When you purchase this Official First Day Cover, a donation of 10 cents from the stamp affixed will go to fund local and national non-profit groups that assist Canadian children and youth in writing the next chapter of their lives.

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Official First Day Cover, cancelled in Ottawa, Ontario
From the Canada Post Community Foundation's 2022 fundraising issue
A donation of 10 cents each OFDC goes directly to the Canada Post Community Foundation

About the 2022 Canada Post Community Foundation issue

Issued on September 19, the 2022 stamp raised funds for distribution in 2023.

Supported organizations:

Hope Air

This organization's 2022 goal was to provide families needing to travel long distances for medical care with free flights and accommodations.

The municipality of Bird Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

This organization's 2022 goal was to purchase indoor and outdoor sports equipment for the Bird Cove Active Kids program;

La Maison des jeunes "Le KAO" in Barraute, Quebec

This organization's 2022 goal was to hire a music teacher for their « Le temps d'une chanson » program.

Bompas Elementary School in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories

This organization's 2022 goal was to purchase new Chromebooks to increase their school's and students' technological capacity.

About the Canada Post Community Foundation

The Canada Post Community Foundation provides grants to Canadian schools, charities and organizations in an effort to make a difference in the lives of children across the country. It supports the small, underfunded projects that often go unnoticed from coast to coast to coast. Through its grassroots, community-based approach, the Foundation plays a critical role in helping Canada Post achieve its purpose, A Stronger Canada – Delivered.

Since 2012, the Canada Post Community Foundation has supported more than 1,100 community organizations that bring positive change to Canadian children.

About the design

The 2022 stamp for the Canada Post Community Foundation was designed by Joanna Todd of Chad Roberts Design and selected by Canada Post frontline retail employees. The design features a fun treehouse scene with birtd and flowers under a joyful azure sky. There's something magical about treehouses. They inspire imagination, offer a place for make-believe play and provide a setting to dream. Creating spaces for children – literal, virtual and figurative – is vital. That's why the Canada Post Community Foundation exists.

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Canada Post Community Foundation (2022): Official First Day Cover + 10-cent donation