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Giving Power

Summer 2024 | Volume 14 | Number 2

In this issue:

Learn more about a generous investment in health care for rural communities, a donor's gift in honour of a great passion, how monthly gifts are creating a lasting legacy and more inspiring stories of the impact of Dalhousie donors.

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Award encourages MD grads to choose a career in family medicine

A generous investment by the Walker Wood Foundation will benefit health care in rural communities.
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Pursuing two passions: law alum establishes new scholarship in voice

Stuart MacKinnon’s (BSc’55, LLB’60) career in government led him to the great stage of Canadian public affairs. Outside of work, he could often be found on another stage: the opera stage. To honour this great passion, MacKinnon established the Stuart MacKinnon Scholarship in Voice at Dalhousie.
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Small gifts lead to sizeable legacy of giving for Dal alum

Supported by scholarships and bursaries, Rob LeForte (BA’12) was able to make the most of his Dal experience, opening the door to a successful career in public affairs. Through his monthly gift, he wants to give Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences students the same opportunities.
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RBC and Dalhousie partner to transform health-care education

RBC Foundation announces a game-changing $600,000 gift to Dalhousie to bolster initiatives that foster inclusivity within the health professions.
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Nursing student living out dream of helping people thanks to new award

Dalhousie School of Nursing student Sara Foster decided to become a nurse because she wanted to help people. Thanks to the support of donors, she is one step closer to living out her dream.
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