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As many of you have been reading in the news of late, there is a lot of volatility in the economy. This is causing some of our business partners to defer their community investment decisions about the Timeraiser sponsorship this fall. In the case of the Hamilton Timeraiser, we have a number of solid relationships and strong proposals that were submitted several months ago. However, with three weeks before the 3rd Hamilton Timeraiser, some of these proposals are taking longer than normal. While we have raised 60% of funds needed, we still have a gap.

As a small charity with no room for running operating deficits, we need to be financially prudent yet deliver on supporting artists and raising volunteer hours.

Therefore, after a lot of discussion within the Framework team, we’ve decided to reschedule the Hamilton Timeraiser to February 2012. Framework has already purchased artwork ($11,000) from local Hamilton artists using our confirmed local and national sponsors, which we are delighted about. We also have 14 enthusiastic non-profit organizations who have valuable volunteer opportunities lined up to share with participants in Hamilton. We will take these next few months to regroup with our dedicated leadership committee to ensure the Hamilton Timeraiser is a raging success.

We are very appreciative of your continued support of the Timeraiser program - we look forward to really knocking this one out of the park in February when we return to Hamilton. In the meantime, please check out the volunteer opportunities that have been linked on the Timeraiser website - there are some great ways to get involved in Hamilton.

We’ll see you in February!
Team Timeraiser

Our mission is to provide support that enables individuals to remain independent in their own homes. We support over 500 clients with physical disabilities in Binbrook, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Burlington and Mississauga.
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The mission of the Alzheimer Society is to assist individuals and families as they deal with the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. The Alzheimer Society also strives to promote education, advocacy, and public awareness, and to support research into the cause, treatment and alleviation of dementia. 
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Founded in 1914, the Art Gallery of Hamilton is Ontario’s third largest public art gallery and owns one of the finest collections of art in Canada, featuring over 9,000 works of art including historical European, historical Canadian and contemporary art
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hamilton and Burlington provides quality mentoring relationship to children at risk of not acheiving thier full potential.
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Our mission is to lead the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure.
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CYBF provides start-up mentoring, financing and education tools for Canadians 18-34 to start and grow businesses which contribute to sustainable economic development in communities across Canada.
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Providing access to arts programming for Hamilton children and youth.
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Earth Day Hamilton-Burlington inspires and empowers citizens to take positive steps in reducing their environmental impact by providing events and programming that educate, offer solutions, and provide opportunities for action.  We do programming and events for both the community and for youth.
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Danielle's Place Eating Disorder and Resource Centre located in Burlington. We provide free support and services to all individuals affected by an eating disorder. Some of the free services that we provide include: drop- in consultations, support groups and workshops, access to a lending library of resources and community outreach presentations.
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A non-profit organization dedicated to providing opportunities to theatrical artists.
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Neighbour to Neighbour is a multi-service agency that supports unemployed and working poor, individuals and families with services in the following areas:  Family Support, Education and Skills Development. The Centre strives to meet emergency needs of families, while providing self-help services to assist people in improving their lives.
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The CILC is a core cultural, educational and creative institution in Hamilton. Focused on creating, designing and implementing interactive hands-on programmes for all ages in the Greater Hamilton community, the CILC takes an active role to ensure core values like respect for all people and our common environment are central to the growth of our community.
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Today's Family Early Learning and Child Care is a non-profit, charitable agency serving more than 4000 children (and their parents and caregivers) in Hamilton, Burlington and surrounding areas. We offer a wide range of early learning and child care programs as well as parental support programs to help you and your child every step of the way.
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