Donating to Toronto Wildlife Centre.
by Jim Coey
On the 28th of October, 2024 Julia's Foundation presented a cheque for $1000.00 to the Toronto Wildlife Centre. Julia worked there before she died and had found her dream job. The centre rehabilitates and cares for sick and injured wildlife and it does all this with a minimum of fuss. To say it is a large organization would be understating the facts a little. During the summer months with staff and volunteers working for them on their two sites. the number of people working was close to 100.
Lesley, Marilyn Down, one of our directors, and myself travelled out to the second site in Markham bordering on the Rouge Valley to present the cheque. The Markham site is enormous with enclosures and compounds and an old barn and farmhouse on 68 wild and magical acres.
Can you imagine that an outfit that large caring for the wildlife in the Greater Toronto Area and doing it all with money from private donors. It is an incredible story of dedication and love. Your dollars are going to help in some really needy places. The picture below shows a number of rehabilitation structures in a wilderness setting where injured and sick animals can recuperate with a minimum of human contact. Well done the TWC
Rehabilitation enclosures in the Rouge Valley
Shannon Brown (Marketing director TWC) receives the cheque from Marilyn Down, Director JCMF