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Scotiabank Group donated $30,000 to Variety - The Children’s Charity to help children with special needs in B.C.; $20,000 toward the capital campaign to build a new Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Abbotsford; and $5,000 to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank to help purchase perishable foods and other priority items for families in need.
Axa Pacific Insurance raised $20,000 through its golf tournament in memory of Gary Dorman to benefit the North Shore Hospice.
Canadian Western Bank donated $17,751.62 to Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver and Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland as a result of its The Greater Interest GIC campaign.
The annual Christmas Lunch for Charity at the Richmond Centre and Kingsway Vancouver White Spots raised $8,888.88 for Richmond General Hospital and $4,250.00 for Variety.
Raymond James Ltd. donated $10,000 to Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland to support its Study Buddy tutoring program.
Habanero Consulting Group raised $4,700 for the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation.
Vancouver Aquarium visitors and staff donated 600 plush belugas to CTV’s Salvation Army Toy Drive.
ICBC’s contact centres were recognized for providing outstanding customer experience, including world-class certification for its Dial-a-Claim, by Service Quality Measurement.