women's centre 2010 annual report
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Women’s Centre of Calgary 2010 Annual Report
The Women’s Centre of Calgary is a unique, street-front organization that provides a variety of services and opportunities to the women of Calgary.
Our mission is to be every woman’s place for support,connections and community.
Our vision is women supporting communities, communities supporting women.
The Women’s Centre is a safe place for women to:
• get assistance• connect with others• work for change
Our Mission and Vision
In 2010 we responded to more than 62,000 contacts. That’s double the number three years ago. As a result, growth management continues to be a major issue. To ensure we were not overwhelmed by basic needs demand, we made a number of changes. We reorganized our staff team so that we have leads on each of our three core areas of work: assisting with basic needs, building social inclusion and addressing social issues. We changed staff hours to ensure all staff have time for learning, increased training to build the depth of women’s issues knowledge among volunteers, and worked to foster an environment for change. With funding from the Calgary Foundation we are building skills around public policy. Project funding from United Way will enable us to continue our work to create change over the next three years. The Board of Directors focused on growth and ensuring sustainability. Goals were set at the annual board planning retreat and leads on resources, people and community will direct work in 2011.
With City of Calgary, FCSS funding we were able to hire a consultant to evaluate our way of work and social inclusion. The evaluation found that “there is a reciprocal and interconnected relationship between the community capacity building peer model at the Women’s Centre and social inclusion . . . At times it is difficult to discern which begets which. However, what is fundamental to them both is recognizing that they are integral to one another and together create deep and far reaching positive impacts for all women involved with the Women’s Centre.”
Best practices which were identified included:
•Empathy•Reciprocity•Active diversity work and non-judgmental practice•Leadership and non-hierarchical culture•Staff and volunteer competency: critical thinking and reflective practice•Open-space physical layout of organization •Open and accessible operational structure•Immediate response and contextual support•Women’s only space
Funding from United Way of Calgary will enable us to continue our evaluation in 2011 with an assessment of our work in the areas of basic needs and social issues. 2010 was a very successful year thanks to the hard work of staff and 434 volunteers. It was made possible by core funders the City of Calgary, FCSS and United Way of Calgary, and more than 700 individual donors, foundations, community groups and businesses who provided key support for our critical work.
Fostering change and inclusion
2010 was a very successful year thanks to the hard work of staff and 434 volunteers.
In 2010, the Women’s Centre of Calgary- Responded to more than 62,000 contacts from women, a 15% increase over 2009.
- Provided direct assistance 7,262 times for basic needs.
- Made basic needs referrals and advocacy calls 13,462 times.
- Offered 163 workshops. Total attendance at these workshops was 1,605.
- TheLegal Clinic was accessed by 205 women.
- Peer support, information and follow-up contacts were made 17,479 times.
- Women participated in a variety of groups. Total attendance at these groups was 1,109.
- Women dropped in to make social connections and build community 7,337 times.
- Women came in to use our computers, technology and office equipment 8,527 times.
- Women participated in community development coalitions and events 5,304 times.
The Women’s Centre offers women the opportunity to both receive and provide support, and to create connections and community through a variety of programs which recognize the issues facing women (poverty, unemployment, partner abuse, etc). Our programs are developed in response to identified needs in the community and are flexible and responsive to women’s changing needs.
Basic Needs Program: We provide direct assistance (emergency food, personal care items, bus tickets) for women in need. We have a Commissioner of Oaths and assist with taxes and other forms. We also provide information and resources to women, while completing a wide variety of referrals to other social service agencies in the city.
Technology Program: Women have free access to computers and the Internet, photocopier, fax machine, phones, computer workshops and mentoring.
Legal Clinic: Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice to women on a one-to-one basis.
Birthday Toy Program: Mothers can choose birthday gifts for their children. We also host an annual Toy Room during the holidays for women and children.
Social Inclusion and Integration: The Women’s Centre is a safe place for women to drop-in. They can connect with other women and build community.
Peer Support: Non-judgmental, non-therapeutic support that women provide to each other.
