Winnipeg Free Press

Learning to go against the grain

Most people can buy any loaf of bread on the supermarket shelf or eat whatever type of pasta they like.

VIDEO: Susan Finley Updated 1:24 PM

1. Philanthropy Briefs

   Asperger MB conference

   Updated 1:26 PM

2. Women unite to help women

   In another time, women would get together in female membership organizations, hold fundraising events, and then present a local charity with a cheque. Updated 12:24 PM

3. Philanthropy briefs

   Scouras golf fundraiser

   Updated 9:48 AM

4. Helping to lend A LIFELINE

   For Susan Koley, drinking bottled water isn't a status symbol, it's a lifesaver.
   VIDEO: Susan Koley Updated 8:18 AM

5. Connect-ions

   At Pollard Banknote, Trevor Walker is so "Connect-ed" that he has become indispensable. Updated 10:36 AM

6. Home (building) away from home

   Charity begins at home is the old adage. Updated 2:04 PM

7. Community connection

   Not too long ago, a young adult like Eric Gamble, born with global cognitive delay, might have lived with his dad until being placed in an institution like the Manitoba Developmental Centre when his dad was too old to look after him. Updated 12:15 PM

8. Home sweet Riverview

   Riverview Health Centre is a facility that literally morphs to meet the needs of the times. Updated 10:42 AM

9. Gift of a lifetime

   IT'S a gift that is not only welcome, but will not be returned. Updated 11:15 AM

10. Helping hands reach far

    IF you need a wheelchair or a walker, for the most part, Canadians can get them. Updated 12:50 AM

11. The Moffats' mission

    WHAT would you do if you had millions of dollars you didn't need to purchase a company, buy a home in a warm area of the world, or get a luxury car?

    Updated 12:59 PM

12. All in the Family

    FINANCIAL and estate planner Jeffrey Kraemer decided to do more than talk the talk, after watching his clients walk the walk on family philanthropy. Updated 12:57 PM

13. Bank yields dividends for disabled

    "Our company's success is tightly linked with the economic health and social conditions of the communities where we operate. There is no question you can 'do well by doing good', which is why RBC continues to look at ways to improve our performance as a good corporate citizen while producing sound and sustainable financial results."
    -- Gordon M. Nixon, president and CEO RBC Financial Group Updated 5:26 AM

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