Toronto CREW Habitat for Humanity Toronto – September 2nd Members' Build Day

Background

Established in 2006 via a formal agreement with the Toronto Community Foundation (www.tcf.ca), Toronto CREW Foundation supports a variety of womens’ and business related charities. Toronto Community Foundation recommends charities to Toronto CREW Foundation based on due diligence and the criteria put forward by Toronto CREW Foundation. Specifically, Toronto CREW Foundation aims to support the advancement of women in real estate and business, and the advancement of women’s issues and education.

Funds raised at this year’s Annual Toronto CREW Golf Classic will be used to support Toronto Habitat for Humanity’s “Habitat University CREW Leader” training program, which will train women over the next 3 years to acquire construction and building skills. The charity will be supported over three years totalling a $75,000 commitment by Toronto CREW. Habitat University feeds into Habitat’s Women’s Build Program: helping people living in poverty to learn hands-on skills so they can gain employment in the construction and home-building industry.

Toronto CREW Women's Build Day for Habitat for Humanity - Friday, April 3, 2009

Funds raised at the Golf Classic will also go towards supporting 2009 CREW Scholarships, which are awarded to students entering their last year of a graduate or undergraduate degree specializing in commercial real estate. Toronto CREW Foundation also established two Legacy Awards in 2007 within the wider Scholarship program. Named in honour of outstanding contributing and founding CREW Members, Danny Klempfner and Victoria Joly, the Legacy Awards further support women pursuing commercial real estate studies