Annual Report 2011- Final Copy

I Believe
in My
Community.
The United Way of Fort McMurray’s
2011 Annual Report to the Community
I BELIEVE IN MY COMMUNITY.
I believe everyone deserves a safe
place to sleep — including the 6,398
people who found shelter and hope
with the Salvation Army Mat
Program.
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That everyone deserves
compassion and support —
including the 2,819 people
whose calls were answered by
the S.O.S. Crisis Line.
That all kids deserve the best — including the
more than 2,500 students that YMCA helped to
see their bright futures through one-on-one
career counseling and in-school workshops.
Our mission is to improve lives and build community by
engaging individuals and mobilizing collective action.
We support a community impact strategy that invests funds into
programs and services aimed at tackling the root causes of social
issues and at creating long term, sustainable change.
The United Way of Fort McMurray believes in this community —
that’s why we support services that make a meaningful impact on the
people of Wood Buffalo: our friends, neighbours and families.
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Photo courtesy of the Regional
Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
A Message to Our Community
Our community is growing and as we reflect on the
past year, we are pleased to report how, with your
support, we’ve brought people and resources together
to help build a vibrant and caring community.
The United Way is inspired by genuine passion for
social change and we are powered by people willing
to share their time, talent, and resources in favour of
the common good. Volunteers, donors, businesses,
organizations, and our staff contribute to our success
every day. You make the United Way dream
possible. Our 2011 campaign was phenomenal... We
shot for the moon and landed among the stars! Your dedication and generosity created an
unprecedented total.
Your investments have made a difference – to families without a home, to people who had lost hope
of battling their addiction, to children who didn`t have school supplies, to youth who needed a
positive role model, to seniors and new immigrants who were struggling to maintain or develop
connections, and to many others affected by a wide variety of significant challenges.
Our Community Investment Committee is a diverse group of volunteers that evaluate how to most
effectively invest in programs that meet immediate needs while addressing root causes of social
issues. We also continue to work toward our priorities of: Healthy people, strong communities;
From poverty to possibility, and; All that kids can be.
United Way continues to expand our participation in innovative partnerships aimed at building trust,
strengthening the capacity of our community, and propelling us toward overall social prosperity in
our region.
We would like to recognize the Board of Directors for their outstanding leadership and support. They
ensure solid organizational performance and have looked toward the horizon by beginning to
establish a Tomorrow Fund that will ensure we are always able to respond to emerging needs.
As you read the following pages you will share how we are improving lives, building resiliency, and
creating lasting change in our community. Thank you for your continued trust and support,
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Ray Floyd
Diane Shannon
President
Executive Director
Mayoral Address
It’s no secret that our municipality is home to the
biggest hearts in Canada. Thanks to the generosity of
residents and businesses throughout the region, the
United Way of Fort McMurray 2011 Campaign has
raised over 7.1 million dollars. These funds will aid
local agencies and programs that directly impact the
lives of our residents.
Each and every person who contributed to the 2011
campaign has shown Canada what Big Spirit looks
like. It demonstrates that we are much more than our
natural resources. We are a people who are concerned
with the common good and committed to supporting our neighbours.
We all aspire to be a community where every individual and family has access
to the resources and programs that meet their needs. We are striving to improve
our residents’ quality of life and to create a balanced future with opportunities
for all. With each year of record breaking campaigns, the United Way of Fort
McMurray helps make this a reality.
On behalf of Council and all the residents of the Regional Municipality of
Wood Buffalo, I congratulate all of you on another successful campaign season.
I would like the thank the campaign organizers, volunteers, and especially
everyone who donated to the United Way of Fort McMurray for a job well
done. Your efforts are an inspiration, and I look forward to your continuing
support of the United Way for years to come.
Mayor Melissa Blake
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
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Photo courtesy of Pogo Communications.
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Volunteers!
Thank you to all the amazing people who donated their time, their
hearts
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campaigned, participated in a Day of Caring or sat on a committee,
thank you for your time, and your spirit.
Board of Directors
Raymond Floyd
Leroy Van Wieren
Barb Jewers
Lorraine Demers
Doug Simms
Sudarshan Kalra
Fred McDonald
Norma Shaw
Phil Meagher
Roland LeFort
Marty Giles
Ben Dutton
Christian Houle
President
Past President
Vice President
2nd Vice President
Treasurer
Community Investment Committee Chair
2011 Community Campaign Chair
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Community Investment Committee
Sudarshan Kalra, Chair
Barb Jewers, Team Leader
Craig Cachia, Team Leader
John Evans, Team Leader
Akash Gupta
Alexander Gillingham
Azhar Syed
Darren Truscott
Dereck Gibson
Dominic Cachia
Donald Scott
Elias Leon
Jordanna Lambert
Kelly Neilands
Liam Evans
Mike Hurlburt
Moe Farhat
Norma Shaw
Rebecca Ferguson
Saharsh Shah
Sagarika Joshi
Shahroze Khan
Staff
*The United Way would like to
issue a special Thank You to
Maryellen Fenech for 10
years of exceptional
commitment.
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Diane Shannon
*Maryellen Fenech
Rita Makey
Lindsey Walsh
Lauren Cutler-McEachern
Eric Leatham
Stacey Keeping
Executive Director
Finance and Operations Manager
Campaign Director
Community Building Coordinator
Community Relations Director
Campaign Assistant
Redpoll Administrative Assistant
Photo courtesy of Dan Sorenson.
