Bear Childrens Fund

The Bear’s Children’s Fund (BCF) was proudly established by CFBR-FM in the fall of 1992.  Since that date this amazing fund has done an immense amount of good work in the City of Edmonton.
 
Here’s what we mean.

Throughout the year The Bear holds special events to raise money specifically for the Bear’s Children’s Fund.  The two biggest are the annual Rock Sale and Auction (first Sunday in December) and the annual New Years Eve Party at the Shaw Conference Centre.
 
As well, clients, friends, listeners do several events throughout the year and donate the proceeds to the Fund.   The total money raised, and donated, is simply ‘staggering.’
 
To date, more than $1.3 million dollars has been donated to very worthy causes in the City of Edmonton.   The list is now too long to chronicle but here are just a few great examples of the people that the Bear’s Children’s Fund has donated to:
 

1. The Stollery Children’s Hospital. -  we’ve purchased a variety of equipment for this world class facility.
2. The Royal Alexander Hospital -  we’ve purchased Heart monitors for babies; and built a special Family Suite for parents use during extended stays.
3. We’ve donated a significant amount of money to the Edmonton Police Service DARE Program for drug – alcohol – resistance – education.
4. The Cross Cancer Institute – the fund purchased a special piece of equipment to help identify children’s cancers.
5. The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital – we bought equipment for the Children’s Ward.
   

 
Other good causes helped include:  The Ben Calf Robe Native school, the Edmonton Garrison Base Fund, The Boy’s and Girls Clubs, The City Centre Education Project, and Ronald McDonald House.
 
As well, ‘several’ donations have been kept confidential to honour the sensitivity of the families affected by the loss of a parent or a child.   Suffice to say many ‘trust funds’ have been set up, privately, by The Bear’s Children’s Fund to assist the families during this terrible transition time.
 
The Bear’s Children’s Fund is thee largest single ‘media’ fund in the City of Edmonton.  We work year round to make life better for all families and we’re extremely proud of our work within this great fund.
 
If you wish to APPLY for a donation please use this link where you’ll find all the information you need.  (link)  The Bear’s Children’s Fund board meets twice annually – spring and fall – to assess all requests.
 
If you wish to DONATE to the Bear’s Children’s Fund please direct your note to our Program Director, Ryan Zimmerman, at ryanz@bear.fm.

Our listeners and clients MAKE this amazing fund work and for that we sincerely say "THANK YOU."

Click HERE to request funding.

Donations Made by The Bear Children’s Fund Since 1993:

