Invest in Success: Become a Donor

Cantare Children's Choir is known for the exceptional way it fosters growth in our young singers so that each child can be nurtured in their musical, educational, leadership, and social development. Cantare's many successes are built not only by the dedication and efforts of our singers, but also on the unwavering support of our families, volunteers, community groups, governmental agencies businesses, and corporations.

As a community children's choir program, we rely on the support that is so generously provided to us by individuals, businesses and corporate donors.  If you or your business is interested in helping to enrich the lives of Calgarians, please consider making a donation to our program.  Our needs range from bursaries and music library acquisitions (in memory of a loved one or in honour of a special occasion!) to capital acquisitions and tour funding.

Cantaré Children's Choir is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the province of Alberta and is recognized by Revenue Canada as a charitable organization.  As such, we issue Income Tax Receipts for gifts and charitable donations.  Please contact our office to coordinate your donation. 

We invite you to make an 'investment in success' through your contribution to one of our funds:

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Support a Donation Fund Today

Uniform Fund

As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we are always looking for every way to make sure our organization reflects the needs of children and youth today.

After 25 years of iconic service, our Cantare uniforms need an update! Please consider a donation to our Uniform Fund to help us reach our goal of $10,000 to purchase our first batch of NEW Cantare uniforms.

We are excited to work with our partners at Canadian company HENKAA to create a new look for our Cantare ensemble

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Artistic Director's Discretionary Fund

Supports the general operations of the choir and enables many creative ideas to come to fruition... this includes commissioning composers to write new music for the choir, enabling artistic collaborations, recordings, touring, as well as bolstering recruitment and outreach to bring more children to cantare.

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Music Library Fund

Learn about our Music Library Fund from our 2022 Cash Calendar Lottery Draws:

Enables the purchase of music resources for all of our ensembles. Sponsor music to celebrate an occasion, in memory/honor of a loved one, or just because. Music library donors are listed alongside the pieces they sponsor in programs they are performed on as well as recognized on the sheet music used by our choristers.

Have a specific piece in mind? Let us know!
Not sure what piece you want to sponsor? We’ll contact you!

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Bursary Fund

Learn more about our Bursary Fund from our 2022 Cash Calendar Lottery Draws:

Enables choristers with limited financial resources to participate in the choir experience from rehearsals to retreats and touring. Even the smallest amount can go a long way in making music more accessible for a child.

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Performance fund

Learn more about our Performance Fund from our 2022 Cash Calendar Lottery Draws

Enhances the experience for singers and audiences through the addition of instrumentalists, purchase of new instruments, staging, lighting ...to name a few.

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Card Fund

Send a card to someone special letting them know a donation has been made in their honor. They receive a personalized card with your message an you will receive a tax receipt. Suitable for birthdays, anniversaries, condolences, in memory of, thank you, in appreciation, or just because!

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Cantare Children’s Choir is a member of ATB Cares. Donate through the ATB Cares portal and ATB will match 15% of every dollar donated up to an annual limit of $240,000

how it works

  1. Go to www.atbcares.com/donate (or click the button above)

  2. search CANTARE CHILDREN’S CHOIR SOCIETY in the search box

  3. If you wish to donate to a specific fund, please note your preference in the “ADD A COMMENT” section.

Government and Foundation Partners

Cantare Children’s Choir is proud to be supported by:

Supporters

Friends and Collaborators

  • Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Dornian

  • Calgary Opera Association, Bramwell Tovey

  • Calgary Civic Symphony, Rolf Bertsch

  • Festival Chorus, Mel Kirby

  • Calgary Bach Festival Society, Terry Edwards

  • Calgary Pro Musica Society, Dean O'Brien

  • Spiritus Chamber Choir

  • Luminous Voices, Timothy Shantz

  • Calgary Wind Symphony, Jeremy Brown

Music Library Fund

  • ATCO Power Canada Ltd.

