THE TRUE TEST OF ANY CANDIDATE'S CHARACTER

and whether they are running for the the right reasons, can be found by taking a very careful look at how much and what type of volunteer work they have done over their entire career, prior to seeking political office. Is it thankless, difficult, nothing-in-it-for them type work? Very "vague" in listing any specific tasks, goals or positions?or did it always seem to look like something that was mostly of benefit to themselves? 

Joining elitist, social-networking Boards and never rolling up their sleeves or getting dirty - volunteering strictly to meet movers and shakers for eg -  is not exactly the same thing as pitching in to work on bottle drives, coaching youth for long hours late at night, organizing a new community initiative and so on.

We invite you to compare Jon's lifetime track record of thousands and thousands of volunteer hours on many different and difficult start-ups, community initiatives, advocacy groups, and charity efforts, long before he ever sought political office. It is clear that Jon sought political office to do a better and more effective job, of what he was already doing almost full-time as a volunteer: helping people, building community, working to make a difference.   

Jon has made numerous contributions to his community and many others both in the City and elsewhere. He has worked thousands of hours as a volunteer over his entire career, right from the beginning, often doing hard thankless tasks that no one else would tackle ( organizations listed below) He has also contributed a great deal of time, money and advice to hundreds of people and other organizations over the years, long before he got into politics.

Most importantly - his own personal money!

For a list of organizations that Jon has helped support either personally or through Casablanca Video, check below.  Contributions also include: Helping other people save money as well....eg. Taxpayers. ( Jon was nominated for the “Canadian Tax Fighter of the Year” to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation)

        Volunteer Contributions & Visionary Leadership

• Founding Chairman, South Calgary Business Revitalization Zone (Marda Loop BRZ)

• Founding Chairman, Inventor of Alberta's very first BRZ Summerfestival, ( Marda Loop) then promoted them Province-wide. Today hundreds of thousands attend.

• Founder / Chairman, Steve Kesler Defense Fund / Marda Loop Violent Crime Fund

• Founding Director, current Chairman – “Alberta Championship BBQ on the Bow Society” now Canada's premiere and oldest sanctioned BBQ competition event. ( 18 years) 

• Founding Chairman, Federation of Business Revitalization Zones, Province of Alberta

• Founding Director / Initiator, “Victoria Crossing Business Revitalization Zone”

• Founding Member and Former Chairman, World Job and Food Bank

• Founding Member, Chair, BBQ on the Bow

      Associations

• ATM (Able Toastmaster), Foothills Toastmasters Club

• Past President / Charter Member, Aimcrier Toastmasters Club

• Former member, Achievers Canada

• Member, Mensa

• Past Member, Calgary Council for Advanced Technology (CCAT)

• Past Member, THECIS – The Centre for Innovation Studies

      Other Associations & Continuing Learning

• Liberty Foundation Level member, Progressive Group for Independent Business
• (their National Award for Small Business Excellence, is named the “Jon Lord Award”)
• Member, Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
• Numerous other continuing Education courses eg. Harvard Business case reviews,
  Training the Trainer, Doubling your sales, etc.

Charities, Community Events, Film Events & Memberships Jon Lord/Casablanca has Supported WITH HIS OWN MONEY.

$100 Film Festival

Ability Society

AIDS Calgary

Alberta Film Association

Alberta Children's Hospital

Alberta Youth in Care and Custody Network

Altadore Elementary

Angel Hair For Kids Program

Aventa Addiction Treatment For Women

Best of the Best Urban Gala

Bill Brooks Prostate Cancer Benefit

Calalta Synchronized Skating Club

Calgary Chinook Scouts Foundation

Calgary Dream Centre

Calgary Economic Development

Calgary Family Connections

Calgary Film Commission

Calgary International Film Festival

Calgary Learning Centre

Calgary Poppy Fund

Calgary Public Library

Calgary Society Of Independent Filmmakers

Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association

Canadian Deaf Sports Association

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Canadian Liver Foundation

Canadian National Institute For The Blind

Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association

Canadian Wildlife Foundation

CBCA Sexual and Reproductive Wellness Centre

Central Memorial Music Parents Association

Chambre Économique De L'Alberta

Chrysalsis

CJSW

Ecole De La Source

Ecole William Reid

Emmedia

Fairy Tales Film Festival

Grace Luthern Church

Heart & Stroke Foundation Of Alberta

Herland Film Festival

International Student Services Program

Jaycees Gift of Hope

Kamp Kiwanis

Kid's Cancer Care Foundation

Killarney Elementary School

Legend Alive

Lord Shaughnessy High School

Lycee Louis Pasteur

Master's Academy

Mob Hit Productions

Mosaic-Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

Mosaic Community Cultural Festival

Mount Royal College Foundation

MS Society

Oldtimer's Hockey Challenge

One Yellow Rabbit

Otafest

Parks Foundation

P.E.O. Sisterhood

Pediatric AIDS Canada

Progressive Group For Independent Business

Project 118

Richmond Chili Cook Off

Richmond School

Rotary Club of Calgary

Salvation Army

Slurpee Cup

Solocentric Theatre and Dance Society

South Calgary Community Association

South Calgary Community Nursery School

Special Olympics Calgary

Spring Showers Tulip Campaign

St. James School

St. Mark's Anglican Church Silent Auction

St. Monica School

Street Teams Society

Summer Media Arts Camp for Teens

Sunshine Dreams For Kids

Theatre Calgary

Theatre Junction

Theatre Works School Of The Arts

Underground Film Festival

Unicef

Vertigo Theatre

Waldof School

War Amps

Western Canadian High

Women In Film & Television

Youth Singers of Calgary