NEWS: West Island Community Shares rolls out the red carpet for community heroes
Pointe-Claire, April 18, 2012 – The red carpet was rolled out at the Salle Pauline-Julien today to welcome “heroes” from 35 local charities to West Island Community Shares’ Fund Distribution Ceremony. During the annual ceremony, it was announced that $1,100,000 was raised during West Island Community Shares’ fundraising campaign; 100% of the amount was distributed to these groups. This represents a 10% increase over the amount raised last year... Click here for the full news release.
To view photos from the Fund Distribution & Volunteer Recognition Event, go to the Photo Gallery page.
Thank you to the over 300 Community Shares volunteers of 2011-2012 for helping us improve the lives of 38,000 West Islanders in need! Click here for the full list.
Be a
hero!
Community Shares is powered by every day heroes - ordinary
people doing amazing things in their community! You can be a hero too -
visit the How To Help section to
find out how.
Empowering Children and Families Dealing with
Learning Disabilities
Located in an 80-year old house in Ste.
Geneviève, the Pat Roberts Developmental Centre offers a warm, kind, optimistic
and cheerful place for children with special needs and their parents from the
first day they enter and every day after that. Click here
for more
details.
AJOI: Face to Face
with Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth in the Suburbs
Beautiful homes,
lush neighbourhoods, happy children are what come to mind when we think about
the West Island suburbs but that’s only part of the picture. Click
here
to read
more.
DID
YOU KNOW?
1 in 5 West Islanders turns to a community charitable
organizations for help each year. West Island Community Shares provides
crucial funds to 35 West Island charitable
organizations offer vital services and programs to residents in
need.
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