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The Peter Gilgan effect Peter Gilgan: his is a houseleadership gift himself and continhold name in Oakville. One synues to raise funds for the organizaonymous with philanthropic ention." deavours, and has been since In 2011 Gilgan established the the 1980s. Peter Gilgan Leadership Award, a Brought up to give back to his staff bursary program presented community, the president and annually to YMCA of Oakville CEO of Mattamy Homes made youth employees who have made his first major donation to Joseph notable contributions to the Y Brant Memorial Hospital just af- Peter Gilgan and community. It consists of speaks at Sick Kids four awards of up to $2,500 to ter the company got its start. It was the start of a lifetime of Hospital after mak- assist selected YMCA employees philanthropy that continues today. ing a $40 million to assist with post-secondary eddonation. He founded The Peter Gilgan ucation costs. Photo by Steven DerCharitable Foundation in 2006, Gilgan has also been a champiGarabedian / Special striving to make major gift donaon of Sheridan College's Oakville to Metroland Media tions to charitable organizations campus as an advisory board in three main areas, says Freda Colbourne, member for the creative convergence camexecutive director of the Foundation. "Health paign, helping to build the Centre for Animafacilities to promote healthy living and re- tion and Emerging Technologies, chairing the search, recreation to promote an active Transforming Sheridan Campaign, co-chairing healthy lifestyle and education to ensure our the Student Capital Campaign, supporting young people have the necessary skills to the college's growth through his company, improve their lives." which has sponsored many fundraising initiaA drive around the Town of Oakville will tives and making the largest individual gift in show such donations at work. Most notice- the college's history: $1 million towards the ably is at the Peter Gilgan Family YMCA on creation of new student spaces. The H-Wing Rebecca Street. The building is a little more of the Trafalgar Campus was named in his than 10 years old now, and Heather Ander- honour. son, manager of financial development for And when the new Oakville Hospital opens the Y , says that when the YMCA went into a in 2015, it will be in part the result of Gilcapital campaign to build, it was Gilgan who gan's donation of $10 million, an amount stepped up to be the leader. "He championed that totals one-sixth of the entire amount the initiative to bring it to the community," she needed to fund the new hospital and one says "and as part of his commitment he was that will see the new inpatient tower named a volunteer, reached out to others, made a the Peter Gilgan Patient Care Centre. 19 | Friday, November 21, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com ONE thing in common Walt Disney · H. Ross Perot · Bob Hope Ed Sullivan · Danny Thomas · John Wayne Bing Crosby · Jimmy Durante · Dwight D. Eisenhower · Herbert Hoover · Ed Sullivan Martin Luther King Jr. · Harry S. Truman Isaac Asimov · Carl Sandburg · Tom Brokaw Wayne Gretzky · Dr. Norman Vincent Peale Warren Buffett · Jackie Robinson ese famous personalities all started their careers DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS! Join this list! WE ARE LOOKING FOR CARRIERS CALL 905-631-6095 TO FIND AVAILABLE ROUTES IN YOUR AREA Main Street Relationships, Bay Street Results. CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL CIVIL LITIGATION CRIMINAL LAW LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT REAL ESTATE ESTATES & TRUSTS ENVIRONMENTAL & MUNICIPAL Halton's Law Firm (905) www.omh.ca 842-8030 Owen Duguid Ruhia Jokhio Paul D. Stunt Robert Krizman Kenneth W. Watts Tanya A. Leedale Brian J. Hanna Harold R. Watson Jarvis G. Sheridan James McAskill Larry S. Gangbar Robert A. Watson Gayle Wadden Chantel Goldsmith Danny Chou Alexandra Manthorpe Carolyn McCarney 700 Kerr Street, Oakville, Ontario L6K 3W5 (905) 842-8030 · www.omh.ca