2014 Newsletter - Send`em Off Smiling

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We Celebrated our 20th Anniversary!
On August 11th, SOS celebrated our 20th Anniversary by hosting an Open House at our
warehouse. It was a great party which included presenting thank you plaques to our top donors:
Manulife, the Ross and Doris Dixon Foundation and TD Canada Trust. We also had cupcakes
donated by The Scone Ladies, The Cake Tutor, Waterloo Cupcakes and Kelly Kasper-Bell
which made the event that much more delicious! Thank you to everyone who attended;
you made the event a big success!
‘Supper for Smiles’ Another Success
Thank you to Joe Paiva and his colleagues from Swiss Chalet and
Harveys. On September 11th, $1 from every quarter chicken dinner
and $0.50 from every burger sold was donated to SOS. They raised
a total of $2,075!
Social Media
Did you know we’re on Facebook, Twitter and have a new website?
Follow our Facebook page, our Twitter feed at @SendemOffSmilin,
and check out our new website at www.sendemoff.ca. Our social
media committee will keep you up-to-date on our organization when
you follow us!
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
BUSINESS SPIRIT AWARD
On November 6th, SOS received the “Caring
for Youth” award at the Junior Achievement
Business Spirit Awards dinner. It is awarded to
a non-profit organization or individual who has
contributed to the quality of life and support
for youth in the community. SOS also received
certificates of congratulations from local
MP Peter Braid and local MPP Michael Harris.
Way to go team!
Make a Difference – Donate Now!
Help turn a frown upside down
Please visit www.sendemoff.ca and click ‘Donate’ or complete this form and return it to us at P.O. Box 333 Kitchener ON N2G 3Y9
n I’d like to fill a backpack for a special child. Please send me an information package when available in June.
nI’d like to help fill a backpack. Enclosed is my cheque for $ ____________.
(Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more).
n
I’d like more information on individual/workplace/corporate sponsorships. (Please circle your choice).
Name: _______________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________
Address: ______________________________________________________ E-mail: _____________________
Tracy from Manulife — with Shannon Diemert
Dragana from TD Canada Trust — with Shannon Diemert
Steve from the Ross and Doris Dixon Foundation
— with Shannon Diemert
T H A N K YO U
We gratefully acknowledge the countless individuals and volunteers along with the following donors for their support which enabled
us to deliver our program in 2014:
Platinum $10,000+
Gold $5000-$9999
Ross & Doris Dixon Charitable Foundation
Silver $2500-$4999
Peer Group & Employees
Bronze $500-$2499
BOARD MEMBERS
UPDATE
Welcome to our new board
members, we’re looking forward
to working with you!
Steve Baechler – Workplace Sponsors Jen Fletcher – Community Relations Kathleen Lutzer – Director-at-Large
Marilyn Nijboer – Treasurer
Kelly Thorman – Director-at-Large Jen Wallace – Marketing
Kelly Wildfang – Warehouse Special thanks to all of our long-serving
outgoing board members for their
much appreciated contributions!
Shannon Diemert – Chair/ Warehouse Jennifer Gruber – Treasurer
Hope McCallum – Marketing Connie Stevens – Warehouse Lisa Thompson – Workplace Sponsors
Desire2Learn
Howard Robertson Public School Staff
Optimist Club of Waterloo North
Rodney Goetz
Savvas Chamberlain Family Foundation
Swiss Chalet - Victoria Street, Weber Street & Fairway Road locations
Rotary Club of Kitchener – Grand River
Harvey’s - Weber Street,Waterloo
Manulife GBS Employees
PWO Canada
S.A.F.E. Systems
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Sybase Canada Limited
Workplace Campaigns
Workplace campaigns rally groups to fundraise, shop, organize, and fill backpacks
for our kids. These organizations work tirelessly and fundraise in so many creative
ways – bake sales, used book sales, carnivals, games, and BBQ’s. Together they filled
backpacks for 953 kids in 2014! If you don’t see your company listed, let us know!
Allianz
City of Kitchener
Lesley Warren Design Group Inc
OTIP
Sober Steering
Apos Systems
Dillon Consulting
Manulife Quarry Communications TD Canada Trust
Bella Donna Fragrances
Economical Insurance
Northfield Racquet Club
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School
Winners/HomeSense/Marshalls
Media Partners
Community Partners
Aeropostale (Kitchener)
National Sports (Waterloo)
Bustard Chrysler (Waterloo)
Ali’s Bar and Grill (Cambridge)
Angie Martens DeGroot State Farm Insurance (Kitchener)
Send ‘em Off Smiling Children’s Charity is a registered charity founded locally in 1994.With the help
of countless volunteers and sponsors, SOS provides new clothes, shoes, and school supplies to elementary
school aged kids who need them most.Through confidential referrals by teachers, we collect, assemble and
deliver a completely personalized, full backpack directly to each child in time to go back to school in September.
P.O. Box 333, Kitchener ON N2G 3Y9
519-746-4242
Visit us at www.sendemoff.ca for more information
CHARITABLE REGISTRATION
82922 7883 RR0001