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Charities that have benifitted from the Great Walk

• The Arthitis Society
  The Arthritis Society is Canada’s principle health charity which empowers the nearly 4.5 million Canadians
  with arthritis to live their lives to the fullest by combating the daily limitations of arthritis.
  Over the last 60 years, The Society has invested $160 million towards arthritis research to develop
  better treatments and ultimately find a cure. In British Columbia alone, more than 600,000 people are
  currently battling arthritis, making it BC’s most common chronic condition.
  If you would like to support us by raising funds during the Great Walk, please contact
  Emily at 604-714-5569; 1-866-414-7766; or eshandruk@bc.arthritis.ca
  
  
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada
• Canadian Diabetes Association
• Rotary Club of Parksville A.M.
• United Way
• Alzheimer Society of B.C.
• Canadians Against Violence Everywhere Advocating its Termination
• British Columbia Lung Association
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• BC SPCA
• British Columbia Food Banks
• Leukemia Research Fund Canada
• Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
• Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
• United Way of the Lower Mainland
• UNICEF Canada
• Vancouver Island Prostate Cancer Research Foundation

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Links to Great Charities

• ACTS
  ACTS (Africa Community Technical Service) is a Christian technical mission currently at work in Uganda, East Africa. Volunteers assist rural communities in achieving their development goals in partnership with the local church. ACTS is based in Comox, BC, Canada.
• Idealist
  Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity? A nonprofit service, job or internship? A book or a video on education, human rights or the environment?
• Charity Village
  This is your Canadian source of news, information, resources, discussions and links to the world of charities on the Internet, produced by CharityVillage Ltd. for the Canadian nonprofit community.

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