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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Province and Scholarship Society Announce Aboriginal Teacher Education Award
Feb. 11, 2012 – A new bursary program will support Aboriginal students studying to become teachers and help them pursue careers as educators.
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Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria
For years, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Victoria has been making physical activity and nutrition for youth a fun part of their daily activities. Through its programs, the Club aims to help young people develop healthy habits and important skills for life.
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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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Premier’s One World International Scholarship: Christina Jaworski
Christina Jaworski received the Premier’s Scholarship last year, and chose to attend the University of Stirling in Scotland for a fall semester.
Read MoreInstitute of Corporate Directors: Boardroom Financial Essentials Course
The Institute of Corporate Directors’ (ICD) Boardroom Financial Essentials is a course designed by directors for directors. It is intended for both aspiring directors who would like to learn about boardroom finance before stepping onto a board, and for directors of both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations seeking to become better-versed in the general financial aspects of board work.
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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.
Read MoreNew Appointments to Victoria Foundation Board and Staff
Victoria, B.C., Jan. 16, 2012 – The new year brings some new faces to The Victoria Foundation with the appointment of a new board chair,…
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