Mission
The mission of the Gayla & John DeHart Family Foundation is to spread love through our support of innovative, wholistic, practical solution-focused approaches to the issues we care about, including- but not limited to- women in sports, mentorship and education, health care, women’s issues, children’s issues and the environment.
We Proudly Support:
Big Sisters BC Lower Mainland
Studies show that mentoring works. Big Sisters serves at risk girls ages 7-17 to match them with a big sister or study buddy. These friendships are proven to make positive differences in young girls’ lives.
Bruce DeHart Bursary
Community Futures, Okanagan, founded by Bruce DeHart, provides one promising student with an annual scholarship for the business program at Okanagan College in honour of Bruce DeHart’s contribution to communities around the world. The DeHart Education and Poverty Relief Foundation supplements this bursary annually.
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) educates, mentors and connects women entrepreneurs to be wildly successful, promoting strong economies and thriving communities
YMCA of Greater Vancouver
The YMCA believes in helping children and families reach their full potential. Offering many beneficial community programs, the YMCA positively impacts the greater Vancouver area.
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Ghandi
DIRECTORS
DR. GAYLA DEHART
Gayla has a Ph.D. in Psychology and is a co-founder of Hartify Brands, Inc. Gayla is a Family Enterprise Advisor and consultant. She has worked with at-risk women and youth in her local community, is an Honorary Advisory Board member of Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland and is passionate about helping children, women and families reach their potential.
JOHN DEHART
John co-founded Nurse Next Door Professional Homecare Services and LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic. He is a graduate Cornell University, was named one of Business in Vancouver’s “Top 40 Under 40” business leaders in BC, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2006 for the Pacific Region as an Emerging Entrepreneur, and again in 2016 for the Health Care category. A strong believer in giving back to the community, John is an active member in various community and non-profit organizations, sits on the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation and was formerly the Chair of the Canadian Franchise Association.
NANCY DEHART
Nancy DeHart is a writer and editor who has worked for the National Post, Maclean’s, Chatelaine and the Hamilton Spectator. She has a Bachelor of Journalism and French and has been involved in digital journalism since the early 90s when she worked for the research and development lab of the Southam Newspaper chain before going on to launch Chatelaine.com and Nationalpost.com. Nancy now focuses on corporate communications, focusing on website overhauls, content strategy, medical writing and copywriting for print and the web.
CHADWICK WILSON
Chad is a Certified Financial Planner with Anchor Point Financial and works primarily with successful business owners, professionals (particularly medical and legal) and their families. He has a BSc. from Cornell University. Chad has been involved in a number of fundraising efforts for various charities, including The Canadian Leukemia Society and Compassion Canada. chad@anchorpointfinancial.com
CRA registration number: 823054416 RR0001
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