After casting more than 2.8 million votes, Canadians have chosen the top thirty finalist ideas for this year's Aviva Community Fund competition. Created by home and auto insurer Aviva Canada and now in its fourth year, the Aviva Community Fund provides $1,000,000 in donations.
The 30 finalist ideas are now in the hands of a panel of impartial judges.
New to the competition this year is $5,000 in funding for all finalists (or an associated registered charity) that are not selected for full funding by the judges. Also new to the competition, and within the $1 million in funding, is a specific prize of up to $150,000 for Canadian community groups or charities that support homeless and at-risk youth programs, part of Aviva's global street to school initiative.
"We recognize the hard work it takes to make the finals of the Aviva Community Fund. These groups have worked tirelessly to promote their ideas and reach out to their communities." said Gerry De Lauro, Vice President of Marketing and Web Strategy at Aviva Canada.
The Aviva Community Fund 2012 finalist for Saskatchewan is the Chase Kraynick "Pay It Forward" Splash Park in Canora.
About Aviva Canada
Aviva Canada is one of the leading Property and Casualty insurance groups in Canada providing home, automobile, recreational vehicle, group and business insurance to more than three million customers. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK-based Aviva plc and has more than 3,000 employees, 25 locations and 1,700 independent broker partners. Aviva Canada and its employees invest in positive change including through the Aviva Community Fund and Eva's Initiatives, its partner in Aviva's global Street to School program to help homeless and other at-risk youth reach their potential.
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