Treasurer’s Report– Doug Simms
It is with great pleasure that I present the United Way of Fort
McMurray’s Annual Financial Statements for the year ended
December 31, 2011.
This year, United Way continued to provide leadership and
empowerment to community agencies responsible for
advocacy, training, education and support of initiatives focused
on sustained and meaningful positive social change within the
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
The United Way of Fort McMurray executive and staff –
utilizing sound governance, effective fiduciary stewardship and
execution of appropriate management controls – demonstrated
an ongoing commitment to and have delivered consistently
high standards of operational and fiscal responsibility. These
Financial Statements – in part – support management’s
continued efforts for fiscal transparency and accountability to
donors. The statements were prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP) and United Way Canada – Centraide Canada Transparency and
Accountability Financial Reporting (TAFR) standards, which are designed to ensure accurate
and consistent financial reporting by all United Ways. Management also kept annual
expenditures (fundraising and administration) below planned levels and to an overall minimum.
The Expense vs. Donation Revenue ratio at 10% was very low and continues to reflect results
consistent with the best performing charities within Canada.
Continued outstanding support from Fort McMurray business organizations, other private /
public enterprises, as well as, individuals resulted in achieving our largest fundraising campaign
ever, generating $7.1 million in donor restricted and unrestricted campaign contributions. As a
result, the 2011 United Way of Fort McMurray Statement of Financial Position provides
continued financial strength and sufficient resources to meet it’s strategic and operational
objectives.
The full set of Financial Statements & Accompanying Notes are available on our website for
readers who wish to gain deeper insight into the financial results of the organization. I
encourage every stakeholder to “invest” time in reviewing this information.
Respectfully,
D.G. (Doug) Simms, BComm., CMA, CIA
Treasurer, United Way of Fort McMurray
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To the Members of United Way of Fort McMurray:
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of United Way of Fort McMurray which comprise the statement of
financial position as at December 31, 2011, and the statements of operations and changes in net assets and cash flows for the
year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the
preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in
accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical
requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from
material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the
financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal controls
relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal
control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified audit
opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
In common with many charitable organizations, the Organization derives revenue from donations and fundraising, the
completeness of which is not susceptible of satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, our verification of these revenues was
limited to the amounts recorded in the records of the Organization and we were not able to determine whether any adjustments
might be necessary to contributions, excess of revenues over expenses, current assets, current liabilities and net assets.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the financial
statements present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the United Way of Fort McMurray as at December 31,
2011 and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
Fort McMurray, Alberta
March 14, 2012
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Chartered Accountants
United Way of Fort McMurray
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
As at December 31, 2011
2011
Current assets
12,053,381
Capital assets
118,097
2010
9,197,150
153,280
12,171,478
Current liabilities
Unamortized deferred capital contributions
9,350,430
1,070,115
114,834
101,259
141,329
1,171,374
256,163
NET ASSETS
Invested in capital assets
16,838
11,947
General contingency reserve
18,859
82,320
Internally restricted funds
6,064,407
5,500,000
Tomorrow fund
3,400,000
2,000,000
Capital fund
1,500,000
1,500,000
11,000,104
9,094,267
12,171,478
9,350,430
United Way of Fort McMurray
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
As at December 31, 2011
2011
2010
Support revenue
7,155,940
6,763,924
Provision for uncollectible pledges
(391,466)
(323,765)
441,261
500,370
7,205,735
6,940,529
Other revenues
Total support and other revenues
Expenditures:
Community investment
4,614,581
4,372,175
Campaign expenses
474,494
367,092
Redpoll Centre expenses
210,823
208,158
Other expenses
5,299,898
Excess of revenues over expenses
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1,905,837
734
4,948,159
1,992,370
Please note: As of January 2006, all United Ways across Canada adopted the Transparency Accountability in Financial Reporting (TAFR)
Policy. This policy is focused on supporting the Development of Standard statements between all United Ways in Canada.
This is a condensed version of United Way of Fort McMurray’s financial statements. The complete documents can be obtained by
contacting United Way of Fort McMurray or by visiting www.fmunitedway.com
Because of you, the United Way
was able to support community
projects and partnerships
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Social Prosperity Wood
Buffalo
The Heart of Wood Buffalo
Leadership Awards
The Nonprofit Learning
Consortium
Alberta Nonprofit
Voluntary Sector Initiative
(ANVSI)
MacDonald Island
Nonprofit Shared Space
Committee
The C.O.W. Bus
Day of Caring Projects
Employee Assistance for
Member Agencies
Executive Director
Roundtable
Homelessness Initiatives
Strategic Committee
Leadership Wood Buffalo
The Nonprofit Sector LINK
The Redpoll Centre shared
space project
Tools for School
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Photo courtesy of Girls Inc.
Anzac Lil Lakers Family Resource Centre
Resource Centre
Early Childhood Program
Boys & Girls Club
Photo courtesy of JSYF.
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All that kids can be
Girls Night Out Program
Organizational Support
Tiny Toes Drop-off Day Care Subsidy
Wavelengths
ZAP ( Zany After School Program)
Seeing the Potential
We believe in supporting children and youth to be all they can be, and sometimes, this means looking
deeper to the potential of our community’s youth-focused organizations.
