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The Temiskaming Foundation was formed in 1994 in New Liskeard, Ontario. A group of businessmen learned how small communities in the United States were prospering through the work of their own community foundations. They reasoned that if other communities could benefit through the work of their community foundations why not start one in the Tri-Town. A local foundation would allow Tri Town residents to donate to the community with the assurance that funds would be directed where they were most needed. By 2002 there were 33 funds with a total amount exceeding $1,000,000. In 2001 these same funds provided over $42,000 to be given out in grants within the community. Established funds range from those that benefit many graduating high school students, the elderly, local arts and culture activities, New Liskeard Public School, the Temiskaming Music Festival, Temiskaming Art Gallery, local museums. Undesignated funds benefit worthy causes across many sectors of the community.

As Canada’s only national charity promoting LGBT human rights through research, education and community engagement, Egale Canada Human Rights Trust has almost two decades of experience working to create a Canada free of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, thereby preventing discrimination, bullying, and hate crimes based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity so that every Canadian can achieve their full potential unencumbered by hatred and bias.

“Allo prof” was born in 1996 with the ambition to provide free, easy to reach and professional homework help service for all Quebec students and their parents. At first a phone service, “Allo prof” has created over the years a web site and virtual tools. The organization follows through its philosophy to go where the young are, meaning the creation of tools inspired by the best practices in the information media sphere. With an annually increasing demand for help of 125%, “Allo prof” is hiring more than 110 teachers and answer to no less than 3.5 million requests a year. It’s possible to reach “Allo prof” by phone, from Monday to Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at 1 888 776-4455 or on the web site at www.alloprof.qc.ca.

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Education, Conservation and Restoration.

Since 1925, Emily Carr has been a leader and innovator in visual arts, design and media education. We stimulate our students to develop new and innovative ways of thinking and creating. At the same time, we help them to prepare themselves for life after school. At Emily Carr, we believe creativity is a force that is defining our world and is at the heart of our success. We need your help. Your support will fund a place where students can cultivate their passions, amplify their knowledge and transform themselves into creators of big ideas. In turn, they will place creativity and innovation at the centre of our city, economy and future. Thank you for your support! Contact Eva Bouchard, Acting Stewardship + Awards Officer 604.630.4553 or [email protected].

Strathroy Community Christian School (SCCS) is an independent Christian elementary school. SCCS is interdenominational, drawing students from over 20 different churches in the Strathroy-Caradoc area. SCCS is affiliated with the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools (OACS), Christian Schools Canada (CSC) and Christian Schools International (CSI).

The Learning Centre for Georgina is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping adults learn. LCG ensures that quality literacy services are available and provided throughout the Town of Georgina through our Literacy Basic Skills (LBS) and Ontario Basic Skills IV (OBS IV) Programs

Our priorities are to: 1) Protect the watershed by encouraging a community, ecosystem and watershed approach to environmental planning and protection; 2) Educate the public through nature walks, school field trips, presentations and community events to encourage environmental awareness, ethics and action; 3) Restore the watershed by training thousands of youth and community volunteers to restore forest, wetland and meadow habitat; 4) Monitor restoration work by performing follow-up watering, mulching and maintenance. We form productive conservation partnerships with schools, community groups, religious organizations, businesses, landowners, municipalities, government agencies, community leaders, foundations and environmental groups.

Since 1997 the support of Canadian Whale Institute (CWI) has been primarily directed towards efforts to save the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. These include reducing right whale mortality from ship-strikes, entanglement in fishing gear and raising public awareness. CWI Current Initiatives ‘Helping to save one species from the brink of extinction can very well help humankind preserve our planet’ Stewardship and Conservation Despite international protection from whaling since 1935 the North Atlantic right whale is hovering on the brink of extinction: about 350 remain. CWI supports many research projects and stewardship measures taking place throughout the Canadian range of the species. Researchers who receive CWI support have contributed to the development of the Canadian recovery plan and the relocation of the Bay of Fundy shipping lanes; thereby helping to reduce the number of whales dying due to ship-strikes. There has also been a key initiative of

JazzEast Rising is a non-profit organization formed in 1987 to present the first ever Atlantic Jazz Festival in Halifax. Over the past 22 years, JazzEast has widened its horizons beyond the successful TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival to become involved, throughout the year, in a diverse range of musical and educational activities. JazzEast's mandate runs from the promotion and presentation of soft-seat concerts and bar gigs to planning educational workshops (such as the renowned Creative Music Workshop). In brief, we think jazz is important to the culture which we'd like to have, and we want to make sure that kind of culture is strong in Halifax, where we love to live. Not just an organization, JazzEast is a community. We are over 500 active volunteers, 200 members, 270+ local and regional jazz artists, a team of corporate and government partners and an audience that has surpassed the 65,000 mark.

The Neerlandia Christian Education Society represents the community that supports and encourages the operation of the Neerlandia Public Christian School. Neerlandia Public Christian School’s motto is: “Learning to Serve”. This is a continuing goal and vision for the student body. The Kindergarten through Grade 9 school is located in the hamlet of Neerlandia, a thriving farm community located north of Barrhead, Alberta. We serve over 210 students as a Christian alternative school within Pembina Hills Regional Division #7. Although alternative status was achieved in 1995, our history of providing Christian education in the community goes back to 1915 shortly after Neerlandia's founding by Dutch immigrants. We incorporate a Christian world and life view in all the subject areas, challenging students to apply their learning to a faithful life of service. We also emphasize service projects throughout the year as we try to teach the students to serve God and others.