kamloops foundation summary 2011-2012

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Kamloops Core Team2011 Summary & 2012 Plan

May 2012

Kamloops Core Team

MonthlyteammeetingswithrotatingChair Broadofficeengagement ParticipationwithCoreConnectionsgroup Initiationandparticipationonbranchand

Foundationprojects

Presentationstostaffmeetings Dispersedleadershipmodel


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Power Start in NumbersSince February 2009

4 315 %82148

schoolsserved

volunteerhoursbyUrbanSystemsPowerStart

Team

averageschoolattendancerateofparticipant

uniquechildrenparticipat-ing

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

RaisedInvested

$5,600

$5,600

$4,400

ThegoalofPowerStartistoalleviateissuesthatposebarriersforchildrentoreachtheir

fullpotential.Thisisachievedbysupportingchildrenandfamilieswithtransportationto

school,opportunitiesforinclusionwithpeers,funactivities,andnutritionalfood.Childrenwhotakepartinthisprogrammaybeexperiencingchallengesingettingtoschoolontimeandarechosenbyschoolstaff.

ThePowerStartprogramincludestransportationtoschoolforchildrenfromtheirhomestarting

at7:30am.Onceatschool,childrenparticipateintheBreakfastProgram,andthenjoinBoysand

GirlsClubprogramstaffinmovement,relaxation,groomingandpreparationfortheschoolday.

Whenschoolbeginsthechildrengototheirclassroomsreadytolearnwithanutritioussnackforrecess.

523 12,346 12,346 $123,4

daysinoperation

breakfastsserved

morninghomepick-ups

costofprogramtodate

BENEFIT? PRICELESS!

Boys & Girls Club of Kamloops


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Stuart Wood ElementarySchool

TheKamloopsFoundationteammitigatedagoodneighbourprogramwiththiscitycentreelementaryschoolfollowinga

tragiceventintheballcourt.

Primedwallsandcompletedonactivityareainpreparationforartwork,makingadifferencetoimprovetheoverallschoolspirit.

Newartandactivityareahelpedtocreateexcitement,makingabrightandcheeryenvironmentfortheschoolstudentsandteachersandimprovingtheschoolyardlooktothenearbyneighbours.

Potentialworkforfuturephases-Makingadifferencelongtermisapossibility!

Invested

$30

Approximately100volunteerhours

+

Raised

15gallonsofpaint,nocostsforpressurewasheruse


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Junior Achievement

TheJuniorAchievementEconomicsforSuccessprogramisdirectedtoGrade9and10studentstoencouragethemtothinkabouttheirfuturebeyondschoolandtopromotetheimportanceofeduction.

Theprogramisdeliveredbyvolunteersfromthe

communitywhoworkfromacourseprogramthroughaseriesofmodules.Engagementandhands-onparticipationofstudentsisincorporatedthroughpreparationofalivingonyourownbudget,resumewritingandjobinterviewroleplaying.

TheFoundationhassupportedthisprograminKamloopsforthepastthreeyears.Thisyear,ShannonMcQuillanandTonyBradwelllwererookiepresentersataone-daysessionat

ThompsonRiversUniversityandtheFoundationsponsoredapizzalunchwithadonationof$1,000.Approximately450studentsattended

fromnumerousschoolsthroughouttheThompsonschooldistrict.

Tonystatedthattheprogramiswelllaid-out,easytofollowandflexibleandthekidswereinterestedandeagertoexplorethetopics.

8hours

Invested

$1,000

2staffx8hours

+

ShannonMcQuillan

TonyBradwell


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Uganda - Soup Day

Throughoutthewinter,UrbanSystemsstaffpreparehomemadesoup.ThesoupissoldbydonationtostaffforlunchandallproceedsraisedaredonatedtotheUgandaeducationprogram.

Oureffortshelpsponsorastudentstuition/room/board($1,000/year)

Invested

$0

Raised

$600 $1,300 $80soup textbooks penpalgifts

150bowlsofsoupappreciatedforlunch


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Strong Kids

0

100

200

300

400

500

RaisedInvested

$500 $500

20hoursorganizingZumbaandbakingx3staff 120adultsand24childrenlearnedtoZumba

180bakedgoodssold

55girlswithfuturevision/roadmapfortheirfuturesuccess

Young WomensConference

Invested

$2,000

Approximately4volunteerhoursx4staff

+

Approximately 30 books provided, The Teens Guide to World Domination. Advice on Life, Liberty, and

the Pursuit of Awesomeness by Josh Shipp.


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United Way

Invested

$600FoodforvolunteerBBQ

In communities across the

country, United Ways

Centraides work to address the

root causes o social problems,

such as poverty. Part o this

work necessarily involves

gaining an understandingo the social, economic

and cultural context o our

communities, as well as trends

occurring more broadly, such

as nationally or globally, since

these trends can have an

impact on the health o our

local communities in an eort

to support our work to fnd

solutions to critical social and

community issues.

KELLI/InteriorCommunity Services

Invested

$1,600

The Kamloops Early Language

and Literacy Initiative iscomprised o a partnership o

early childhood proessionals,

community members and

parents, all with a commitment

to building early language

and literacy skills in preschool

children. KELLI provides a

continuum o early literacy

inormation and programs

or amilies with children rom

birth to age 5 in Kamloops.


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Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation

Invested

$750

WalksponsorshipforJune2012

Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation (JDRF) is the

worldwide leader in unding

research to cure type 1

diabetes, an autoimmune

disease that strikes children

and adults suddenly, but lasts

a lietime. JDRF sets the global

agenda or diabetes research,

and is the largest charitable

under o, and advocate or,

diabetes science worldwide.

JDRF is also committed to

working tirelessly to develop

new and better treatments to

improve the lives o people who

have type 1 diabetes and keepthem as healthy as possible.

Kamloops Foundation Plan2012-2013

$Requested

Ongoinginvolvementandfocusoncurrentinitiatives,includingPowerStartprogramwithBoysandGirlsClubKamloops,StuartWoodmural,JuniorAchievement,YMCAStrongKids,andSchoolConferences

$22,000

Allowancefornew/miscellaneousprojectstosupportsta/externalrequests,and

advancetheCSVconcept-likelythroughlookingforadditionalopportuntitiestoassistwithconferencesandcareerfairswithourclientstohelpsetyoungpeopleonapathtofuturesuccess

$5,000

Allowanceforgeneraloperations/communications $500

Total $27,500

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