Lifelong Learning Program: We offer free workshops and groups on a wide range of topics from basic car care, yoga and self-defence to feminism, diversity, and empowerment issues. Ongoing groups include Practice English and Community Kitchen.
Social Issues Work: In addition to helping women meet their basic needs and create community, we strive to give all women opportunities to get involved in social justice issues and have a voice in public policy.
Network and Coalition Work: The Women’s Centre also works on networks and coalitions to address both service needs and women’s and diversity issues. We work on collaboration and networks such as Poverty Talks, Vibrant Communities, and Basic Needs Network.
Girl Power Summer Camps: The Women’s Centre offers Girl Power Camps in the summer mentoring young girls (10-15) and promoting basic values of equality, self-determination and empowerment. The camps are free of charge with expenses such as transportation, meals, and supplies covered by the Centre.
Our Programs
Every year we ask women who use the Centre to fill out surveys to tell us how we are doing and how they feel about the Centre. In 2010 we received feedback from more than 700 women.
The Centre achieved the following outcomes:
• 98% of women felt safe and supported at the Women’s Centre.• 98% of women felt comfort and received validation.• 93% of women felt more in control, and knew the next step to take.• 94% of women felt more confident.• 81% of women became more acquainted with community resources, and used some of these resources.• 87% of women knew more about women’s issues.
In 2010, we responded to:
•62,290 contacts from women in need. 60% were made in person and 37% over the phone. •37,585 women came into the Women’s Centre last year, which is more than 160 women each day.
In 2010, we served a diverse community of women:
• 67% of women were single.• 57% were single parents.• 90% of women were dealing with poverty.• 94% of women self-identified as a minority woman.
Impact and Outcomes
In the 2010 outcome evaluation surveys, women included comments such as:
“It is critical to have a place in our community that picks up people who fall through the cracks”.
“So far the Women’s Centre has helped me with food and other items and with information. It’s helped make a difference by making life a little easier because I currently have no home or income at the moment and it gives me a place to go, think, and get stuff arranged.”
“Coming to the Women’s Centre decreased my sense of isolation. It gave me a place to meet people and also helped me in job searching and finding other resources.”
“The staff and the volunteers have the patience to help with almost any situation they can. They sit and listen and try to help things get better.”
“I love meeting the ladies that come from all walks of life. I get good laughs and comfort.”
“The Women’s Centre has been a place of great support to my family as we are settling in as new immigrants. There is always someone to talk to and ask questions.”
“I believe the Women’s Centre makes people better people. It helps women to gain confidence within them which enables them to do better and greater things, including helping others out and being more involved. This in turn helps the community out very much.”
“The Women’s Centre has helped keep my kids from starving as I have gotten food bank referrals here.”
“I really like the Women’s Centre peer model. It is so great to see people feeling empowered to help themselves and to see the sense of community and friendship at the Centre. It is a really great dynamic. It is a very positive, supportive atmosphere.”
“The Women’s Centre gave me support in my life. They help people.”
