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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      Global Family, Local Legacy

      February 28, 2017

      For the Edmonton-based Goon sisters, charity begins at home. Life in a family of 10 siblings is seldom boring, and it’s certainly never lonely. For sisters Liuting, Liuyoon, Liushien, Eleanor

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      A Family Affair

      November 30, 2016

      Ken and Bernice Baher have made philanthropy a family tradition

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    • Donor Stories

      A Lasting Legacy

      November 30, 2016

      The Van Weelden family created a donor-advised fund to give back in perpetuity

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      Tommy Banks: The Encore

      June 1, 2016

      Distinguished former senator and local music legend, Tommy Banks, lends hand to fellow artists

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      A True Visionary

      June 1, 2016

      Garnet Ireland’s endowment fund means he can provide permanent, on-going support to an organization that was incredibly important to him

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      Paving a Pathway to Fitness

      June 1, 2016

      A generous endowment fund aides programming at a recreation centre that has a positive impact on many Edmonton seniors’ lives

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      The Canine Connection

      March 1, 2016

      Dogs with Wings is a local organization that trains service dogs, providing their clients with increased independence and safety

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      Revving Up

      March 1, 2016

      An Edmonton couple donates the proceeds from two vintage cars to charity

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      A Lifetime of Giving

      December 1, 2015

      Local law firm is nearing a century of generosity

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