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Variety – the Children’s Charity has raised $7,012,483 through its Show of Hearts Telethon to pay for specialized equipment, medication, therapy and other expenses for children in B.C. with special needs.
Goldcorp has committed $1 million to the Special Olympics BC, to expand its youth programs across B.C.
Vancity has donated $424,250 to local organizations working to improve social, economic and environmental well-being in the community, including the Dogwood Initiative, the Julien House Society, the Kettle Friendship Society, Mission Community Services Society and the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre Association.
TD Bank Group has donated $45,000 to the Aboriginal Financial Officer’s Association to start up a financial literacy program for aboriginal youth.
H & I Roofing, along with other residents of Ridge Meadows, donated $10,000 to the Ridge Meadows Hospital Foundation.
Scotiabank donated $5,000 to the Museum of Vancouver in support of their inner city schools program.
The Martha Lou Henley Foundation donated $5,000 to the Turning Point Ensemble for its production of Firebird 2011.
Great Little Box Company donated $3,865, collected through their Christmas basket draw, to BC Children’s Hospital.
The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business has awarded its 2011 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award to JR Shaw, executive chairman of Shaw Communications Inc.
Jordan Guitierrez, fourth-year SFU economics student and owner/operator of www.librerialeo.com.mx, has been named 2011 Student Entrepreneur-B.C. champion in a national competition organized by Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship and CIBC.