Testimonials
A special thanks to our volunteers
Adrien CaddickAgnes BenhalfaAicha HaileAlan BoykiwAlana FelkerAlanna LoftusAlby LidguerreAlex SmithAlexa GrinevitchAli AboudAllison McGinnisAllison TobiasAlvina ChiniqueyAmanda AranyAmanda BielishAmanda ReidAmanda SaenzAmanda StorteboomAndrea SanchezAndrea Smith
Andrew AligizatcisAndie WLAngela FosterAngelica CastilloAngy StimsonAnna GomezAnne KleffnerAnne Marie BootsmanAnnie FortinAnnie PhillipsApril BlackmerApril BrownAsha SiadAyesha SiddiqueBarb McVeighBarb Oxland Barb RobertsonBarb SharplesBarry Trischuk
Beatrice Deak Bernie CookBeth TweedaleBeverly FrizzellBev NormanBev NoulettBijal DattaniBJ WatsonBlair MercerBrenda DohertyBrett PaulBrian SekiyaBrianne BeddomeBritt Aberle Brittany HuttonBryn HermnanskiByron FredrickCaitlin FulowskiCalin TodeaCandace Greene
Candace SchultzCarey O’BrienCari GulbrandsenCarol JoscelynCarol LiddleCarole ElliotCarolina DalgleishCarolyn BrownCarolyn North PeiganCarolyn SimpsonCarrie BlaugCat SchickCaterina GutCatharine DurstCatherina HowardCatherine GuindonCathy McCloskeyCelina HrycykChanaka Samara-
2010 Volunteers
A special thanks to our volunteers jeewaCheryl Arany Chinyere AneueChris RyanChristina WightonChristine WennekersChrystal GoertzenCindy YuColleen McKelveyCordelia Harrison Courtney AyleyCourtney McLaughlinDaina IliffeDalila RubioDallas BarnesDallas FikwoskiDan McCormackDani EloschuckDarcie MillikenDarrelina WesleyDavid BradleyDebbie JohnsonDel RathDenise YoungDiana HertzDiana JanotaDiane AltwasserDiane DanielsonDianne HarperDianne WaldnerDolly AblittDolores HermanDon BoykiwDonna SchaefDoris HarveyDorothy ChenDorothy JonesDustin SmithEileen BoothEileen SutcliffeElaine StringerElise LavigneElizabeth CheungElizabeth ChongElizabeth ElliotElizabeth JackElizabeth Moore
Elsa LunaEric Poescheck Erica CroweErica FloreaniErica WelshErin DaviesErin KuzykErol WestonEsther KimEugenia AlfonsoEvelyn WardEveline KolijnEverett KerrFarzana SheikhFawn FriesFilsan AbdiFlorence OmaraFlorence ThomasFrancine LerouxFred WuotilaGary StimsonGeorgette BlairGeorgina Cape Gerry HandGillian RansonGillian SinclairGlo WatersGwendolyn GannonHarjeet JugdevHarprit BrarHeather MarreckHeather WalkerHelen SkawinskiHolly HeffernanHolly LuongInez ApsassinIrene CleryIrene WolfIvy NochasakJackie MannJackie Van ElsbergJacquie BonkJackie CarrierJacquie HobbsJaime BridgesJaime EamonJames Martin
Jan AndersonJana CihalJane AdamsonJane DurangoJanet HutchinsonJanet MaatenJanet PetersJanice BrodeurJanice GilbertJanice O’NeilJanine ThompsonJason TchirJennese ParentJenn CarknerJenna TorrieroJenneane WhitesideJennie HansenJennifer HawthornJenny YuJessica AyalaJessica BrownJessica PauletigJessiepa BelocaulJim BradleyJim LittleJoan FarkasJoanne MeehanJocelyne WandlerJodie O`ConnorJoelle SmithJohanne de LissaJohn LarsonJohn WhitrichJolene FarrahJon RozhonJordan NishiJoscelyn VisJoyce EstesJudith Clarke-JetzJulia NguyenJulia PollardJulie BlackJulie BonnerJulie BurnsKaitlin GrahamKaitlyn PerrinKalista Kohlman
