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2005 Highlights Click for more local initiatives
- RBC
Financial Group is bullfrogpowered™. Bullfrog
Power, Ontario's first 100% green electricity retailer,
announced today that seven Toronto branches of RBC Financial
Group have become bullfrogpowered.(September 2005)
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- RBC
donates $30,000 to the Shaw's Actor Apprentice program.
At the start of any career, you need that first big break
to boost your professional experience. (August 2005)
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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
supports small businesses through Ontario's Small Business
Enterprise Centres. Small business owners can
face a lot of hurdles when they're starting out, and they
may not yet have the expertise they need to develop a strong
business plan. (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
raises $350,000 in fight against multiple sclerosis.
For the eighth consecutive year, RBC Financial Group (RBC)
hosted the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Charity Golf Tournament
in Toronto, Ontario, bringing together over 450 participants,
100 sponsors, and 70 volunteers, and raising a record-breaking
$350,000 in support the work of the Multiple Sclerosis Society
of Canada. (June 2005)
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- Cell
phones for food.
In a world where people upgrade their cell phones an average
of once every 18 months, there are potentially millions
of old cell phones thrown away. Many of those end up in
landfill sites, posing a threat to the environment, as cell
phones contain toxins that can leak into the ground water.
(June 2005)
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- RBC
boosts Emergency and Trauma program with $2 million donation.
The Emergency and Trauma department at Sunnybrook and Women's
College and Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario,
does more than just treat patients: it also tries to prevent
people from becoming patients in the first place. (June
2005)
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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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- Mothers
honoured on Habitat build site. More than two
dozen mothers joined Canadian television celebrity Mag Ruffman
and other volunteers to celebrate Mother's Day by building
a Habitat for Humanity home in Toronto, Ontario. (May
2005)
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- RBC
receives award from Parks and Recreation Ontario.
RBC has received a Community Contribution Award from Parks
and Recreation Ontario (PRO) for the company's support of
athletics and education at the community level. (April
2005)
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- Turning
the tide. As RBC's Anthony Contento watched news
of the devastating tsunamis that hit Southeast Asia on Boxing
Day last year, he, like people all over the world, couldn't
help feeling anguish for all those who lost their loved
ones and homes in the disaster.
(March 2005)
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- RBC
to offer internships to graduating class of Pathways to
Education. RBC Financial Group will offer five
summer internships to the inaugural graduating class of
Pathways to Education, a program designed to support youth
from economically disadvantaged communities.
(February 2005)
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- RBC
Financial Group brings United Way of Greater Toronto $6.5
million closer to its 2004 Fundraising Goal.
RBC Financial Group (RBC) today announced its 2004 gift
of $6.5 million to United Way of Greater Toronto. (January
2005)
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Local Initiatives
- Ancaster: RBC employee Hemant Shaha was honored for his
longtime work with the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.
Shaha has organized The Multiple Sclerosis Charity Golf
Tournament Hosted by RBC Procurement for the past eight
years.
- Cambridge: The Cambridge
Food Bank was burglarized and RBC staff quickly banded together
to collect donations and toys to replicate what was stolen.
- Halton: Four high school students shared over $2,000 in
prize money for the 2005 Halton Region RBC Business Plan
Competition.
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Kenora: 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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London: RBC donated $50,000
to Parkwood Hospital's Season of Celebration fundraising
campaign. The campaign supports projects that will help
patients and residents feel more comfortable.
- Oakville: RBC was recognized for its arts patronage in
support of the RBC Festival of Classics, which presents
classic plays at outdoor theatres in Oakville.
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Ottawa: 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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Orleans: RBC employees took part in the Canadian Cancer
Relay for Life and raised $7,000.
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Ontario-wide: The RBC IMPACT Award recognizes RBC employees
across Ontario for their volunteer work. In 2005, 26 RBC
employees were each awarded $2,000 to donate to charity,
including:
- Barrie: Teresa Habs, her volunteer work with
Habitat for Humanity.
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Fort Erie: Laura Hengelman. for her volunteer
work with the Fort Erie Youth Centre.
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Mississauga: Maria DiGiantommaso, for her volunteer work with Vita
Manor, an organization that assists young.
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Beeton: Lynn Potts, for her volunteer work with the Literacy Council
of South Simcoe.
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Timmins: Robert Perrault, for his volunteer work with the Timmins
and District Hospital Foundation.
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Brockville: Melinda Condon, for her volunteer
work with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Leeds and
Grenville.
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Toronto: 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.
- Toronto: RBC provided a $28,000 After-School grant to
Braeburn Neigbourhood Place. The grant will be used to help
the organization offer learning and skill development to
children after the school bell rings.
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Toronto: Over 400 RBC employees scaled the steps of the
CN Tower to help the United Way of Greater Toronto raise
$6.5 million in its annual campaign.
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Whitby: RBC donated $10,000
in support of the fundraising efforts of the Whitby Central
Library.
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