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The annual CKNW Orphans’ Fund Pledge Day raised $1,150,000 for children with special needs.
ICBC and its employees raised $1,011,503 for the United Way as well as other registered charities.
TD raised $226,000 through its Night of New Beginnings in support of Covenant House Vancouver’s 30 Days for 30 Nights campaign, which provides food, shelter, clothing and counselling to the more than 1,700 young people who come to Covenant House each year.
Classic Rock 101 raised $128,200 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation through its annual Twelve Hours of Christmas auction to help grant 21 wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.
AstraZeneca Canada donated $100,000 to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation in support of the cardiology division at Vancouver General Hospital.
G&F Financial Group donated $90,500 to: Camp Artaban Society, Renfrew Elementary School, UBC Faculty of Dentistry, Saint James Music Academy, Coyote Creek Elementary School, Fraser Riverkeeper Society, Lakeview Elementary School, Mount Pleasant Family Centre Society, South Burnaby Neighbourhood House, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Dixon Transition House and Inner Visions Recovery Society.
JYSK, through its Be A Fan: Donate, Coach, Compete campaign, donated $75,000 to Special Olympics Canada.
Masque Royale raised $60,000 for Douglas College student bursaries thanks to sponsors Envision Financial, Westminster Savings, Rhino Marketing, NewsLeader and TriCity News and others.
Granville Island Brewing raised $50,000 for Prostate Cancer Canada through sale of its Lions Winter Ale during its Movember campaign.
HSBC Bank Canada donated $41,000 to Junior Achievement of BC in support of business education programs for youth across B.C. for the 2010-11 school year.
RBC donated $40,000 to YWCA Vancouver in support of food programs for women and their families at YWCA Crabtree Corner in the Downtown Eastside.
Northshore Auto Mall donated $35,000 to Family Services of the North Shore’s Christmas Bureau and Safer Places program.
Variety - The Children’s Charity donated $31,250 to Royal Columbian Hospital’s (RCH) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to help purchase equipment for newborn babies.
ICBC employees raised $22,200 for Prostate Cancer Canada as part of the Movember campaign.
Mackenzie Financial donated $20,000 toward expanding the Teen Mentoring Program in Surrey offered at Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver. The program helps teens and children develop leadership skills and gain self-confidence.
The 6th annual Envision Financial Light the Lake Christmas Festival raised $15,000 for student aid at Douglas College thanks to support from Phoenix Truck & Crane, Galactic Entertainment, MDE Electrical Mechanical Contractors, BC Hydro PowerSmart, Western One Rentals, Coquitlam Firefighters, Speedpro Imaging, Thrifty Foods, Teklar Enterprises, Coquitlam Centre, McDonald’s Restaurants, Meridian RV, NOW newspaper and TriCity News.
CHC Helicopter donated $10,000 to Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland to support five First Nations girls with a Study Buddy tutor for an entire year.