuals with autism, their families, educators, healthcare professionals and researchers. We provide information materials, research assistance and a friendly atmosphere to support our members in their desire to understand autism. With an improved understanding, they can make informed decisions for a positive impact on their own lives or the person in their care with autism. By providing parents and people with autism with information that can help them seek more effective therapy and support options, a teacher with a strategy that can foster better inclusion in the classroom, or an autistic adult with leads to an employment opportunity, greater successes for individuals with autism and their caregivers can be achieved. That is why, at Autism Nova Scotia, we believe that support means success.

Therapeutic Paws of Canada is a national Non-Profit volunteer organization providing dog and cat visitation resources for human needs (physical, mental, educational, motivational, and socialization) through regular visits to hospitals, residences, schools, etc.

The GBCTA has three main program initiatives. The organization has successfully built two trails around the hamlet of Bragg Creek, and is pursuing the development of a trail connecting the hamlet to west Bragg Creek Kananaskis Country. In addition, the association is developing and maintaining summer and winter hiking, biking, snowshoeing and ski trails at west Bragg Creek. In addition to funding from private donations, the association also pursues corporate and foundation financing to build and maintain trails. The Association's volunteer activities have contributed to an improved visitor experience to the Bragg Creek area, generating economic activity for local business, while encouraging safe and healthy lifestyle opportunities. The development of an All-Season Trail network in west Bragg Creek will improve the recreational and tourism options for the businesses in the Hamlet.

Your contribution to Little Warriors is greatly appreciated! For more information about us please visit our website at www.littlewarriors.ca, contact us via email at [email protected] or call 1-888-440-1343. Little Warriors is incorporated in the Province of Alberta.

Swallowtail Keepers Society currently oversees the upkeep and restoration of the Swallow Tail Lightstation. The Village of Grand Manan owns the property and has reunited the light tower in 2012 to the keepers portion, which was sold to the Village in 1992. Restoration of the buildings and grounds are ongoing, including the addition of outdoor interpretation panels, upgraded trails, benches and picnic tables. A Welcome Centre is open during summer months. A Keepers-in-Residence Program allows artists, musicians, writers, etc. to live and work on the property. An icon for Grand Manan Island, the specatcular peninsula sees upwards of 300 people visiting/day during the peak of the summer season. The original wooden light tower built in 1860 will be open to the public in the future after restoration has been completed. Donations are used for restoration and operation of the buildings and grounds.

Through professional resources, programs, and services the West Island Cancer Wellness Centre (WICWC) helps people with cancer and their personal support circles sustain their quality of life and remain active and productive personally and professionally from diagnosis to outcome and beyond. Our educational programs and services for mind, body, and spirit: • Benefit physiological and psychological responses • Support and augment traditional medical services • Help manage the fear, stress, and other challenges associated with dealing with cancer • Are 100% FREE OF CHARGE

We are a group of music enthusiasts and lovers who have come together to help raise awareness of the healing powers of music. The Music Heals Charitable Foundation supports a wide range of music therapy services to communities across Canada by providing ongoing funding for those agencies that develop and use music therapy. Music Heals is a not-for-profit society incorporated in British Columbia and is registered with Canada Revenue Agency as a charitable foundation. Music therapy is a technique of complementary medicine that uses music prescribed in a skilled manner by trained therapists. Programs are designed to help patients overcome physical, emotional, intellectual, and social challenges. Applications range from improving the well being of geriatric patients in nursing homes to lowering the stress level and pain of women in labor. Music therapy is used in schools, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, community centers, and even in the home.

Food4Kids provides backpacks of healthy food for kids with limited or no food during weekend periods. Packages of healthy foods are prepared off-site by volunteers and delivered to schools each Friday to ensure children have nourishment over the weekend. Each food package contains kid friendly, non-perishable and easy to prepare meals with maximum nutrient value. For many children, hunger is not an occasional missed meal... it is a way of life. Children are often helpless in controlling the food supply in their homes. Food4Kids ensures children lacking food are provided with nourishment vital to their physical, emotional, cognitive, social and academic success. The cost per backpack is $10.00 or $400 to feed a child for an entire school year.

Everyone needs help at some time- our goal is to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable street youth here in Vancouver. The H.E.L.P. Scholarship Fund gives street youth the chance at a better life through education, skills learning and apprenticeship.