(L-R Back – John Brooman, Sandy Foote, Judy Stillwell, Shona Fleming, Janice Barresi. L-R Front – Maureen Moloughney, Desiree Rapoch, Nathalie Maione; Isobel Bisby, Brenda Reisch.)
The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation has committed $700,000 to five local charities. Foundation and Festival CEO, John Brooman, says, “We are pleased to
UPDATE:
September 28,2013
The application deadline is now closed. Thank you to all interested organizations. Selected charities will be announced shortly.
2014 CHARITY APPLICATIONS DUE SEPTEMBER 27
Ottawa, September 12, 2013
For immediate release.
The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation is receiving applications for the new group of charities that
Jamie Hubley’s family continues fight against suicide
A year after his son took his own life, Allan Hubley says the family continues to push forward with suicide prevention work in Jamie Hubley’s memory.
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Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa commends supporters of the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation and Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival.
I would like to sincerely thank the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation for naming me the honourary chair for the 2012 fundraising season. Previous chairs have included Ottawa Senators’ Chris Phillips and Mike Fisher and I feel privileged to have this opportunity.
In my new role, I will represent the Foundation’s
OTTAWA – Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley will lead the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation as honourary chairman this year.
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The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation fundraising season got off with a roar as they announced an ambitious goal of $500,000 for 2012.
Up from $350,000 from the previous year, “it was quite lofty for sure,” says executive director, John Brooman.
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The foundation has established a goal of $500,000 this year to be distributed to the Youth Services Bureau as well as the CHEO Foundation, Bruyère Foundation, ArtsSmarts, Ottawa Humane Society, Debra Dynes Family House, and University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research.
“I am asking each of you for
“Last year was a tough year,” says Michelle Lavoie, Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation Chair. “We were concerned donations would be down, but our paddlers and the general public stepped up. It was even more amazing when we reached $344,000 this year.” “I think in the past there has been the
Recycle Frog, a next generation, direct-to-consumer precious metals recycling company, today announced that the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation (ODBF) has selected Recycle Frog’s Gold Drive™ program to help raise donations toward their 2010 fundraising campaign. The first corporate event will take place on Thursday, June 17th at Innovapost, a longstanding