SEEN, HEARD & NOTED Royal Canadian Legion Digital Poppy Campaign,
Ardwell Eyres, 95, dedicated his digital poppy to Sgt. Major John Copeland, a friend who didn’t come home.
The Poppy went digital in November. Did you miss that? The 2019 Royal Canadian Legion Digital Poppy Campaign, sponsored by CHIP Reverse Mortgage by HomeEquity Bank, gave Canadians another way to donate, and at the same time, share Veterans’ stories of bravery and courage. The Digital Poppy, which was obtained at www. MyPoppy.ca, was created to complement the traditional lapel Poppy that millions of Canadians wear each year from the last Friday in October to Remembrance Day on November 11. The Digital Poppy could be personalized and dedicated to anyone who served, and then shared on social media. As time passes, so do many Veterans and their stories of bravery and courage. This year, to help ensure their legacy endured, the digital campaign focused on reaching the next generation of Canadians. Hope it worked, it’s an interesting 6
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Charlie Foran
concept. The Writers’ Trust of Canada name Charlie Foran as the organization’s new Executive Director. He will replace Mary Osborne, who will leave at the end of 2019 after seven years with the Writers’ Trust. Foran assumes the role in January 2020. Foran is a Member of the Order of Canada, a senior fellow at Massey College in the University of Toronto, and an adjunct professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto. He is the author of 11 books of fiction and nonfiction, and has won many awards and
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honours, including the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, Governor General’s Award, the Canadian Jewish Book Award, the Charles Taylor Prize, and the Writers’ Trust Fellowship. He joins the Writers’ Trust after completing his term as CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship in early 2019. Co-founded by the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul, the national charity realized a period of exceptional growth under his guidance. FAIR Canada has returned $2.4 million to the Jarislowsky Foundation because it was unable to meet the 200 percent matching condition, as governments, securities regulators and self-regulatory organizations have been generally unwilling to provide adequate support. FAIR Canada has applied to governments, regulators and SROs over the years
to support its mission of enhancing the interests and rights of the everyday Canadians who comprise the retail investors and financial consumers in this country. The Jarislowsky Foundation provided $2 million in 2012 for an Endowment Fund for FAIR Canada in support of its public service mission. The donation came with a 200percent matching condition and a deadline of September 30, 2014. FAIR Canada was able to obtain $2 million in endowment funding from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) in 2014 but has been unable to secure the remaining $2 million. The deadline has been extended several times with a final deadline of September 30, 2019. FAIR Canada has directed the return of the funds in the Endowment Fund (approximately $2.4 million) to the Jarislowsky Foundation. Stephen Jarislowsky (who is 94) stepped down from our board of directors at the same time. Canada’s 2019 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season starts today, as thousands of individuals, families, churches, businesses, sports teams, and community groups begin packing shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos. Operation Christmas Child is an annual initiative of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization that works in more than 100 countries. Thanks to all the items that foundationmag.ca