Karen McGartyKaren OrserKarla MacNeilKarli TiberioKate BradleyKam WongKaterina EvansKatharina StephensKatherine KirknessKathleen BeavisKatie RasmussenKatie RobertsonKaylea HowganKelsey McWilliamsKen NishiKerry Lynn OkitaKevin DalgleishKevin WalkerKim MassingKimberlee GawrylukKrista ShoferKristin AtorKyle WilliamsLai WongLaine WestranLaura BuckinghamLaura ChantLaura MarkLaura PachonLaura QuerinLaurie AndersonLeah KelleyLeandra FraulinLee DavisLee DimaanoLester IkutaLily WooLinda AkoakemLinda HawkLinda JacksonLinda LangardLinda MeganbirLinda Seto-WeberLindsay PodgurnyLindsay StormLinh BuiLisa Gayle
Lisa HariLisa ProvostLiz ElliottLiz Harriman-CrooksLiza LorenzettiLoeon LeyLorette OlsenLori DahlLori SandwickLorna AlbertLorna RowsellLorraine MouldingLou CrockerLouise ArnottLynn BeckerLynne KrewiakMadina AbdiMalinda YuenMandeep GrewalManting ChanMarg OrserMargaret KatMarge MartinMargot HoweMargot LeahyMaria BeehanMaria MacAuleyMaria NunezMarilyn KendrickMarion BelkeMartina LuiMarvin HenryMary NishiMary VermeulenMary YaworskiMaya IkutaMegaly RinconMegan RossMegan RylandMeghan SteeleMelanie KazmirMelinda KunyiMelisa MacKenzieMelissa MelvilleMelissa RicoMeredith DeCockMichael Bonaparte
Michelle BaronoskyMichelle ChristoperMichelle DanielsonMichelle WarkentinMickey IkutaMilagros Rocca AlvaroMildred BitternMin Hee HamMonica HujiMonica LamMonica WeetmanMonique EvansMonique SerroulMurray DouglasMyra DionneNancy BellNancy MahNancy SmithNandini VenkatesanNatasha BarnelNatasha Shotboth- sidesNathan WingNaylle Maria VargasNayyer TabanNicole KeewatinNora HabafyOlga BuenoOnalea GilbertsonOsama SwedanPam CorbettPam HeatheringtonPam MarcilPam WonPansy LettsPat LindsayPat MacDonaldPat MartinPat SealyPatrice NedinisPaul BrettPaul LuiPeg HofmannPeggy SmartPeggy WaldenPenni LeggettPeter Cheema
Petrina WallebeckPhil GoheenPrathma GovenderPriet JagpalRachel DennerRaje MarkRenee VernonRichard WeetmanRobin HayesRonnie Joy LeahRonda LeBlancRosa AlvarezRose KlingerRose Lynn MoenRose MoylanRosemary BrownRosemary MooreRoxanne CoteRuth Ann OsinchukSam CasselmanSamantha FordSandra CamposSandra MeehanSandra VidaSarah BreenSarah MarrSarah SalverdaSharon Anderson-MarrSharon TarnowskiSharon GeorgeSharon JonesSharon KurtzSheila KaiserShelley HutaShelley McMillanSherry ThompsonShirley ApsassinShri VenkatessanShu LeeSilvia AghemoSimona SiadSiu Tang Stan BennettStasha HuntingfordStephanie ArmstrongStuart SieSue High
Susan GilliesSusan HarrisSusan NgoSuzanne First ChargerTam NguyenTammie MarkTanya GoertzenTanya GoodTara EnglishTamara NedinisTara MaddenTed GeorgeTennille NunezTeresa MeekisonTeresa StorrierTerry Lynn McCrandleTess AdamThera CookTracy WakelamTrevor BrownTrudy PavanTyler DazeUrmie SeeVanad BoothVanada JennerVannia FloresVelma QuonVirginia CullenVirginia RohnerWanda BlackWanda DanielsonWayne BelangerWayne MarshallWendy LeonenkoYaggy UhuegbulumYvonne SchmitzYvonne StanfordYvonne Wuotila Group VolunteersCalgary Raging GranniesAspen Lodge LadiesTrans Canada PipelinesKiwanisBantrelImperial Oil Continuing Improvement Group
Adam McKayAgnes HuangAigul MelekhovaAilleen RunstedlerAl SewallAlanna LoftesAlex JacksonAlex O’RourkeAlice BrownAlicia MariaAlison GlubrechtAlison Karim- McSwineyAmberly DooleyAmin KarimAmin KhanAndrea HillAndrea O’RourkeAndrea SuterAngela CharlesAngela MouldingAngela SpanjersAnn CraigAnn Gray-Elton
