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Le Nichoir was founded in 1988 in Vaudreuil-Soulanges. A group of volunteers started taking care of injured and orphaned wild birds in their homes. In 1994, the Centre moved to 637 Main Road, Hudson, QC for the summer months to an old and unwinterized barn. That year, 487 birds were cared for. In 2013, the public brought 1 500 wild birds including hundreds of ducklings to the Centre. Le Nichoir organizes several free public events and workshops. Two full time employees, 4 summer students and over 70 volunteers are at the heart of the Centre's operations. Le Nichoir is unique in Quebec, it has become an important educational and scientific resource. It is the largest rehabilitation centre for song birds in Canada. Le Nichoir is currently raising funds for the construction of the new Wild Bird Conservation Centre. This 4 season facility will replace the unwinterized barn, will have more rehabilitation space and a classroom.

Hollyhock is a non-profit educational retreat centre located on gorgeous Cortes Island, BC, that offers immersive learning experiences for the mind, body & spirit. Hollyhock selects world-class presenters, who are experts in their field, to teach on such topics as the arts, health, well-being, sustainability, business & leadership. With over 100 educational programs and 4 social change conferences we inspire 2500 people annually. With stunning ocean views amidst lush rainforest, majestic snow-capped mountains, & exquisite gardens, Hollyhock is the perfect setting to learn and grow both personally and professionally. Now more than ever, we need places where we can build our capacity to be better global citizens. Such places are rare. For more than 27 years, Hollyhock has offered guests an experience that sends them home not just transformed & inspired, but also equipped with new knowledge & tools, to engage in making the world better.

W&M Dance Projects is the umbrella name encompassing two contemporary dance entities under the artistic direction of Wojciech Mochniej and Melissa Monteros. W&M Physical Theatre is a professional creation/production company showcasing the work of Wojciech Mochniej (of Gdansk, Poland, now in Calgary) and Melissa Monteros (of Los Angeles USA, now in Calgary). W&M Physical Theatre has performed in Poland, Austria, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Italy, Estonia, France, and Canada. The company's home is at the Centre for Movement Arts in Calgary, AB, Canada. W&M2 company (the apprentice company) is designed for hard working, self-motivated dancers who are nearing a professional level. The program strives to provide these dancers with a ladder into the professional world by offering them challenges in the rehearsal process and presentation opportunities to develop as performers. This young company performs works by establish professional choreographers. Go to: www.wmdance.com

Housed in Ottawa’s oldest stone building, the Bytown Museum explores the stories of an evolving city and its residents from its early days as Bytown to present day Ottawa. The museum’s collection of over 7,000 artifacts includes some singularly important pieces, such as a cast of D’Arcy McGee's death hand. The history of the Bytown Museum begins with the Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa (WCHSO), founded in 1898. The WCHSO quickly amassed a collection of artifacts relating to the history of Bytown/Ottawa. It became apparent that a museum was required to house this impressive collection and in 1917 the Bytown Museum opened its doors. In 1951, the Bytown Museum moved to its current home, the Commissariat. The building was a treasury and storehouse during the construction of the Rideau Canal. In 1956, the WCHSO admitted men for the first time and thus changed their name to the Historical Society of Ottawa (HSO). Today the museum is run independently from the HSO.

The Yukon Wildlife Preserve is a 700-acre wildlife viewing facility located in Whitehorse,Yukon Territory, Canada. It is home to several species of northern ungulates, including muskox, moose, caribou, mountain sheep, elk, wood bison, and mule deer. It offers a full range of educational programs to the general public, including guided interpretive tours, self-guided exploration, on-site, experiential school programs for local students and summer Nature Camps for children. It also serves as the rescue and rehabilitation centre for northern bird and wildlife species in the Yukon.The Yukon Wildlife Preserve team is made up of a dedicated volunteer board of directors who employ 6 full-time staff to deliver the various programs and anywhere from 6-15 additional employees, usually summer students, during the busier summer months.The Preserve also hosts interns, volunteers, post-secondary research programs and northern environmental monitoring activities.

The principal object of all PAL organizations is to provide affordable housing to those fifty-five years and older who are, or were, associated with Canada’s professional and performing arts communities. PAL’s goal is to assist senior members of our community in living independently and securely. PAL Stratford is provides services to the community through Supporting Cast, a volunteer outreach group, which offers confidential support to retirement age or ill members. Services include assistance in dealing with local social and community agencies and health care providers, as well as offering companionship, check-up phone calls, rides to appointments and running errands. organization. Supporting Cast also organizes group activities, including a weekly coffee and conversation hour at a local restaurant. PAL Stratford purchased a heritage home and is renovating it to provide 5 units of affordable housing. "Places, please" is our campaign to raise funds to retire the mortgage.