Your support has meant that local programs can thrive, helping the children of our community to grow
into healthy adults. Take for instance the 117 girls in Fort McMurray, Fort McKay, Anzac and Fort
Chipewyan that learned hands-on techniques for dealing with peer pressure through Girls Inc.’s Friendly
PEERsuasion substance abuse prevention program. This training was made possible through your
support.
“The United Way has been a constant supporter of Girls Incorporated of Northern Alberta for a number
of years,” said Development and Communications Director, Amanda Purcell.
“If it hadn’t been for our grassroots supporters like the United Way that believed in us since our
beginnings, we would never have been able to reach and help shape the minds we have over the past
decade.”
Girls Inc. isn’t the only agency that’s flourished from United Way support. Last year the Anzac Lil’
Lakers Family Resource Centre took on the community’s Early Childhood Program. However, a lack of
financial resources meant the program was in jeopardy. That’s where United Way investment came into
play.
Children who attend have enhanced opportunities to prepare for the educational system, said Cindy
McIntosh, Anzac Lil’ Lakers Executive Director.
“(United Way’s support) helped us keep our early childhood education program because we were going
to cancel it,” said McIntosh; but because United Way was there, Anzac Lil’ Lakers ran a program with a
meaningful community impact. The year of funding also provided the organization with an opportunity
to seek long-term program support. In the last year, they’ve been so successful in getting corporate
sponsorship that they’ve grown past their need for United Way funds.
Donating to United Way has meant that local organizations have enriched the lives of children in our
community. Sometimes, like youth, all these programs needed was for someone to see their potential.
You’ve made this possible.
Girls Incorporated
Justin Slade Youth Foundation (JSYF)
Friendly PEERsuasion
Girls Beware
Media Smarts
Organizational Support
Project Bold-Action for Safety
Summer Program
JSYF Presents
Open Arts Wood Buffalo
Organizational Support
Stepping Stones- Wood’s Homes Youth Services
Operational Support
Historical Society
YMCA of Wood Buffalo
Summer Camp Subsidy
Youth Opportunities Program
Youth and Child -- Healthy Adolescent Development
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Our community is strong, because of you.
Through our target area of Healthy people, strong communities, United Way supports an array of
local agencies aimed at increasing the accessibility of local services.
Your assistance has meant that agencies like the Fort McMurray Family Crisis Society have begun to
see meaningful outcomes in our community. For example, in 2009 the Family Crisis Society had a
three month waiting list for sexual assault victims seeking counselling. Today, because the United
Way was able to help, that wait period has been eliminated and victims are able to receive aid
immediately after an assault. What’s more, the organization’s Early Intervention Program has also
seen great progress.
The Early Intervention Program’s success is due to an educational component that teaches victims
skills to increase their level of safety. This, combined with the Follow Up Program, means victims
receive assistance early in the crisis. The result is that women have learned new skills and are not
having to return to the shelter for supports; resulting in a significant decrease of the number of women
re-accessing the shelter.
“Without United Way support we wouldn’t have had the majority of programs even up and running,”
said Executive Director Mary-Ellen Proctor. “It’s with your dollars we’ve been able to get things
started, show the government there is a need and then to progress from there. ...Without United Way
dollars, I don’t even know where we’d be. We are so grateful and we owe so much to United Way
support.”
Erica Hornsey, Executive Director of Volunteer Wood
Buffalo (VWB), echoes Proctor’s sentiments about the
Photo courtesy of Dan Sorenson
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Healthy people, strong communities
vital role United Way funding has played. The United Way funds VWB’s Inform Wood Buffalo
service, which provides a direct connection between non-profits and the community.
“United Way funding has given us the opportunity to connect more citizens to community agencies,”
said Hornsey. “With a growing community, more and more people need to learn about the services our
region has to offer. Without United Way funding it wouldn’t be possible.”
Your donation has meant that the Family Crisis Society, Volunteer Wood Buffalo and 13 other
organizations working under the area of Healthy people, strong communities have been able to
succeed. Thank you for making programs like these a reality.
Canadian Mental Health Association
Advocacy for Mental Illness
CAPPS (School Conflict Resolution Program)
Family Support and Skills Training
Organizational Support
Suicide Prevention Training
CNIB
Community Awareness
Multicultural Expo
Nistawoyou Association Friendship
Centre
Capacity Development
Organizational Support
Youth Programs Coordinator
Registration, Referral and Local Client Support Services
Pastew Place Detox Centre
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Community Development Work
Organizational Support
Pre-Treatment Program
Post-Treatment Program
The Children's Centre
Headstart Parent-Toddler Program
Summer Community Action Program
Organizational Support
Search & Rescue Society
Family Crisis Society
Some Other Solutions
Community Awareness & Special Events (CASE)
Early Intervention Program
Sexual Assault Program
Crisis Line
Grief & Loss Program
Mentor Programs
Organizational Support
Students Assisting Students (SASP)
Golden Years Society
Prevention, Education & Awareness
Training
Organizational Support
SPCA
The Hub Family Resource Centre
The Hub on Wheels
Organizational Support
Mark Amy Treatment Centre
Capacity Development
McMan
Youth, Family and Community Services
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Seniors Support Worker
Multicultural Association
Afterschool Program
Animal Safe Haven Program
Pet Therapy Program
Volunteer Wood Buffalo
Inform Wood Buffalo Coordinator
Photo courtesy of The Centre of Hope.
