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The CanaDares Society is a registered non-profit Canadian charity that operates a home for disadvantaged children near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Our home is called "Vijaliwa Vingi" ~Kiswahili for "God's Many Little Gifts". Capital and Working Funds are required to build & operate Vijaliwa Vingi. Vijaliwa Vingi is a registered NGO Tanzanian Charity. History of CanaDares It began as Lynda Kearn’s vision after 3 months volunteering in Tanzania. She learned that thousands of children lived on the streets of Dar es Salaam and that few of these children went to school. Lynda returned to Sechelt, BC, Canada determined to create a society to help as many children as she could. She asked friends and family to help and CanaDares was formed in May, 2002. Lynda donated $5000 of her personal funds to ensure her return to Tanzania where she began the tasks of forming a NGO charity in Tanzania, applying for residency status and gaining approval for a home for vulnerable children. www.canadares.ca

The Northern BC Children and Families Hearing Society is a non-profit organization that was founded over 30 years ago to support families of deaf and hard of hearing children and reaches out to communities across Northern British Columbia. The Society offers the following: Education Support: -Workshops-Family ASL (American Sign Language)Classes -Newsletter-Resources Library -Welcome Packages for Parents - Adventure Camp for deaf/hard of hearing children Family Support: -Family Barbeque/Silent Walk -Speech & Hearing Awareness Month -Christmas Social Event -Coffee Nights for Parents -Family Day - June -Play Learn Share Grow Social Group -Facebook

To give every child a chance to experience the benefits of meaningful recreation and, in doing so, foster better lives and build healthier communities.