Ann Habafy Anne BackmanAnne BarrAnne KleffnerAnne SchultzAnne SpicerAnnie HanleyArdythe TaylorArla MephamArlene WeidnerArmand MossArt DanielsonAshley Anderson Ashley LeFebvreAvril TorrenceBahluh UmarBarb RogersBarbara FrizzellBarbara JonesBarbara KillickBarbara RobertsonBarbara BirtwistleBarry BlundenBear Latimer
Beatriz StuderBer RobertsBernie KnierimBeryl SmithBeryle NesbittBeth ChattenBetty Jean Berry Beverly FrizzellBeverly MyhrBill ThonBill WalkerBob HawkesworthBonnie CohoeBrandi TaylorBrenda CrothersBrett JohnsonBrian LeeBrian ReedBrian Rogers Brianne CondickC. McCorkellCallista LeMayCanerin JanzenCari Gulbrandsen
Carl TsayCarla BabiukCarlos PardoCarmen BeavisCarman KelleyCarol BerensonCarol BernierCarol InnesCarol LeFebvreCarol MarkellCarol MartensCarol MoltschanowCarol WhyteCarolyn BowenCarolyn GundersonCarolyn PhillipsCarolyn SimpsonCarolyn SkovCarolynne Bouey ShankCarrie KroeningCatherine CoxCatherine HarbinsonCathy McCloskey
Individual Contributors
Celia PosyniakCeline BelandChadwick DawesChantelle BrownChris Marsh-WilliamsChrista ThompsonChristina BienertChristine LeeChristine MuellerChristine StewartChristopher FreyChyndelle TothClaudia ShepherdClelia PoscenteColleen McKelveyColleen SuttieConrad DicksonCorey ToftsCorinna CayerCorinne WiensCorrina McClementCraig Burrows- JohnsonCrystal NorthfieldD. BishopD. BorchandtD. ReidD. TaylorDana ChittickDaniel RossDarla Daugela-JesckeDave LlewellynDavid ArthurDavid BrodmannDavid TaylorDavid TurnerDeanna FisherDeb HolobofDeborah BartlettDebra StebnerDenise Di PaoloDenise Dutchuk-SmithDenise YoungDerek SuttieDeva DaveDiane AltwasserDiane DanielsonDiane FlemingDiane TrimmingDianna Bruce
Dianne MongeonDianne SikoraDick WillottDolores HasanDolores HermanDon AnnettDonald BoykiwDonald SeagerDonna CaplanDonna OntarioDonna WilliamsDoreen FunferDoris DreiseDwayne BatesonDylan GundersonEdna KennyEdward DownardEileen BoothEileen ButlerEileen JardineEileen SutcliffeElaine DownardEldeene FraulinElisabeth BallermannElspeth KinllElizabeth JamesonElizabeth PageElizabeth Harriman- CrooksEllen HumphreyElsie RossEmily TakanaErica WelshErnest ParkEva KinnearEvelyn WardFarzana KanjiFilsan AbdiFlora MaligFrances IversonFrances OlimpoFrances ParkFrancis TamanFranco CosentinoG. OueletteGabriela DanilaGabriela OstendorferGail ArmitageGail MoreGareth Lukes
Geni Picazo Geoff TaylorGeorge KurianGeorge McLeodGerald BardeckiGerald RobertsGerry EggerGillian RansonGlenna CrossGloria McGeeGrace ChiuGraham MooreGreg KozakGwyneth GilletteHarold RobertsonHayley MckayHazel MacLeodHeather GilfoyHeather WalkerHeather WhiteHermine CazelyHilary WoodHillary SharpeHolly HeffernanIrene VirtueJ. McPheeJ. ParkJ. SolomonJackie CarrierJacqueline NelsonJacquelineVan ElsbergJacqui BonkJalynn AndersonJames Little Jamie FesikJan GildartJane CawthorneJane VirtueJaneen AbougoushJanet CaskeyJanet LavoieJanet MaatenJanet ThompsonJanice BrodeurJanice GilbertJanice MenardJanice TominJanice WalkerJasmine IngJean Bostock
