Focus Joins Alberta's Promise
August 3, 2005

EDMONTON, ALBERTA-Focus is proud to be a part of Alberta's Promise, a movement to inspire businesses and other organizations to direct more resources to benefit children and youth living in Alberta.

The mission of Alberta's Promise is to inspire and encourage businesses, foundations, service clubs, agencies and communities to create more opportunities for Alberta's children and youth to be successful, healthy and happy. Alberta's Promise publicly recognizes and communicates the valuable contributions that organizations make in the lives of children and youth throughout Alberta. "Together we will make Alberta the best place in the world to raise our children," explains Colleen Klein, Honourary Chair for Alberta's Promise.

"We are thrilled to be a part of Alberta's Promise, explains John Holmlund, CEO. Investing in children has been an integral part of our company for many years and we look forward to continuing to make a difference in the lives of Alberta's children," he adds.

Focus has been officially recognized as a Promise Builder for Alberta's Promise. Promise builders are businesses, corporations, service clubs, media organizations, industry and/or professional associations, and foundations who commit to continue and/or increase the resources they contribute to children and youth programs or projects.

Most recently, Focus donated $50,000 towards the development of the Outdoor Healing Gardens at Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Alberta. Focus also donated $50,000 towards the development of a Children's Play Therapy Room at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

A Little Red Wagon was chosen to symbolize a partner's commitment to do great things for Alberta's Children. The little wagon is proudly on display at Focus' head office in Edmonton, Alberta. To learn more about why Focus is so proud to be a part of Alberta's Promise, please visit www.albertaspromise.org.

The Focus Corporation is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing a range of engineering, geomatics, planning and project management services to clients in the energy, environmental, infrastructure, land development and resource sectors. Clients rely on Focus to deliver world-class technical solutions that optimize their investments, improve their competitive position and increase their long-term success. Focus employs over 600 staff in offices throughout Canada and project offices in selected areas of the world. Focus is a year 2002 winner of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Program and successfully requalified as a 2003 and 2004 winner.

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