Canada Disability Benefit
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Giving back is an important part of the holiday season. The Baun & Pate Investment Group (BPIG) is proud to announce the 12 Days of Christmas this 2023 holiday season.
This year, in lieu of Christmas cards, our team will start a new tradition that more closely reflects our values as members of the community in which we work and live. Each of the 12 Days of Christmas will highlight a different charity, selected by one of our team members, which they feel holds importance as part of the culture of Calgary and the spirit of giving. Through the generosity of Michael Pate and Craig Baun, each of these charities will receive a $1,000 donation to support the work they do for our communities and causes.
On the first day of Christmas, Paul Duff, our Senior Associate Investment Advisor, nominated the Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society.
Why? “Born and raised in SE Calgary, and continuing to live there to this day, Fish Creek Provincial Park has always played an integral role in my love of the outdoors,” said Paul. “Whether it was bike riding on the various trails, exploring the ice caves during the summer, or even my very first summer job as Dickie-Dee Ice Cream sales at Lake Sikome – Fish Creek has always been what I consider my backyard.”
Between the time the park opened in 1975 until the early 1990s, Calgary’s population had grown by more than 160%. As the city continued to grow, Fish Creek Provincial Park began to suffer the effects of increased use. In 1992, the park staff began collaborating with a small group of citizens at the Environmental Learning Centre at Shannon Terrace to raise awareness about preserving this park, and the Friends of Fish Creek was formed. The Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society was established in 1992 and incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization in 1993.
Today, they work with park management, over 200 volunteers, over 800 members, sponsors, donors, and community organizations to deliver programs, courses, and events in the park.
Please follow along on our LinkedIn page and our website as we highlight a new charity every business day until December 22nd.
From the entire team at the Baun & Pate Investment Group, we wish you and your family a very happy Holiday Season and prosperous New Year.
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