1-Mar-07. Foundation recommended to offset loss of casino funds for Catholic schools. Calgary Herald, B1.

The Calgary Catholic School District is looking at establishing a foundation to help schools give up gambling as a way of raising money. A report from the task force on alternative methods of school-based fundraising urged that a district-wide foundation be established to assist schools in lower socio-economic areas to pay for school field trips, equipment and supplies. The task force estimates that by June 2009, 61 per cent of schools currently involved in casinos and bingos will no longer be participating in gambling fundraisers.