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We provide a recreational and educational continuing education day program in English to severely physically-disabled adults. We offer our clients a wide range of activities. These programs include math, science, arts & crafts, music, current events, baking, meditation, poetry, drama, photography, film making, personal goals, history and culture. We also have outings once a week. Due to our high client-to-staff ratio we are able to offer individual help with activities, which allows our clients to participate to the fullest of their abilities. Our activities are adapted to suit our clients needs, and the programs are ever changing depending on the desires and interests of the participants. Our staff are available to help the clients with individual problems or concerns on a one-to-one basis. On a group level, we are working with the clients to improve communication and life skills. For more information see our web site: www.carecentre.org

The Friends of the Tay Watershed (FoTW) is a non-profit association, dedicated to preserving and enhancing the health of the Tay River Watershed. It was founded and obtained incorporated non-profit charitable status in 2001. The Tay is a magnificent tributary of the Rideau Canal system in eastern Ontario, covering 95 kilometers and encompassing 46 lakes and numerous streams and wetlands. The FoTW involves landowners, water users, and other interested parties in programs to improve the health of the Tay River Watershed. It works to: 1. educate the public and watershed stakeholders on the benefits of maintaining and improving wildlife habitat, recreation, and water quality and quantity in the Tay Watershed; 2. carry forward the recommendations of the Tay River Watershed Management Plan; 3. promote the coordination of water protection and improvement activities from the range of organizations involved in watershed management. Please visit our website at www.tayriver.org

The Jaffa Institute was established in 1982 as a private, non-profit, multi-service social agency to assist the city of Jaffa's severely disadvantaged children and their families. Our mission is to provide educational, recreational and social enrichment programs which enhance the self-esteem and academic performance of each child in our care, thereby enabling them to succeed academically and break the cycle of intergenerational poverty into which they were born. Through over 30 different initiatives our programs reach 4,000 citizens annually.

PACS is a service organisation established in 1984 for Christian Schools in the Canadian prairies. We are a Community of 15 Christian school societies in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba which represents 5,285 students. We provide leadership and support services for our member school societies in the areas of curriculum and school development.

The Biosphere Institute: -Promotes sustainable communities and environmental stewardship with its outreach programs engaging youth, residents and visitors, and local businesses. -Maintains a Public Resource Centre with wildlife and sustainable community displays, and a library focused on the ecology of the Bow Valley

World Community Services is sponsoring the Danli Market Children Program. A gift of $100 will allow a primary age student to attend public school for a year and $350 supports a child in secondary school for a year. Without education there is no hope.

Kids Helping Kids is recognized as a charitable foundation (charitable registration number 82682 5341 RR0001) to make donations to qualified donnees under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that benefit boys and girls under 18 years of age, whether to help with education, or to help those who are underprivileged.

Since 2005, Off The Wall (OTW) Stratford Artists’ Alliance has offered a diverse series of Summer courses and Fall weekend workshops in theatre production arts that empower students with the skills required to achieve their personal or professional goals. Off the Wall employs Stratford Festival artists - and theatre professionals from across Canada - as instructors during their off season. Bringing a lifetime of experience in backstage production arts to their instruction, the goal of these mentors is to share their knowledge with the next-generation of theatre artists. A registered charity, OTW is a pioneer in backstage production arts skills training, and continues to ensure community engagement in the arts. www.stratfordoffthewall.com @offthewallstrat

The Canadian Committee for the Tel Aviv Foundation supports the charitable works of the Tel Aviv Foundation by establishing social, welfare, educational, cultural, athletic and environmental projects in the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo.

The New Page Human Services Programs: 1. Story Time in the Park is a barrier-free family literacy program that operates in the summer in Hope, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Boston Bar. Each week families come to the park, receive a free copy of a children's book, listen to the story while following along in their own copy. A light lunch and entertainment is provided. 2. Fraser Cascade Literacy Centre -volunteer tutors help adults in reading, writing, math, and computers. Literacy resources available. 3. Pages Bookstore- Used books sold and profits go back into literacy programs. The bookstore is also a drop-in centre for people with disabilities and mental health issues. Some of these people are volunteers in the bookstore.

Be the Change Earth Alliance is a Canadian charitable organization that brings sustainability education programs to schools and communities to create environmental and social change. Our programs empower people of all ages to connect, understand and actively respond to the sustainability challenges facing our planet. Your donations will be supporting STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY, an innovative program that provides teachers and students with a groundbreaking educational curriculum for environmental sustainability, global citizenship, and youth empowerment. The 4,000 students currently using SLS are creating local solutions to global sustainability issues and your donations will help us bring SLS to more schools! A donation of $5 dollars will bring Student Leadership in Sustainability to a student. A donation of $100 will bring Student Leadership in Sustainability to a whole classroom. A donation of $250 will bring Student Leadership in Sustainability to an entire grade.

No.9 is a not-for-profit arts organization that provides artists who address social and environmental issues with the opportunity to make ambitious work in the public realm. No.9 also has a wide variety of education programs and events to expand on the ideas behind our public projects, such as artist talks, film presentations, and multidisciplinary symposia. In collaboration with our artists' projects, these programs will make our audiences more aware of their environment, the impact they have on it and the opportunities for local and global change.