Jean FrizzellJean GilliesJenn CarknerJennifer HawthornJennifer LauxJennifer SheltensJessica AyalaJessica LogherJessica McConnellJessica WilliamsJill TynanJim BrittainJits Oishi Joan JenkinsJoan LilandJoan FarkasJoanne JanzenJoanne MercierJoanne Miller Joanne Van TongeranJocelyne WandlerJoel FrileyJoelle RobichaudJohn GeorgeJohn AriesJohn BorgfordJohn ChambersJohn KowalskiJohn LightfootJolene BayerJolene GordonJon RozhonJoy BrownJoyce BuddJoyce HildebrandJoyce StaroszikJudy FortneyJudy LanganJudy PullenJulia GerritsenJulia MelnykJulie BlackJulie DeansJune ChurchillJune Martin-GendronK. TaylorKam WongKaren AnthonyKaren SmithKarie-Anne Caverhill
Karoline KempKate BradleyKate TuffKathie McGannKathleen BiersdorffKathlyn Hesson Keiko Hinatsu Keith WrightKelly MatthewsKelly ThoresenKelsey GramsonKen SkingleKen WilsonKeri MetzlerKerry Lynn OkitaKevin DunkKim EmonsKiran SandhuKrista MacLaughlinKristi TappKyle LumsdenLana BentleyLarissa MenziesLaura MillerLaurel DhallaLauren KennedyLeagh BontjeLeandra FraulinLemlem HaileLes ZaharichukLester IkutaLidia CummingLien TsayLillian Ono Linda DrinnanLinda RogersLinda Seto-WeberLindsay StormLisa BueckertLisa DorozioLisa GayleLisa HariLisa ListgartenLisa McManesLise BrownLiza LorenzettiLogan KellyLori KrappLori LambertLori Egger
Lorna KupchankoLorna MorishitaLorna Rowsell PettiLou FraserLouise ForsythLourene RoodeLyle NormandLynn BeckerLynn GaudetLynn NelsonM. LeBlancMaeve O’Beirne Marcia GoodMarg OrserMargaret MayMargot LeahyMartha BakayMarian WilliamsMari-Anna McCargarMarilyn AtkinsonMarilyn MartinMarilyn HennesseyMarilyn Kendrick Marisa ReiseMarjorie HardyMarlene BoykiwMarne Harding Marnie MitchellMarnie SchaettiMarshall HironakaMary AndersonMary BarrMary McQuittyMary MorinMary Valentich Mary VermeulenMatthew ChowMaureen ChruschMaureen ColemanMaureen OsisMelissa HollowayMelva DickMervyn ThomasMichael RossumMichelle ArchimbaultMichelle ClarkeMichelle DanielsonMichelle WarkentinMickey IkutaMilagros Rocca Alvaro
Mireille PerronMisae MasudaMonica SilcoxMonika SiegmundMorny JoyMoudjahida LaribiMyra DionneNadine TratchNancy HallNancy HenningNancy JanovicekNancy MaguireNancy SkingleNancy SmithNat GhersettiNichole ThomeNick WarmerdamNicole HeardtNicole JanzenNicole JordanNicole MarkoticNicole ParksNicole WarkentinNilima Sonpal-ValiasNora HabafyNora StewartNoreen MurphyNorma MilneNorma WestcottOanh Vo-ReidPam BoulterPam KrausePam WallacePat RaymakerPatrice NedinisPatricia CarruthersPatricia RoomePatricia SealyPatricia DawkinsPaul KnollPedro ContrerasPeggy ChurchwardPenny DuttonPeter SikoraPhilip SchermanPhyllis KyleR. GosseRaenelle BruegemanRandy NicholsRaymond Featherstone
Rebecca KroegerRegan ThomsonRhena OakeRhoda VamplewRhonda PilonRichard HoganRichard VartyRick LindbergRita AriesRiva CambrinRoanna ChuiRob ChiuRobert LightfootRobert Williams Roberta ReesRoberta SchermanRobyn MackieRobyn McMorrisRoger JacksonRoland GeorgeRon WestcottRonnie Joy Leah Rose LamoureuxRose MoylanRosemarie FaesslerRosemarie MetzRosemarie StormRosemary BrownRosemary MooreRosita ThorpeRuth LundRyan KaminskiS. TaylorSally HironakaSamuel WainerSandeep KumarSandi CarlileSandie BlackSandra CollinsSandra GilesSandra VidaSandy SlotSandy WillottScott ThumlertSean McMasterSerge LebonShandell SusinShannon AlcockShannon DunsmuirSharon Kurtz