  • Gwen and David Baker

  • Richard and Margaret Baker

  • Susan Bauerfind

  • Birte and Dick Bergman

  • Michelle Brooks

  • Sam Cabrera

  • Catherine and Stan Climie

  • Sari Czink and Rod Place

  • Pamela Fast

  • Rhonda and Bruce Francis

  • Sandra Joy Friesen

  • Jill Nuckles and Todd Duquette

  • Teresa and Damian Gillies

  • Catherine Glaser-Climie

  • Dory Glaser-Watson

  • Craig Golinowski and Niki Panich

  • Jan and Lloyd Hakl

  • Wayne and April Hillier

  • Laura and Phil Holck

  • Garrett Hykawy

  • Holly and Kiley Hykawy

  • Mark Iantkow

  • Tammy and Don Kozlowski

  • Matt and Debbie Lowe

  • Fred Mahler

  • Tara and Gord McDonald

  • Crystal and Jerrod Milne

  • Jim and Eileen Murtha

  • Jeffrey and Amy Nielsen

  • Carey and Steve Patterson

  • Marie Patton

  • The Plewes family

  • Brenda and Jeff Reid

  • Andre and Jill Rossier

  • Grant and Amy Shaw

  • Rick and Margaret Solinger

  • Steve and Joanne Spurgeon

  • John Thompson

  • Donald Wales and Marie-Ange Willett

  • Tieshan and Xu Wang

  • Connie and Ted Weryshko

  • Bill and Mary Ann Wiegert

  • Debra Wood-Zybutz

  • Kelli and Geoffrey Wreford

  • Lei Xiong

  • Claudia Zhang

Performance Fund

  • Meredith and Patrick Cashion

  • Cameron Climie

  • Stan Climie

  • Joanne and Steve Spurgeon

  • John Thompson

Artistic Director's Discretionary Fund

  • ATCO Power Canada Ltd.

