December 2009 - The Yellow Bus Foundation proudly donated over $250,000 to its five children's charities of choice this year. In addition, TD Securities kindly donated $5,000 to each group in honour of The Yellow Bus Foundation.

ARCHIVED NEWS 

September 2009 - The 13th Annual 100 Hole Golf Marathon and its 32 participants raised over $300,000 on September 25th. It was a great day and we thank all involved. We'll see you next year at the 14th Annual Golf Marathon, Friday September 17th, 2010.

July 2009 - The 13th Annual Golf Marathon is Friday, September 25th, 2009.  Space is limited so reserve today! Don't be disappointed - it's the best day of golf all year. Since its inception in 1997, the Golf Marathon has raised more than $2,625,000. Click here to reserve your space today.

RBC has kindly extended its offer on discounted tickets to supporters of The Yellow Bus Foundation. If you would like to be part of this fun and rewarding initiative please contact Kim Carrigan at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it to get your discount tickets (good until the park closes).  June 2009 - Thank you to Wade Felesky and the Committee of The 6th Annual Bay Street Stampede for executing another successful event. A BIG YEE HAW and THANK YOU to the 2009 Corporate Supporters. March 2009 - The Yellow Bus Foundation (YBF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of its new President, Mr. John Bellamy. John has been on the Board since 2007 and has played in the the Annual 100 Hole Golf Marathon for the past nine years. He is also a founding member of The Bay Street Stampede.  We look forward to John's leadership in taking The Yellow Bus Foundation to the next level.

Thank you to Mr. David MacNicol, YBF's founding President and leader for the past three years. David has been instrumental in getting YBF to where it is today. David, who is also a founding member of The Annual Golf Marathon has been part of helping to raise over $2.3M for children's charities. He looks forward to his 13th year of playing in the Marathon (September 25th).

Mr. Mark Kinney has been on the Board of The Yellow Bus Foundation since its inception. Mark, in his role as Treasurer has been a key part of the Foundation's success. He has also been playing in the Marathon since day one and does an incredible job running the event with Mr. Scott MacNicol.

YBF is pleased to announce Mr. Sean McCowan as its new Treasurer. Sean is a numbers whiz and also an avid Golf Marathoner and has been on the Board since inception. 

YBF is also pleased to announce its five Canadian children's charities for 2009:
 
Autism Ontario
Blake Boultbee Youth Outreach Services                                                                                                                                                 Centennial Infant and Child Centre Foundation
The Jennifer Ashleigh Children’s Charity
The Regent Park/Duke of York Children’s Foundation

We believe these organizations play a critical role in our community and we're excited and proud to be able to contribute to helping with the good works they do.

March 2009 -  We’re pleased to announce that The Yellow Bus Foundation (YBF) is the recipient of this year’s RBC Canada’s Wonderland Family & Friends Day Fundraiser.  For every ticket sold, $2 is donated to YBF and its 2009 selected charities. Last year, this fun event raised over $32,000.  As a YBF supporter you can purchase special discount tickets and if you act before March 31st, you have a chance to win some great prizes. Thank you RBC Foundation! Contact Kim Carrigan for more information at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

February 2009 - The 6th Annual Bay Street Stampede is Thursday, June 18th at Steam Whistle Brewery. For ticket and sponsorship information please contact Kim Carrigan at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

September 26th, 2008 - We are thrilled to announce The 12th Annual 100 Hole Golf Marathon - raised over $320,000. Thank you to our 31 Golf Marathoners who all completed the 100 Holes of Golf (and then some!) It was a terrific day.

September 20th, 2008 - YBF and the 5th Annual Bay Street Stampede is in The National Post! 

Aug 08 - The Yellow Bus Foundation is featured on page 2 of the most recent newsletter from Centennial and Infant Child Centre Foundation.  

June 2008 - The 5th Annual Bay Street Stampede was held at the Steam Whistle Brewery – Thursday, June 12th. If you did not attend - you missed a great night! Stay tuned for photos from the night of the event. 

Thank you to our sponsors, attendees and Stampede committee members. We are thrilled to have Horizons BetaPro as our first Gold Level Sponsor and Paradigm Capital Inc . as our Silver Sponsors this year. Thank you to all of the new and long term supporters for their ongoing commitment to the Stampede. We raised over $125,000!

April 2008 - The Yellow Bus Foundation (YBF) is pleased to have been chosen as this year’s Charity of Choice for the ‘RBC Family & Friends Day’ that happened May 3rd at Canada’s Wonderland. For every ticket sold, $2 was donated to the Foundation to support Canadian children's charities.

Thank you to RBC for its continued support.

April 2008 - “Tax Savings through the Donation of BCE Shares”
 
BCE, Bell Canada Enterprises is a public company that is pending privatization. This means that shareholders will need to sell their shares. BCE stock is one of the most widely held in the country and many people have held shares for years as part of their investment portfolio. Upon selling, holders will likely benefit from a significant capital gain (increase in value of the shares since purchase), but will also face some significant tax liabilities as 50 per cent of the gain becomes part of your taxable income for the year.
 
 One option to consider is to donate your shares to The Yellow Bus Foundation (YBF). Recent changes to the Income Tax Act mean that you do not pay any capital gains tax when publicly traded securities are donated to a registered charity such as YBF. Depending on the number of shares you hold and their purchase price, you could be in the position to make a significant investment to YBF and receive a tax credit. This is true for all publicly traded securities, not just BCE. Please note that the benefit is only possible if you transfer the shares. Selling the stock and donating the proceeds drastically reduces your possible tax credit.
 
 While YBF encourages you to consult your financial advisors before making any significant charitable gift, we are happy to discuss your situation and illustrate how you and YBF would benefit from such a contribution.                          

June 14, 2007 - Andrew Willis Globe & Mail Column – Bay Street Stampede

March 2007 - The Yellow Bus Foundation is featured in the current Centennial Infant Child Centre's Newsletter - click here to read about our recent donation to Centennial 

March 2007 - Click here to view our recent cheque presentation to Camp Oochigeas

Sept. 22, 2006 - Read more about the event from Barry Critchley’s column in The National Post.