Our BC & Yukon corporate partners

Heart disease and stroke takes 1 in 3 Canadians before their time and is the number one killer of women. Despite historic advances in research and treatment, cardiovascular disease remains dangerous and lethal. BUT THERE IS HOPE.

Thanks to our committed BC corporate partners, we are making progress in our collective efforts to eliminate heart disease and stroke. Contributions from some of Canada's leading corporations are ensuring we continue to secure a healthy future for our children, educate women on the risks of heart disease, fund world class research and promote health education. Their contributions are truly giving Canadians more time, more hours in a day, more days in the year and more years in their lives.

Our BC corporate partners are supporting the Foundation in its efforts to eliminate heart disease and stroke, the leading cause of death in Canada. The philanthropic efforts of some of Canada's leading corporations support public education programs, fundraising events and product promotions that raise millions of dollars for vital heart and stroke research. Their contributions help fund earlier diagnoses, better treatments and new insights into prevention.

Events

Heart of Gold Gala
The Heart of Gold Gala is the Foundation’s signature gala event and one of the most exclusive fundraising evenings in BC. Over four hundred guest enjoy one of Vancouver’s most outstanding social evenings of dining, dancing and fundraising.

Celebrity Breakfast
The Celebrity Breakfast brings together 450 Vancouver business leaders for one of the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s highest profile events of Heart Month (February). A chance to host your best clients, reward employees, network with colleagues and/or visit with friends, the Celebrity Breakfast is a must attend event in the corporate community calendar.
(Lets start adding the 2012 sponsors to this list)

Big Bike
Teamwork, fun and fundraising - that's what the Heart & Stroke Big Bike is all about. Built strictly for fun, the Big Bike seats 30 people. Measuring eight feet across at the wheels and extending 30 feet long, it’s truly one of the world’s biggest bikes! The Big Bike visits more than 80 communities throughout BC from April to June.

Ismaili Walk 2011 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation
The Ismaili Walk for Heart and Stroke Foundation is a partnership between the Ismaili Muslim Community of BC and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon. The event took place on September 25, 2011. Thank you to the many sponsors who helped to make this event happen!

Philanthropic and Program Support 

 
Employees from federal and provincial agencies as well as private and public corporations designate funds to the Heart and Stroke Foundation as their charity of choice. Designations are made through employee giving campaigns with many corporations matching dollar for dollar the donations made by their employees.

 

Employee Giving Campaigns

Employee groups Employees from federal and provincial agencies as well as private and public corporations designate funds to the Heart and Stroke Foundation as their charity of choice. Designations are made through employee giving campaigns with many corporations matching dollar for dollar the donations made by their employees.

Cause-Related Marketing Promotions

Corporate partners can support the Heart and Stroke Foundation by creating a special promotion in which they make a contribution to the Foundation every time a customer purchases a featured product. Promotions can be run throughout the year and offer corporate partners a great way to show their commitment to the heart health of all Canadians.

The contributions of corporate partners participating in the Red Dress campaign support The Heart Truth, a campaign which aims to raise awareness about the risk of heart disease and stroke for women.


For more information, please email Donna McLennan, Director, Corporate Relations at dmclennan@hsf.bc.ca or call (604) 730-7352.