2006    Brightview Elementary School - Handbell Program    7,000.00
2005    Boys & Girls Clubs of Edmonton    2,250.00
2005    Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society    8,000.00
2004    EZ Rock Inner City Kid's Christmas Party    3,722.70
2002    Garrison Base Fund    50,000.00
2002    Terra Association    10,000.00
2002    Boys & Girls Clubs of Edmonton    9,500.00
2002    Ben Calf Robe Native Elementary & Junior High School Library Program    9,000.00
2002    Firefighters Burn Unit    200.00
2002    Morinville Panthers    2,500.00
2002    Canadian Progress Club    300.00
2001    Head First Foundation    500.00
2001    Kinsman Club of St Albert    140.00
2001    Century Services Inc    570.00
2001    Fort Sask Boys & Girls Club    5,000.00
2001    Wetaskinwin Head Start Society    2,375.00
2001    Edmonton Jaycees    750.00
2001    Sammons Preston    1,070.00
2001    Specialty Design    385.00
2001    Kinsmen Club    140.00
2000    Greisabach School    10,000.00
2000    Nottingham Playground Assoc    3,500.00
2000    The Mansion    1,500.00
2000    AB Special Olympics    500.00
2000    Cdn Progress Club    150.00
2000    Law Children's Fund    3,000.00
2000    ACCD    80.00
1999    Geoge's Cycle    1,000.00
1999    Cdn Progress Club    150.00
1999    Garden Valley Pony Club    100.00
1999    IODE AB Rose Chapter    500.00
1999    Edmonton Jaycees    750.00
1999    Friends of Rosecrest    250.00
1999    ACCD    300.00
1999    Kinsman Club ov St Albert    140.00
1998    Uncles at Large    3,000.00
1998    Edmonton Jaycees    750.00
1998    Kinsman Club ov St Albert    140.00
1996    Rainbow Society    5,000.00
1996    EMS Social Club    500.00
1996    Kid's Kottage    10,000.00
1995    Cdn Progress Club    140.19
1995    Employabilities    75.00
1993    Ronald MacDonald    10,000.00
2006    The Ashley Hope Account    1,000.00
2001    Trust Fund for St Jean Family    2,500.00
2001    Westlawn Memorial Gardens    2,883.65
1999    Dana Hrabaner Trust Fund    2,000.00
1995    Tina McPhee Trust Fund    1,000.00
1993    Karen Janz    1,200.00
2001    Carita Hospitals Foundation    11,299.20
1999    PARTY program (Great West)    8,720.84
1997    PARTY program (Great West)    9,162.16
2007    John Locher    5,000.00
2007    PEP Society    5,000.00
2005    Parent's Empowering Parents    20,000.00
2002    NY Police & Fire Widows    25,000.00
2000    Edm Springboard Diving     350.47
2007    Castle Rock Research    30,000.00
2006    Skills Woodcroft - Respite Home    24,000.00
2005    Inner City Youth Development Association    12,000.00
2004    Youth Emergency Shelter    10,000.00
2004    City Centre Education Projec    5,100.00
2002    Edmonton Public Schools (CCEP)    80,000.00
2002    St. Michael's School    500.00
2002    Youth Emergency Shelter    $45,041.00
2002    Youth Emergency Shelter    $5,000.00
2001    Mc Cauley Community After School     1,275.00
2001    St Patrick School    6,750.00
2001    Project Literacy    250.00
2001    Youth Emergency Shelter    25,000.00
1999    Edmonton School Lunch program    20,000.00
1999    Arbutus Volunteer Assoc    1,000.00
1999    Norwood Community Service Centre    18,600.00
1998    Arbutus Volunteer Assoc    1,000.00
1998    Early Head Start- Mayfield School    200.00
1998    Belmont Elementary    1,000.00
1997    Queen Mary Park School    5,000.00
1997    Arbutus Volunteer Assoc    1,500.00
1997    Edm School Lunch Program    10,000.00
1996    Edm School Lunch Program    20,000.00
1996    Boyle Street Co-op    4,000.00
1996    Arbutus Volunteer Assoc    1,000.00
1996    Norwood Community Service Centre    1,000.00
1996    Boy's & Girl's Club    10,000.00
1993    Edmonton Food Bank    409.50
1993    Edm School Lunch Program    20,000.00
2007    Stollery Children's Hospital- Help Kid's Hope    16,292.00
2006    Royal Alex - NICU    11,500.00
2006    Stollery Children's Hospital- Help Kid's Hope    16,000.00
2006    Cross Cancer Institute- Pediatric Research    51,000.00
2005    Cross Cancer Institute- Pediatric Research    525.00
2005    Stollery Children's Hospital    25,000.00
2005    Glenrose    25,000.00
2004    Stollery Children's Hospital    25,000.00
2003    Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation    50,000.00
2003    Cross Cancer Institute- Pediatric Research    2,500.00
2002    Royal Alex Children's Wing    59,453.92
2001    Royal Alex Children's Wing    299.25
2001    Foundation for the Health Centre    6,500.00
1999    Royal Alex Neo natal intensive care room    100,000.00
1999    Children's Health Foundation    31,592.63
1997    Children's Health Foundation    20,000.00
1997    N AB Brain Injury Foundation    5,000.00
1997    Royal Alex Foundation    14,000.00
1997    Children's Heart Society    11,600.00
1996    Royal Alex Foundation    20,000.00
1996    Glenrose    10,000.00
1995    Royal Alex Foundation    50,000.00
1995    Glenrose    30,000.00
2004    DARE    50,000.00
2000    DARE    50,000.00
1996    DARE    10,000.00
1999    CNIB    20,000.00
1993    Hug A Bear Express    2,500.00
1993    Hug A Bear Express    2,587.88

Total = $1,336,020.39

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