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At ME & Lau Family Foundation, we’re raising funds to support charitable organizations that provide services to people with intellectual / developmental disabilities in the Greater Toronto Areas. Purpose

At ME & Lau Family Foundation we’re raising funds to support charitable organizations that provide services to people with intellectual / developmental disabilities in the Greater Toronto Areas.

Mission

To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom, from time to time, to charitable organizations that provide services to people with developmental or intellectual disabilities that are also registered charities under the Income Tax Act (Canada). What We Have Done

We fund and organize (1) the String Music Art Exhibition, (2) ME & Lau Family Foundation Scholarship and (3) the Income Tax Filing Clinic for People with Low Income and Families of People with Intellectual Disabilities. Charitable and non-profit organizations that we support or have supported in the past include, Community Living Toronto, Community Living York South, DD Community Connector and Paint A Smile. We have also participated at events such as the RBC Race for the Kids, CN Tower Climb for United Way, Paint A Smile's Rainbow Arts Exhibition and the Community Rocks for Community Living Toronto.

06/14/2024

International Bath Day is a good day to share this writing prompt from the workbook available through our education program. Visit The Benjamin Project Store to find out more about the education program - one price makes all materials downloadable!

Do you have a fun story about bathing your pet?

06/04/2024

The 2024 String Music Art Exhibition & the ME & Lau Family Foundation Scholarship Awards presentation will take place on Aug 10 2024 at the Flato Markham Theatre. The scholarship program is in partnership with Community Living Toronto & Community Living York South.

Our show supports musicians with intellectual disabilities. Under the leaderships of Prof Matthew P**n and Karen Leung, we are partnering with the Toronto Chinese Orchestra, Canadian Chinese Orchestra, Edmonton Chinese Philharmonic & Strings Attached Orchestra to produce our show.

The Creative Children Society will oversee our arts display.

Michelle and I are hoping our friends, partners & neighbours could come to support our meaningful show.

06/01/2024

Attending the Markham Unionville Festival Parade on behalf of the Markham Accessibility Advisory Committee (MAAC)

At the parade, I met MP Paul Chiang.

05/29/2024

Attended the National AccessAbility Week 2024 York Region AAC Professional Development Forum in representing Markham Accessibility Advisory Committee

05/29/2024

Happy Community Living Month. My family and I are proud volunteers of Community Living Toronto, Community Living Ontario & Community Living York South. We embrace diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility.

As the Chair of the Markham Accessibility Advisory Committee, I also wish everyone a happy National AccessAbility Week.

05/27/2024

Applications are now OPEN for the 2024 ME & Lau Family Foundation Scholarship! In partnership with Community Living Toronto, this scholarship aims to support people with a financial need in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to achieve their higher education dreams.

Don't miss out! Apply by June 30, 2024, for a chance to receive a $1,200 CAD scholarship. Scan the QR code or follow the link to apply: https://cltoronto.ca/me-lau-family-foundation-scholarship/

05/24/2024

Please join us this Sunday May 26, 2024 at 2 pm at the Unionville Public Library to celebrate the National AccessAbility Week. This event is organized by the Markham Accessibility Advisory Committee.

Edward Lau
Chair, Markham Accessibility Advisory Committee

https://markham.bibliocommons.com/events/6646119f8eb36350328854b3

05/22/2024

The ME & Lau Family Foundation Scholarship is taking applicants!

Send your application to Kayla Slimkowich at kslimkowich@communitylivingyorksouth.ca by June 30th, 2024!

For more information and to download the application form visit: https://bit.ly/3xEN0ad

05/08/2024

Very happy and excited to partner with Community Living York South on this project again!

05/06/2024

Coming soon, this book, in support of Toronto Humane Society , has just been sent to the printer, and will be available in the next 1-2 weeks. Pre-sale orders (to help us determine quantity needed) are now available through bookstore at www.ottbookstore.com. Please consider buying a book today, to support such a great cause! .

05/03/2024

We are accepting proposals for workshops, presentations, and panel discussions for our conference, which will be held from September 17–19, 2024 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites in Richmond Hill.

The deadline for submitting a proposal is one week from today (Friday, May 10) at noon ET.

If you have any questions regarding your proposal submission and/or you require assistance with this process, please contact Lisa Tabachnick at lisa@communitylivingontario.ca.

Submit your forms here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JC9NZZB

05/03/2024

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05/03/2024

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04/29/2024

Congrats Councillor Ritch Lau Markham Ward 2 on your success of hosting the Light of Life Concert. Excellent performance!

04/28/2024

Thank you Regional Councillor Alan Ho for naming ME & Lau Family Foundation as one of the beneficiaries of annual charity roadshow.

