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We are Canadians who want to reduce suicide and its impact in Canada. We represent experts and volunteers, school and community suicide prevention initiatives, mental health workers, researchers, crisis centres and families who have been impacted by suicide. We are survivors of loss. Among us, we have lost children, parents, family members, neighbours, friends, patients and clients. So have most of you. We want to end the silence. We want to ease the suffering, to heal our communities and our neighbours, as we have healed ourselves. We want to prevent others from experiencing such pain and such loss.

The Canadian Centennial Choir is an amateur group of approximately 65-70 voices. It was originally established to celebrate in song the centenary of the Confederation of Canada in 1967. Through the efforts of dedicated founding members, the Choir was constituted in its present form in 1968 as a non-profit, charitable organization under the Canadian Corporations Act.

Since 1981, Shad Valley has perfected a great formula: identify outstanding young talent; help them develop an innovative mindset; encourage them to consider fields of study that increase innovation and economic capacity; and motivate them to make a difference. Grade 10, 11 & 12 students secure a place at Shad through a very competitive application process, and spend the month of July living in residence at a top university, surrounded by like-minded peers and inspiring mentors. Shad invests approximately $7000 per student, per year, to provide an experience that alumni describe as life-directing and life-changing. Participants pay a $3950 program fee, and many receive financial awards (scholarships for achievement and bursaries for financial need) to support their participation. Shad relies on contributions from the private and public sector, foundations, and individuals to provide this exceptional enrichment experience to hundreds of high-potential youth each summer.

The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE, a project of the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, features a museum, art gallery, gift shop, research and archives, state-of-the-art visually rich technology highlighting Deaf historical artifacts, literature, sports and ASL/LSQ multimedia production studio. The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE opened in the historic culture, arts and entertainment Distillery District right in the heart of Old Town Toronto. It is a public forum both historical and forward-looking. The DEAF CULTURE CENTRE is contemporary, a fun gathering place that is open to the public and rooted in the Deaf community. It provides education, culture, visual and performing arts. A special project of the DEAF CULTURE CENTRE is the Animated ASL Dictionary for Children, which can be found at www.aslphabet.com. The ASL Parent-Child Mother Goose program is another example of the great work done at the Deaf Culture Centre. Stop by and visit the DEAF CULTURE CENTRE today!

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Help us spread our message of diabetes management and prevention. The Canadian Diabetes Association works in communities across the country to promote the health of Canadians and eliminate diabetes through our strong nationwide network of volunteers, employees, healthcare professionals, researchers, partners and supporters. In the struggle against this global epidemic, our expertise is recognized around the world.

The Canadian Federation of Friends of Museums (CFFM) is the national voice to promote museums for the benefit of all Canadians. More than 100,000 volunteers, donors, trustees, and others offer their time, money and expertise to the museum community in Canada. CFFM is honoured to have the Governor General of Canada as a patron.

Since 1957, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) has worked to unite and strengthen humane societies & SPCAs while advocating for the humane treatment of animals in our homes, on the farm, in the lab, and in the wild. The CFHS's member societies help animals in communities across Canada. The CFHS represents these members on issues of national importance, and provides them with information and advice to help them better serve animals in their communities. Over the decades, the CFHS has been at the forefront of efforts to reform Canada’s shamefully lax animal cruelty law, to create rules protecting farm animals from undue suffering, and to improve the treatment of animals used in research. The CFHS receives no government funding. It depends on the support of caring Canadians to continue promoting responsible pet ownership, fighting for effective laws to protect animals, and strengthening humane societies and SPCAs nationwide.

Records: Business files to personal correspondence. Vertical files: 9,000+ Photographs: 7,000+. Posters: 2,000+, promoting everything from dances to demos to films, plays, and displays. Sound recordings: 1,300+ LPs, CDs, 45s, and over 2,000 hours of audiotape, including radio programs, interviews and oral histories. Moving images: Films and videos, including features, documentaries and TV shows. Art works: Original creations in various media. Artifacts: T-shirts, banners, badges, buttons, matchbooks and much more. James Fraser Library collections Books: 5,000+ titles - rare volumes and limited editions. Monographs: 1,000+ pamphlets, chapbooks, offprints, scripts, theses, etc. LGBT periodicals: The world's largest single collection - 5,900+ titles. An online, international directory of over 7,200 queer publications covering the last 100 years. Also general periodicals with content by or about lesbians or gay men, and extensive files of Cdn. daily press clippings.

As a non-profit organization, the Guild is managed by an annually elected board of directors. The Guild's work is funded through membership fees, a percentage of the receipts from sales at its gallery and generous donations. PERMANENTE COLLECTION: The Guild has a small museum in which to exhibit its permanent collection of Inuit art dating from the early 1900’s to the present day. It is one of the most remarkable collections in Canada and constitutes a priceless cultural heritage. ARCHIVES: The Guild is pleased to offer researchers access to its catalogue and archives. GALLERY: What the Guild looks for in a particular piece is uniqueness or limited production as well as high quality and originality. EXHIBITIONS: The Guild organizes about ten exhibitions per year, bringing together works by renowned and upcoming artists and artisans.

The Hearing Foundation of Canada is a national charitable organization established in 1979, led by a volunteer Board of Directors drawn from the business and medical communities, many of whom have personal experience with hearing loss.

For 37 years, teams of students from over 350 Canadian high schools have participated in the Canadian Improv Games. Students form teams at the high school level and then compete in regional and provincial festivals for the right to participate in the National Finals. You cannot watch an evening of television or see a drama on stage in Canada that won't feature one or more of our alumni (such as Sandra Oh, a Golden Globe- and Genie Award-winning Canadian actress primarily known for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy, and Tatiana Maslany, star of "Cas & Dylan" and "Orphan Black". Please note, we keep our donors names protected and will not post them publicly.

The most renowned professional arts festival for young audiences, the Vancouver International Children's Festival presents the world's most acclaimed music, theatre, dance, circus arts, puppetry and storytelling, as well as creative arts activities and roving entertainers for the entire family. The 37th annual Festival will welcome more than 30,000 children, parents and educators to Vancouver’s Granville Island May 27–June 01, 2014.