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Remembering Inspire the World Cabinet Member Wayne Verch

15 July, 2010

It is with deep sorrow that we inform the community of the sudden loss of Wayne Verch, Inspire the World campaign cabinet member.  Wayne’s contributions to BC Cancer Foundation - his philanthropic support and his generous and enthusiastic volunteer efforts - were significant and much valued.

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BMO Financial Group helps patients and families affected by cancer on Vancouver Island

14 June, 2010

Gift of $125,000 directed to BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign

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Bob Mehr Compounding Pharmacies Donates $50,000 to Inspire the World

11 May, 2010

Gift to BC Cancer Foundation campaign will help cancer patients and their families

May 11th, 2010, Victoria, BC – Customers, staff and guests were on hand at Cook Street Village’s Pharmasave today to celebrate a $50,000 gift to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign from Bob Mehr Compounding Pharmacies.

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Hillside Centre and Cannor Nurseries Victoria Inspirational Garden Raises $13,760 for BC Cancer Foundation

27 April, 2010

April 27, 2010, Victoria BC – Hillside Centre and Cannor Nurseries Victoria launched a spectacular indoor garden in Hillside’s Centre Court on April 9th. Built in only four days, the garden included over 200 assorted plants, 7000 gallons of water for a stream and waterfall system, 10 tons of rock, and one 12 by 18 foot American Beech tree, among many other elements.

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Norgaard Foundation’s $250,000 donation to Inspire the World lifts capital campaign over $5 million threshold

2 February, 2010

Gift to BC Cancer Foundation will support cancer patients and their families.

February 2, 2010, Victoria, BC – The Norgaard Foundation, a private family foundation based in Sidney, B.C. today announced a donation of $250,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World capital campaign. The gift helped kick off the campaign’s 2010 fundraising year and carried it past the $ 5 million threshold, halfway to its $10 million goal.

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49th Parallel Grocery surpasses fundraising goal for BC Cancer Foundation

14 December, 2009

December 14, 2009, Ladysmith—49th Parallel Grocery has announced a donation of $11,675 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign to help with new and innovative patient and family support programs and research at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre.

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Boulevard Magazine donates $25,000 to BC Cancer Foundation

1 December, 2009

December 1, 2009, Victoria, BC—Boulevard Magazine has announced a donation of $25,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign to help with new and innovative patient and family support programs and research at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre.

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David Black Donates $500,000 to BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World Capital Campaign

25 November, 2009

November 25, 2009, Victoria, BC – The BC Cancer Foundation has received a $500,000 donation from David Black, one of the Vice-Chairs of the Inspire the World capital campaign. The $10 million campaign will fund a 10,000 square feet construction and renovation to create a state-of-the-art patient and family support centre, a predictive cancer research centre and a radiation innovation wing at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre.
 

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Island Savings Credit Union joins campaign to Inspire the World: Cancer patients and their families helped by donation to BC Cancer Foundation

7 November, 2009

Victoria, BC (Nov. 7, 2009) – A new state-of-the-art patient and family support centre, a predictive
cancer research centre, and a radiation innovation wing at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island
Centre will be built with the help of the Island Savings Credit Union. Today, Island Savings
announced a donation of $125,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign. The
$10 million campaign will enable the construction and renovation of the 10,000 square foot project.
 

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