Donations in celebration ofAlexa GrinevitchBeverly FrizzellCarrie BlaugCindy F.Diane AltwasserFilsan AbdiJanet MaatenJulia NguyenJulie BlackKen Cheung
Kerry Lynn OkitaLeah KelleyLindsay StormNancy SmithNora HabafySita ChuiSimona SiadTanya GoodTanya Walker
Brenda AriesDr. Robert Gay WiliamsEdna DoerksenEverett Kerr Janet KueflerMary Zanni EggerMonica MoreauNelli Zanni HildebrandOrville WisemanPatricia Danielson
Donations in memory of
Sharon LeeSharon OmuraShaun imotoShazia HabibgulSheelagh MercerSheila CrushSheila GoodSheila KaiserSheila WhitburnShelley PerriganShelvin SinghSherri RauSherry MatonovichSherry NeisSheryl LiesemerSherylea WoodShirley GreenShirley LanganSian FogliaSian Weaver
Silvia RossSimona SiadSonny CordatoStacey PerilliStephanie GrimaldiSteve BondSteve BrownSteve FishSteve LautSteven BlackburnSue HallSue HighSusan GilliesSusan KeeleySusan OrttSusan ScottSusan ToSusan WalkerSusanne BossleyTamrin Heardt
Teresa SchlachterTerrie BabiukTerry HarderTerry HeistermanTerry McBrideTeruko IkutaThe MacfarlanesTiffany SyroidTim KendrickTina McKayTodd PollackTracey JonesTraci BerkholdTracy MooreTrevor PortsmouthTrisha LeeUrmie SeeVallerie RossVelma QuonVicki Vandermeer
Victoire KaneVictoria McElligottVictoria McKinnonVirgie McIntyreW. TaylorWalter MayWanda DanielsonWayne SmithWendy CharltonWendy MedleyWendy SchofieldWilfred WietgrefeWilfreda ThurstonWilliam BryantWilliam LefebreWylie CrakY. FrenetteYanka CochraneYasuko SaruwatariYvonne SchmitzYvonne Stanford
Acuhearing Inc.Advantage Management Inc.Alberta Law FoundationAlberta Network of Immigrant WomenAlberta Employment and ImmigrationAlberta Real Estate FoundationAspen LodgeAspen Lodge Knitting ClubBank of Montreal - Crowfoot CentreBennett JonesBodhi Tree Yoga CenterBaking, Confectionery, Tobacco, Grain Millers UnionBikram Yoga NorthwestBikram Yoga SouthBrookfield Properties Management CorporationCalgary and District Labour Council- Women’s CommitteeCalgary Co-Op North Hill Centre #2
Calgary Co-Op Head OfficeCalgary Disc Golf AssociationCalgary French International SchoolCalgary Herald Christmas FundCalgary Local Council of WomenCalgary Raging GranniesCalgary Sexual Health CentreCalgary Zoo Education DepartmentCanada Revenue AgencyCanadian Federation of University Women Calgary NorthCanadian Forest Oil Ltd.Canadian Mental Health AssociationCanadian Progress Club - Calgary Bow RiverCanadian Union of Postal WorkersCandy BouquetCenovus Energy Inc.City Bakery
City of Calgary Family and Community Support ServicesCity of Calgary, CNS & East Calgary Health CentreClearview Plumbing & Heating Ltd.Costco WholesaleCross Bridge Medicine Centre PharmacyCross Wise Communications Ltd.CUPE Calgary District CouncilDelmar College of Hair Design Ltd.Delta West Academy SocietyDesa GlassDeva DaveDiva Market & Lifestyle ForumDrum & Monkey PubEnerPlusEngineered Air-Resman Community ServicesEucart Consulting Inc.Families MatterFirstEnergy Capital Corp.
