Charities can apply for desktops through the Great Computer Give-Away Cenovus Energy is holding its third annual Great Computer Give-Away, with the goal of donating 300 refurbished desktops to charitable and non-profit group. Cenovus is partnering with Calgary-based DeliverGood, a group that connects charities and non-profits who need supplies, equipment or furniture, with those who have items to donate. “We [...]
Credit union CEOs visit Cambodia to examine credit co-operatives for rural people Six credit union CEOs are in Cambodia this week to examine efforts to create savings and credit co-operatives for rural people. The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) has dubbed the trip “Journey Out of Poverty.” The Journey Out of Poverty tour enables Canadian [...]
Pink Truck program donates portion of a cent from every litre of propane delivered Calgary company Superior Propane raised over $53,000 for breast cancer research in 2012 through its Pink Truck program. Superior donates a portion of a cent from every litre of propane delivered by one of its distinctive pink trucks. The Pink Truck program delivered over [...]
Spencer West walking on his hands for 11 days to raise money for clean water initiative When travelling between Edmonton and Calgary, most Albertans drive or take the bus to get from one city to the next. Spencer West, however, is making the 300-kilometre journey from Edmonton to Calgary almost entirely on his hands. The [...]
North Van RCMP cell guard uses social media to locate size 15 shoes for man A kind hearted North Van RCMP cell guard has helped out a local homeless man by tracking down two pairs of shoes for a homeless man who was seen either with no shoes or wearing shoes too small for his [...]
Calgary Tower Climb & Run for Wilderness taking place on April 20 Think you can climb the Calgary Tower’s 802 stairs 31 times in five hours? You’ll get the chance to try and beat the record at the 22nd Annual Climb & Run for Wilderness on April 20. The Alberta Wilderness Association event supports Alberta’s wilderness legacy. [...]
University of Calgary $40M donation will build education research institute The University of Calgary celebrated its largest gift in donation history on Friday – $40 million. Don and Ruth Taylor donated $40 million to create the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning. The two-storey, 4,000-square-metre building will explore the best methods for engaging students, said [...]
Hospice Calgary hiking event to raise funds for Sage Centre and Rosdale Hospice On May 5 Hospice Calgary is holding a hiking event to raise funds for the Sage Centre and Rosdale Hospice. Join Calgary Stampeder Rob Cote at Fish Creek Provincial Park to remember loved ones and raise funds for hospice services in Calgary. Check in [...]
Calgary Flames event raised $2.7 million over eight years The Calgary Flames Ambassadors’ and Calgary Flames have announced that the eighth annual Texas Hold ’Em Poker Tournament held on Mar. 4 raised $250,000. for the Flames Foundation for Life. More than $2.7 million has been raised for charity over eight years. All sponsors for this year’s event [...]
Capital One Race for Kids raises funds for Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary Organizers of the 2013 Capital One Race for Kids are inviting teams to participate in the second annual event on June 1. Capital One Race for Kids is a charity event dedicated to raising funds for the Boys and Girls Clubs of [...]
