OTTAWA - With its donation of $1,007,350 to 46 local charitable organizations today at Scotiabank Place, the Sens Foundation and the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club have contributed more than $50 million to community initiatives in the National Capital Region since the hockey club’s return to the National Hockey League in 1992.

Among the organization’s many accomplishments are the creation of Roger’s House, a pediatric palliative and respite care facility, which is the legacy of Senators assistant coach Roger Neilson, and the construction of Bell Sensplex, the first public-private partnership of its kind that has played host to thousands since opening its doors 2004.

Launched in October 1998, the Sens Foundation provides direct financial aid to organizations within the eastern Ontario and western Quebec regions that service children and youth in the areas of education, health, and recreation. Today’s beneficiary day featured the Sens Foundation, along with co-event fundraisers and corporate partners, presenting cheques to the following 46 local charitable organizations:

Beneficiaries - amount
Académie des retraités de l’Outaouais - $5,000
Algonquin College Foundation - $45,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington - $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County - $5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa - $12,500
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Ottawa Chapter - $5,000
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Trust - $30,000
Carleton Place and District Youth Centre - $10,000
Centre de Formation en Entreprise et Recuperation de l’Outaouais - $15,000
Centre Espoir of Gatineau - $10,000
CHEO Foundation - $200,000
Children at Risk - $5,000
Christie Lake Community - $5,000
Community Development Council of Quinte - $5,000
Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre - $10,000
Easter Seals Society, Ottawa Chapter - $63,500
Education Foundation of Ottawa - $25,000
Espace Outaouais - $5,000
Fire Marshall’s Public Safety (Wake up Ottawa) - $10,000
Frontier College Foundation - $5,000
Kanata Youth Centre - $5,000
La maison Mathieu-Froment-Savoie - $20,000
La mie de l’Entraide - $5,000
Lanark Highlands Youth Centre Inc. - $10,000
Les Grandes Frères et Grande Sœurs de l’Outaouais - $10,000
Les Petits Déjeuners de la Soupière de l’Amitié - $10,000
LiveWorkPlay.ca - $5,000
Max Keeping Foundation - $7,500
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Ottawa Chapter - $8,000
Muscular Dystrophy Canada - $10,000
New Beginnings for Youth - $12,500
OCRI, Ottawa Reads - $7,500
One Parent Families Association, Ottawa Chapter - $3,000
Operation Go Home - $10,000
Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre - $5,000
Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre - $10,000
Roger’s House - $300,000
Ronald McDonald House of Ottawa and Eastern Ontario - $25,350
Rotary Centennial Playground - $10,000
Saga Jeunesse - $5,000
South Nepean Autism Centre - $10,000
St. Joe’s Women’s Centre - $5,000
The Little Troopers Foundation - $5,000
University of Ottawa Foundation - $15,000
YMCA-YWCA, National Capital Region - $10,000
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa - $7,500