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This month the Philip Aziz Centre Receives $100,000 Centennial Award For Its Innovative Program “The Rotary Club of Toronto, Emily’s House Perinatal Program”. "We are thankful to the Healthy Beginnings Committee of The Rotary Club of Toronto (RCT) — for its insight, compassion, and commitment to…

Beach Mirror by Joanna Lavoie It was an exciting evening last Thursday in Riverdale as dozens of supporters gathered to celebrate the upcoming opening of Emily’s House, Toronto’s first children’s hospice. After seven years, the pediatric palliative care facility is set…

Appearing in the Toronto Star Saturday through Monday, Stella's story will be available in three parts on thestar.com. A completely different approach is also available as an eRead, titled Stella, which offers Porter's multi-month diary as she follows Stella, her parents and community. Stella is a…

One very cold, snowy winter day in February 1993, a beautiful little blonde baby girl was born in Helsinki, Finland, the first female in forty years on her father’s side of the family. You can imagine the elation and excitement surrounding her birth, rippling across…

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our Board of Directors member, Barrie Sprawson. Barrie served on the Philip Aziz Centre Board of Directors for seven years. He brought to PAC great wisdom and spiritual care, and we will…

Published on Friday April 27, 2012 Donovan Vincent Staff Reporter    Local builders are reaching into their pockets to help a $7.5 million capital campaign for a new children’s hospice in Toronto meet its goal. So…

Construction steps up for Emily’s House in Toronto — April 26, 2012 PATRICIA WILLIAMS Daily Commercial News, Staff Writer The building industry in the Greater Toronto Area is stepping up to the plate to help build Emily’s…

  Our Children’s Hospice, opening in 2012 We are very pleased to announce that Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care has recently received two significant donations totaling $600,000; $100,000 from The Rotary Club of Toronto plus a $500,000 Capital Grant from the Ontario…

Hospice Palliative Care Week is May 1 – 7, 2011   National Hospice Palliative Care Week is a one-week campaign that focuses on raising awareness about hospice palliative care. It is also a time to celebrate, recognize, and share the achievements of hospice palliative care throughout the…

  Hi! My name is Madeleine, And I've been thinking…. I've been thinking about how a thirteen year old like me can make a difference; even in a big city like Toronto. So anyway, I needed to…

In January, something very special is happening at 100 LCBO stores across the GTA – from Oakville to Newmarket to Scarborough every check-out register will have a Donation Box available for your Tooney or more – the identifier will be our "champion" Emily Yeskoo for…