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Fundraising - Giving Back to the Community

"People Helping People"

Our Giving Back to the  Community with Sponsorship & Goodwill Support encourages investment of human and financial resources in the  communities which we work in and serve. We primarily focus our resources in support of "Youth" in the following areas:

Education: Programs that develop academic skills, self respect, self reliance and personal responsibility and entrepreneurship.

Health, Wellness, Sports: Programs that promote physical and mental health, rehabilitation, and the treatment of disease.

Community Development: Programs that positively affect the long-term quality of life in a community.

In addition to monetary Donations Byron Smith Ford embraces and supports other investment initiatives including:
In-kind Donations, and Employee Programs.

Byron Smith is also heavily involved in Fund Raising for various initiatives which are near and dear to his heart.


 For 21 years now, Byron Smith has sponsored, financially supported, provided for, and has fund-raised
 for,  many people and organizations,  to the amount of over $500,000.

The list of those that have benefited is large and wide, from close  to home to far abroad.

Among many initiatives, he has sponsored bringing in the Canadian National Hockey Team,
Canadian Women's Figure Skating Champion, a Concert for the Alberta Beef Producer's,
Celebrities from all walks of life, all to help raise funds for the less fortunate and worthy causes.

As a Director on the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation of Canada, he is particularly passionate
about giving back to the Sherpa People of Nepal, who helped him achieve his goal of standing on top of Mount Everest.

It's all about Commitment, and he's not done yet!


Byron Smith and Laurie Skreslet  rappelling the Calgary Tower
on Canada Day July 1, 2007


Bret Wilson from CBC's Dragons Den, and Byron Smith Rappelling Down Calgary Tower Oct 2009

Byron organized a fund-raising rappel off the Calgary Tower where he trained and  brought down 10 guests.
The funds raised went to The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation of Canada and the
Adolescent Recovery Center of Calgary.

Byron has invited his friends to do it again this September 2010, fund raising for The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation
and a couple of Calgary Charities to be named shortly. He is bringing down 10 guests who have committed to
raise $10,000 each for his youth based causes.

The 2010 Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation Fund Raising Gala, Auction and Dinner will be October 22
at the Fairmont Palliser. Call Byron at 403-585-6266 for tickets

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A few of the Organizations we Support

   



  




Theo Fleury Foundation