{"id":34,"date":"2022-12-27T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bergengardens.ca\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2023-09-28T20:58:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:58:39","slug":"transformational-gift-from-a-generous-winnipeger-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bergengardens.ca\/blog\/2022\/12\/27\/transformational-gift-from-a-generous-winnipeger-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformational gift from a generous Winnipeger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Largest gift made to a Canadian charity by an individual. A local business owner and quiet philanthropist has given the largest gift ever made to a Canadian charity by an individual.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For Immediate Release<\/em><\/strong> – A local business owner and quiet philanthropist has given the largest gift ever made to a Canadian charity by an individual. The Winnipeg Foundation has announced an extraordinary unrestricted gift from the late Miriam Bergen, owner and president of Appleton Holdings Ltd. – a privately held company that carries on business as Edison Properties. The gift to the community, which includes the shares of Appleton, is believed to have a value of approximately $500 million and was left to The Foundation through a bequest in Miriam Bergen’s will… Read More on the Winnipeg Foundation website.<\/p>\n

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Largest gift made to a Canadian charity by an individual. A local business owner and quiet philanthropist has given the largest gift ever made to a Canadian charity by an individual.   For Immediate Release – A local business owner and quiet philanthropist has given the largest gift ever made to a Canadian charity by… <\/p>\n

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