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Special Olympics
The staff at M.L. Bradley Ltd. devoted their fundraising efforts during the 2012/2013 school year to assist former M.L. Bradley’s bus driver, Rachel Matthew’s son Jacob achieve his Olympic goals.
Jacob Matthews, involved in the Special Olympics since the age of nine, participated in the Special Olympics National Games. His hard work landed him a position on the Canadian team participating in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
“I made my personal best in the 1600 metre race,” Matthews proudly announced. Jacob participated in four snowshoeing events, emerging with a gold medal in the 1600 metre, 800 metre and 400 metre events and a silver medal in the 100 metre event.
Drivers’ 50/50 Funds
Every year, our drivers choose an organization to donate the funds raised through the year 50/50 draws. Some of these include:
The Navan Lion’s Club Hannah Billings Fund:
This fund is specifically for helping sick children and their families deal with the consequences of serious childhood illness or disability.
The Innovative Community Support Services (ICSS):
Innovative Community Support Services (ICSS) is a non-profit charitable organization that is committed to creating and providing families & individuals with developmental disabilities with innovative, high quality and cost effective community based programs and services that promote a strong sense of well being while making a positive contribution to our culturally diversified community.
Cumberland Resource Food Bank:
The food bank provides, once a month, emergency food supplies for 3 to 4 days to low-income individuals within the Orleans East, Cumberland, Sarsfield, Vars, Navan and Carlsbad Springs communities.
M.L. Bradley Ltd. is an active participant in its community. Since 1965, the company has been involved in supporting numerous charities ranging from local sports facilities such as the Navan Arena and Navan Curling Club, to larger national charities such as the Canadian Diabetes Association. Learn more…
The Rolling Barber
In the Winter of 2018, we were contacted by a business associate regarding a friend who had a vision of converting a school bus into a rolling barber shop to provide those in need with a fresh haircut. M.L Bradley was pleased to be able to donate a retired bus to help create the Rolling Barber. The shop opened July of 2018 and can be seen across Ottawa on Sundays with volunteers washing, cutting, shaving and most importantly, giving dignity to members of our local communities . Congratulations to the Rolling Barber partners on making this vision a reality and paying it forward!
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