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Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation, Cameco Corporation and the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan established a new standard for Radio-thons in support of the province's new children's hospital.
The three partners raised a total of $625,856.00 in an eight-hour Radio-thon that aired Friday, November 25, 2011 across the entire MBC Radio Network.The previous record total raised in a radio fundraiser for this cause was approximately $320,000.00.
Cameco provided half of the record total through a matching dollars commitment.
The largest pledge of the day came courtesy of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and its affiliated companies, who contributed $115,685.00.
MBC CEO Deborah Charles sends a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in the Radiothon for their generosity. She recognized all of the volunteers, the organizing committee, MBC station employees and the numerous contributors for their effort and energy.
The Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan has raised just over half of the $25-million it wants to raise for research, innovation and family-centered care for when the facility opens in 2016.
The provincial government previously committed $200 million for the new hospital's construction costs.
Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation
is proud to announce our 2011-2012
Northern Saskatchewan MBC/MYF
Scholarship Selections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Monday September 12, 2011
The Missinipi Youth Foundation (MYF) Scholarship Selection Committee is pleased to announce the seven scholarship recipients for the 2011-2012 academic year. The MYF scholarships program is designed to support and encourage Aboriginal or Metis youth to undertake post secondary educational opportunities in all aspects of media skills and electronic media communications.
“The Missinipi Youth Foundation is very proud to partner with MBC (Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation) in this scholarship program. On behalf of the Board of Directors we wish the scholarship recipients every success in their educational endeavours”.
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