  • Benevity Community Impact Fund

  • Jill Berci

  • Karen and Doug Bird

  • Michael and Nadine Callahan

  • Anne Campbell

  • Heather Campbell

  • Meredith and Patrick Cashion

  • Stan Climie

  • Cameron Climie

  • G. Brent Cooper Professional Corporation

  • Kimberly Dattilio-Hadden

  • Lin Duquette

  • Encana Cares Foundation, Rick Solinger

  • Rhonda and Bruce Francis

  • Bartholomew Furrow

  • Giselle Garcia and Jose Junco

  • Catherine Glaser-Climie

  • Dory Glaser-Watson and Neil Watson

  • Greg and Donna Horton

  • Tim Horton and Julie Vaughan

  • Kiley and Holly Hykawy

  • Rhonda Kerr

  • Maggie Knight

  • Denis and Cheryl Lake

  • Deb and Matt Lowe

  • Alana Luft

  • Roberta Mack and Allan Zivot

  • McCann Family Foundation

  • Ellie McCullough

  • Katie McDonald

  • Jonathan and Heather Moll

  • Kevin Mitchell

  • Amy and Jeff Nielsen

  • Richard Oppenheim

  • Donna Ormstrup

  • Parkland Fuel Company

  • Cameron and Taylor Plewes

  • Mahira, Don and Aisha Rea

  • Suhkveer Roy

  • Susan Schalin

  • Timothy Shantz

  • Arnoldo Soto and Helena Nohra

  • Richard Solinger

  • Murphy Oil, Ernest Spurgeon

  • Stephen and Joanne Spurgeon

  • Bastiaan and Jennifer Straatman

  • Dean and Anita Swanson

  • Robin and Holly Swinton

  • Syncom Consulting Inc., Damian Gillies

  • Emma Thompson

  • United Way of Calgary

  • Claire Wickett and Eric Hyndman

  • Mary Ann and Bill Wiegert

  • Dominique Wilson

  • Shelley Wong

Gift in Kind

  • Adagio Yoga, Brenda Reid

  • AMD Transport. Art O’Dwyer

  • Blaine Chapman Music Library

  • Jennifer Dickinson

  • Renate and Marvin Erickson

  • Dory Glaser-Watson

  • Lindal Hepner

  • Kamp Kiwanis

  • Don Kozlowski

  • Chuck Lameroux

  • McCann Family Foundation

  • Cameron Plewes

  • RBS Bulk Systems, Bruce Collinge

  • Red Arrow Bus Lines

  • Katie Reid Haubrich

  • Margaret Solinger

  • Syncom Consulting Inc., Damian Gillies

  • United Safety Limited

Partners

  • Adagio Yoga, Brenda Reid

  • BandiPhotoGraphy, Bandi Szakony

  • Calgary Civic Symphony, Rolf Bertsch

  • Calgary Opera Association

  • Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Dornian

  • Cantaré Music Services, Catherine Glaser-Climie

  • Canadian Music Centre, John Reid

  • Carbon Life Media, Tom Prilesky

  • Field of Crosses, Murray McCann

  • Knox United Church

  • Luminous Voices, Timothy Shantz

  • Lutheran Church of the Cross

  • Patrick Kornak Photography

  • Rozsa Foundation

  • St. Stephen's Anglican Church

  • Spiritus Chamber Choir,

  • Corporate Partners

  • AMD Transport , Art O’Dwyer

  • BandiPhotoGraphy, Bandi Szakony

  • BMO Glenmore Landing

  • Carbon Life Media, Tom Prilesky

  • Classical Movements, Neeta Helms

  • The Digital Post Macleod Trail, Kassie Harder

  • First Class Flowers, Wendi van Oosterhout

  • Go Red Promotions, Kristina Berg

  • Graphics 4 You, Tamara Kilvington

  • Sandra Drycleaners

  • Kamp Kiwanis,

  • Knox United Church, Sue Forsyth

  • Long and McQuade Music, Ray

  • JP Fine Tuning Services, Jim Pfeiffer

  • R & S Business Equipment, Ramsay Kamis

  • Red Arrow Buslines

  • Sewing Studio, Eva Gugala

  • Syncom Consulting Inc., Damian Gillies

  • Tributes Promotional Products, Neil Almond

  • Van Helden Agencies Ltd.

Bursary Fund

  • Anonymous x 5

  • Dianne Fortier

  • Dory Glaser-Watson and Neil Watson

  • Murphy Oil Company Ltd.

  • Hannah Rude

  • Earnest Spurgeon

  • Joanne and Stephen Spurgeon

  • Syncom Consulting Inc., Damian and Teresa Gillies

  • Faye Larsen Turnbull

Government and Funding Agencies

  • Alberta Foundation for the Arts

  • Alberta Lottery Fund

    • Community Spirit Program, Culture and Community Spirit

    • Community Initiatives Program

  • Calgary Arts Development Authority

  • Canada Summer Jobs [Human Resources and Skill Development Canada]

  • Rozsa Foundation

  • Southern Alberta Opera Development Foundation

In Memoriam

In Memory of Klara Moll

Bob and Crystal Krueger

In Memory of Art Schmidt

Bob and Crystal Krueger

In Memory of Patti-Lou Doornbos

  • Rhonda and Bruce Francis

In Memory of Dorothy Baker

  • Richard and Margaret Baker

  • Kristina and Keeven Berg

  • Patricia and Dennis Morey

  • Mary Ann and William Wiegert

In Memory of Hilda Fried

Shelley Fried

In Honour of Carolyn Myles

Shelley Wong


 

Ladies Luncheon Donors 2020

Marian Andreasen

Joan Barrett

Birte Bergman

Michelle Bozynski

Michelle Brooks

Karen Cooper

Sari Czink

Debbie Ekkel

Dianne Fortier

Cheryl Gibson-Allegro

Catherine Glaser-Climie

Dory Glaser-Watson

Janice Hakl

Holly Hykawy

Carolyn Hyndman

Tammy Kozlowski

Roberta Mack

Ellie McCullough

Marie Patton

Betty Plewes

Susan Schalin

Peggy Wedderburn

Connie Weryshko

Lei Xiong

Michelle Brooks

Calgary Opera

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Calgary Pro Musica Society

Cantare Music Services

Catherine Glaser-Climie

Mary Ann Wiegert

Luminous Voices

Marvin Erickson

River Cafe, Sal Howell

Gloria Ross

Spiritus Chamber Choir

The Cookbook Co. Cooks, Gail Norton

Jenn vandenbroek

Support the Ladies Luncheon
 

Man Enough to Sing Donors 2020

Hank Beeksma

Stan Climie

Peter Heissler

Don Kozlowski

Fred Mahler

Bill Ogilvie

Richard Oppenheim

Steve Spurgeon

Archie Wells

William Wiegert

Geoff Wreford

Calgary Opera

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Calgary Pro Musica Society

Cantare Music Services

Catherine Glaser-Climie

Stan Climie

Luminous Voices, Timothy Shantz

Stephen Spurgeon