March 1 marked the beginning of Kidney Health Month and March 10 is World Kidney Day. World Kidney Day is a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of kidneys. Kidney Foundation volunteers and staff will engage in community activities designed to create awareness and education about preventive behaviours, risk factors, and toRead more
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The David Foster Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support to Canadian families with children in need of life-saving organ transplants. In addition to helping families with their non-medical expenses, the Foundation strives to increase public awareness and education about the importance of becoming a registered organ donor in Canada and the United States. InRead more
In honour of Heart Month, we are sharing the very special story of Marit & Tanner. Watch how a Change of Heart and a selfless decision forever changed the lives of the McKenzie and Fitzpatrick families. On Saturday, February 13, 2021, Marit & Tanner’s story was honoured and shared in the National Post, you can readRead more
The David Foster Foundation has always focused on keeping families together and providing much-needed financial assistance to help during a transplant families’ most difficult time. Now, more than ever, our thoughts turn to the many families that your generous gifts and support have helped. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy HolidaysRead more
Gib-San Pool Landscape & Creations is a proud Community Partner of the David Foster Foundation. Gib-San Pool Landscape & Creations has been designing and building luxury custom swimming pools for over 50 years. This third-generation family company prides itself on being ranked #4 out of the top 50 builders in North America, # 5 inRead more
On September 11, the David Foster Foundation teamed up with billboard giant Allvision to launch their latest Our Heroes campaign across the country, highlighting and acknowledging the heroes in their life. Featured on these billboards are the David Foster Foundation’s top supporters who make it possible for transplant families to stay together during their most challengingRead more
Read the latest Summer 2020 David Foster Foundation CELEBRATE newsletter!Read more
“Ben is the sickest child in this hospital.” These were the heart-stopping words that parents Caroline and Lester heard from doctors earlier this year. Ben has congenital neutropenia, a condition in which people are prone to recurrent infections. Caroline and Lester often bring him to the emergency room at the children’s hospital for antibiotic treatmentRead more
Thirty-six hours after Briar was born her parents, Morgan and Ryan, took her home to their small town in Saskatchewan. She had still not had any bowel movement and both parents thought that was odd as Briar was their second child and this had not happened when Addilyn was born. Upon returning home Briar beganRead more
In March, two-year old Nathan Hutchinson stopped breathing in his Courtice, Ont. home. He was transported to SickKids Hospital ICU, an all-too-familiar place for Nathan and his family, in the midst of a pandemic. He would remain there on and off until mid-May. Nathan was diagnosed with a rare heart condition, Supracardiac Total Anomalous PulmonaryRead more
