Charities that have been supporting children and families in the Roatan took an important step, and have established the Morgan Jayne Children’s Foundation.
Just over 10 years ago, Fred Makowecki and dedicated volunteers created the Morgan Jayne Project to support families served at the Familias Saludables Clinic in Roatan. Its primary purpose was to provide infant formula to curb the transmission of HIV from mother to child. Since then, support for Familias Saludables has grown and the Charmont Bilingual Academy was established to provide schooling for many of the children served by the project.
As of January 1, 2017, the Morgan Jayne Foundation was established to continue the support of the Morgan Jayne Project, the Charmont Bilingual Academy and Familias Saludables.
“We are really excited, we have all worked really hard on it,” Makowecki told inSide Drumheller.
He explains that over the years, these charities worked with the Dawn Land Foundation out of Edmonton to assist with its fundraising. The Dawn Land Foundation has decided to narrow their focus back to their original charitable goals.
“This makes a lot of sense, we have grown so big. Our goal is to streamline operations in a way that makes us efficient, accountable and able to manage future growth,” it states in its announcement.
It has established its first board with Makowecki as chair, Shelley Rymal as vice chair, Terra Charmont as treasurer, Paula Peak as secretary and Dan Dannhauer as board member.
“This has been a group effort from the beginning,” he said.
While it has incorporated as a foundation under government regulation, it has also applied for CRA for charitable foundation status in order to give tax receipts for donations. It likely will not have approval yet. Any donations made to Dawn Land Foundation before December 31, 2016 will receive the usual tax receipt. As always, 100% of your donation will go directly to assisting charitable goals. Some new updates for donors will include the ability to set up recurring donations and receive email updates.
“Ten years ago we talked about saving kids and would have to start thinking about how to prevent them from following that same path. The school came about, and now we have kids graduating,” he said. “To be where we are today, I am so happy.”
How to donate after January 1: Full donation info can be found anytime on our updated website.
• Credit card – click the donate button on the site, you will be routed to PayPal, no account required. You may click on recurring donation to easily set up monthly donations. Website www.tmjcf.ca or www.themorganjaynechildrensfoundation.ca
• E-transfers can be sent to donate@tmjcf.ca
• If you would like to auto debit from your account an agreement can be made with the bank.
• Cheques can be mailed to: The Morgan Jayne Children’s Foundation, 80 Ammeter Close, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 2Y5
Please don’t hesitate to call or email with any questions or feedback to Fred Makowecki at 403-823-8082.