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From poverty to possibility
It’s as simple as socks.
There’s no easy solution to homelessness. But showing you care? That’s as simple as a pair of socks.
In 2011, The Centre of Hope, Fort McMurray’s only day-time drop in centre for homeless or near
homeless adults, was accessed 22,886 times. They provided shower and laundry facilities, a phone
number and mailing address for individuals to use, first aid and medical referrals, snacks, access to a
computer and emotional support. Oh yes, and socks. Last year The Centre of Hope gave out more than
15,000 pairs of socks. Not only are the socks warm, dry and sanitary for patrons, but they also reinforce
the knowledge that someone cares about their well being.
Because of you, the United Way has been able to help the Centre of Hope in its mission of “addressing
homelessness by inspiring hope, encouraging change; through love, kindness and acceptance.” Not
only do we provide funds to help the Centre with day-to-day operations, but United Way dollars also
provided a Fund Development Coordinator to help the Centre grow, and a Housing First Coordinator,
to help our community’s homeless take those first steps towards changing their life.
“United Way ensures that the Centre of Hope can be a constant presence and place of support for
people in their time of despair,” said Amanda Holloway, Executive Director of the Centre of Hope. “A
place of compassion when it feels like no one can understand; a place of love when it seems like the
world has turned its back; and most importantly a place of hope.”
United Way Member Agencies work together to ensure the funds are used in the best possible way to
avoid duplication of service, and to meet the needs of as many individuals as possible. The Support
Through Housing Team, for example, works with a wide range of community agencies to help find
homes for hard-to-house individuals, and to provide them with the support and skills they need to
succeed.
“Essentially we wouldn’t have a program if the United Way didn’t fund us,” said STHT coordinator
Nicki Schweier. “There are so many people out there that have the desire, that have the ability to help
themselves and to have a better life. Being able to give them the tools to do that is amazing. … And
right now, (United Way) is the reason STHT is up and running.”
In the last year alone, STHT has helped 42 individuals receive housing support. Additionally, they’ve
also reunited five families, reducing the number of
children in provincial care.
Your support has meant we can take a collaborative
approach to combating homelessness by supporting
agencies — like The Centre of Hope and STHT — who
work every day to make change a reality. Their successes
are our community’s successes; made possible by you.
The Centre of Hope
Fund Development Coordinator
Housing First Coordinator
Organizational Support
The Salvation Army Community Services
Family Services
Soup Kitchen
Support Through Housing Team
Organizational Support
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People make the difference.
“Passion, team work, dedication, caring, leadership, fun; these are some of the words that come to
mind,” wrote Willis Doiron and Roslyn Darroch, co-chairs of Syncrude Canada’s campaign, in a
letter about this year’s United Way drive. “It took many little successes to achieve such a great
result and those successes (didn’t) come without the passion and leadership of the volunteers that
make it all happen.”
Whether a full-fledged campaign of 5,500 employees or a Day of Caring project with a team of
six, volunteers are the essential element of United Way success. In 2011, thousands of people gave
their time and energy to the United Way and our Member Agencies. They campaigned and they
painted buildings, they held raffles and they attended board meetings; without them, there truly
would be no way. But, it’s not just the time that matters — it’s also the passion to make a
difference in our community.
“When the message came out requesting volunteers for the 2011 United Way Campaign at Finning
we hadn’t given it much prior thought,” said Jeff Maddison.
“Neither Brian MacKinnon or I had ever been involved with the workplace campaign, but after a
short discussion we decided to throw our names in the pot and take a chance. Going from never
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Photo courtesy of Shell Albian.
LEFT — Shell Albian Campaign Chair
Jennifer Vale takes part in a Day of
Caring project, helping out at the Family
Crisis Society.
RIGHT— Scott Sullivan congratulates a
fellow employee at the Syncrude
Campaign Kickoff.
being involved to volunteering to chair the campaign of approximately 900 employees may not have
been the most logical step but we are always up for a challenge. …
“By relying heavily on all of the volunteers at Finning and asking a million questions of all our
people who were involved previously we were able to pull it off. … One of the best ways Brian and I
found to get motivated for the campaign was to attend one of the Seeing is Believing tours put on by
the (United Way) office. This was eye opening as to what our donations were going to do for this
community. “
Maddison and his co-chair MacKinnon were so motivated by the work of Member Agencies they
ended up raising over half a million dollars. They also weren’t the only ones to use their compassion
to overcome challenges in their campaign.
“This year our office shrunk in size, but our goal grew,” said Shelley Youens, the workplace
campaign chair for Energy Resources Conservation Board. “As a result this year’s campaign had its
share of skeptics. But, the positive energy of those who believed prevailed and our goal was
achieved. This year was the first year that direct employee contributions were a part of the overall
office campaign plan.”
Youens ended up leading the ERCB team to a Builder level achievement. Like so many volunteers,
her spirit and belief in possibility made the difference — both for the ERCB campaign and our
community. It’s the people behind United Way — people like Doiron, Darroch, Maddison,
MacKinnon and Youens — that are creating positive change in our community, every day.
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Photo courtesy of Syncrude Canada.
Corporate Donations and Employee Campaigns
Remember all those raffles and barbeques? Boy, did they ever add up. A core of
our United Way funding comes from Corporate Donations and Employee
Workplace Campaigns. Thank you to all the work places who took part in these
initiatives!
