Handibus Donations

A handibus cannot exist on good intentions alone. Wages, fuel and repairs are just some of the costs of making transportation happen. Unlike Calgary or Edmonton, Rocky View Regional Handibus operates an area four times the size of Calgary with only 17%of our expense covered by municipal funding

Rocky View Regional Handibus has accessed the services of another charitable organization to make donations simpler. Canadahelps.org, a group of webheads, have created an on-line donation system on for the benefit of Canadian charities. CanadaHelpsimmediately emails you a CRA tax receipt, processes your credit card transaction or interact transaction and transfers the funds to our bank account.

As a charitable organization, Canadahelps.org has been able to provide this service for almost free. Your donation goes directly to us, minus the 3% transaction fee charged by MasterCard for processing.

Click here to Donate On-Line Now!

A Lot of Help From Our Friends!

Over the past years (2002 - 2010), operations in the North Rocky View region were possible because of these supporters:

Champions ($15,000-$49,999)
ACT/UCT Calgary, Calgary Foundation, "Colin Fraser, Daniel Fraser and May Sheilds Fraser Fund,"  Community Improvement Program, EnCana, Nexen Balzac Complex*, Rocky View County*,Nickle Family Foundation*, Rotary Club of Calgary Olympic. Disck Teske auctioneering. Iain Ramsey

Benefactors ($5,000-$14,999)
Burnco Rock Products, Balzac Seed CleaningSociety, Town of Crossfield*, TD Canada Trust,*

Underwriters ($2,500-$4,999)
Beddington Hall Board*, Children's Hospital Aid Society, RBC Foundation*, Royal Canadian Legion #288*, ScotiaBank, South Rock Construction Employees Foundation, TransCanada

Associates ($1,000-$2,499)
Airdrie Lions Club*, Airdrie Lioness Club*, Airdrie Knights of Columbus*, Calpine Energy Centre*, Royal Purple (Crossfield), Sears Young Futures, Southern AB Action Fund for The Disabled, South Rock Employees Charitable Foundation

Sustainers ($500-$999)
Airdrie Lioness Club, Anne Story Law Office, ATCO Gas Employee Fund*, Bonavista Peteroleu, Crossfield Elks #416, Friends of Ray Howden, Friends of Lloyd Ralston , Maxfield, Pembina Energy

Contributors ($10-$499)
Airdrie Kinsmen Club, B. Baker, Balzac Business Association. C. Calder, Finnie Trucking*, Living Springs Christian Fellowship, E. McCraken, Friends of Bert Mclarty

(* indicates multi-year assistance)

What will we use the money for?

When you donate on-line to Rocky View Regional Handibus, you can direct your donation into one of four program areas:

Capital: equipment acquisition (new bus)

Preschool: special-needs preschooler transportation program

Community: Community Transportation in rural areas
General: daily operations

Will 100% of you donation go directly to the program?

We'd love to have a fund-development program funded from an external source that would let us flow 100% of donations to the intended program.

But we don't.

Presently we can promise that 90-95% of your donation will go to its intended program (We would like to point out that most of our fund-raising efforts are done outside of staff time).

Ethical Fund-Raising Code

Rocky View Regional Handibus Society has adopted "The Ethic Fund-Raising and Accountability Code" (see our Ethical Fundraising policies)

You have a right as a donor to raise complaint with the manager. You also have the right to raise to discuss you complaint with the Board of directors should you feel your complaint be unresolved.

How to Donate:

If you have a web browser capable of 128 encryption, you can donate on-line (click on the "donate now" image). Canada Helps is a charity that facilitates online donations to groups such as ourselves.

If you would prefer to send a cheque payable to "Rocky View Regional Handibus Society," here is our address:

Rocky View Regional Handibus Society
Box 10203
Airdrie, Alberta T4A 0H5

If you donate through the mail, a CRA receipt will be mailed to you promptly. If you have any questions, you can speak to the manager @403-948-2887.

If you prefer to drop by, you can find us at our new office:
30 East Lake Hill, Airdrie
(across the road from the Airdrie recycling centre).

Email: info@rockyviewbus.ca

BOOKINGS 948-2887