The YellowBird Charitable Foundation
The YellowBird Charitable Foundation is a non-profit corporation which developed out of a feeling in the Canadian Travel Industry that the beaches and hotels we see as tourists are not the true picture of what life is really like in 'paradise' and that we can do something to help the children and fight poverty. Since the YellowBird Charitable Foundation was founded almost ten years ago, it has donated over a quarter of a million dollars to educational initiatives across the region.
The YellowBird Charitable Foundation is dedicated to helping the communities of our favourite travel destinations by:
The YellowBird Charitable Foundation is dedicated to helping the communities of our favourite travel destinations by:
- Improving the lives of children in the Caribbean and Latin America by supporting local schools and educational programs,
- Providing financial, consultative training and infrastructure support to schools and other social programs,
- Cooperateing with locals to better understand their needs and get them involved in designing and implementing projects,
- Fundraising in Canada to finance a variety of project and programs throughout the region.
Key Achievements
In 2012, money was donated to The Grenada Goat Dairy School Project, where a facility was constructed to teach children from all over the island about dairy milk production, environmental sustainability and small businesses.
The Campbell’s Castle Basic School Construction Project in Windsor Forest, Jamaica was the recipient of funds in 2008, which helped build additional classrooms, bathroom facilities and a kitchen.
In 2009, a donation was used to construct a properly functioning building, with enough space to house the Culloden Early Childhood Institute in Culloden, Jamaica.
YellowBird supported the initiative Mathematics Among Primary Schools in Grenada in 2008, which helped the country improve the teaching of mathematics, thereby encourage students to embrace the hard sciences.
In 2007, a donation was made to the Monchy Combined School in St. Lucia and substantial support was also given to the Boys Training Centre in St. Lucia to improve the Centre's overall educational experience.
The YellowBird Online Silent Auction helped the Canadian Tsunami Relief Effort in Thailand in 2006 and money was also spent to help sponsor a student in Canada from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
In 2005, the YellowBird Charitable Foundation donated more than $50,000 to various causes, including the rebuilding of the Anglican High School which was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan affecting over 600 students.
In 2003 and 2004, the Travelweek & Travel Guard Charity Golf Classic raised money to fund the refurbishment of the Greenwich All-Age School in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Campbell’s Castle Basic School Construction Project in Windsor Forest, Jamaica was the recipient of funds in 2008, which helped build additional classrooms, bathroom facilities and a kitchen.
In 2009, a donation was used to construct a properly functioning building, with enough space to house the Culloden Early Childhood Institute in Culloden, Jamaica.
YellowBird supported the initiative Mathematics Among Primary Schools in Grenada in 2008, which helped the country improve the teaching of mathematics, thereby encourage students to embrace the hard sciences.
In 2007, a donation was made to the Monchy Combined School in St. Lucia and substantial support was also given to the Boys Training Centre in St. Lucia to improve the Centre's overall educational experience.
The YellowBird Online Silent Auction helped the Canadian Tsunami Relief Effort in Thailand in 2006 and money was also spent to help sponsor a student in Canada from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
In 2005, the YellowBird Charitable Foundation donated more than $50,000 to various causes, including the rebuilding of the Anglican High School which was severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan affecting over 600 students.
In 2003 and 2004, the Travelweek & Travel Guard Charity Golf Classic raised money to fund the refurbishment of the Greenwich All-Age School in Kingston, Jamaica.
