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July 7th, 2008
British Columbia Paramedics are holding their 4th annual charity golf tournament with proceeds to the CKNW Orphans’ Fund at Northview Golf & Country Club, Surrey. Tickets: $150. per person Registration at www.apbc.ca.
Sarah McLauchlan Foundation
Music Outreach Project with Arts Umbrella allows inner city students the unique opportunity to fully explore their creative potential, hopefully inspiring them to succeed in life – partially supported by the Fund. For more information click here
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CKNW Orphans’ Fund - History
The CKNW Orphans' Fund grew out of the commitment of a fledgling radio station to become part of the New Westminster community in which it was established. Radio station CKNW signed on in September 1944, and at Christmas the following year, it seemed like a good idea to make the season a little brighter for the children who were resident in the Loyal Protestant Home. It housed parentless children, wards of the government and those whose families couldn't or didn't want to care for them.
An appeal to listeners brought contributions of about $1200, some of which was spent on radios so the children could hear the new radio station. That appeal worked well so the station undertook, with help from contributing listeners, to take the kids on a picnic. The donations helped along by the loan of a small fishing boat from a friend of the station, resulted in an outing for the youngsters accompanied by CKNW staff to Bowen Island.
From those humble beginnings grew the CKNW Orphans' Fund, using the facilities of the radio station to solicit donations from its listeners. Station sponsors became involved with promotions and events to swell the total and this participation continues today.
CKNW AM980, a division of Corus Entertainment, provides promotional and marketing services for the Orphans’ Fund and donates funds to cover administrative costs.
CKNW Orphans’ Fund - Fundraising Activities
While the Fund has become one of the major sources of grants for children's organizations in the Lower Mainland, it operates without a base of community volunteers, rather relies on the employees of radio station CKNW and Directors of the Fund.
Our major annual fundraiser at the beginning of December each year is the CKNW Orphans’ Fund Pledge Day. This is a live radio/television broadcast on CKNW Radio and Shaw TV. This broadcast pulls together a full day of entertainment with radio and television personalities, community leaders, politicians, CKNW clients, school choirs, grateful recipients and many donors.
Once a year our Fall fundraising Direct Mail campaign yields a substantial number of donations all of which go directly towards helping children with special needs.
Other fundraising events have included the annual herring sale, ladies bowling league, golf tournaments, the News cruise motorcycle ride, along with other community and corporate initiated promotions that generate revenue for our Fund.
Bequeaths form a substantial contribution to our fundraising. Bequeaths are gifts or donations made through a Will. If you are drafting or making changes to your Will, talk with your lawyer or accountant, and think about including a donation to the CKNW Orphans’ Fund.
Where the Dollars Go
The Picnic has become a day at Playland for many elementary school children, during which some 3,000 children with challenges, some confined to hospital beds, community homes and other institutions are given free run of all the rides, are sumptuously fed and royally entertained.
In excess of $200,000 a year is provided to camping organizations to provide fees for special needs children whose parents cannot afford to send them to camp. Applications must be made to camping organizations.
We make funds available for needed equipment and services for children. Anything from a specially adapted tricycle for a spina bifida child, to emergency dental work for a child in pain or buying a computer for a child who is bedridden. We have funded horseback riding lessons for muscular dystrophy children, purchased hearing aids, eyeglasses & electric sports wheelchairs funded speech and language therapy, mentioning only a few of the services we provide.
We respond to appeals from charities and organizations whose commitment is to work for and with special needs children.
In 2007 we funded over $100,000 to Lower mainland hospitals for their infant care nurseries to purchase critically needed equipment; incubators, fetal monitoring devices.
Over $100,000 a year is provided to individuals attending specialized schools, devoted to working with children diagnosed with learning difficulties.
One hundred thousand dollars was provided Children's Hospital to partially equip a research lab to study inflammatory bowel and crone’s disease in children.
An endowment was established to fund a UBC professor heading up research into the immunology of children's diseases.
Endowments have been established at most community colleges, BCIT and the Open Learning Agency to provide bursaries for single parent students. Applications are made to the schools.
An endowment fund was established at SFU to provide one scholarship per year for a student from an income assistance background. It pays 100% of the cost of tuition, books, housing and other expenses for up to four years.
Each year a grant is provided to an organization whose sole purpose is to assist "youth at risk" –.Administered by the Orphans’ Fund interest from the Josiah Vandreil Fund has supported youth for the past decade.
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Please contact us:
Applications for funding
Fundraising ideas
Volunteering through our membership program
Email: cknworphansfund@cknw.com