Corporate Millennium- Over $100,000
Corporate Benefactor- $25,000 - $49,999
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Finning Canada
Nexen Inc.
Shell Albian Sands
Suncor Energy Inc.
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Enbridge Pipelines
Ledcor Industrial Maintenance Ltd.
Corporate Builder- $10,000 - $24,999
Corporate Patron- $5,000 - $9,999
Bouchier Management Services
CEP Union Local 707
Imperial Oil Ltd.
North Star Ford
RBC Financial
Scotiabank
Transalta Generation Partnership
Williams Energy Canada Inc.
Burnco Rock Products Ltd.
Mobster Mechanical
Tuccaro Group of Companies
Corporate Sponsor- $2,500 - $4,999
Airsprint Inc.
ATB Financial
Bee-Clean Building Maintenance Inc.
ConocoPhillips
DB Kidd Transport
McMurray Law Office
Corporate Leader- $1,000 - $2,499
Acuren
AMEC
Bank of Montreal
CIBC
Manulife
PCL Industrial
T.A. Cooper Professional Corp
TD Bank
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Photo courtesy of the Fort
McMurray Public School
District.
Employee Millennium Campaigns- Over $100,000
This year we had two Employee
Campaigns that raised over a
million dollars each.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Finning Canada
Nexen Inc.
Shell Albian Sands
Employee Platinum Campaigns- $50,000 - $74,999
Fort McKay Group of Companies
Suncor Energy Inc. and
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Thanks a Million!
Employee Benefactor Campaigns- $25,000 - $49,999
Catholic Board of Education
Enbridge Pipelines
Hertz Equipment Rental
Ledcor Industial Maintenance Ltd.
North Star Ford
Safway Services Canada Inc.
Suncor In-Situ
Employee Builder Campaigns- $10,000 - $24,999
Centre of Hope
ConocoPhillips
Diversified Transportation
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Fort McMurray Public School District
FT Services
Keyano College
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Transalta Generation Partnership
Williams Energy Canada Inc.
Employee Patron Campaigns- $5,000 - $9,999
ATB Financial
Burnco Rock Products Ltd.
EPCOR Water Services
Government of Alberta
Servus Credit Union
Spartan Controls Ltd.
Tuccaro Group of Companies
Employee Sponsor Campaigns- $2,500 - $4,999
A&W Restaurants
Alberta Motor Association
ATCO Electric
Bee-Clean Building Maintenance Inc.
Canada Post Corporation
Cosyn Technologies
Family Crisis Society
Kenroc Building Materials Co. Ltd.
The Salvation Army
The Children's Centre
United Way of Fort McMurray
Employee Leader Campaigns- $1,000 - $2,499
Acklands Grainger
AMEC
Anzac Li'l Lakers
BGE Services & Supply
Canada Post Ottawa
Canadian Mental Health Association
Casman Construction/4 C's Holdings
CAT The Rental Store
CEDA Group of Companies
CH2M HILL Canada Ltd.
Fort McMurray Boys and Girls Club
Gibson Energy
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Girls
Government of Canada Workplace Charitable
Campaign
Laird Electric
MacDonald Island Park Corporation
Manulife
Noralta Lodge
Pastew Place Detox Centre
Quality Hotel and Conference Centre
RBC Financial
Smitty's Restaurant
Stratos Inc.
The Hub Family Resource Centre
Wood's Homes Stepping Stones Youth Services
Gift In Kind
GIKs are a great way for small businesses or individuals with unique skills to get
involved and make a difference. We’d like to say ‘thank you’ to the following
groups for providing a GIK this year.
Benefactor- $25,000 - $49,999
Builder- $10,000 - $24,999
Rogers Broadcasting Limited
MacDonald Island Park Corp.
Patron- $5,000 - $9,999
Sponsor- $2,500 - $4,999
Fort McKay Group of Companies
Kelvin Sawatzky Original Oil Paintings
Mix 103.7
Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
Debbie Hill Design
Dunvegan Gardens
Foto Source
Leader- $1,000 - $2,499
Leader continued...
Claude Giroux
Coffee Time News
Dale Unrah Sr.
Donald Scott, McMurray Law Office
Dreamline Promotions
E&O Designs
Grassland Trailer and Sales
H. Wilson Industries LTD
Joe's Custom Woodwork
Michael Danis
Microage Computer Centre
Miskanaw Golf
MXC Racing and Offroad
Radisson Hotel
RBC Financial
Rona
Sacred Art Tattoo
Serediak Sales
Sugar N Spice Catering
Tim Hortons Fort McMurray
YMCA of Wood Buffalo
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FLORAL FABELA, left, was donated by eight-yearold painter Tarana Sharma to Art for Everyone, a multiexhibitor show held in support of the United Way, at the
MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery. Tarana
donated the entire proceeds of her work to United Way.
