Dominion Lending Centresbecomes National Founding Sponsor of Bullying Ends Here
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Vancouver,B.C.- Canada’s largest private mortgage and lending institution, Dominion Lending Centres (DLC) has announced that it has become the National Founding Sponsor of Bullying Ends Here, a national charity with the goal of ending bullying among youth and adults. A formal announcement will be made at the charity’s event Brian Burke and Friends on February 21 in Calgary.
“We’re proud to associate DLC with this very worthy charity,” said Gary Mauris, President and CEO of Dominion Lending Centres. “The goals of Bullying Ends Here resonates with many of the brokers within the DLC network and we are fully committed to creating as much awareness as possible to help the organization reach as many people as possible.
Bullying Ends Here is the singular effort of Calgary Police Service Constable Tad Milmine. Tad has spoken with thousands of Canadians since founding the organization in 2012. The program features a one-hour presentation for youth or adults and aimed at all forms of bullying, including cyber bullying.
“Our goal is to help as many people as possible,” said Constable Milmine.“What we are doing is simple: we are talking. We are being open and honest and showing our hearts to the audience to achieve that personal connection. I cannot thank Dominion Lending Centres enough for their sponsorship to help me achieve this goal. Without their assistance we would not be able to reach as many people as we plan to in 2015.”
About Dominion Lending Centres: Dominion Lending Centres isCanada’s #1 national mortgage company with more than 2,300 Mortgage Professionals spanning the country. Launched in January 2006, DLC quickly grew to fund more than $14 billion in mortgage volume in 2013 – the largest origination volume of any Canadian brokerage. DLC continues to be recognized by PROFIT Magazine as one of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies – making the PROFIT HOT 50 list of Emerging Growth Companies (2009 & 2010), PROFIT 200 (2012) and PROFIT 500 (2013 & 2014). DLC and our agents are recognized annually at the CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards – the Oscars of the Canadian mortgage brokering landscape.
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About Bullying Ends Here:Calgary Police Constable Tad Milmine spent his teenage years a victim of bullying. In 2011, after reading about the suicide of 15-year-old Jamie Hubley, an openly gay Ontario youth bullied relentlessly for his sexuality, Tad was inspired to take his personal struggle public. He is the founder of Bullying Ends Here and travels across the world speaking with young people about the real effects of bullying. He has spoken all across Canada and has reached more than 120,000 youth in person. Tad has received universal acclaim for the work that he does, including the inaugural Kaleidoscope of Hope Award.
For more information about Bullying End Here, visit
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