Michelle Lau (left), Prof. Matthew Poon (center - Music Director), Edward Lau (right). Photo taken with the Eastern & Western combined orchestra on Aug 10, 2024 at the ME String Music Art Exhibition at the Flato Markham Threatre.

Group photo of all performers taken on Aug 10, 2024 at the ME String Music Art Exhibition at the Flato Markham Threatre.

PurposeS

ME & Lau Family Foundation is a Canadian registered charitable private foundation (70305 0492 RR0001), who embraces diversity by inclusion, and with a purpose:

To address and prevent barriers faced by individuals with an intellectual disability by providing programs that foster inclusion and support the physical, mental and emotional well-being of such individuals.
To relieve conditions associated with disability by providing individuals with an intellectual disability and their families support in order to access information on services, programs, and resources.
To advance education by providing scholarships to be used for post-secondary education to students who demonstrate an interest in helping individuals with intellectual disabilities.
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom, from time to time, to charitable organizations that provide services to people with developmental or intellectual disabilities that are also registered charities under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Photo taken at the String Music Art Exhibition 2017 at the Varley Arts Gallery

What we've done

We fund and organize (1) the ME String Music Art Exhibition, (2) ME & Lau Family Foundation Scholarship and (3) the Income Tax Filing Clinic for People with Low Income and Families of People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Charitable organizations that we support or have supported in the past include, Community Living Toronto, Community Living York South and the APTUS Treatment Centre.

We have also participated at events such as the RBC Race for the Kids, CN Tower Climb for United Way, Paint A Smile's Rainbow Arts Exhibition and the Community Rocks for Community Living Toronto.

ME&LauFamilyFoundation & DD Community Connector Promo Video .mov

a video of our achievementS

ME String Music Art Exhibition
ME & Lau Family Foundation Scholarship
Income Tax Filing Clinic for People with Low Income and Families of People with Intellectual Disabilities
CN Tower Climb for United Way
RBC Race for the Kids
Celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Community Rocks for Community Living Toronto