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BEFC Buddha Dharma fundraising team in Scotiabank 5K marathon, Toronto 10.14.12

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Charity Education Events Toronto

PDF poster here, with live links: 2012年walkathon flyer with pic

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Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival fundraiser, Markham

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Charity Education Events

Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada & University of Toronto Buddhism & Psychology Student Union PRESENT Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival Gala A Vegetarian Banquet with Musical Entertainment Saturday, September 22, 2012 6:30 pm reception, 7:00 banquet Tickets: $100 – donation tax receipt of $60 will be issued To purchase tickets: Chris Ng wisdom.tor@rogers.com 416-910-4858 Joseph Tse josephYYz@gmail.com 416-839-5639... Read more »

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A scandal we missed in 2011

Buddhism in Canada Buddhist community Charity Toronto

Back in 2011, Peter Mander was running a Ponzi scheme in Toronto in which SGI Canada was caught up, unbeknownst to them at the time. It turns out Mander was an ardent supporter of this Canadian Nichiren organization and gave them more than $320 thousand in donations over the period of a few years. When... Read more »

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Unbeaten by Rain

Art Blogs Buddhism around the World Charity Dharma poems

One of Japan’s most famous poems, translated, from the Manitoba Buddhist Church blog… Don’t forget Japan’s tsunami tragedy! http://www.manitobabuddhistchurch.org/jodoshinshu/unbeatenbyrain.html

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Robert Ho gives millions to Lions Gate Hospital to boost mental health

Buddhism in Canada Charity Health Vancouver

Robert Ho, founder of the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation and the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, has recently made a $10 million donation to the Lions Gate Hospital (following on many other large donations to Canadian and international institutions. Here is the complete story from straight.com, an online news source in Vancouver: http://www.straight.com/article-465821/vancouver/exscribe-gives-millions-boost-mental-health

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