Down Syndrome Research Foundation

1409 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby
British Columbia, Canada V5B 4J8

email: info@dsrf.org

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There have been many companies who have offered us their on-going support in a variety of important ways. Whether financial, in kind, or through volunteer work hours, their help has enabled the DSRF to continue to grow as an organization and provide services to thousands of children and adults with Down syndrome, their families, and the professionals who work with them.

Without our sponsors we would not exist. Therefore, to honour their generosity, we wish to profile the sponsoring corporations which have truly made a difference.

Partnering with the Down Syndrome Research Foundation is a perfect match for Air Canada's philanthropic focus: enhancing the quality of life for Canadian children and their families. It enables us to be a player in its achievements, a way for us to be involved. Working with the DSRF offers us the opportunity to truly make a difference and give back to the community.

You can find out more about Air Canada at www.aircanada.ca .

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Backbone Technology is a privately-owned, full-service web development firm based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that has been producing and maintaining enterprise-level online solutions for over a decade. We currently support hundreds of projects in Canada, the United States, and overseas with a clientele ranging from publicly-traded corporations to government ministries and political organizations, to various non-profit organizations.

Backbone is proud to play a part in the Down Syndrome Research Foundations’ vision and work, and we do this by being the DSRF’s window to the world. By building and maintaining their website, Backbone works with the DSRF to reach more people on a global scale, allowing people to learn more about the Foundation and to become involved in the amazing work that they do.

To learn more about Backbone Technology, please visit us at www.backbonetechnology.com .

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Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management has been a supporter of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation for several years and over the last two years has taken a more major role. They are a national sponsor of the popular Up the Down Market Dinners, providing beautiful and informative programs for each evening along with playing a significant part in the organization of the Dinner.

Along with their support of the Dinner CC&L has taken an active role through participation in the development and overall activities of the Foundation. The skills and advice they bring helps the Foundation grow strongly and efficiently to assist people with Down syndrome and their families.

For more information about CC&L, please visit them on the web at www.cclgroup.com .

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Earth Enterprises has been serving the property management industry in the Lower Mainland with commercial landscape maintenance services since 1986. We are proud to support the work of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation and are happy to donate our landscape maintenance services for the DSRF building.

Earth Enterprises can be reached on the web at www.earthent.com .

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Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non profit organization focusing on the re-use of computer related equipment and other electronics for charities, as well as handling equipment for recycling. All computer equipment is sorted by volunteers. It is then determined if suitable for donation to a local non-profit organization or handled for recycling. We are proud to support the work of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation and are happy to donate computer and other equipment as needed.

Information about the services provided by ERA can be found on their website at www.era.ca .

Global BC prides itself on being the most generous television broadcaster in Canada. We know that the investment we make in our community, through the sponsorship of virtually every major event in our market, the contribution of significant blocks of airtime to important charities and the broadcast of thousands of PSA’s over the course of every year, rewards us with extraordinary loyalty from audiences across the entire province of British Columbia. The station is committed to enhancing the quality of life in BC and our continued support of organizations like the DSRF are proof of that commitment.

Global BC is a proud supporter of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation and its many worthy events. Through awareness campaigns and the generous support from familiar faces such as long time anchor Deborra Hope, Global BC continually gives back to the community that sustains it.

Please visit Global BC online at:  www.GlobalTVBC.com

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Since the beginning of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation, Mercer has been an unstinting and loyal supporter of the DSRF.

It was a Mercer employee who invented the Up the Down Market Dinners which enabled DSRF to raise initial development funds, and which continues to be DSRF's most successful (and some may argue, our most fun) annual fundraiser. We have sponsored the Vancouver Dinners since their inception, consistently buying a couple of tables each year. In each city where the Up The Down Market Dinners are held – Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and Montreal - a senior staff member at Mercer plays an active role in planning and making them a success. Most recently, the company has become a national sponsor-in-kind of the Dinners through support of printers which are used to support the stock market trading game played during the Up the Down Market Dinners .

Mercer is also a supporter of our annual fundraiser, Run Up for Down Syndrome , a reliable provider of volunteers for all manner of events, and has been the sponsor of a winning tree for our annual Christmas Breakfast .

Founded in Vancouver in 1945, Mercer has grown to become the worlds largest retirement, benefits, compensation, investment and communications consulting firm. In addition to 14 offices across the country, Mercer Human Resource Consulting is currently serving clients from 150 cities in 40 countries or territories around the world.

Please visit Mercer on the web at www.mercer.com .

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Founded in July 1995 to focus exclusively on providing affordable and reliable hosting services to small and medium-sized businesses, Pacific Online has helped out the DSRF by subsidizing the cost of our web hosting.

Acting as a host to thousands of domains, including large fortune 500 corporations (e.g., Shell Oil, Westin Hotels, The YMCA, The Government of Canada, Finning, and Delta Hotels), Paconline also partners with various non-profit organizations through donations of services, by volunteering for special events, or encouraging friends and relatives to participate in fundraising activities.

Please visit Pacific Online on the web at www.pacificonline.com .

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Peters & Co. has contributed much to the DSRF's development, donating substantially to the Up the Down Market Dinner in Calgary and through other financial commitments.

Please visit Peters & Co. on the web at: www.petersco.com .

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Sun Life Financial is proud to give back to the communities in which we operate. Our donation to the Down Syndrome Research Foundation's "Speech and Language Development" program aligns with our philanthropic focus on health and reflects how we partner with communities to help build healthier futures for individuals and families.

Please visit Sun Life Financial on the web at www.sunlife.com .

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The Vancouver Sun has been a part of this community since 1912. That means we have developed a unique role in the community; and it is a role that we take very seriously. The Vancouver Sun newspaper sponsors and supports many charitable, cultural, educational and sporting events throughout the year For example, The Vancouver Sun Run is the largest 10K run in Canada; and the second largest in North America. The 2008 event set an attendance record with 59,179 participants from around the world and it raised valuable funds for amateur sports.

While supporting many community charities, Pacific Newspaper Group also has its own charities. One of them is The Vancouver Sun Children’s Fund, which was established in 1981 to help B.C.''s needy children and youths. It funds very worthwhile programs all year round. The Vancouver Sun Raise-a-Reader program supports children''s literacy programs throughout British Columbia and raised over $175,000 last year alone. On Raise-a-Reader day each October, celebrities hawk copies of The Vancouver Sun on the streets in exchange for donations, as well as contributing all proceeds of single-copy newspaper sales to the Raise-a-Reader campaign.

We firmly support the Down Syndrome Research Foundation and have backed the " Up the Down Market ” Charity Stock Game since its inception. This is a relationship that The Vancouver Sun values most highly and will continue to support.

Please visit the Vancouver Sun online at www.vancouversun.com .