Editing Anne Murray (section)

===Philanthropy and support for causes===
[[Image:Anne Murray Centre.JPG|right|thumb|The Anne Murray Centre in [[Springhill, Nova Scotia]]]]
Murray kept close ties with her hometown, [[Springhill, Nova Scotia]], located about an hour east of [[Moncton|Moncton, New Brunswick]], and two hours north of [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. The Anne Murray Centre, located in Springhill, opened on July 28, 1989, and houses a collection of memorabilia from both her personal life and professional career in a series of displays. A registered Canadian charity, the centre aims to foster tourism in the area and promote awareness of the music of Nova Scotia and Canada. All the revenue generated from its operation is used to provide employment for local people and for its ongoing maintenance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.annemurraycentre.com/ |title=The Anne Murray Centre |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=AnneMurrayCentre.com}}</ref>

Murray was involved in the construction of the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre in Springhill, Nova Scotia. She served as the honorary chair of the fundraising campaign to replace the town arena that collapsed after a peewee hockey game in 2002. Named for her parents, the Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre sports an NHL-size ice sheet with seating for 800 people, a walking track, multi-purpose room, community room with seating for up to 300, and a gym. The Dr. Carson and Marion Murray Community Centre has become an integral part of the Springhill community since opening on September 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.town.springhill.ns.ca/leisure-services.html |title=Leisure Services – Town of Springhill, Nova Scotia |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=Town.Springhill.ns.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101224937/http://town.springhill.ns.ca/leisure-services.html |archive-date=November 1, 2010 }}</ref>

Murray was involved in a variety of charitable organizations. In addition to being the Honorary National Chairperson of the Canadian Save The Children Fund,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zyQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Anne+Murray+Save+the+Children+Fund&pg=PT61 |title=Billboard – Google Books – Anne Murray Save the Children Fund |date=October 20, 1979 |access-date=February 6, 2010 }}</ref> she served as a spokeswoman for many charities throughout her career – most recently Colon Cancer Canada. On May 20, 2009, Colon Cancer Canada launched the inaugural Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic. Over C$150,000 was raised through the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloncancercanada.ca/charity_golf_2009.php |title=Colon Cancer Canada – 2009 Anne Murray Charity Golf Classic |access-date=February 6, 2010 |publisher=ColonCancerCanada.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706173345/http://www.coloncancercanada.ca/charity_golf_2009.php |archive-date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref>

On February 12, 2010, Murray was one of the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony#Entry of the Olympic Flag|eight Canadians]] who carried the [[Olympic symbols|Olympic flag]] during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Gretzky lights up Vancouver Olympics | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/gretzky-lights-up-vancouver-olympics-1.935989 | first=Dan | last=Robson | publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] Sports | date=February 13, 2010 | access-date=February 13, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100215133333/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2010/02/12/spo-openingceremony.html| archive-date= February 15, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Murray was a public supporter of Canadian environmentalist and geneticist [[David Suzuki]]'s Nature Challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/Get_connected/Ambassadors/Anne_Murray.asp|title=Anne Murray – singer-songwriter|access-date=February 6, 2010|publisher=DavidSuzuki.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102170854/http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/Get_connected/Ambassadors/Anne_Murray.asp|archive-date=November 2, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>