Major Gift News

To support the construction of a new performing arts centre for the Gros Morne Theatre Festival. 

The gift launched the $5 million In This Together campaign for a new chemotherapy unit. This is the largest one-time gift ever given to support cancer care in Newfoundland and Labrador. ExxonMobil Canada operates the Hebron Project.

To help increase the school’s entrepreneurial offerings and create an incubator, La Centrale – espace entrepreneurial, for entrepreneurs and their start-up projects.

For the Patricia A. Whelan Performance Centre located at the library, it will be named the Patricia A. Whelan Performance Centre. Conrad Whelan is one of the people behind the ridesharing company Uber, and made the donation in honour of his late mother. 

To support the Canadian Artists in Venice Endowment. The gift was announced at an event saluting Director and CEO Marc Mayer. A total of $3 million in total donations was celebrated.

Towards a capital campaign to refurbish the school’s two campuses. A hall will be renamed to honour the Denford family. The gift was made on behalf of Gordon Denford’s family.

To support the establishment of a regional centre for training and learning in Rwanda that will serve as a meeting place for countries to exchange and learn about how to prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers. The Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative is a global partnership based at Dalhousie University.

To help develop business leaders focused on entrepreneurship and innovation at the Centre for Business and Student Enterprise. The donation will also support two new academic chairs in entrepreneurship and community engagement and will give students and alumni access to start-up funds, space and mentorship for starting businesses. The centre will be named the John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise. This is the largest-ever gift for the University’s College of Business and Economics.

To provide more services to socially isolated individuals by increasing opening hours and creating an attractive program for the target client. The funds were donated through iA Financial Group’s second annual Canada-wide philanthropic contest, in which finalists are voted on by the public. The contest’s goal was to support a Canadian charity that works with people living with mental health issues. The Canadian Mental Health Association – Swift Current Branch placed first.

To support the hospice’s $6 million expansion project, and will be named the Angelo and Darlene Paletta Resident Wing. 

For the Lethbridge College Kodiaks Athletics. The gift will support the newly-named Val and Flora Matteotti Kodiaks recruitment fund, the Kodiaks team of the year award winners and athletics scholarships. The fund will be named the Val and Flora Matteotti Kodiaks recruitment fund.

To help fund the construction of a new hospital campus.

For the annual campaign. From employee payroll donations. Over $10 million has been donated by Proctor & Gamble and employees in Belleville since 1976, with a 33% increase in 2018 from 2017 giving.

To support patient care and research innovation in the previously-named Sprott Department of Surgery. Funds will be used for surgical upgrades including new imaging equipment, 3-D printing technology, modernization of existing suites, enhanced intensive care units, and a suite dedicated to minimally invasive treatment. $21.7 million of the gift was of shares. This gift brings the couple’s cumulative giving to University Health Network to well over $50 million.

To support a cancer centre in Rwanda.

To advance research and patient care at the Northern Alberta Urology Centre. The Dianne and Irving Kipnes Urology Centre. Irving Kipnes has dedicated years of his philanthropic life to advancing urological care and men’s health for patients in northern Alberta as cochairman for the Campaign for Prostate Health.

Clan Mac is a charitable foundation; Growlers Give is a charitable arm of the Newfoundland Growlers Hockey Club. The gift was announced on the opening night of Our Divas Do Christmas show.

For the most urgent and essential equipment needs, including a CT scanner. The main lobby of the hospital was named in the couple’s honour.