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2021 Philanthropic Contest - Twelve Charities in the Running to Win a Share of Half a Million Dollars in Donations
2021 Philanthropic Contest - Twelve Charities in the Running to Win a Share of Half a Mil...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n 2021 Philanthropic Contest - Twelve Charities in the Running to Win a Share of Half a Million Dollars in Donations\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n QUEBEC CITY\n \n \n ,\n \n Nov. 4, 2021\n \n \n /CNW Telbec/ - The 12 finalist charities for the fifth edition of the iA Financial Group philanthropic contest have been chosen!\n \n \n Each charity has the chance to win a major donation of\n \n $100,000\n \n to support a project that promotes the health and wellness of children under 18. The public has until\n \n November 30\n \n to go to\n \n \n \n donations-contest.ia.ca\n \n \n \n and vote for the projects they find most inspiring.\n \n \n \n \n \"Thank you to the hundreds of organizations across\n \n Canada\n \n who took the time to submit their projects and aspirations. We are fortunate to have so many dedicated individuals making a real difference in children's lives. I now invite the public to be inspired by the projects and to vote,\" states\n \n Denis Ricard\n \n , President and CEO of iA Financial Group.\n \n \n \n \n When voting closes,\n \n $500,000\n \n in donations will be made among the 12 finalist charities. Four donations of\n \n $100,000\n \n will be made to the charities that receive the most votes in the contest's main geographic regions*, and eight donations of $10,000 will be made to the remaining finalists.\n \n \n \n \n iA Financial Group's 8,000 employees will also vote on their four favourite charities, which will each receive an additional donation of\n \n $5,000\n \n .\n \n \n The winners will be revealed the week of December 6.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TOP 12 FINALISTS AND THEIR PROJECTS (FROM WEST TO EAST)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Environmental Youth Alliance (EYA)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ,\n \n Vancouver, British Columbia\n \n \n \n \n \n Through its free Nature Stewards education program, EYA helps youth from low-income communities in\n \n East Vancouver\n \n develop their knowledge and skills by connecting to nature. This donation would allow EY...