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LFP supports the next generation of business leaders in Alberta through its donation to the MacEwan Means Business Campaign

Edmonton, AB, 25 September 2024 — Continuing our commitment of investing in higher education, La Fondation Polykar today proudly announced a $50,000 donation to MacEwan University’s MacEwan Means Business Campaign.

The donation will contribute to the University forging ahead with a vibrant new downtown Edmonton campus, which will focus on business education and cultivating the region’s next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders.

In keeping with our mission of impactful long-term investments and our value of positive change for the future, La Fondation Polykar is thrilled to engage in this partnership to help build the new MacEwan business campus. Our support hopes to help provide future business students in the Alberta province an institution of educational excellence, offering opportunities for growth and development to all, regardless of their means or origins.

Marking the occasion, members of the Polykar team visited the University in support of this exciting investment and collaboration in Alberta education.

Karim Family Donation to HEC Montréal

Montreal, QC, 13 December 2022 — Today, the Polykar Foundation is humbled to announce a major donation by the Karim Family to HEC Montréal. The donation to HEC, a world-class business school in Montreal, comes as the family commemorates nearly five decades since their arrival in Quebec, Canada.

To learn more about the donation, please click the press release link below.

Press Release

The Polykar Foundation donates $50,000 to University of Alberta to launch pilot micro-credentials program

Edmonton, AB, 8 July 2021— The Polykar Foundation today announced it has donated $50,000 to the University of Alberta to implement a pilot micro-credentials course in professional language and communication skills for the workplace.

COVID-19 Global Pandemic Relief Fund

Montreal, QC, May 2020 – Helping to combat the global effects of coronavirus is a priority. Our donation to The Aga Khan Foundation Canada, an agency of the worldwide Aga Khan Development Network will help provide urgent humanitarian response and critical health care needs as developing countries face this crisis. Read more about AKDN’s ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response on the link below.

Donation to HEC Montréal

In Spring 2020, La Fondation Polykar was proud to donate $250,000 to HEC Montreal’s new building in the city’s downtown business district. In acknowledgement of this contribution, a communal area in the building will be named L’Espace Polykar.

Sponsoring Artistri Sud’s Tales of Triumph Gala

Helping to empower women artisans in developing countries to fight poverty through its entrepreneurial program, Artistri Sud is a Montreal-based volunteer organization. La Fondation Polykar participated in Artistri Sud’s gala sponsorship program which supports female entrepreneurs to create sustainable micro-enterprises.

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