See also, e.g., AIDS AND HIV and its geographical subdivisions for reference to, e.g., AIDS Walks and Saskatoon's Art & Celebrity Auctions

Many fundraising events, such as dances, are also held to support local organizations, including GAY AND LESBIAN HEALTH SERVICES. Fundraising events are often announced in the form of display advertisements (see heading ADVERTISEMENTS (DISPLAY)), which are indexed extremely selectively.

This heading should be interpreted broadly, and includes some items relating to foundation grants.

Food for thought [discussing homophobic "people like Donna Summer, Eddie Murphy, and Michael Jackson"; also the issue of donating to gay-negative organizations such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Boy Scouts, and Girl Guides in relation to gay/ lesbian power through income]. By Gens Hellquist.
P8 (1984): 13-14 (73cm.)

Quake aid [Gay Lines Calgary has created San Francisco Earthquake Fund to channel aid to gay and lesbian communities in San Francisco Bay area].
P53 (v7n8)(Nov. 23, 1989): 9 (17cm.)

No charity for AIDS [owners of Second Cup chain have ordered a Church Street, Toronto, store, in heart of gay village, to remove Toronto PWA Foundation donation jar; claims this is not homophobia; etc.].
P61 (v8n8)(Nov. 21, 1990): 18 (24cm.)

Controversial AIDS charity [article warning donors to be certain of legitimacy of organization one is donating to; issue of Pediatric AIDS Canada, which continues to canvass despite RCMP investigation and concerns by Canada's two leading AIDS groups; some financial and other details about the organization and its activities].
P130 (v17n5)(July 28, 1999): 25 (20cm.)

Gay foundation [formed by Outlooks newspaper, Calgary; called Outlooks Millennium Community Foundation; funding to be aimed at gay/lesbian community groups across Canada; other details].
P134 (v18n1)(Jan. 26, 2000): 9 (14cm.)

Dollars from Court [newsnote that Imperial Court in Regina [Imperial Sovereign Court of the Governing Body, Golden Wheat Sheaf Empire?] held Coronation Ball recently; gave out $4500 in charitable donations and $2500 in bursaries; new monarchs crowned].
P140 (v18n7)(Oct. 25, 2000): 14 (10cm.)

Crowns for kids [newsnote that Ron Cardy, Calgary, continues campaign started five years ago to collect toys for underprivileged kids; promotional show and drop-off points mentioned; "Ron Cardy (aka Mz. Rhonda, Empress XX)"].
P141 (v18n8)(Dec. 6, 2000): 14 (13cm.)

Patience pays off [Outlooks Millennium Community Foundation, Calgary, launched new credit card affinity program in conjunction with MBNA Canada Bank; this "will raise funds for the foundation which can then be used to primarily fund AIDS research and education"; details, including reference to similar programs elsewhere; "percentage of sales from the use of the card will now go to the OMCF..."; Rainbow Resource Centre, Winnipeg, tried similar earlier without success; method of obtaining credit card application].
P146 (v19n5)(Aug. 1, 2001): 19 (26cm.)

If your friends jumped out of a plane...[Winnipeg report on sixth year of Icarus skydiving event in Manitoba; large amount of money raised goes to Village Clinic's Emergency Assistance Fund and outreach programs; money for fight against AIDS; in last six years over $100,000 raised].
P146 (v19n5)(Aug. 1, 2001): 19 (24cm.)

You can't take it with you [author describes his having set up a special charitable fund, the Rainbow Diversity Fund, within the Saskatoon Foundation; the Fund will receive much of author's estate, with income from Fund to benefit projects specifically related to Saskatchewan gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender community; additional details and request to hear from people interested in this project]. By Neil Richards.
P155 (v20n6)(Sept. 11, 2002): 10 (65cm.)

Outlooks Millennium Community Foundation [founded in January 2000 to help bring financial assistance to Canada's community agencies and projects; OMCF credit card created through affinity program with MasterCard; Foundation originally linked to Outlooks magazine, but is now independent; list of some organizations OMCF has assisted; applications now being accepted at Web site for 2004 funding].
P169 (v22n4)(June 2, 2004): 12 (16cm.)