INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana // March 01, 2022 For Immediate Release In 2020, Mark and Alora McAlister resolved to create an opportunity for young, talented, diverse racing drivers to advance to the next level in motorsports. They founded the Wing and Wheels Foundation to help fund racing costs for drivers lacking the financial means to race. It is theRead more
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David Foster Foundation CEO and Philanthropist Michael Ravenhill appointed as Honourary Colonel with the Canadian Armed Forces FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2022 (Toronto, ON) – The David Foster Foundation is proud to announce that the David Foster Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Michael Ravenhill, has been appointed as the Canadian Armed Forces Honourary Colonel 410Read more
The David Foster Foundation partners with two-time heart transplant recipient and former professional athlete Simon Keith to promote Heart Month this February and emphasis the need for more registered organ donors February 7, 2023 (Toronto, ON) – Did you know that approximately every 40 seconds someone will have a heart attack? This is one ofRead more
Our friends at Avenue Family Dental did a little gold mining! With the generous donation of gold crowns and bridges from their patients, they donated $13,122.86 to support transplant children across Canada. Dr. Dawn Webster and Dr. Matt Evans, owners of Avenue Family Dental, save up gold each year to donate to a charity ofRead more
Information from the Disability Benefits Center On any given day there are around 75,000 people waiting for an organ to become available because they need a transplant in order to survive and be healthy. Unfortunately, the supply of donor organs is very low and only a fraction of those people will ever get the organRead more
This Holiday Season, The David Foster Foundation Presents Alarming Canadian Statistics Focusing on the Need for Organ Donation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 (Toronto, ON) – Throughout the pandemic and as we enter the holiday season, The David Foster Foundation is drawing awareness to the continuing need for organ donation within Canada by sharingRead more
April 2021 CHEK interview with Hovington family and David Foster April 28, 2021. CHCH interview with Michael Ravenhill April 28, 2021. CJAD 800 interview with Michael Ravenhill, April 24, 2021. CFAX 1070 interview with Michael Ravenhill April 23, 2021. CTV News Montreal interview with Michael Ravenhill April 18, 2021. 900 CMHL interview with Michael RavenhillRead more
The David Foster Foundation applied and received a grant from Stingray Radio to help boost awareness about the importance of becoming a registered organ donor across Canada. Listen to radio ads: Last Song Rosalie Thank you, Stingray Radio for supporting and sharing our message!Read more
Province of BC supports families with children undergoing life-saving organ transplants 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 supportRead more
For Immediate Release Stevie Wonder, Peter Cetera, and Kiesza first to be announced to join David Foster at the David Foster Foundation Miracle Gala & Concert Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Toronto, ON – Sept. 26, 2015 April 21, 2015, Toronto, ON – To mark Canada’s National Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Week (April 20-24, 2015), the David Foster Foundation is thrilled to announce threeRead more
