Jamieson Wants You to Choose Your Favourite Wildlife or Wilderness Group

Call for the Wild! to donate $100,000 to Canadian grassroots organizations

TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2014 /CNW/ - The polls are open for Canadians to vote for one of five non-profit wildlife and wilderness organizations during Call for the Wild! Created by Jamieson Laboratories, the annual people's choice program awards $100,000 to community groups that are working to protect, conserve and rehabilitate Canada's iconic habitats and species.

The finalists represent diverse regions of Canada:

• North Island Wildlife Recovery Association (British Columbia)
• Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre (Manitoba)
• Wildlife Preservation Canada (Ontario)
• Regroupement QuébecOiseaux (Quebec)
• Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (Nova Scotia)

Now in its fifth year, Call for the Wild! offers Canadians the chance to celebrate the work of community environmental groups, while raising awareness about the urgent support our wilderness species and spaces need.

"The program offers a great opportunity for organizations to engage their communities and raise much-needed funds," explains Hope Swinimer, founder of Hope for Wildlife, a 2013 recipient of $35,000 from Call for the Wild! "We encourage all Canadians to learn about the work of these important organizations and then show support by voting."

Every vote contributes to the donation total that each organization will receive from the $100,000 Call for the Wild! fund. To cast your vote, visit facebook.com/jamiesonvitamins until September 14, 2014, (11:59 pm EST). The public is also invited to post questions for the finalists on Jamieson's Facebook and Twitter accounts.

About Jamieson Laboratories
Established in 1922, Jamieson Laboratories is Canada's largest manufacturer and distributor of advanced natural-health products and a world-leading innovator in the development of proprietary supplement formulas. Jamieson products are manufactured at the company's state-of-the-art laboratories in Windsor, Ontario. With corporate offices in Toronto, Jamieson exports to more than 50 countries. For more information, please call (1-800) 265-5088 or visit www.jamiesonvitamins.com. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/jamiesonvitamins, and follow us on Twitter @Jamieson_Labs.

SOURCE: Jamieson Laboratories

Ruth Winker, Manager of Digital, Social Media and Public Relations, Jamieson Laboratories, [phone], ext 2724,[email protected]; Paula Prociuk Blacklock, Corporate Affairs and Media Relations, Jamieson Laboratories, [phone], [email protected]