Sleeping Children Around the World celebrates 40 years of tucking kids in

As published in the National Post
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Last Tuesday, more than 600 members of the local business community turned out for breakfast at the Royal York in Toronto to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sleeping Children Around the World (SCAW), a Canadian international charity dedicated to providing bedkits (bedding, clothing, school supplies and mosquito nets) to children living in underdeveloped countries.

From Pinehurst Club 2010

Christine Magee, president of Sleep Country Canada, right, and SCAW's chairman and former NHL goaltender Dave Dryden were the speakers at the event, which raised more than $100,000 in support of SCAW's Legacy Fund.

The charity was started by Murray and Margaret Dryden, Dave's parents. The interest from the Legacy Fund supports the operating expenses of SCAW, so it can continue to be a 100% charity. Since the charity's inception in 1970, SCAW has raised more than $23-million, providing bedkits to more than one million children in 33 countries.