Founded By:

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Gordon Cressy

Gordon Cressy is President of the Canadian Tire Foundation for Families with responsibility for the Corporation’s community investment initiatives, philanthropic and volunteer programs. Mr. Cressy joined Canadian Tire in January 2003.   

Mr. Cressy brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit and academic sectors, including a distinguished track record of leading breakthrough fundraising campaigns for such organizations as the United Way of Greater Toronto and the University of Toronto. Mr. Cressy was Founding President of The Learning Partnership, best known for the Take Our Kids to Work™ program. Most recently, he was Vice-President of University Advancement at Ryerson University. 

Mr. Cressy is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Master of Social Work program. He also sits on the Board of George Brown College and Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.   

The Canadian Tire Foundation for Families is a charitable organization with a clear objective: helping families when they need it most.  Its mission is to provide a helping hand to families in need, ensuring that life’s basic needs are met – food, shelter, clothing and essential goods.  In addition to community fundraising events and initiatives, the Canadian Tire Foundation for Families also provides a crisis response network, ready to go to work in times of natural disaster or crisis. From the events of September 11th in the U.S., the ice storms in Quebec, to the tainted water crises in several parts of the country -- Canadian Tire is there in times of need.