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OneFoundation for Niagara Health System is a non-profit organization that raises funds in support of the Niagara Health System hospital sites across the region. OneFoundation was formed in 2014 after the following Foundations joined together to better serve the needs of our community: Douglas Memorial Hospital Foundation; Greater Niagara General Hospital Foundation; Niagara Health System Foundat...ion; Port Colborne Hospital Foundation; St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation; and the Welland Hospital Foundation. Under this unified banner, we will continue working to make Niagara’s hospital services the best they can be. As one cohesive team with one voice, we will build on our current strengths and find even more creative ways to channel our efforts for the greater good of local healthcare.

Hospice Peterborough provides information, practical help, and emotional support to people living with a life-threatening illness, caregivers and people of all ages dealing with the death of an important person. Lending library with Internet access, educational events related to palliative care, individual and group support by professional staff and trained volunteers.

Parkinson Society Canada is a not for profit, national charitable organization. The Society raises money through corporate sponsorships,public donations, and planned gifts. Finding the cause and cure for Parkinson's disease remains our chief mission. However, while we wait for answers, we must not forget the patients and caregivers. New publications, increased patient conferences, clinical assistance programs, as well as other projects also require your support and funding. While we have come a long way towards raising Parkinson's disease in the consciousness of Canadians, we have more to do.

The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, affectionately known as SickKids Foundation, is the largest non-governmental granting agency in child health in Canada. Established in 1972, SickKids Foundation has granted over $300 million to The Hospital for Sick Children and over $60 million to researchers across the country. Through its National Grants Program, SickKids Foundation is the only granting program with a national, multi-year initiative to study two understudied but important areas of child health: the role of complementary and alternative health care and child health, and to study home care and children and youth. We have invested our community’s contributions in outstanding patient care, research and education. We believe there is no one else in Canada as dedicated as we are to eliminating the gap between what is happening in child health research, education and training, and what should be happening.

Wellspring is open to all cancer patients, their families and care givers, all of whom are known as members. Wellspring is welcoming and comfortable in nature, external to hospitals or treatment centres, and is devoid of any “institutional” feeling. Volunteers and group leaders providing programs at Wellspring deliver only cancer support services and not medical treatment or medical therapies, nor services for patients with diseases other than cancer. Wellspring receives no government funding and offers all programs and services at no charge to our members and without referral.

PALS is a non-profit, registered, charitable organization located in Calgary, Alberta, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of individuals through pet therapy. Volunteers and their pets currently visit at 50 facilities throughout the city including hospitals, seniors' long-term care facilities, classes for children with special needs, residential care and other care facilities that provide programs for individuals with limited access to the greater community. In addition, PALS has partnered with the Calgary Public Library for the Story PALS literacy program. This program gives children with literacy issues an opportunity to improve their skills through reading to dogs. All PALS programs are provided free to the participants and facilities we serve.

MSF is the world’s leading independent humanitarian medical relief organization, providing crucial medical care to people affected by war, civil strife, epidemics, natural disasters and social marginalization. MSF strives to respond rapidly and effectively to public health emergencies with complete independence from political, economic or religious powers. In 1999, MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its pioneering humanitarian work: rapid interventions, calling public attention to humanitarian catastrophies, respecting fellow humans’ dignity and acting as a source of hope for peace and reconciliation.

The CPFQ Child Sponsorship Program is designed to build bridges between the Canadian community and Palestinian children living under occupation or in refugee camps. Children enrolled in our program live under conditions of extreme poverty and unemployment. Many of them live in densely populated refugee camps. A suitable infrastructure is absent, seriously threatening the physical and mental health of residents. Many children suffer from serious health problems and disabilities. Due to financial hardship, many have to leave school at a very young age to help support their families. The severe restrictions on employment and movement make the future of these children very bleak. In addition to providing much needed financial assistance, the program helps maintain stable and rewarding relationships between each child and their sponsor. This simple message of hope can offset some of the effects of the chaotic and insecure conditions in which they live.

Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Foundation is a fundraising organization dedicated to improving health care services for the residents of Muskoka and East Parry Sound. The Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Foundation was established as a registered charity in 1984 to receive, maintain and distribute funds raised by personal donations, grants, capital projects and special event fundraising, and special programs not covered by government grants. Although the Foundation does not contribute to operating costs, its mandate is to provide ongoing capital and education resources for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare - Huntsville District Memorial Hospital.

For over forty years, The King’s Daughters Dinner Wagon, a not-for-profit agency now known as Meals on Wheels, has been dedicated to providing nutritious meals, daily companionship and comfort with a smile.

Seasons Centre for Grieving Children provides peer support for children between the ages of 4-24 years who are grieving the death or impending death of a loved one, free of charge. We welcome anyone who can get to the centre and have had clients from all over Simcoe County and southern Ontario. The children will take part in groups in the evenings. These groups are possible because of a large contingent of our volunteer facilitators, who go through a mandatory training session. We also offer community outreach services. Our staff will do presentations for organizations who wish it. Since we do not receive any Government or United way Funding, we rely on donations, grants and our events staff.

Alzheimer Society of Durham Region is a non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1979. Offering support and education to people with dementia and their carepartners through one-to-one support, support groups and public education.