Charity Donations until February 28, 2025

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On December 30th, 2024 the Finance Department of the Canadian Government announced the extension for claiming charitable donations on 2024 tax returns. Now, all donations made until February 28th, 2025 may be claimed. This announcement was a response to the month-long postal strike which was suspended until May on December 17th. It’s unclear why the … Read more

New Address, and Texting Added to Phone Number

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As of January 1st, 2025, TIES has a new mailing address in Coquitlam, BC. See our Contact page for details. Our address is both a mailbox and our official records office with the CRA Charities Directorate. We took advantage of the loss of our former donated office space in Port Coquitlam to upgrade our phone … Read more

Another 2024 University Graduate in Kenya

On December 6th, another TIES beneficiary, Maorine S, graduated with her Bachelor of Education (Science) degree! TIES initiated the Kenya University Scholarships Project in the fall of 2021 and Maorine worked straight through eight semesters in just three years. Her letter of appreciation below captures perfectly the reasons that TIES supports young women such as … Read more

Our First University Graduate in Kenya

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On November 29th, Tessa became the first of our Kenya University Scholarships Project beneficiaries to graduate! Congratulations to Tessa, who earned her Bachelor of Science in Community Development and Environment degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in just three years. Tessa blazed through her course by following a “trimester” program, taking courses … Read more