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Youth
RBC Financial Group supports a whole range of initiatives helping young people realize their potential. From donations that support education and children's hospitals, to partnerships that provide financial literacy for teens, to innovative programs that provide work experience to graduates — we believe that casting a wide net of support can make a real difference. Our special area of focus is After-School programs.
2005 Highlights
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- Homework
help goes online. Doing homework can be tough
for students - and their parents. But TVOntario's Ask A
Teacher website is taking some of the pain out of the chore. (July 2005)
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- RBC
donates $150,000 to Junior Achievement of Canada.
Students who are frustrated with the challenges of secondary
school might think that the easiest, quickest solution is
to quit. (July 2005)
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- RBC
donates $300,000 to The Learning Partnership.
Almost one out of every three Torontonians is a visible
minority, and the city's future growth is largely expected
to come from immigration. (July 2005)
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- RBC
Centura invests in students. In North Carolina,
four in every 10 students drop out of high school. In fact,
in 2004 alone, more than 20,000 students dropped out. (April
2005)
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- 4-H
Recognizes RBC for 55 Years of Support. The Canadian
4-H Council is pleased to announce that long-time supporter
RBC Financial Group (RBC) has earned the 'Platinum 4-H Award'
for its significant ongoing contributions to 4-H at the
national level. (April 2005)
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- Rocky Mount, N.C. -RBC Centura
raised nearly $160,000 for the Rocky Mount Area United Way
during the bank's annual campaign drive, surpassing its
goal of $150,000 by nearly $10,000 with 60-per cent employee
participation, up 18 percent from last year. The total was
the most ever donated by Nash and Edgecombe county employees.
The contribution will primarily be used to help programs
within the United Way such as "Guiding Youth Toward
Success," "Providing People with Emergency Assistance
& Shelter" and "Improving Local Health Needs."
(January 2005)
- Rocky Mount, N.C. - RBC
Centura Bank donated $1000 to the Roanoke Rapids, N.C.,
and Smyrna, Ga. local Marine Toys for Tots foundation. The
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation delivers a message of hope
to needy youngsters that will motivate them to grow into
responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community
leaders. (January 2005)
Local Initiatives
- Airdrie, Alberta: RBC Royal
Bank presented the Rockyview Regional Handibus Society with
a $2,500 cheque. The funds will be used to help the organization
with its transportation of children and youth with special
needs.
- British Columbia: For the
fifth consecutive year, RBC donated $25,000 to the B.C.
Library Association's Summer Reading Club, a province-wide
program that encourages children to read throughout the
summer.
- Calgary, Alberta: RBC partnered with the SEEDS (Society,
Environment and Energy Development Studies) Foundation that
provides children in Alberta and Saskatchewan the opportunity
to work with their families and teachers to investigate
and write about the past, present and future of their province's
natural environment.
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Camrose, Alberta: RBC staff
organized a series of fundraising events to raise over
$1,000 to Bethany Homes for Children, Breakfast for Kids
and the Camrose Food Bank.
- Camrose, Alberta: The RBC Foundation donated $5,000 to
the Camrose Public Library for its Fathers Reading Every
Day program, which promotes literacy in the community.
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Cambridge, Ontario: The
Cambridge Food Bank was burglarized and RBC staff quickly
banded together to collect donations and toys to replicate
what was stolen.
- Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: RBC Royal Bank donated over
$10,000 to the IWK Telethon for Children, which will be
used for hospital equipment and research.
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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: RBC Royal Bank donated $1,500
to construct a playground at John Bernard Croak V.C. Memorial
School.
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Charlottetown, P.E.I.: The Canadian 4-H Council awarded
RBC Financial Group with its 'Platinum 4-H Award' for
RBC's 55 years of support.
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Charlottetown, P.E.I.: The
RBC Foundation donated $6,290 to the P.E.I. 4H Council
to administer several of its upcoming programs. The programs
will enable members to develop their leadership, communications
and teamwork skills, and will further broaden personal
development and self-esteem.
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Edmonton, Alberta: The
Royal Eagles, a group of dedicated RBC employees, raised
$1,000 from buffalo burger sales at the fourth annual
Royal Eagles National Aboriginal Day Barbeque. Proceeds
went to the Amiskwaciy Academy hot lunch program.
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Gem, Alberta: RBC made
a $2,000 donation to the local 4H club, allowing them
to travel to Medicine Hat and raise awareness about BSE
among their urban peers.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: The
RBC After-School Grants Program presented $40,000 to the
Community YMCA in Halifax. The funds will go to a variety
of programs, including a Neptune Theatre program, which
will teach children how to write and perform plays, as
well as a newspaper production program that let children
be reporters and photographers.
- Halton, Ontario: Four high school students shared over
$2,000 in prize money for the 2005 Halton Region RBC Business
Plan Competition.
