Ed Lumley

From left: Mark Savenkoff, vice-president of advancement and strategy at Algonquin College, Claude Brulé, president and CEO of Algonquin College, and Jamie McCracken board chair at Algonquin College. (Photo by Sam Laprade)

Algonquin College receives $2M donation to help students facing financial barriers

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Algonquin College has received a $2-million gift from The Joyce Family Foundation, establishing an endowment to support students facing financial barriers.

Members of the UOHI, the UOHI Foundation and the Joyce Family Foundation at an official gift announcement held at the UOHI. From left to right: Dr. Rob Beanlands (deputy director general of the UOHI); Bonnie Bowes, vice-president and chief nursing officer; Elizabeth Roscoe, chair of the Board of Directors of the UOHI Foundation; the Honourable Ed Lumley, trustee of the Joyce Family Foundation and former UOHI Board Member; Paul LaBarge, C.M., former chair of the UOHI Board; Lianne Laing, vice-president of philanthropy at UOHI and president of UOHI Foundation; and, Erika MacPhee, vice-president of Clinical Service & Administration.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: Joyce Family Foundation gives healthy boost to next generation of nurses at heart institute

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The Joyce Family Foundation recently announced a $1.5-million gift to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation focused on a nursing bursary program.

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