Donated miles to be used to connect families with children undergoing organ transplants July 10, 2017, Toronto, ON – Aird & Berlis LLP has committed to donating an additional five million Aeroplan miles to the David Foster Foundation over the next five years, bringing their total to one million miles per year over ten years.Read more
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Three-year national partnership helps to support Canadian families with children undergoing life-saving organ transplants Sept. 26, 2017, Victoria, BC – The Honda Canada Foundation is the newest national partner of the David Foster Foundation, helping to enhance their decades-long support of Canadian families with children undergoing pediatric organ transplants. The three-year, $150,000 partnership with theRead more
Charlie was born on December 13, 2012. By three weeks of age, Charlie showed signs there was something wrong with the function of her liver. After months of ongoing testing and medical care, Charlie displayed severe scars on her liver that indicated she would require a liver transplant one day. Charlie was 10 months oldRead more
Alyssa was diagnosed with leukaemia at eight months old. Unfortunately, chemotherapy induced cardiomyopathy, and Alyssa was listed for a heart transplant in March 2013. On May 23, 2013, she was placed on a Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) heart pump; however, she had many complications with the heart pump and was at times medicallyRead more
Born with three heart malformations, Élissa was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart muscle that usually leads to heart failure. Although she has undergone three different surgeries since she was born, she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Chu Saint Justine Hospital in Montreal on SeptemberRead more
Media & Event Advisory March 31, 2017 What: In advance of National Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Week – April 16-22, 2017 – and during the month of April, the David Foster Foundation is partnering with Country Grocer to launch a partnership, promotion, and in-store raffle in each of their seven Vancouver Island stores. ShoppersRead more
April 5, 2017, Victoria, BC – The David Foster Foundation has received $250,000 in one-time funding from the BC Ministry of Health to assist with the non-medical expenses of families with children undergoing life-saving pediatric organ transplants. The funding will be used to support children and families throughout British Columbia that are struggling to stayRead more
Organ donor awareness-raising billboard campaign launches across Canada Oct. 2, 2017, Victoria, BC, Canada – The David Foster Foundation has a new national partnership with OUTFRONT Media Canada and together have launched the first national digital billboard organ donor awareness campaign in Canada. OUTFRONT Media Canada will provide space across 109 digital billboards in fiveRead more
RBC Rewards launches sweepstakes for David Foster Foundation’s 30th-anniversary gala June 5, 2017, Victoria, BC – By donating RBC Rewards points to the David Foster Foundation, Canadians will help to play a part in keeping families together during one of the most difficult times in their lives – when they find out their child needsRead more
