Foundation Grants: 2012

  • Give Kids The World
  • $10,000.00
October 2012

Give Kids The World Village is a 70-acre, nonprofit storybook-themed resort, located near Central Florida’s most beloved attractions, where children with life-threatening illnesses and their families are treated to weeklong, cost-free fantasy vacations.

  • West Toronto KEYS
  • $1,000.00
October 2012
KEYS (Knowledge + Experience= Your Success) is a grass-roots program to help adults with intellectual disabilities reach their potential. Founded by a small group of families, they work with local businesses to support members as they volunteer, work and socialize in their neighborhood, integrating and adding to a strong vibrant community.
  • Community Association for Riding for the Disabled (CARD)
  • $1,500.00
March 2012
CARD’s mission to improve the lives of children and adults with disabilities through quality therapeutic horseback riding programs. CARD is a place of hope where riders can find a voice, discover the joy of accomplishing a task, and know the power and possibility of movement. CARD’s unique therapy combines the motion of the horse with specifically designed activities and tasks to improve mobility, core strength, communication, focus, confidence, self-esteem and more.
  • Kidney Foundation of Canada and Camp Dorset
  • $5,000.00
March 2012
For families facing the daily realities of kidney disease, Camp Dorset is often the only option they have to spend time away together on vacation. Camp Dorset is a very special family-centered camp providing families on dialysis with a place where they can vacation together for one week without putting the health of their loved one at risk. There are no other camps in Canada strictly geared towards kidney patients that have a dialysis unit, and trained medical staff on site.
  • Matt's Mission Fund
  • $1,000.00
March 2012
We are supporting the Matt's Mission 5k Run. This organization was started by a mother whose son died in a dangerous driving accident. She educated kids about dangerous driving and also gives money to kids in need in her community.