Major Gift News

For a new centre dedicated to providing collaborative and innovative approaches to proactive student mental health and well-being. The gift will also distribute funding to develop innovative mental health initiatives in partnership with units across the University. The Parr Centre for Thriving. Jeff Parr is a Western University alumnus.

The Canadian Shield has committed to donating 750,000 face shields valued at $7.5 million to education ministries across Canada to help prepare teachers for a return to classrooms.

For expanded work opportunities for students, to provide greater access for underrepresented groups, and for research into career and experiential education. Dr. Gerald B. Mitchell Centre of Excellence in Career & Experiential Education. Stephanie’s legacy gift was made in honour of her late husband, Gerald B. Mitchell, who received an honourary degree from Brock University.

To support the expansion project that will add new shelter beds and programming space for those experiencing homelessness and poverty. The gift was made as a part of the $19 million Make Room Capital Campaign that ran between 2017 and 2020. The exact date of the donation could not be confirmed.

To support Feed Ontario’s Operation Community Regeneration, ensuring food banks have the resources they need to continue to help Ontario recover from COVID-19.

To support the entry, retention and advancement of Black professionals in Toronto’s music industry. The gift is a commitment of $250,000 a year from 2020 to 2023, and was announced with an equal contribution from the Slaight Family Foundation.

A plaque in the diabetic ward will honour the gift. Bolster passed away in 2018, and the gift was officially announced in 2020.

To support the entry, retention and advancement of Black professionals in Toronto’s music industry. The gift is a commitment of $250,000 a year from 2020 to 2023, and was announced with an equal contribution from the City of Toronto.

For the Mindemoya site’s emergency department expansion and renovation.

To support the immediate needs of athletes impacted by COVID-19 and to help restart sports programs. Sobeys chose to make the decision instead of holding its usual in-store fundraising campaign, which had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.

To establish a new animal welfare fund that will give annual grants to local organizations involved in the care, maintenance, benefit and general welfare of domestic and wild animals. The Mary and Al Woods Animal Welfare Field of Interest Fund. This is the largest private donation in the Foundation’s history.

For a new x-ray and digital imaging equipment.

Dream Developments has donated an art installation valued at $800,000 to Saskatoon’s Brighton neighbourhood.

To support a young scholar in the Department of English each year. Professor Linda Munk Graduate Futures Scholarship. The children of the late Linda Munk, University of Toronto Professor Emeritus, made the donation in her honour.

For a new gallery focused on the Arctic. The gift will also support the co-creation of new programming with Alberta’s Indigenous communities. Newell Family Gallery.

For the facility enhancement project. Edwards is a former board member. The gift was announced at the ground-breaking ceremony.

Together with matching funds from UBC, the gift creates an endowed award that will support students entering the University. Mary E. Gibbons Memorial Centennial Award in honour of Richard’s late Mother.

Health Partners International of Canada has donated medicine valued at $400,000 to help individuals affected by the explosion on August 4, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon.

To help the people affected by the August 4, 2020 explosions in Beirut, Lebanon.

For the Mitchell Building, a tractor with multi attachments, and the Aabnaabin Cabin. A portion of the gift is dependent on matching funds, which the museum has approximately a year to secure. The amount listed is the total expected financial impact.

To improve access to virtual care support for mental health needs for Youth Services Bureau clients and Algonquin College students.

The cruise line Holland America donated luxury food items valued at $200,000 to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

To provide meals for those in need. Alectra pledged to donate up to $100,000 to Feed Ontario if enough customers switched from paper to electronic billing. Alectra also pledged to match donations made by employees to neighbouring food banks. Employees donated $20,000, bringing the total donation to $140,000.

To provide tuition support for Juris Doctor students. Burnyeat is an alumni of UBC’s Peter A. Allard School of Law.

To support Feed Ontario’s COVID-19 Emergency Response. Toyota Canada is matching donations made by its dealers to the initiative. The gift is a part of the company’s overall $1 million commitment to support COVID-19 response in communities across Canada.

To support the restoration of Nelson’s Queen Elizabeth Park. The Nelson Baseball Association was one of 12 recipients of the $1.1 million Field of Dreams Grants.

To support Feed Ontario’s COVID-19 Emergency Response.

To support research on suicide prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To support Feed Ontario’s COVID-19 Emergency Response.

For the Lebanon Humanitarian Needs Appeal, aiding people affected by the August 4, 2020 explosions in Beirut, Lebanon.

To support Feed Ontario’s COVID-19 Emergency Response. The donors are the founding families of Re/Max Integra. They have also asked their network of agents and brokers to join them in raising $200,000 for the cause.

For new IV pumps.