JUL 29, 2010

















Funding Areas

The key thrust of our Community Relations Programs is in our efforts to support our local employee and grower communities. 

In these efforts, our focus is on:

  • Helping to feed and provide for the less fortunate in our communities
  • Supporting health and nutrition initiatives, especially for youth

Exclusions

The following are not eligible for support:

  • Advertising and promotions
  • Religious or church organizations (except for secular services offered on a non-denominational basis)
  • Fraternal organizations, commercial solicitors or third parties (professional fundraisers) raising funds for a charity
  • Generic requests that may have been sent to various organizations
  • Sponsorship of an individual
  • Named academic chair ships or fellowships
  • Political or partisan organizations
  • Reducing debts or past operating ventures
  • Tickets for contests, raffles or other fund-raising activities with prize
  • Travel for individuals or groups
  • Underwriting of films, televisions or video productions
  • Arts and cultural programs, except those related to health and nutrition education
  • Capital, building and endowment campaigns
  • Individual attendance to conferences, seminars and similar activities
  • Organizations that practice discrimination on the basis of race, creed, gender, age, sexual preference or national origin
  • Sporting teams and events including golf tournaments and runs and races
  • School fundraising initiatives
  • Courtesy/goodwill advertising
  • Projects outside of Canada

Please also see Criteria.