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PAGE 22 PAGE 6 PAGE 24 I N Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y 4 Grants at a Glance By Sonu Purhar 9 Fostering Change By Carol Crenna 10 Making Time for Philanthropy By Lena Sin 14 Sharing 101 By Valerie McTavish 20 Going Green By Corey Van't Haaf f 22 Strings Attached By Wendy Goldsmith 27 Ask an Advisor By Ross Young C O V E R S T O R I E S 6 A Camp to Remember From tragedy comes hope at a summer camp dedicated to healing bereaved families By Barb Sligl 12 Branching Out Novel learning experiences inspire adults with developmental disabilities to discover new hobbies, passions and even vocations By Robin Schrof fel 16 Catching Air One of Vancouver's senior city planners is shaping a legacy not just for the city he loves but also for the people who live there By Andrew Findlay 24 Grassroots Economics The Groundswell training network is working to recreate the economy based on values of community and social impact By Matt Coté PAGE 10 F a l l 2 0 1 5 I V a n c o u v e r F o u n d a t i o n l p a g e 3 Fall 2015 Volume 8 Number 1 VANCOUVER FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE Kevin McCort, PRESIDENT & CEO Diane Fulton, VP, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER William Hallett, VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS Craig Hikida, VP DONOR SERVICES Deborah Irvine, VP GRANTS & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES VANCOUVER FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jason McLean, Chair Paul Lacerte, Vice-Chair The Honourable Robert Bauman, Chief Justice Kevin Bent Tom Bradley Tung Chan Anna Fung The Honourable Christopher Hinkson, Chief Justice Miranda Lam Sarah Morgan-Silvester Lisa Pankratz Barry Rivelis Sarah Sidhu Malik Talib Eric Watt PUBLISHER Kevin McCort PROJECT MANAGER Tyler Davis EDITOR Tiffany Sloan ART DIRECTOR Scott Laurie CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matt Coté, Carol Crenna, Andrew Findlay, Wendy Goldsmith, Lisa Manfield, Valerie McTavish, Sonu Purhar, Robin Schroffel, Lena Sin, Barb Sligl, Corey Van't Haaff, Ross Young CONTRIBUTING PHO TOGRAPHERS Claudette Carracedo, Tiffany Cooper, Robert Karpa EXECUTIVE CREA TIVE DIRECTOR Rick Thibert PRODUCTION MANAGER/STUDIO Kristina Borys IMAGING TECHNICIAN Mandy Lau VF magazine is published once a year by Vancouver Foundation Suite 200 – 475 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC V6B 4M9 Tel: 604.688.2204 Email: info@vancouverfoundation.ca www.vancouverfoundation.ca Charitable Registration No. 119281640RR0001 CHAIRMAN, CEO Peter Legge, O.B.C., LL.D (HON) PRESIDENT Samantha Legge, MBA CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Charlene Rooke Vancouver Foundation magazine is produced by Canada Wide Media Limited for Vancouver Foundation. Send change of address notices and undeliverable Canadian addresses to: 200 – 475 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 4M9. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40065475. Adv ertising Policy: Vancouver Foundation will not be responsible for the claims of, nor does it provide endorsement for, the advertisers, products or services advertised in Vancouver Foundation magazine. Vancouver Foundation is printed on paper containing 10% post-consumer recycled content. Thanks to green choices, this issue of Vancouver Foundation saved the following resources: Environmental impact estimates were made using the Environmental Paper Network Calculator. FSC ® is not responsible for any calculations on saving resources by choosing this paper. Cover illustration: Luciano Lozano/Ikon Image/FirstLight.com 2.72 fully grown trees 26,509 litres of water 8 million BTUs energy 251.29 kg solid waste 718.96 kg greenhouse gases

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