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No images? Click here ‘The No. 1 thing to remember is that there’s hope’: Philanthropists reflect on Casey House and its role in the fight against HIV/AIDSFour decades ago, journalist and social activist June Callwood and Margaret McBurney, also a writer and activist, helped volunteers to register and incorporate Casey House as a charity. At the time, it was Canada’s only standalone hospice for people dying of AIDS—a milestone in giving compassion and dignity to people facing a disease that by the end of the 1980s had killed at least 60,000 in Canada and the U.S. Today, the struggle continues. HIV/AIDS has not gone away. And the ongoing reality of HIV/AIDS in Canadian society amid a general decline in fund-raising makes the work of Casey House—now an HIV specialty hospital—all the more important today. And it could not do that work without the commitment of the philanthropic community. In this article, four prominent donors to Casey House share their reasons for supporting the world-renowned hospital. Where you'll find us
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