Friends
A & W Restaurant
Alberta Motor Products
ATB Investor Services
Barb Jewers
Belleza Hair & Tanning Studio
Ben Moss
Bob Barrett Men’s Apparel
Bond-A-Ply
Borealis Diamonds
Brash Butterfly and Chelsey Hart
Photography
Brian Hatfield
Budget Car and Truck Rental
Burnco
C.E.P., Local 707
Campbell's Computer
Campbell's Music
Canadian Jewellers
Canadian Tire
Caribou Flowers
CAT the Rental Store
Chateau Nova Hotel
Chemco Electrical Contractors
Clean Harbors
CNIB
Curves for Women
Decorator's Choice
Earls Restaurant
Esso (Gregoire)
Events Wood Buffalo
Finning (Canada)
Forever Inked
Fort McMurray Golf Club
Fort McMurray Oil Barons Hockey
Club
Franklin Dental Centre
Gail Bibeau, Royal Lepage
Golden Years Society
Grand and Toy
Gregoire Barber Shop
Heather Thomas, Ananda Centre
of Balance
Helen Arong Fine Fashion
Herbal Magic
Hertz Equipment Rental
Hertz-Young Rent-A-Car
Home Hardware
Hu's Pizza
In Memory of Jeremy
Kater 4 Komfort
Keyano Theatre
Kirschner Family Corp
Landmark Cinemas of Fort
McMurray
Liebherr-Canada Ltd.
M&M Meat Shops
Marielle's
Mark’s Work Warehouse
Mayor and Council
McMurray Aviation
McMurray Business Machines
Moxies
myoilsands.ca
North Star Pet Centre
Northern Lights Health Region
Nufloors
Oilsands Discovery Centre
Oilsands Expediting
Outdoor Essentials
Party & Wedding Essentials
Penningtons
Prestige Jewellers
Printing Unlimited
Pro Look Electrolysis pPus
Quality Hotel
Raven Truck Accessories
Red Arrow Motorcoach
Riviera Jewellers
Rosenau Transport Ltd.
Sands Carpet One
Shaw Cable
Spoiled Rotten
Sportchek
Suncor Energy Inc.
Super 8 Motel
Suzie Q's Quilt Shop
Syncrude Canada Ltd
Tamarack Physical Therapy
Building Community– Roeland Baans
helps23with a construction Day of Caring
project at the Stepping Stones Youth
Home.
Tattoos on Franklin
The Bone and Biscuit Co.
The Chef's Table by Mitchell's
The Keg
Thickwood Veterinary Clinic
True Love Design
Tundra Physical Therapy
Two Blondes and a Brunette
Whispering Wind Mobile Esthetics
Wood Buffalo Small Animal Hospital
Wood Buffalo Transit
Special Mentions
Boston Pizza
Keyano College
McMurray Gospel
Assembly
Fort McMurray
Public School
District
Sparksman
Transportation
Staples Business
Depot
A special thanks to the
Canadian Labour Congress,
which shares with United
Way Centraide Canada a
common vision of
prosperous, inclusive,
diverse and respectful
communities, with a wide
range of social and public
services that are accessible,
universal and of the highest
quality.
Photo courtesy of John Evans.
Individual and Family Donors
Every year the United Way gets the opportunity to step back, take a breath and
stare in amazement… at the thousands of individuals and families who have decided to make change happen in our community. Take a peak, find your name and
give yourself a pat on the back; none of this would have happened without you.
Benefactor- $25,000 - $49,999
Allan Markin
Builder- $10,000 - $24,999
Patron- $5,000 - $9,999
Patron continued...
Blake, Melissa & Jurak, Peter
Gregory, Scott
*Jewers, Barbara
Keele, Phil & Kartushyn, Kim
Moore, Trish & McDonald, Scott
Carter, Andy
Dimm, Clifford & Ronda & Family
Hall, Maureen
MacKenzie, Nancy & Ken
Mankowski, Monica & Anthony
Mitchell, Dale & Bonnie
Nordbye, Lee
Saunders, Ken
Slade, Trevor
Smart, Naomi
Sullivan, Scott
The Cryderman Family
The Keys Family
The Little Family
Young, Ross
Sponsor- $2,500 - $4,999
Janes, Alban
Joyce, Lynn
Kachur, Patrick W.
Kelly, Steve & Michelle
Laseur, Reno
Laubenstein, Glen
Lawrence, Jesse
*Lefort, Roland
Lemesurier, Laurence
MacDonald, Robert
MacEachern, Charles
Mageau, Marc
*McDonald, Frederick
Mcelroy, Ross & Jessica
McLean, Terry
Meses, Lubica
Nayler, Denise
O'Henly, Mark
Peterson, Cindy
Pinksen, Winston
Polistena, Francesco F.
Read, Lori
Read, Peter & MacEachern, Carna
Rumjan, James & Catherine
Sabovitch, dutchess lynn
Sales, Garth
*Shannon, Diane & Hebblethwaite,
Roger
Spitzer, Tyler
Stinson, Kevin
Tapp, Dianne
The Archibald Family
The Hall Family
The Powell Family
Thompson, Owen
Tucker, Wilson B. & Rose
Turney, Wade
*Van Wieren, Leroy
Verge, Dwayne
Vesak, Rob & Carol
Walcer, Rick
Whalen, Ellis
White, Brian & Gail
Wilson, Darcy
Wilson, Jonathan
Wilton, Floyd & Viola
Wilton, Melissa
Winsor, Ashley & Melissa
Wiwchar, Kim
Youens, Matthew
Agnew, Mike & Jill
Andrews, Larry
Baddeley, Michael & Fitzgerald,
Suzanne
Beaupre, John
Berridge, Lois
Blanchard, Travis
Booker, Garth
Brogly, John
Brown, Bradley
Burns, Scott
Bushey, Colin
Colbourne, Megan
Coote, James & Judy
Corrigan, Matthew
Daley, Michael
Danis, Mike
Demers, Susan
Drover, Stephen
Fairley, Brian
Farwell, Kim
Flynn, Kara
Frycz, Dwayne
Glendenning, Kim & Sean
Gnyra, Adrian
Graham, Kelly & Myers, Shawn
24Norena & Reynolds, David
Hart,
Jamieson, Murray
Sponsor continued...