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Hanna, Alberta: RBC's popular
Toonie Toss raised over $700 for the Kidsport program
in Hanna.
- Hinton, Alberta: The RBC Foundation donated $5,000 to
a library summer reading program.
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Kenora, Ontario: RBC donated $10,000 to The Alzheimer
Society of Kenora/Rainy River District to help deliver
its Community Education Program. Part of the donation
will also help fund the translation of educational materials
to Ojibway and Oji-Cree.
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Kentville, Nova Scotia:
RBC employees Lynn Aguire and Nancy Fitzgerald used their
RBC Employee Volunteer Grants to help support Coldbrook
and District School's breakfast program, which serves
40 children.
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Kelligrews, Newfoundland:
For the second consecutive year, RBC supported a free
program for parents and caregivers of pre-school children
at St. Edward's School. The program develops participants'
knowledge of how literacy develops from early childhood
to the first days of kindergarten.
- Kelowna, British Columbia:
RBC funded the "Helping Hands" reforestation program
to raise awareness about reforestation and plant in students'
minds the idea that the environment is vital to their future.
In all, 23,000 students, staff and volunteers planted a
total of 134,000 seedlings at 50 sites in Kelowna.
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Minnedosa, Manitoba: The
RBC Foundation donated $6,000 to the PULSE Literacy Program,
Minnedosa Big Brothers and Sisters and Communities in
Bloom.
- 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.
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Portage La Prairie, Manitoba:
RBC's Shelia Podruchny used her RBC Employee Volunteer
Grant to donate $500 to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of
Portage.
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Prince George, B.C.: The
RBC Foundation donated $9,500 to Street Spirits - a youth-driven
theatre company that uses drama to help youth identify
solutions to problems they might face. RBC's donation
will be used for educational programming that will address
the impact of alcohol misuse on families.
- Saint John, New Brunswick: RBC donated $40,000 to Prince
Charles School as part of the RBC After School Grants Program.
Forty-six children at the school receive help with homework,
tutoring and literacy instruction, as well as physical education,
music and drama.
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: The RBC Foundation donated $10,000
to Beyond the Hurt, a Red Cross peer harassment and bullying
prevention program.
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Shelburne, Nova Scotia: The Shelburne County Youth Health
and Support Association was among 55 organizations across
Canada receiving grants through the RBC After School Grants
Program.
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: The RBC Foundation
donated $2,500 to the Heart and Stroke Foundation for
its Active Schools Program. The initiative will provide
youth with information and activities that promotes an
active, healthy lifestyle.
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: RBC's support
for Easter Seals Society gave children the opportunity
to enjoy a day of sailing at the Royal Newfoundland Yacht
Club.
- Summerside, Prince Edward Island:
RBC sponsored the Summerside Boys and Girls Club after school
transport and care program.
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Toronto, Ontario: A team
of RBC employees entered the Bay Street Hoops Tournament
to help raise over $170,000 for various children's charities
in the Greater Toronto Area.
- Vancouver, British Columbia:
RBC employees raised $350,000, through in-branch sales of
Jungle Buddies stuffed animals and participation in Jeans
Day, for B.C.'s Children's Hospital.
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Vancouver, B.C.: RBC Foundation
donated $10,000 to PLEA Community Services Society of
BC's KidStart program. Over 225 at risk children (under
12) receive support through the positive mentoring services
offer by PLEA's trained volunteers. Youth are assigned
to adult volunteer mentors, who commit to spending 3 hours
a week for one year to involve kids in activities such
as a trip to the movies, an afternoon of skiing or simply
a quiet walk on the beach. Their friendship and encouragement
lets these kids know they are cared for and provides them
with opportunities to experience success and achievement.
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Victoria, B.C.: More than
40 young musicians, aged 12 - 15 from a variety of schools
in Greater Victoria will receive training at a level that
they would not normally attain thanks to the Cathedral
Festival Youth Initiative, a program offered by the Victoria
Conservatory of Music and supported by RBC Foundation
with a $4,000 donation.
- Victoria, B.C.: More than 40 young musicians, aged 12
- 15 from a variety of schools in Greater Victoria will
receive training at a level that they would not normally
attain thanks to the Cathedral Festival Youth Initiative,
a program offered by the Victoria Conservatory of Music
and supported by RBC Foundation with a $4,000 donation.
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Wainwright, Alberta: RBC
Royal Bank tool part in selling Charity Bears in a community-wide
campaign to raise money for Stollery Children's Hospital.
- Winnipeg, Manitoba: RBC
donated $15,000 towards the Winnipeg International Children's
Festival's Circus and Magic Camp program, which teaches
kids invaluable skills such as teamwork, goal setting and
self-discipline, as well as unique circus and magic skills.
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories: RBC employees painted
three cabins, fixed broken steps, built a shed and assisted
with general cleanup of Camp Connections, a camp for foster
children from across the Northwest Territories.
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