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Achilles Canada is a non-profit organization that provides people with various disabilities an opportunity to receive the physical, psychological, and communal benefits of running. The club offers training and support by able-bodied members to its Achilles athletes of all ability levels. Guide runners and volunteers are always needed, and sponsorship is greatly appreciated. Achilles Canada welcomes people with all disabilities such as visual, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, arthritis, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, amputation, cystic fibrosis, or those who suffer from stroke, cancer, traumatic head injury, and many others. Runners participate with crutches, in wheelchairs, on prostheses, and without aid. From the beginner to the advanced, there is a range of program levels available to suit all personal requirements. This ensures that members remain challenged while continuously improving and realizing their potential.

In 1998, a charitable component was added to the Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival raising funds for local charities on an annual basis. The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation was established in 2003 to help focus and grow this necessary component of the Festival. To date over $1,500,000 has been raised through the annual Pledge Challenge. The Pledge Challenge is an opportunity for our paddlers to raise funds for local charities. Money is raised on behalf of the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation and then dispersed to the selected charities. In 2009, the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation will be supporting a total of eight local charities through a three-tier system. 2009 Charities Include: The Sens Foundation (project s.t.e.p), Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health, POGO, Candleighters Childhood Cancer Support, OCRI Breakfast Program, Algonquin College Foundation, Ottawa's Children Treatment Centre, Good Day Workshop.

In 1898, as a chapter of a national organization, we set out to provide home care nursing services in Montreal, Quebec. In 2006 we flourished into an independent, locally based organization under a new name. Our name is the only thing that changed. We stayed true to our roots as are liable organization that has helped people in Montréal for well over a century. The people, services and commitment to the community that our clients have come to trust over the years remain the same. NOVA Montreal provides: •Respite and assistance with activities of daily living to caregivers of people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, strokes, cancer and frail health; •In-home nursing; •In-home respite for parents of children with special needs; •Health care, support and counseling to street youth; •Palliative care; •Foot care clinics.

Nakai Theatre, based in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, is a non-profit professional theatre company dedicated to helping local playwrights get their plays to the stage. We offer a 24hr Playwriting Competition to get them started; a Homegrown Theatre Festival to help them produce selections of their plays; script development workshops and dramaturgy; and the opportunity to present their work at our national and international Pivot Theatre Festival. Finally, we take the most promising scripts and mount full productions. Many of our productions deal with significant social and health issues in Northern Canada: Alzheimer's disease, homelessness, poverty, alcohol addiction and cancer. In our 32 year history (1979 to 2011) we have brought over 50 Yukon scripts to the stage. Nakai Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, and is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. We are a registered charity.

PROPAGATE VEDIC SCIENCE, PROMOTE WORLD PEACE, PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR BLIND AND UNDERPRIVILEGED TRIBALS, PROVIDE FOR FOOD BANK, CANCER AND OTHER HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMS, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND VETERINARY CARE.

Heart disease in children is the most common birth defect - occurring in one in every 100 births. In comparison: neural tube defects occur one in 1000 births, orofacial clefts affect one in 700 to 1000 births. The most frequent cause of infant deaths is due to congenital heart abnormalities. Heart disease in children does not discriminate; it can happen to a child of any nationality or socio-economic background. Because heart disease, unlike cancer, is a hidden illness, the general public is unaware that children do suffer from what most of us believe to be an adult illness.

CCCSA offers a wide variety of programs and services designed to encourage active participation within the community and facilitate integration into Canadian society. The programs include: • Integration and civic engagement program to increase sense of belonging, community connectedness for immigrants. • Health programs include breast health/cancer awareness and tobacco prevention program. • Children and Youth programs helps children and youth to grow up with all the support necessary so that they can transition to adulthood successfully. One core element is the Life Skills Training which helps youth to develop resiliency, social competence, learning problem-solving skills, sense of identity and learning how to make healthy choices.