The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) was pleased to make three significant donations during the 2007 Family Medicine Forum in Winnipeg. “Each charity recognizes a unique and important initiative with goals dedicated to bettering the human condition,” said Dr Calvin Gutkin, Executive Director and CEO of the CFPC. “It was an honour for the CFPC and its partners to offer support on behalf of all CFPC members.”
$10,000 donation to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights with support from Scotiabank, the CFPC and the Manitoba College of Family Physicians – October 11, 2007
The CFPC was proud to select Ms Gail Asper as this year’s Family Medicine Lecturer, recognizing that her leadership and commitment to human rights and study are core to what we believe, teach and learn in family medicine. Ms Asper’s dedication to The Asper Foundation will realize an Asper family dream of a Canadian Museum for Human Rights. To be located in her hometown of Winnipeg, the museum will be a destination for visitors from around the world, including students studying the human rights abuses perpetrated by man upon man throughout history. Her keynote address to the FMF audience focused on the history of human rights challenges including those related to health care – issues that are relevant to every family physician.
A $10,000 donation to The Ladybug Foundation with generous support from international recording star and Winnipeg native, Chantal Kreviazuk, Scotiabank, the CFPC and the MCFP – October 12, 2007
Through the inspiration of then five-year old Hannah Taylor, The Ladybug Foundation Inc. was founded in May, 2004. Since then over $1 million has been raised. The Ladybug Foundation has contributed to approximately 20 homeless shelters, food banks and missions across Canada to help feed and provide shelter and safety for the homeless.
Hannah is now helping to develop a national education project called “Make Change” that will launch in 2008. This program will ultimately be available to every school-aged child in Canada, and will encourage them to know that it is within all of us to “Get involved and make a difference” in our world.
$7,500 donation to CARE Canada by Scotiabank and the CFPC - October 13, 2007
The goal of the CARE Project is to improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS, and their families, including orphans and vulnerable children in Haiti. The four-year project (2007-2011) will enhance the capacity of 32 health centres and community groups; the living conditions of 1200 HIV/AIDS patients and orphans will be improved; and the economic capacity of 300 families led by AIDS infected and affected women will be improved.
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