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Show Us Your Goodness Winning Charities
The following outlines the winning charities for the Show Us Your Goodness campaign.

Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to AboutFace International as this charity was chosen as the Grand Prize winner. AboutFace International will receive the $20,000 Grand Prize.

Secondary Finalist Winners
The Secondary Finalist Winners are Literacy Council of Kingsport and Canadian Celiac Association – Vancouver Chapter. Each of these non-profits will receive $5,000.

People’s Pick Winner
Congratulations to Rett Syndrome Research Trust as the chosen People’s Pick Winner.

Sponsor Choice Winners
Each of the Sponsor’s Choice Winners will receive $1,000.

A World Fit For Kids
Ageless Dreamer Foundation
ArtHeart
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton
Braz For The Cause
Breakfast Clubs of Canada
Childrens Rehabilitation Foundation
Council On Drug Abuse (CODA)
Dannys Farm
Dreams Are Possible (DAP)
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Canada)
Habitat for Humanity Huron County
Ideal-Way
Kids Help Phone
Kiva
Love Our Children USA
Rett Syndrome Research Trust
Special Olympics Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario
Spoons Across America
St Clare Inn
The ALS Society
The Dinner Garden
The Ladybug Foundation Inc.
The Miracle League of San Diego
The Moonlight Fund
The Peace Fund
The Pink Daisy Project
Three Square
Toronto Distress Centres
YESS

Check back for the next Show Us Your Goodness Campaign beginning in December, 2010

Click on this link below to vote now.

http://www.showusyourgoodness.com/vote.php

The winner of the People’s Pick Award will be announced May 5, 2010.

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Dreams Are Possible (DAP)

Overview:
Our mission is to promote health awareness and education programs designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle, free of preventable chronic and oral health diseases.

The organization is dedicated to helping women and children with the goal of changing and improving lives in local communities and around the world.

Our vision is to close the gap experienced by some communities in accessing healthy living options. We believe everyone has a right to a fresh and healthy lifestyle, regardless of economic circumstance or ethnic background.

The Foundation has developed three programs to support our vision.

DAP With a SMILE Program activities are designed to educate school aged children 5 to 12 years old in oral hygiene, tooth brushing demonstrations and provide FREE limited dental screening examinations by dentists.

Get Fit For Women Program addresses the epidemic of obesity that is affecting all women of color through nutrition and fitness education.

Kidz CookUp Program puts focus on nutrition education for all children age 5 to 12 to empower healthy eating habits.

For more info: www.dreamsarepossible.org

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Stay tuned, the winners will be announced on May 5, 2010!
 
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The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton

Our organization has been creating friendships since 1969. We started out matching Big Brothers/Sisters with Little Brothers/Sisters and have grown to include a variety of different programs that serve both boys and girls.

Mentoring is about the power of friendship. The volunteers and young people in our programs experience the magic of everyday moments when they are shared with a friend. Everyone needs someone to laugh with, share a dream with, and just hang out… with friends it’s the little things that mean the most.

There is no fee to the Little Brother/Sisters or their family for the Big Brothers Big Sister service. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton is an associate member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and a participating United Way Agency.

For more info: www.bbbshalton.ca

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – ALS Society of Ontario

Overview:
ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a rapidly progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease characterized by degeneration of a select group of nerve cells and pathways (motor neurons) in the brain and spinal cord. This loss of motor neurons leads to progressive paralysis of the voluntary muscles.

The ALS Society of Ontario is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the necessary equipment and support services to people living with ALS as well as to provide funding to the ALS Society of Canada towards research for a cure.

For more info: www.alsont.ca

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Habitat for Humanity Huron County

Overview:
Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat for Humanity Huron County builds simple, decent houses for economically disadvantaged persons.

It is its mission to eliminate poverty housing in Huron County in partnership with volunteers, donors, sponsors and the homeowners themselves.

Habitat for Humanity Huron County is a local Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity Canada, which is the national organization of Habitat for Humanity International.

For more info: www.habitathuroncounty.ca

The following outlines one of the semi-finalists overview – Ageless Dreamer Foundation

Overview:
The Ageless Dreamer® believes there’s more to caring for aging loved-ones than wheelchairs, walkers, hearing aids, lifelines, medical appointments, doctor’s prescriptions, and – even – constipation.

Dreaming is not just for the young. We believe that dreaming can enhance the quality of anyone’s life, at any stage. Encourage an elder to dream out loud and share it with us!

The mission of the Ageless Dreamer is to make LONG HELD, HEART FELT dreams come true for our oldest generation, encouraging them to dream out loud, enhancing their quality of life.

Through our efforts, we will begin to erase the stigma of being older while sparking intergenerational conversations.

For more info: www.agelessdreamer.org