Chief Youth Courage and Philanthropic Leadership Awards Celebration
The Chief Youth Courage and Philanthropic Leadership Awards is a celebration event honouring youth from Calgary Police Youth Foundation funded programs and the Philanthropic Leadership Award Recipient.
Proceeds from the event and the silent auction benefit vulnerable children and youth in Calgary through crime prevention, education, and early intervention programming funded by the Calgary Police Youth Foundation.
The 2021 Chief Youth Courage and Philanthropic Leadership Awards Celebration Event
2021 CYCA event
On Friday, November 19th we hosted the 2021 Chief Youth Courage and Philanthropic Leadership Awards. This night of celebration included an in-person event with our award recipients, sponsors, and distinguished guests, along with a virtual live stream for those attending from the safety and comfort of their home!
Our sincerest congratulations to our youth award recipients Harveer, Vesko, Mikhail, Dylan and Drake, and to our 2021 Philanthropic Leadership Award recipients, the Shaw family, with special recognition of JR Shaw.
PAST CYCA AWARD RECIPIENTS
Mamdouh Baballa
Mamdouh Baballa met the team from MASST at age 10. As the oldest of four siblings and new to Canada, Mamdouh didn’t always have the easiest time...
Nathan Asimiakwini
Nathan first came to YouthLink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre in the spring of 2019 for YouthLink Calgary’s Police School. This week-long...
Mateo Smith
Mateo has been a member of the Calgary Police Cadet Corps for the past four years. During his time in the program, Mateo has continued to grow and...
PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Philanthropic Leadership Award from the Calgary Police Youth Foundation is a prestigious social impact award that is presented annually by the Chief Constable of the Calgary Police Service. It recognises and celebrates a renowned humanitarian whose actions have left a blueprint so that those who follow may be inspired to support the welfare of our city’s children and youth.
2022 Philanthropic Leadership Award Recipient
Mr. Murray McCann
The Calgary Police Youth Foundation is honoured to announce that Mr. Murray McCann is this year’s Philanthropic Leadership Award recipient.
The Philanthropic Leadership Award from the Calgary Police Youth Foundation is a prestigious social impact award that is presented annually by the Chief Constable of the Calgary Police Service. It recognises and celebrates a renowned humanitarian whose actions have left a blueprint so that those who follow may be inspired to support the welfare of our city’s children and youth.
Mr. McCann is a philanthropist who funds causes in Canada, USA and Zambia, that support children, disadvantaged youth, veterans, orphans, and those in need. Mr. McCann has called Calgary home for 70 years. Graduating as a Chartered Accountant in 1963 he practised his profession for nine years before succumbing to his entrepreneurial spirit and acquiring his first operating company. Over the 50 years to follow, his holding company Aristos Capital Corporation, made numerous acquisitions in ten different industries in Canada, USA, China, India and Malaysia.
With business no longer his primary interest, Mr. McCann spends most of his non-leisure time on his philanthropic activities in Canada and Zambia. These include Rosedale Hospice, Namuso Youth Vocation Skills Centre & Residence, Ebenezer Village Orphanage & School, Patron of the Arts of the Vatican Museum, Homes for Heroes Foundation, United Way, Field of Crosses Memorial and numerous initiatives in centres where his companies did business.
As a result of his benevolence, business acumen and leadership skills, Mr. McCann has been honoured with a variety of awards and accolades including but not limited to the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), Governor General Meritorious Service Medal (2016), Calgary’s Citizen of the Year (2018), Calgary Stampede Western Legacy Award (2018), Alberta’s Order of Excellence (2020), Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70 (2021) and now the Calgary Police Youth Foundation’s 2022 Philanthropic Leadership Award.
Mr. McCann and his wife, Carol, have seven children, nineteen grandchildren and one great granddaughter, all of whom bring them tremendous joy.
We invite you to join us in congratulating Mr. McCann on this tremendous achievement.
Tribute Video for the Shaw Family
2021 – Shaw Family with Special Recognition of JR Shaw
The Calgary Police Youth Foundation is honoured to announce that the 2021 Philanthropic Leadership Award recipient is the Shaw Family of Calgary with special recognition of JR Shaw. Since JR Shaw founded Shaw Communications 50 years ago, he ensured that charity and philanthropy were always at the heart of what they do as a Family and in business.
Their leadership is evident in the award-winning Shaw Charity Classic, which has raised over $61 million for hundreds of local charities to date, their generous contributions to charities across the country, their service on non-profit Boards, and in Shaw and Corus’ charitable activities, which have helped provide over $100 million of value annually for community and charitable organizations.
Dick Haskayne Tribute Video
2020 – Mr. Dick Haskayne
The Calgary Police Youth Foundation is honoured to announce that the 2021 Philanthropic Leadership Award recipient is the Shaw Family of Calgary with special recognition of JR Shaw. Since JR Shaw founded Shaw Communications 50 years ago, he ensured that charity and philanthropy were always at the heart of what they do as a Family and in business.
Their leadership is evident in the award-winning Shaw Charity Classic, which has raised over $61 million for hundreds of local charities to date, their generous contributions to charities across the country, their service on non-profit Boards, and in Shaw and Corus’ charitable activities, which have helped provide over $100 million of value annually for community and charitable organizations.