OnInternational Volunteer Day Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for HolocaustStudies thanks the dozens of men and women, including Holocaust survivors,committee members, educators and students who support us through theirvolunteer efforts throughout the year. Their generous donation of time and talentallows us to continue the important work of advocating and promoting greatertolerance and human rights in communities across Canada.  Our volunteersare truly helping to make the world a better place.

“Thetalent and expertise contributed by our volunteers  - from Holocaustsurvivors who share their painful testimony with young Canadians, to leaders ofour business community who donate their time to ensure funding of oureducational programs, are critical to the ongoing success of our organization,”said FSWC President & CEO Avi Benlolo. “Our volunteers are key in helpingus  foster greater tolerance and support for Canadian democratic values,and I cannot over-emphasize how greatly their work is appreciated.”

ForMore Information Contact 
StaceyL. Starkman
Director of Communications & External Relations
416.864.9735 x 32   
sstarkman@fswc.ca

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Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is a leadingCanadian non-profit human rights foundation directly representing over30,000 members. FSWC is committed to countering racism and antisemitism and topromoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadiandemocratic values through advocacy and educational programs includingworkshops, Freedom Day, the Spirit of Hope Benefit, Tools for Tolerance and thewidely acclaimed new Tour for Humanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, aninternational Jewish human rights organization headquartered in LosAngeles, which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museumsof Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at theUnited Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the LatinAmerican Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca

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