Sponsor continued...
Smith, Albert & Kathleen
* Denotes a staff or board member
Leader- $1,000 - $2,499
Abbott, Martin
Abram, Amber
Acheson, Sheri
Adam, Georgette
Adam, Jim
Adams, Angela
Adams, Barry & Family
Adams, Daryl
Adegoju, Peter
Adey, Jerry
Ahmed, Wasim
Aho, Sarah
Al-Dhaby, Osamah
Alexander, David & Roper,
Patty
Alexander, Everett &
Trista
Alexander, Joel
Alexander, Scott
Alexanders, Nick
Alexopoulos, Nikitas
Allan, David
Allan, Rory
Allen, Jennifer
Allen, Karla Shana
Allingham, Bradley
Altares, Ruel
Amalraj, Joseph
Amerongen, Robert &
Cindy
Amor, Alexdel J.
Anderson, Bruce & Lisa
Anderson, Drew
Anderson, Kirstin
Anderson, Michael
Anderson, Michael
Anderson, Neil
Anderson, Paul
Anderson, Russ
Andres, Chris
Andrews, Len
Angelopoulos, Lee
Anstey, Jody
Aris, Gail
Armstrong, Sandra
Arthur, David
Artymko, Dustin
Ashley, Adam
Ashraf, Faisal
Au, William
Aucoin, Dean
Aucoin, Whitney
Ault, Tyran
Avery, Scott
Aylward, Curtis
Bachelder, Clinton
Bacon, George
Baggs, Greg
Bailey, Charlene
Bailey, Sherry
Bairagi, Subrota
Baker, Carla & Reaume,
Barrett
Baker, Janice
Baker, Shawn
Balaski, Brad
Baldwin, Robert
Balkam, Joel E.
Ball, Gordon
Balser, Jonathan
Bambrick, Randall
Banville, Jason
Barclay, Robert
Baridam, Singto
Barnes, William
Barr, Ian
Barrett, Dawn
Barrow, Kevin
Barry, Chuck
Bartlett, Blair
Barwick, Kerry
Bauer, Richard
Beadle, Janet
FAVOURITE COLOUR? UNITED
25 David and Armya
WAY RED:
practice their colours at The
Children’s Centre.
Beadle, Richard
Bear, Rod
Beaton, Neil
Beaudoin, Richard
Beaudry, Justin
Beaulieu, Denis
Bechard, Eric
Bechard, Jim
Behr, Shawna
Behrisch, Kirk
Belanger, Don
Belanger, Kieth G.
Bell, Colin
Bell, Ken
Beltran, Liliana &
Quintero, Enrique
Bembridge, Janet
Bempong, Alexander
Benio, Lloyd
Bennett, Alexander
Bennett, Brooke
Bennett, Dwayne
Bennett, Holly
Bennett, Robert
Bennett, Scott
Bennett, William
Bennett, Zack
Benoit, Jeff
Bentley, Randall
Bergey, Keith
Berridge, George
Bertrand, Danielle
Bezuko, Blair & Serena
Biggeman, Joe
Billington, Birgit
Billington, Henry
Black, Keith
Black, Kelvin
Blackmore, Kenneth
Blackwell, Martin
Blagdon, Jonathan
Blair, Shawn
Blanchard, Glen
Blanchard, Nathan
Blanchette, Guy
Blandford, Warren
Bliss, Damon
Blumenschein, Jason
Blundon, Gene
Bohra, Sapna & Sudeep
Boland, John & Janice
Bole, Carrie
Bond, Derek
Bonvie, David
Boos, Daryl
Boos, Holly
Bordeau, Mary-Kate
Borjas, Fernando
Borys, Kelly
Bouchard, Ghislain
Photo courtesy of the Children’s Centre.
Boucher, Anne
Bourassa, Ernest & Tracy
Bourassa, Roland
Bourque, Gary
Bourret, Leonard
Boutilier, Joanne
Bowdridge, Brian
Bowen, Devrey
Bowman, Ann-Marie
Bowron, Mike
Boychuk, Tammy
Brace, Charlene
Bunning, Adeen
Burden, Angela
Burnett, Rick
Burnside, Lori
Burnside, Terry
Burton, Robert
Busby, John
Bussey, Tony
Butler, Lawrence
Butler, Trevor
Butt, Michelle
Byrnes, David
Because of you, the Canadian Mental
Health Association provided mental
wellness workshops to almost 1,400 people
in the R.M.WB.
