Community Support
Terry Paranych and his team are proud to support organizations at home in Edmonton and across Canada that make a profound difference in everyday lives. Our agents and associates are dedicated to making their local communities stronger, regularly contributing time and dollars to charitable organizations and local causes.
The Children's Miracle Network
The Children's Miracle Network works tirelessly to save the lives of children throughout North America. Founded in 1983, the Children's Miracle Network raises funds and promotes awareness for over 170 children's hospitals and foundations.
Children of all ages and backgrounds benefit from the Children's Miracle Network and its wide reach, receiving treatment for every disease imaginable from asthma and broken bones to cancer and heart disease. On the front line of medical research, education and outreach, children's hospitals are pivotal in keeping millions of children healthy each year. Community support plays a vital role in funding these vital services and ensuring every child has access to hope for the future and the treatment they need to make that future a reality.
The Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation
In Edmonton the Children's Miracle Network supports the Stollery Children's Hospital, a facility dedicated to promoting and enhancing health, treating illness and injury, and preventing childhood diseases. The Children's Miracle Network and the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation work together to raise funds to support research, education and equipment acquisition efforts to further the mission of providing children with the best health care in Canada.
The Stollery Children's Hospital is a national leader in children's healthcare services and cutting edge medical technology. With a reputation for excellence and innovation, the Stollery's team of dedicated physicians, surgeons and support staff have been recognized nationally and internationally for their advances in children's healthcare.
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
The first of its kind in Western Canada, the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute provides a full range of health care services focusing on the prevention and treatment of heart disease, heart transplantation and pediatric cardiac surgery.
The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute works closely with the Stollery Children's Hospital and other University of Alberta Hospital facilities to ensure the highest quality of care for children and adults with congenital heart defects. The Institute houses a major research facility in its lower level with strong ties to the larger cardiovascular research community, and is dedicated to enhancing Canada's heart and heart disease research capacity.
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada
The CCFC is a world leader in non-governmental funding of inflammatory bowel diseases. To date the Foundation has raised over $65 million to support medical research projects in the quest for a cure to the most common intestinal disorders including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
While fundraising for a cure is the CCFC's primary initiative, they also believe strongly in education and outreach, providing individuals with inflammatory bowel disease and their families with continued support and information. They also work tirelessly to raise public awareness and reduce the stigma associated with intestinal and bowel disorders.
Aaron Moser Spinal Cord Foundation
The Aaron Moser Spinal Cord Foundation was founded in December 1998 after Edmonton junior hockey player Aaron Moser broke his neck during a game, leaving him quadriplegic. The community banded together to immediately assist Aaron and his family, raising funds to secure the equipment, home renovations, and the ongoing treatment and rehabilitation Aaron needed.
The Foundation continues to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries and through continued fundraising efforts such as the Annual Aaron Moser Spinal Cord Foundation Golf Tournament seek to make a difference in the lives of people affected by spinal cord injuries and find a cure for paralysis. To date the Foundation has raised almost half a million dollars supporting spinal cord injury research.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity's mission is to ensure everyone everywhere has a safe and decent place to live. A national non-profit organization, Habitat for Humanity organizes and motivates volunteers and community partners to build affordable housing, promote home ownership and break the cycle of poverty. By providing support to families in need by giving them access to affordable housing, individuals are able to pull themselves out of poverty and build equity for their future.
More than 50,000 people have volunteered and built homes with Habitat in Humanity across Canada, with thousands more contributing to the international Global Village program. Without constant hands-on support by volunteers of all backgrounds -- including both professional tradespeople and those who have never before picked up a hammer -- the Habitat for Humanity program would not be a success. Donations of time and hands-on effort are just as critical to a project's success as dollars.