ME has received $3000 from today’s fundraiser for our upcoming string concert.

04/27/2024

Whether someone is a cat person, a dog person, a rabbit person or even a horse person, there’s one certain thing that all animal lovers can agree on, and that is the fantastic work that is carried out by veterinarians in care of animals.

World Veterinary Day is our chance to give a big thanks to the medical professionals who keep our dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, rodents and all other manner of creatures healthy and happy.

So give a shout-out to your favourite vet here!.

04/24/2024

International Guide Dog Day
Guide dogs do a great deal for their owners. Not only do they help guide their owners throughout the day, but they also protect them from harm, assist them with tasks, and provide consistent emotional support like no other. Guide dog trainers work hard to help these loyal partners to hone these skills.

Here are some interesting facts about Guide Dogs that will make it even more fun to celebrate this day:

The most common guide dogs breeds are German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers. Sometimes poodles are even used.

Training and socializing guide dogs begins when they are very young puppies, often when the pups reach about 8 weeks. Some organizations even have their own breeding facilities.

Don’t pet a working guide dog! While guide dogs are in their harnesses, they are at work and can be distracted if people try to pet them..

04/13/2024

Congratulations Team for another successful year of income tax filing for people with low to mid-range incomes and families with intellectual disabilities! Good job ME & Lau Family Foundation & Community Living York South.

Thank you Councillor Ritch Lau Markham Ward 2, Councillor Isa LEE, Regional Councillor Alan Ho and Mayor Frank Scarpitti for your support to our clinic.

04/11/2024

National Pet Day celebrates the joy that pets bring into people's lives and encourages people to help reduce the number of animals in shelters. Bringing humans and animals together helps make the world a better place.

For the animals who don’t have homes, many people don’t realize the benefits of adopting a pet. Even those animals who are old can become some of the greatest gifts in life.

So if you want to celebrate National Pet Day by getting a pet, please consider adoption as your option.

We have a number of pet-related educational materials in thebenjaminproject.ca store (and through the education program), including the creative writing prompts to get you or your kids writing about your pets!

Follow us to learn more about the Get A Pet game we are creating to help families get the conversation started about the emotions, time and money that goes into adding a pet to your family.

04/04/2024

World Rat Day
Rat owners can take this day to pamper and love their little friends a little extra. Don’t have a rat? Visit one in a pet store, read about them, or watch Ratatouille!

Unfortunately, they’ve had a bit of bad press over the years, but once you get to know rats on a one-to-one basis, then all of their finer qualities will come to the fore. World Rat Day hopes to dispel the stigma surrounding these creatures and celebrate them instead!.

04/03/2024

World Aquatic Animal Day
Did you know the ocean contains about a million different species? Learn about marine life, visit an aquarium, or raise awareness about the threats to the ocean. World Aquatic Animal Day is centered around humans taking the time to learn about and acknowledge the importance of all of these creatures who make their homes in the water. When we Know Better We Do Better.

Share your favourite aquatic animal - or tell us something you learned today about one!

04/02/2024

Children's Picture Book Day is the best day to promote Benjamin, our picture book about the little dog that inspired so much - including The Benjamin Project.

This book is available from thebenjaminproject.ca website and all profits from sales of the book are donated to support animal wellness charities around the world.

There is also a presentation version of the book available in the Education program. .

Address

Markham, ON

Website

https://www.melaufamilyfoundation.com/home

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Rocco Rossi, providing his keynote at the annual Community Living Toronto annual philanthropy celebration.

Congratulations Team for another successful year of income tax filing for people with low to mid-range incomes and families with intellectual disabilities! Good job ME & Lau Family Foundation & Community Living York South. Thank you Councillor Ritch Lau Markham Ward 2, Councillor Isa LEE, Regional Councillor Alan Ho and Mayor Frank Scarpitti for your support to our clinic.

Happy to have sponsored and attended Community Living Toronto’s Community Rocks fundraiser. We had a really great time. Looking forward to the next show ! #communityrocks2023

Congrats Michelle for participating at CN Tower Climb for United Way Toronto! We met our great friends from Community Living Toronto! #CLToronto #unitedwaycntowerclimb

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Our Story

At ME & Lau Family Foundation we’re raising funds to support charitable organizations that provide services to people with intellectual / developmental disabilities in the Greater Toronto Areas. Mission To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom, from time to time, to charitable organizations that provide services to people with developmental or intellectual disabilities that are also registered charities under the Income Tax Act (Canada). We recommend you to support the follow organizations: Community Living Toronto, Community Living York South, Community Living Ontario, St. John Ambulance York Region, Paint A Smile and DD Community Connector.