will be done through Canada Company,
a charitable organization that works with
businesses, community leaders and the
Canadian military, Sacco said.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary has its own mandate
for social responsibility, raising and donat-
ing funds to support the community. Moda
in Motion, launched in 1982, is the group’s
signature fashion event. It attracts up to
800 attendees annually and has contrib-
uted thousands of dollars over the years
to charitable groups such as the ALS As-
sociation, the Muscular Dystrophy Asso-
ciation and the Thalassemia Foundation of
Canada.
Giving back to the community, support-
ing students in their pursuit of education
and furthering the business successes of
its members are objectives that the CIBPA
embraces wholeheartedly.
“There’s a funny thing. When I looked at
my university degree, it says: ‘with all its
rights, privileges and obligations’ and if you
look at your citizenship paper — because I
was born in Italy and came over at a very
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