The Cultural Centre is the new home for the Arts in Chilliwack! The two theatres currently host a well-weighted mix of local, national and international performances, providing thrilling entertainment drawing audiences not only from the City of Chilliwack, but also from across the province and across the country. Also within this 65,000 square-foot building is the stunning Chilliwack Art Gallery, 21 music studios, and four art and craft studios for creativity to flourish! Operating and programming this space is the Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society, a not-for-profit, registered BC charity. A considerable endeavor over the last two years has been fundraising for The Centre, to provide capital enhancements that could not be covered in the initial phases of budgeting. These efforts have focused on taking The Centre to the next level so that it can ‘perform’ to its fullest capability. Current needs include the purchase for art supplies for our newly developed programs.

According to the World Health Organization, Haiti is the most water-impoverished country on the face of the Earth. They have water, it is just not safe to drink it! They are also the most economically impoverished country in the western hemisphere. They are our neighbours! We are working in Haiti through Clean Water for Haiti Foundation. We are employing Haitians to build and install bio-sand water filters for Haitians in their homes. These filters are very durable and extremely effective in filtering out all biological pathogens, producing safe, clean water from even the most contaminated sources. One bio-sand filter can produce enough clean water everyday to supply the needs of even large families. In Haiti, families can commonly be 8-12 people, sometimes more, and most of them are children. And children are always the ones most affected by water-borne illnesses. Water-borne illness is the second largest cause of death in Haiti and the #1 cause of death in children.

St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Thunder Bay, is a designated Heritage Building of the City of Thunder Bay. The 105 year old structure has been a landmark in the community with its 14th century English Gothic design. Simpson islet grey/white sandstone was used in the construction of the building. Of special interest is the main entrance, which faces Brodie Street, and is composed of 2 Gothic arches with elaborate molds and is supported at the centre and on either side by 10 massive polished granite columns. The church bells, historic Casavant pipe organ and 16 stained glass windows add to the beauty and majestic nature of our sanctuary. The sanctuary's acoustics are outstanding & as such has been used to host many concerts from choirs to local & touring groups of various genres. It is also a place of worship and stands as a testament to the faith of a whole community of people who call St. Andrews home & long to see it restored to its original splendour.

The Leighton Art Centre’s 80-acre property offers some of the most beautiful vistas in western Canada. The hill property southwest of Calgary overlooks the foothills and the Canadian Rockies. Over 25,000 visitors each year come from across Canada and the world. Over 10,000 school children participate in art and nature classes. Summer camp, exhibitions and major Spring and Christmas Art Sales attract art lovers. The Leighton Art Centre, Gallery and Museum is a well-known art venue showcasing outstanding exhibitions by Alberta Artists. The predominant focus of art, inspired by the landscape, is the legacy the Leighton Art Centre is built upon. The former home and property of Albertan artists A.C. and Barbara Leighton was bequeathed to cultivate an appreciation of art through the use of its assets. The museum mandate is to establish, maintain and operate an art centre to foster education in the arts and to preserve and exhibit its assets for the public and future generations.

The Writers’ Trust of Canada was founded in 1976 by Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Graeme Gibson, Margaret Laurence, and David Young and our mission is to advance, nurture, and celebrate Canadian writers and writing. We strive to make Canada the best place in the world to be a professional writer, and to ensure that Canadian voices are heard. The Writers’ Trust puts more money into the hands of professional writers than any other non-profit organization or foundation in the country. With generous support from donors, we reward and celebrate the finest Canadian writers and writing with nine prestigious national literary awards; we offer scholarships to emerging writers; we support writers who contribute their brilliant work to The Walrus; we offer writers the opportunity to live and write for three months at Berton House, our writers’ retreat in Pierre Berton’s childhood home in the Yukon; and we provide emergency funding to writers in crisis through our Woodcock Fund grant program.

Columbus House was formed in 1988, after a group of local businessmen and educators became concerned with students who were having difficulties living at home, but who had no other living options. Out of these discussions, Columbus House, a residential housing program for youth, was born. Supported and sponsored, in part, by the local Knights of Columbus, Columbus House allows youth the opportunity to pursue their education while learning independent living skills in a structured, supportive and safe environment. Columbus House opened its doors to young women in 1990, and to young men in November of that same year. To better serve the diverse needs of today's youth, the Young Parent Support Program (YPSP) was introduced in 1999, and continues to offer young mothers the opportunity to complete their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) while their children are engaged in developmental programming on-site. Young families in rural areas are supported through outreach.