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Lifeline Malawi established its first medical outreach in the lakeshore community of Ngodzi, where there were no medical facilities, clean water or even sufficient food. Ngodzi is a rural community of 40,000 people approx. 100km southeast of the capital city of Lilongwe. Although there were other established mission groups in the area, health conditions and medical needs of the local Yao tribes people were desperate, as there are were no trained medical personnel and there no access to medicines. Dr. Brooks initially (1998) worked with a small staff to provide a part-time medical presence in the community. In September 2001, he opened a new eight room medical clinic on land donated by the community. Since then, the Ngodzi property has been developed, through donations raised in Canada, the United States, France and the U.K, into a medical complex offering full-time medical and health-related services.

Community Education Services (CES) Canada is a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to providing access to education for orphans and other AIDS-affected children in Kenya. Project PREPARE provides access to secondary school aged Kenyan youth who have been orphaned or adversely affected by the HIV/Aids pandemic. The project seeks to build capacity and strengthen public secondary schools within the Lurambi Constituency in the Kakamega Central District of Western Province. This will be achieved through the development and availability of cross curricular teaching strategies in the area of HIV/Aids Awareness and Healthy Living. The project intends to strengthen infrastructure of schools to improve the quality of education and standards of teaching. Foundations: Project PREPARE is based on four key foundation points: EDUCATION, WATER, HEALTHCARE and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CES Canada is involved in 30 secondary schools impacting on 8,000 students.

CBSDC is a charitable organization whose prime focus is the development, expansion, and maintenance of a series of walking and hiking trails. The network originally paralleled the Corner Brook Stream, and has since expanded to interconnect key areas of the city providing a green transportation alternative. This river system flows through the city providing industrial and potable water, while also giving walkers a respite from city life within its natural corridor. The stream is also home to successful reintroduction of a sustaining run of Atlantic salmon. The trail system has been instrumental in influencing healthy lifestyle choices; providing recreational opportunities such as birdwatching, snowshoeing, skiing, jogging, geocaching, orienteering, swimming, etc. CBSDC has also partnered with local schools and educational facilities to assist in programming and use of the trails as a venue for a variety of academic pursuits. Please visit our website for more information.

Organics 4 Orphans wants to see orphans communities move from food scarcity into surplus, by helping farmers learn organic agricultural basics. Through Ecology Action, a organization working in over 140 countries, we've learned how small scale farmers can farm more effectively, sustainably, even in challenging agricultural conditions. Ecology Action has developed a proven approach – the GROW BIOINTENSIVE METHOD - to yield multiple, high-quality harvests each year without conventional agricultural chemicals. Significantly, small, bio-intensive plots, once established require comparatively less labour to maintain than traditional gardens, which is ideal for the elderly, young and sick members of the community. Ecology Action has demonstrated how, by using the bio-intensive method, small scale-farmers can see: • a 200 - 400% increase in caloric production • a 67 - 88% reduction in water used in farming • a 100% increase in soil fertility • a 99% reduction in the amount of energy used

The 60 Minute Kids Club is an innovative and interactive program that motivates kids to get active and healthy, and learn how to create healthy habits. Children aged 5-12 years old are able to join the club through their school and participate in three 60 day challenges during a school year. Our online tracking platform provides the ability for the children to track their own healthy behaviours and accumulate points. They learn and practice the 5-2-1-0 healthy living messaging which stands for; 5 or more fruits and vegetables each day, spending 2 hours or less watching TV and playing video games, 1 hour/60 minutes of activity a day, and having 0 sugary foods and drinks. We challenge and engage the children to read, practice positive self-messaging, sleep 8 or more hours per night, and drink 8 glasses of water every day! The unique website platform is a resource that empowers and inspires children, parents, and the community to help get our children get “Fit for the Future”!

The NCWC Education fund works closely with the National Council of Women of Canada, which represents over 750,000 Canadians through its 24 Nationally Organized Affiliated Societies, Provincial Councils in 6 Provinces and 15 Local Councils of Women. Joint research has been done and public education programs held over the past 10 years on: *Young Women and Violence Prevention *Securing Our Future-the Economics of Later Life action plans/curricula developed to help young women plan for a healthy economic future *'Canada's Water'07 AGM panel re water shortages,impacts of mega dams, drought, mining, a need for a National Water Strategy *'The Water/Energy Connections Project' 08-10 i.e. NCWC Education Fund AGM programs re Great Lakes, Nuclear,'Soft' Water/Energy Paths,Climate;Public Meetings, Newsletters, Web site, Cross -Canada Survey on water/energy use & public opinion on government energy and water policies (*Project funded by the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation)

The organization is primarily dedicated to using open water and marathon swimming to raise awareness and funding for charitable causes. Funds raised will go to programs and projects that maximize the prospects of medical research or other worthy endeavors related to the purposes of those charities

What do we do? - We operate Camille's Corner, the Gift Shop at the Port Perry Hospital and Camille's Closet, the nearly-new store at 119 Perry Street, Port Perry. - We assist patients coming in for day surgery at the hospital - We deliver water jugs to patients - We knit baby articles to be sold in our Gift Shop. - We organize numerous Fundraising activities, e.g. Tag Days, Polar Plunge, Bake Sales, and more. Over the years, the funds we have raised have gone towards many items. Some of them are: Endoscopy Suite Fetal Heart Monitors Bladder Scanner Birthing Bed High-Lo Beds with Floor Pads Medication Carts Defibrillators Ceiling Lifts Our current project is the "Your Hospital, Your Future" campaign which is raising money to update the patient rooms of the Port Perry Hospital. Thank you for your past and future support.