Tag: Coronavirus - BGC Canada

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The charities that help struggling Canadians are struggling, too

Originally published in the Globe & Mail December 11, 2020 By W. Matthew Chater, Owen Charters, Dan Clement, Peter Dinsdale, and Maya Roy One thing is true of our organizations: We exist because communities need us. More than eight million...

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Home Run for 10,000 Kids During Jays Care Virtual Camps This Summer

Home Run for 10,000 Kids During Jays Care Virtual Camps This Summer

Rogers annual donation of $1 million enabled eight-week Jays Care summer program for thousands of Canadian children and youth For more than two decades, the Blue Jays and Jays Care have worked to create a level playing field for children...

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Lenovo and Best Buy Canada Donate Chromebooks to BGC Canada to Assist with Remote Learning

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Finding the balance

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (June 26). Full transcript below. This may not be as exciting a topic as some of the other weeks, but I think it's an important one. I want to...

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To the Class of 2020

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (June 19). Full transcript below. It’s the time of year when we celebrate graduation, the transition from secondary school to whatever path you have chosen to pursue next in...

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Youth need community while living apart

From Ontario Nonprofit Network blog (June 2020) Nonprofits are collaborating and innovating to provide stability, a sense of community while people are living apart, and access to supports while families face some of the greatest economic, health, and social...

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Actions over words

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 29). Full transcript below. Pablo Picasso once said, “What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.” Today is the Boys & Girls...

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The ‘she-cession’ and the impact on Clubs

By Owen Charters We have spoken a lot about the impact of this pandemic on children and youth, but there is one other segment of the population that is seeing significant effects of physical distancing and isolation. Some pundits have...

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Digging out

The latest message from Owen Charters, President & CEO, BGC Canada (May 8). Full transcript below. If you watch news coverage of disasters like fire, tornadoes, or floods, you know the extent of the devastation that they wreak. The thing...

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