Outstanding Philanthropists. We've known it all along!
(left to right) John McNeil, Executive Director, The Grocery Foundation, Valerie McMurtry, President,
Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Foundation and Bob Brema, President, The Grocery Foundation.
Mary-Anne Beatty (Variety – The Children’s Charity), Bob Brema, John McNeil and David Allen (Executive Director, Variety – The Children’s Charity).
Bob Brema, President, The Grocery Foundation was congratulated by Susan Mullin (centre), Philanthropy Awards Selection Committee Chair and Yves Gadler (right), President, AFP Greater Toronto Chapter.
Joining Bob Brema (centre) in the festivities are The Grocery Foundation Directors Paul Del Duca (left), Executive Vice President, A & P Canada and Tom Bene (right), President, Pepsi-QTG Canada.
(left to right) Tom Bene, President, Pepsi-QTG Canada, Bob Brema, President, The Grocery Foundation and Advantage Wm. Dunne & Associates, John McNeil, Executive Director, The Grocery Foundation and Paul Del Duca, Executive Vice President, A&P Canada.
Bloorview MacMillan Children's Foundation
www.bloorviewmacmillan.on.ca
Variety-The Children's Charity Reg Charity
www.varietyontario.com
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The Grocery Foundation is Honoured as “Outstanding Foundation”
November 15, 2005 was National Philanthropy Day and what a special day it was for The Grocery Foundation. After nearly 30 years of quietly raising funds for children with disabilites and/or other special needs, the Grocery Foundation was chosen as the 2005 Outstanding Foundation or Philanthropy Group at the annual AFP philanthropy awards luncheon.
The AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) is an association of professionals throughout the world working to advance philanthropy by enabling people and organizations to practice effective and ethical fundraising.
The annual awards luncheon was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in front of over 800 fundraising professionals, volunteers, supporters and collegues who were there to honour the numerous contributions philanthropy has made to our society.
The Grocery Foundation would like to thank the AFP for this very pretigious award. As well, we would like to thank the two organizations that nominated us; the Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Foundation and Variety – The Children’s Charity.
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How to Apply
Contact the number below for an application by June 1, 2006 OR through our
website:
www.ymcatoronto.org
All selected participants
will be contacted by June 15, 2006
YMCA/G.I.F.T. Program: 905-943-9622 ext. 350
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G.I.F.T (Grocery Industry Foundation
...Together) and seven
YMCA and one YMCA-YWCA Associations across Ontario,
through the leadership of the YMCA of Greater
Toronto have partnered together to assist children
regardless
of economic circumstances
to have the opportunity to enjoy a YMCA Day
Camp experience this summer at a YMCA Day Camp
location across Ontario.
G.I.F.T is a charitable foundation that began
26 years ago and is made up of a group of retailers,
manufacturers and food brokers. G.I.F.T‘s
mission is to provide funding for Ontario children
who are physically, intellectually or
economically challenged. Over the past year
G.I.F.T has supported over 20 organizations
that are focused on bettering the lives of children.
The YMCA is a recognized charity that has been
offering
children day camp experiences for the past
59 years. The YMCA believes that camp is a
place where children are able to develop independence
and self confidence
and build friendships that last a lifetime.
Camp is a natural environment, in which children
learn teamwork and leadership skills in a small
group setting that fosters personal growth.
Through the G.I.F.T and YMCA
Day Camp program, 1800 children
will be provided with a day
camp experience this summer.
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GIFT
& Ontario Food Banks
"Looking After Our Kids"
Grocery Industry Province-Wide Food Bank Drive
Thanksgiving 2002 (update)
Through GIFT, the charitable foundation of the
Ontario grocery industry, the largest ever food
drive to help Ontario food banks was launched
last Thanksgiving, 2002.
GIFT,
together with the Ontario Association of food
Banks (OAFB) launched the first Provincial food
and donation drive linking 1,000 member food stores
with over 750 community food banks on a regional
trading area basis.
Virtually
every major grocery store in Ontario ran a full-page
ad in their Thanksgiving flyer promoting the drive
for Ontario food banks and the 20 MOST NEEDED
PRODUCTS. In most cases, the most needed products
had special in-store pricing for the three-week
food drive period.
Donation
coupons were placed throughout the stores, giving
customers the opportunity to donate money instead
of food. This was a huge success raising in excess
of $400,000.
This
money was collected and distributed to all the
participating food banks throughout Ontario, which
resulted in enabling food banks to replenish their
food stocks between the Christmas and Easter drives.
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