The Victoria Foundation’s creation of a Smart & Caring Community Fund was inspired by the Governor General of Canada. But what is Smart & Caring all about? His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, explains in this excerpt of his speech delivered at the official launch of the fund in Victoria July 19 before a crowd of more than 400 people.
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Fund to honour intrepid spirit
Friends and family of the late Megan Newton have set up a fund at the Victoria Foundation to create a theatre award in her honour. Megan had been the operations manager for Intrepid Theatre at the time of her death from cancer earlier this month.
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Don’t give up on your dreams
The story of how the Victoria Foundation’s youngest fund holder and his mother turned huge challenges into something positive for their community.
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Introducing Digital Empathy
Its founders are calling it a social network with a social conscience.
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Irving (Ike) Kearl Barber
The foundation was saddened by the death of philanthropist Dr. Irving (Ike) K. Barber April 13. Dr. Barber was a founding member of the Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society, which is administered by the foundation.
Read MoreVictoria Foundation rolls out Community Knowledge Centre
The Community Knowledge Centre is the Victoria Foundation’s exciting new initiative that will extend the Foundation’s commitment of connecting people who care with causes that matter®.
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9-10 Club Serving Soup to the Hungry
The 9-10 Club offers nutritious and varied meals, the club helps as many as possible to reach a point of no longer needing free soup, and actively promotes a healthy drug, alcohol, and smoke-free environment.
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1000×5 a winning formula for literacy
The 1000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project, which aims to ensure every child in the Saanich Peninsula has at least 1,000 books read to them by the time they are five years old and entering kindergarten.
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New book describes path from sorrow to serenity – sales to support foundation fund
Karen McCoy, a certified trainer and sports nutritionist, has just published One Rep at a Time, a memoir that includes her eight-week BLISSTM Body Makeover Program. One dollar from the sale of each book will go to the Tristan Graham Children’s Foundation, a fund set up by Karen’s son and managed by The Victoria Foundation.
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Victoria Foundation Sponsors Vital People feature with CHEK TV
The Victoria Foundation is sponsoring a new series with CHEK TV called Vital People. To be aired each week on the 5:00 pm Sunday News, Vital People will share the stories of people and organizations working on the vital issues that contribute to the health of our community.
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