(Ottawa, ON) September 15, 2021– The Legacy of Hope Foundation is pleased and honoured by Coco Cookies donation of tips, and of the collaborations made with Lewis Bookkeeping and Glam at your Fingertips to support the work of Reconciliation.

Based out of Orillia, Ontario, Coco’s Cookies is a locally owned bakery, that puts love into everything they do. Having honest, heartfelt conversations with patrons is an important way for them to do the work of allyship. In the wake of the recent discoveries of children’s graves at Residential Schools across Canada, many Canadians have been urged to look more closely into the past as well as themselves, to understand the work that is needed to support Reconciliation and Indigenous Peoples. The support of Coco’s Cookies, of Lewis Bookkeeping, and of Glam at your Fingertips is a reminder of the strength of a collective will to bring about change. Making strides towards a better future, by walking with compassion in their hearts and letting it guide their actions in the right way is what these three businesses are doing. The money raised will help produce more communication tools that can raise awareness across the country around the impacts of the Residential School System and inspire others to take action to address ongoing discrimination. For more about Coco’s Cookies check out their website https://cocoscookies.ca/

The LHF has been in operation for more than 21 years as a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential and Day School System, Sixties Scoop, and other colonial acts of oppression on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) Peoples.

The LHF has 25 exhibitions that are available for loan for free. Our recent exhibition, Escaping Residential Schools: Running for their Lives, is now available through an animated virtual video, along with the Survivors’ Oral Testimonies. The exhibition examines the experience of Survivors of the Residential School System and raises awareness on the impacts it has on our communities. For more information on the project, please visit: https://legacyofhope.ca/project/escapingrs/ The LHF is working on making its other exhibitions also available online.

The LHF also has curriculum from K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, Training and Workshops all aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential and Day Schools, the Sixties Scoop, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, youth and Reconciliation, allyship, etc. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate racism and discrimination in Canada.

To purchase any resource, or an Orange T-Shirt or to donate to the LHF, or for more information about the LHF visit the website at www.legacyofhope.ca. Our charitable# is 863471520RR0001.