November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Every year, thousands of Canadians take part in special events and activities in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. These events range from bake sales and dinner parties to the Foundation’s largest event of the year – the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.
Join the Foundation in [...]
November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
CPAR Study Tour is a great opportunity to experience development on a grassroots level.
On the Study Tour you will meet with local communities; learn about CPAR’s health and development programs being implemented by those communities; meet with local officials and health professionals; enjoy some of the world’s most amazing wildlife; and see [...]
November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
cbm Canada is motivated by God’s love to break the cycle of poverty and disability. We work together with Canadians, international Partners and our clients – those we serve – to set people free for life.
By 2012, we will be one of the top ten providers of non-government international aid, and the [...]
November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Today, lawyers gave their closing arguments in the court case involving Ringling’s use of steel-barbed bullhooks and shackles on the elephants it forces to perform. Over the course of the six-week trial, the following evidence was presented:
* Elephants are chained for an average of more than 26 hours at a time, sometimes [...]
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
Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a very real concern throughout various regions of Africa and Asia. Headlines scream with phrases such as “Wild herds of elephants kill…,” causing fear and outrage, with local villagers vowing to take matters into their own hands. And, so, the common story once again unfolds of man [...]
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 [...]