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The Halifax Association for Community Living (HACL) is a grass roots, family-based, charitable organization serving children, youth and adults with intellectual disabilities as well as offering support to their families in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Vision Statement: The Learning Centre Literacy Association: A vibrant, diverse community confidently exploring and using literacy.

A scholarship to help young athletes in Nova Scotia with the additional financial costs associated with simultaneously pursuing their sport and education.

The alumni association helps keep the connection to Vic High for alumni by: -Supporting class reunions, -Sponsoring social functions and celebrations that promote Vic High, -Producing an annual newsletter, and -Maintaining a website for the alumni. The association also helps Vic High and its students directly by: Funding scholarships and bursaries totalling approximately $8,000 each year and raising special funds for projects like: -refurbishing and purchasing a professional sound system for the auditorium, -purchasing a bus for the use of the school, and -raising funds to support on-going school activities in the areas of performing visual arts, sports and vocational education. The association works with the Archives group that has assembled a truly remarkable collection of records chronicling many aspects of the school since its earliest days.

The FarmSafe Foundation is a registered Canadian charity supporting the educational initiatives of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. Your donation with help prevent injuries one child at a time through Safety Days. It will also help farmers manage safety risks through safety training and tools.

The GCCA is a non-profit society comprised of community volunteers that jointly operates the Trout Lake Community Centre with the Vancouver Park Board. The Associations seeks to make the centre a place where health and wellness is at the forefront of thinking and where a full spectrum of social, physical, arts and culture programs enriches the lives of individuals and their community. Our responsibilities include shaping programming, hiring instructors, raising funds, and accessing grants, developing rental policy, advocating for our parks and insuring that decisions affecting the community are made at the grass roots level. The revenue generated through programs and rentals stays in our community and is invested in activities for children, special events, facility enhancements, park programs and artist residencies among other things. The Association advocates for this community on a number of levels and your voice helps us better represent the community. www.troutlakecc.com

The East Hants Community Learning Association (EHCLA) believes in a stronger, connected community and through individualized programming we are opening the doors to education and transportation, helping create a more prosperous, and proud community. With a hands on learning approach, and the availability of transportation, we are empowering individuals to live with a sense of freedom and confidence. Everyone has the right to actively participate in their own lives and through our support we can help you live yours.

Community Legal Education Association (CLEA) is a registered charity that helps Manitobans learn about the law and our legal system. We have been providing our many services and programs, most of them free of charge, since 1984. Our programs help promote access to justice by fostering an understanding of our justice system. Some of our specific programs include: - The Law Phone-In & Lawyer Referral Program - a free telephone legal information and lawyer referral service, - Publications written in plain language on a variety of legal topics, - Free presentations about the law for community groups and schools, - Training courses about the law for community service providers, - An annual law conference. Information can also be found on our website at: http://www.communitylegal.mb.ca.

Calgary Search and Rescue Association (CALSARA) is a registered charitable organization dedicated to providing fully-trained volunteers to assist local agencies such as City of Calgary Police Service, RCMP, MD of Rockyview, Municipal Police Services, in ground search and rescue operations. We were founded in 1993. When called upon by the authorities to help in a search, our members are ready and able to be deployed into the field within hours. Upon setting up a base camp and command post near the point last seen or last known position, searchers are briefed by our experienced search managers about the subject and circumstances, broken into groups of three or more and spread out around the search area. When located, the individual(s) is stabilized, secured and evacuated from the area.

Lions Gate Christian Academy is a K-12 school situated in beautiful North Vancouver and has been offering educational excellence to families for over 17 years. The school is interdenominational and as such is not controlled by any particular church. Based on its Statement of Faith the school is Evangelical in its Christian views. Lions Gate Christian Academy is a school which has high expectations for its students. High expectations in every aspect of school life prepares each student for a life of serving God and people. Our well-qualified staff plays a significant role in making our school a Christian school. They are certified with the B.C. College of Teachers and genuinely care for the students. We encourage community members and inquiring families to come by the school anytime as every day is open house.

Core Programs - Chinese Learning Academy Offers accredited, basic training (ECS to grade 12) in mastering the skills in Mandarin Chinese language. - Chinese Library Has had about five thousand members since its inception in 1992 and contains seventy thousand items of books and videos. - Educational.Cultural.Recreational Courses A home to a number of educational, artistic, cultural and recreational programs as well as summer camps. - Chinese Artifacts Museum The Museum displays a diverse collection of objects reflecting the history and culture that goes back more than five thousand years and offers guided tours of the Centre, the Museum and Chinatown as well as customized cultural programs. - Facilities Rental Open for public renting, the facilities features a 6,000 sq.ft. multi- purpose auditorium with performing stage, a unique cultural hall, Wi-Fi connections, meeting space in various formats.

"The Fort McMurray Food Bank is an organization of citizens who desire to enhance human dignity by eliminating chronic hunger in the provision of basic necessities."