PLEDGE
DAY 2010: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3RD IN THE LOBBY OF THE WESTIN CALGARY.
Thanks
to the generorisity of our listeners, The QR77/Westin Hotel Calgary Children’s
Foundation raised over $150,000.00 on pledge day in 2009. The board
reviewed applications from a wide variety of local children’s charities in
April and is now in the process of disbursing the funds. The successful
applicants work with children who are physically, mentally and/or financially
disadvantaged. We donate to mostly small, grass-roots groups who have
limited dollars for fundraisers, communications, etc. We put the money
directly into the hands of the people who are working to improve the lives of Calgary kids. We do
not give money to any organization that has a specific religious
affiliation. Our focus is ‘on the little guy’ and unless there is an extremely compelling cause or plea we usually to not give
to larger organizations that have major fundraising capacities
The
Calgary Children’s Foundation has one part-time employee. Almost all of
the overhead is covered by Corus Entertainment and/or The Westin Calgary.
Less than 10% of the total funds raised each year go towards administration
costs.
Thank
you to all the charities who applied for funding this year. The board had
many difficult decisions to make. Unfortunately, the number of requests
far exceeded the amount of money the QR77/Westin Hotel Calgary Children’s
Foundation was able to give. Applications are considered on their own
merit each year. Each application is considered a one-time grant and
there is absolutely no guarantee that the charity will recieive funding in
subsequent years.
The
application deadline for funding is March 31, 2011. However, if you
have an emergent funding need; please contact the Calgary Children’s
Foundation to explain your urgent situation and the board may consider
funding out-side the usual giving time-frame. If you would like to make a
donation to the QR77/Westin Hotel Calgary Children’s foundation, please
call. 403-263-5437
Congratulations
to the following charities who received funding this year:
Behaviour
Therapy & Learning
Between
Friends
Boys
and Girls Club
Brown
Bagging it for Calgary
Calgary International Children’s
Festival
CASP
(Albert Park/Radisson Heights Community After School
Connections
Counseling & Consulting Foundation Sibshops
CUPS
– One World Child Development Centre
GRIT
Haitian
Integration Centre
Hull Child and Family Services
Janus
Academy
KIDSPORT
Kids’
World Outreach
Learning
Disabilities Association
Meals
on Wheels Duck Soup Program
Pace
Kids
Providence
Child Development Soc.
Project
Hope
Safe
Haven Foundation
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