Alumni
Welcome to EWC’s exclusive club – your very own community of past participants, monitors and volunteers – linked together for the very first time! Preview the alumni website - or jump right in and register now. Already a member? Just login. Then you can:
- Connect with old friends
- Share news and photos
- Network with over 84,000 EWC alumni
- Join a group or alumni chapter
- Find alumni events to attend
I am thinking about sending some money to EWC soon! It was the best experience of my high school life! for real!
2009-2010 – a record year!
More than 3,200 students passed through the doors of the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre this past year, having participated in the once-in-a-lifetime experience that is Encounters with Canada. More
Bob & Lola Fan Club – a trip down memory lane
Remember Bob & Lola - two of the most beloved figures at the Terry Fox Canadian Youth Centre while you were there? More
Rent the Terry Fox Centre
Relive your EWC experience – or share it with others. The Centre is available for rent in December, January, May, June, July and August. More
Volunteer
For 28 years, Encounters with Canada has been delivering exceptional programming to Canadian youth. Our network of volunteers from across the country has been invaluable in making this happen. Help us continue this tradition. You can help bring the EWC experience to others, like you. Find out more - and get involved!
Support Us
EWC's award-winning programming has made a difference in the lives of more than 84,000 Canadian youth. You, our alumni, have repeatedly told us so. You may have left the Centre, but your chance to be involved with EWC isn't all in the past! Providing financial support will help us continue our legacy of excellence. There's more than one way to help. Here's how to support us.
To donate to Encounters with Canada, please click here and select option #2 from the drop-down menu. Thank you.
Join the EWC Alumni Community
Register...
If you were once involved with EWC and you don't have a username and password, tell us your name and date of birth and we'll look you up.
...or Login
If you already have a username and password, login to my Encounters to join the EWC Alumni Community. (Participants and educators can join once they've attended.)
Photo Gallery
Where are They Now?
Dawn McBride, 1985
Then
Now
"Attending the Terry Fox Centre had a huge impact on me. I still talk of how the Centre changed my life - literally. I came back and dived into my studies so I could attend university. At the time I attend I was going through great emotional difficulty in my life and attending the centre sparked the leadership bug and voila... I turned my life around. Today, I have a Ph.D. and very active in my community. I would like to get involved with the Centre…"