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    Legacy in Action

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    • Legacy in Action

      Finding a Foothold

      August 8, 2017

      A program helps Indigenous families settle into a new life in Edmonton It wasn’t the homecoming Sandra Cardinal* had hoped for. After packing up her Edmonton home, she and her

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    • Legacy in Action

      Hatching Success

      June 29, 2017

      Funding from Edmonton Community Foundation helps launch the Poultry Research Centre’s heritage chicken adoption program It’s no exaggeration to say that when the University of Alberta (U of A) hired

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    • Legacy in Action

      More Than a Hive Mind

      June 15, 2017

      The Urban Youth Beekeeping Club teaches students the ins and outs of caring for pollinators For many kids, the summer months are nothing short of bliss. The long days provide

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    • Legacy in Action

      Eat, Walk, Live

      June 8, 2017

      Programs such as NSTEP (Nutrition, Students, Teachers, Exercising with Parents) are empowering children early on with the information and habits needed to live longer and healthier lives A group of

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    • Donor Stories · Legacy in Action

      A Red Seal Legacy

      June 1, 2017

      Gail Hall’s incredible talent and passion for cooking will continue through a fund in her name When youngsters gather in the kitchen at this summer’s CHANGE Adventure Camp, a little

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    • Legacy in Action

      Cultural Authenticity Brings 9 Parts of Desire to Life on Edmonton Stage

      February 28, 2017

      A grant from Edmonton Community Foundation is helping Edmonton theatre producers in their understanding and portrayal of Iraqi culture When Vanessa Sabourin went in search of a new play for

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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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    • Legacy in Action

      Hope for a New Future

      February 28, 2017

      Edmonton’s Heavy Users of Service Program (HUoS) helps people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health issues get the care they need, while reducing costs to social services Andy (not his

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    • Legacy in Action

      Paddling Through Time

      February 27, 2017

      Recreation of historic canoe route one of dozens of projects to receive ECF grants for Canada’s 150th birthday As Edmontonians dig out their Canadian flags and fire up barbecues on

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