The Jack Bell Foundation was founded in 1987 to deliver Dying with Dignity Advocacy and the Living Will. In 1992, Jack Bell expanded the role of the Foundation by pioneering the first large-scale organized ride-sharing program in Canada which currently operates over 100 vehicles in its fleet, plus facilitates private ride-sharing using an innovative internet web application (please visit www.ride-share.com).
Along with many others, we mourn the passing of Jack Bell who died February 1st, 2006. Gifts in memory of Jack, to continue the good work he inspired, are gratefully being accepted. Cheques may be mailed directly to the Foundation, or you can donate securely on-line via CanadaHelps:
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Jack Bell
1913-2006
Photo: Peter Battistoni Vancouver Sun
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From humble beginnings, Jack Bell rose to become a successful Vancouver business operator in the peat moss and cranberry industries. He is best known and loved for his philanthropic contributions to the Jack Bell Research Centre and Health Science Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, the University of British Columbia's Jack Bell School of Social Work and the First Nations' Centre for Learning, Friends of Schizophrenia Society, the Salvation Army, the Downtown East Side Residents Society, and the Jack Bell Foundation. His honours include Freeman of the City of Vancouver; an Honorary Doctorate from the University of British Columbia; the Order of Canada; and, the Order of British Columbia.
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The Jack Bell Foundation
700 West 57th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia V6P1S1
Tel: 604-879-7433
Email: info@jackbellfoundation.org
CRA Registered Charity
119238863RR0001
Please note that we are not a gift-giving Foundation