100% OF DONATIONS GO
TO BEDKITS
What makes SCAW unique is the organi-
zation’s ability to allot 100 percent of dona-
tions to their bedkits. Any administrative
expenses, including the salary of the only
paid office position, are covered by a leg-
acy fund left by Murray Dryden. A strong
contingent of more than 2,000 volunteers,
both in Canada and overseas, are crucial in
helping SCAW do the kind of work that is
making a difference in children’s lives each
day. And then there are the dedicated do-
nors. “Certainly we couldn’t do what we
do if we didn’t have donor dollars coming
in,” Dryden said.
SCAW also receives substantial support
from the business community. From mar-
keting to legal matters, businesses have
donated their services and helped the orga-
nization flourish. “I’m amazed at the busi-
ness response to Sleeping Children. I’m
amazed and I’m gratified,” he said. “This
whole business of corporate responsibil-
ity, social responsibility, I see it out there
and I see organizations that are wanting to
be helpful. There really is an understanding
and an empathy out there.”
Working with each recipient country is also
important to SCAW. The individual country
is responsible for finding children to re-
ceive the bedkits and sourcing the materi-
als. SCAW provides the funds, and then its
volunteers travel to each country to help
distribute the kits. It’s a true joint effort.
To learn more about Sleeping Children
Around the World, explore volunteer op-
portunities or donate, visit
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“It started with my dad and my mother in 1970. Dad decided to make a trip overseas. He
had just retired from the building supply business and he liked to travel. He spent some
time in India and Pakistan. He had an experience of being out at night and tripping on
something in the dark street and it turned out it was a child he tripped on. He came back
home very upset about it because he had always said to my brother and sister and I that a
good night’s sleep was so very important.” Dave Dryden, Chairman of the Board
MARCH 2016
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