December 1st, 2009 Child Disability Sponsorship programme
Fred was born with cleft palate in Uganda. In poor communities, most children like Fred die of malnutrition or infection. It’s only through the sheer, loving determination of Fred’s mom, Sissy, that her boy has survived.
Even at 6 years of age, Fred still has difficulty eating. He’s smaller than other children his [...]
November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Multiple sclerosis is a complex disease. While it is most often diagnosed in young adults, aged 15 to 40, we know that it affects children, some as young as two years old. The impact is felt by family, friends and by the community. MS is unpredictable, affecting vision, hearing, memory, balance and [...]
November 12th, 2009 Plan is a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.
Founded in 1937 as Foster Parents Plan, we are one of the world’s oldest and largest international development agencies, working in partnership with millions of people around the world to end global poverty. [...]
October 19th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Mission
York Central Hospital Foundation is led by a team of dedicated volunteers committed to raising funds for equipment and facilities, not funded by the government, that are needed by our hospital to meet the health care requirements of our rapidly growing community.
About York Central Hospital Foundation
York Central Hospital Foundation was established [...]
October 19th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Doing Everything to Help the Best Canadian Researchers Defeat Cancer
Founded in 1945, The Cancer Research Society (The CRS) is a national not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to fund cancer research exclusively and to offer seed money for the most promising original ideas, projects and researchers across Canada.
In concert with our funding [...]
October 16th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Dr Shoukat Dedhar, BC Cancer Agency, UBC, $682,500 over five years, is focusing on how a group of receptors, integrins, and a protein that he identified, ILK, react to their microenvironment to regulate cell growth, movement and death. This work may lead to the development of more effective therapies for cancer.
Dr Grant [...]
October 16th, 2009 The Ontario SPCA Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre is located in Midland, Ontario, and provides care and treatment each year to nearly 1,500 animals – including more than 100 species of mammals, birds and reptiles – with the goal to rehabilitate these animals for release back into their wild habitat. The Centre includes an admissions area, treatment [...]
October 16th, 2009 More than 80 years ago four courageous women had a vision: to open a facility where newcomers from all cultures could work and be cared for by medical professionals who understood their language and needs.
This visionary spirit translated into philanthropy as they raised $12,000, much of it in nickels and dimes, and funded the opening [...]
October 16th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Scientists are making great strides in identifying potential new interventions to diagnose, slow, prevent, treat, and someday cure Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, more than 90 drugs are in clinical trials for AD, and more are in the pipeline awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to enter human testing.
AD research can move forward [...]
October 16th, 2009 The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies is the national voice of humane societies and SPCAs. We bring together those who work with, and care for animals to promote respect and humane treatment toward all animals.
Since we were founded in 1957, we’ve earned our solid reputation and enviable credibility as the ‘go-to’ national voice on animal [...]