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Our Donors - Donor of the Week

For the week of: June 30, 2008

Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life

The Ethno-Cultural Knowledge Translation Program, created with generous support from Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life, is helping Safe Kids Canada develop culturally-relevant injury prevention resources. These select resources will be accessible to Canada's diverse population to build capacity within communities to conduct programs and activities, which will increase knowledge and awareness of how to prevent injuries.

Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life serve the financial security needs of more than 12 million people across Canada. Through their national program for corporate citizenship, the Key to Giving, the companies contribute directly to hundreds of non-profit and charitable organizations across the country. On behalf of Safe Kids Canada, SickKids Foundation thanks Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life for their continued generosity.

Scotiabank

As Canada's most international bank, Scotiabank felt a special affinity to children in need from developing countries, like Latin America and the Caribbean. In response to this need, Scotiabank pledged $1 million in support of the SickKids International Patient Program and currently sponsors two important events for Operation Herbie – the Mistletoe Ball, and Herbie Day.

"We are thrilled to have Scotiabank on board," says Kamla Sharma, director, SickKids International. "Their support enhances our ability to care for more children through direct patient care, education and outreach programs."

Scotiabank has a long history of supporting SickKids. In 1997, Scotiabank established the Scotiabank Clinician Scientist Training Fund, which is an endowment that continues to support clinician-scientist trainees in oncology in perpetuity.