Mosaic Makes Donation to Kw’umut Lelum Foundation
Nanaimo, BC —Mosaic Forest Management today announced a $100,000 donation over three years to the Kw'umut Lelum Foundation, the first Indigenous-owned and led community foundation in BC. The financial contribution will go towards the foundation’s language revitalization and preservation initiatives, and scholarship development programs.
The Kw’umut Lelum Foundation is a wholly First Nation-owned organization whose purpose is to invest in Indigenous youth and communities, ensuring equity of access to support programs, positive outcomes in education, and increased community well-being.
“Mosaic is proud to support The Kw’umut Lelum Foundation in its critical work to preserve First Nation knowledge so that Indigenous languages can thrive,” said Rob Gough, Mosaic Forest Management’s President and CEO. “Mosaic continues to work with First Nations to build capacity through scholarships and training programs.”
The Kw’umut Lelum Foundation is led and controlled by nine Coast Salish Nations: Halalt, Lyackson, Málexeł, Penelakut, Qualicum, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, Stz'uminus and Ts’uubaa-asatx. The voice of the youth is at the centre of the work they undertake. In establishing a First Nations-owned and governed foundation, the Kw’umut Lelum Foundation is ensuring First Nations control the mission, vision, values and the resulting strategy and planning for investing in youth and community.
“Mosaic’s generous donation supports our efforts to expand cultural, economic, social, educational and recreational access in support of Indigenous youth and their families,” said Sharon Hobenshield, Executive Director of Kw'umut Lelum Foundation. “Our foundation depends on our community, and with the help of companies like Mosaic, we can continue to support youth and communities in the Coast Salish Territory.”
To learn more about Mosaic and it’s corporate giving initiatives, visit MosaicForests.com/Donations-and-Sponsorships-Application.
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About Mosaic Forest Management Corp.
Mosaic Forest Management Corporation is in the business of sustainable forest stewardship, managing private timberlands and public forest tenures in Coastal British Columbia for more than a century. Mosaic employs several thousand people directly and indirectly, and is strongly committed to achieving positive economic, social and sustainability outcomes from the working forest.
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