Business and community donors
We were very fortunate to be one of the recipients of the 2010 Calgary Herald Christmas Fund!
Fluor United Way Campaign - Easy MatchGardens’ Grace Inc.Hart Property Management Inc.Health Sciences Association of AlbertaIndo-Chinese Buddhist AssociationInfusion Creative VenturesJoi to the WorldKinette Club of Stampede CityLa Dolce Vita RistoranteLammle’s Western WearLaurie M. Anderson Professional Corp.Law Society of AlbertaLive Nation Shared Services Inc.Luke’s Drug Store Ltd.Mac’sMagus Consulting Ltd.Mahogany Beauty SuppliesMaria Tomas Corp.Mary Kay - Kathie McGannMcMahon Stadium SocietyMillrise Dental ClinicMoksha YogaMurphy Oil Company Ltd.P.E.O. Sisterhood - Chapter PPin-DropPower HealthProject WarmthPublic Service Alliance of Canada - Women’s CommitteeRahim Ladha Professional
CorporationRebekah Assembly of AlbertaRising Women MagazineRoma’s PizzeriaRotary Club of Calgary NorthSAIT - Multimedia DevelopmentScotiabankSheraton Eau Claire HotelShunde Association of CalgarySoroptimist InternationalSouth Calgary Health CentreSpa Lady - Westbrook MallSproule Associates LimitedSt. Davids United ChurchSt. Giles Prebyterian ChurchSt. Peter’s Vacation Bible StudyStampede City Kinsmen Club HouseStampede Queens AlumniStarbucks - BridgelandStarbucks - Centre St. NorthStarbucks - Deerfoot MeadowsStarbucks - KincoraTalisman Energy Inc.Taqa North Community Investment ProgramTeen AngelsTELUS Calgary Community BoardTenaris PrudentialThe Calgary Minerva Fundraising FoundationThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The City of Calgary - IT Dept.The Grain Exchange BuildingThe Newall Family Foundation TrustTOPS AB 328TOPS AB 4855TransAltaTransCanada Pipelines LimitedTrinity Presbyterian ChurchUFCW Local 401 North OfficeUnited Nurses of AlbertaUnder the Bridge FashionsVendome CafeWestern Utility EquipmentWish Tree FoundationWorld Health Club - Bay ClubWorld Health Club - Edgemont ClubWorld Health Club - MacLeod ClubWorld Health Club - North Hill ClubWorld Health Club - Richmond ClubWorld Health Club - Sunridge ClubWorld Health Club - SouthportYSL Lawyers LLPZellers Market Mall
Members of the World Health “Train Your Trainer” team with Women Centre staff. Their team collected hundreds of toys for our 2010 toy drive!
2010 Financials
Donation and fundraising dollars raised in the current year are budgeted in the following year.The full financial statements, audited by Lo Porter Hetu, are available from the Women’s Centre upon request.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Beverly Frizzell Denise Young Diane Altwasser Eileen Booth Farzana Sheikh Florence OmaraJanet Maaten Jessica Ayala – Co-Chair Julie Black Lindsay Storm – Co-ChairNora HabafyRosemary Moore Sharon GeorgeSusan Gillies – Ex-OfficioYvonne Schmitz
STAFFAlia KhanCarrie Blaug Carolina DalgleishCaterina Gut Filsan Abdi Karen OrserLeah KelleyMickey IkutaSimona Siad Susan GilliesSusan High Tanya Good
RELIEF & TEMPORARY STAFFKate TuffLisa HariLinda AkoakemPaige Ellis Stasha Huntingford
PRACTICUM STUDENTS Kimberlee Massing
2010 Board and Staff List
Women’s Centre of Calgary
646 First Avenue NE Calgary, Alberta, T2E 0B6
(403) 264-1155(403) 264-1203
Photos courtesy of Asha Siad and Joyce Wong