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As a financial service provider, we know we must be sensitive to the needs of seniors. As a good corporate citizen, we actively seek programs, initiatives and partners that support the quality of life for seniors.

2005 Highlights

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• Canine caring for long-term patients. For the past year, RBC's Carol Ivey and her dogs, Misty and Chloe, have been bringing joy to patients in the Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Orillia, Ontario. (May 2005)
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• RBC donates $350,000 to University of Regina. RBC Financial Group (RBC) announced a $350,000 donation to the University of Regina's Building Dreams and Futures campaign. (April 2005)
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• RBC commemorates Year of Veteran. The Government of Canada has designated 2005 as the Year of the Veteran, and to show its appreciation to those who have served, RBC is pleased to have undertaken the following initiatives. (April 2005)
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Local initiatives

• Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: RBC provided funding to the P.E.I. Seniors Safety Program, which helps seniors remain safe and independent by bringing information about personal and home safety to them in their own homes.
  
  
• Manitou, Manitoba: The RBC Foundation donated $5,000 to the Lifelong Reading Program at the Manitou Public Library. The program encourages seniors to keep reading by delivering literature to seniors' locations throughout the community.
  
  
• Ottawa, Ontario: With support from the RBC Foundation, 375 students from Pinecrest Public School visited the Canadian War Museum. Children participated in a Remembrance Day presentations, explored exhibits and spoke with veterans who were in attendance.



• Prince Albert, Saskatchewan: RBC and its employees at the Prince Albert branch donated more than $19,000 to Two Miles for Mary, the seniors' transportation service that takes them to their doctor's appointments, to the bank or to the mall.

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