Bradbury, Andrew &
*Walsh, Lindsey
Brady, David & Mary
Brake, Thomas
Brandle, Robert
Brannan, Kellie
Bratzke, Rainer
Brauer, Thomas
Breen, Ashley
Breen, Dwayne
Brenneis, Greg
Brewer, Darrin
Briegel, Douglas
Briere, Brian
Brisco, Robin
Brittain, Murray
Brodeur, Michael
Broniewska, Kasia
Brown, Allen
Brown, Bradley & Barbara
Brown, Daniel
Brown, Gerard
Brown, Jeremy
Brown, Mathew
Bruce, Gordon
Bruce, William
Buchanan, Gail
Buchmann, Oliver
Budgell, Calvin
Budgell, Thomas
Bulbeck, Christine
Bulger, Shane
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Cable, Andrea
Cachia, Michael
Cadegan, Chris
Cain, Brittney
Caines, Bryant
Caldwell, Michael
Caldwell, Rob & Marcelle
Caldwell, Tyler
Callahan, Catherine
Callan, Sarah
Callihoo, Trevor
Cameron, Arthur
Cameron, Bob
Cameron, Trevor
Campbell, Angus
Campbell, Daniel
Campbell, John
Campbell, Mary Ann
Canning, Brad
Canning, Brent
Canning, Rebecca & Brent
Cap, Kelly
Cap, Richard
Carbert, Richard
Carbery, Sean
Cardinal, Kendra
Cardinal, Virgil Esq
Carmichael, Don
Carroll, Greg
Carroll, Mal
Carson, Liam
Carter Hicks, Sandra
Carter, Brendan
Carter, Edward
Cartwright, Colin
Case, Russell
Caul, Brad & Mandy
Caul, Jason
Cestnick, Darcy
Chabot, Josee
Chafe, Ross
Chai, Ginny Pee Fung
Champagne, Thomas
Chan, Patrick
Changirwa, Robert
Chaulk, Craig
Chaulk, John
Chaulk, Spencer
Cheeseman, Brad
Chiasson, Ferris
Chilinski, Tara
Chingombe, Daniel
Chisholm, Lorne
Chisholm, Travis
Chrapko, Maria &
McLean, Brad
Christopherson, Caroline
Christopherson, Peter
Chugh, Satish
Church, Vincent
Chwelos, Mike & Laina
Cicuttini, Alexander
Ciupa, Andrew
Clark, Kevin
Clarke, Andrew
Clarke, Brad
Clarke, Clayton
Clarke, David
Clarke, Fran
Clarke, Kevin
Clarke, Robert
Clarke, Rod
Clements, Teresa
Clift, Robin
Cloutier, Jason
Cochrane, John P.
Coetzee, Christian
Colbourne, Calvin
Colbourne, Rick
Colclough, Anthony
Coleman, Gordon
Coles, Jared
Collings, Gary
Collins, Blair
Collins, Chris
Collins, Danielle
Collins, George
Collins, Jeffrey
Collins, Robert E
Collins, Roger
Collins, Sterling
Collison, Anne
Collison, Gordon
Collison, Gordon D.
Colville, Richelle
Comeau, Pascal
Comis, Trevor
Compton, Luke
Conley, Jim & Wanda
Connor, Alan
Connors, Blane
Connors, Marianne
Constant, Kirby
Conway, Kim
Cooke, Jo-Anne
Coombe-Young, Tracy
Cooper, Ramona
Corbett, Matt
Corcoran, Rick
Corish, Peter & Bryan,
Katherine
Cormier, Jason
Corriveau, David
Corson, Shirley
Cossa, Gianni & Family
Coswan, Jeff
Cote, David
Courtney, Gerald
Cousins, Robert
Coventry, Ross
Cowan, Jon
Coyle, Jeff
Craven, John & Linda
Crilly, Casey & Sullivan,
Katie
Crisby, Michael
Cross, Calvin
Cross, Gordon
Curtis, Al
Curtis, Jim
Cutler, Kristen & Mike
Cyprien, Rita
Cyr, Leslie
Dallaire, Alain
Dalton, Adam
Danson, Todd
Danson, Trent
Darroch, Roslyn
Davids, John
Davidson, Donald
Davie, Ryan
Davis, Brent
PICTURE PERFECT: Dawn Booth of SNAP Wood Buffalo, grabs a shot of
Farah, Vicki, Sandra and Lisa in front of Lisa’s painting “Backup Buddy” at the
Art for Everyone opening at MacDonald Island.
Diebel, Brenda
Dawson, Robert
Dingwell, Gerald
Day, Lionel
de Haas, Patrick & Carolyn Dipasquale, Lawrence
Disher, Ryan
De Young, Paul
Dittrich, Joshua
Dechief, Joe
Dixon, Brandee
Decker, Ivan
Doan, Kimberly
Decoine, Joyce
Deepak Jhanwar & Somani, Dobie, Angele
Doerksen, Robert
Tripti
Doiron, Louis
Delaney, Ian
Doiron, Willis
Delorme, Dominic
Doleman, Patricia & Ted
Denis, Isabelle
Dominie, Brian
Denney, Nicole
Dominie, Denise
Dennis, Kari
Donald, Jonah
Denton, Allan
Donnelly, Andrew
Deren, Tim
Donnelly, Kari
Derouin, Greg
Dorcas, David
Dewan, Greg
Doryk, Kevin
Di Fabio, Michael
Doucette, Bruce
Diamond, Carl
Dow, Robert
Dibbley, John
Dowling, Larry
Dick, Vincent
Dowson, Kristofer
Dicks, Anthony
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Doyle, Casey
Drake, Dwayne
Dransutavicius, Alberto
Draper, Darcy
Draper, Kevin
Draper, Kyle
Draper, Todd
Dray, Maria
Drew, Glenn
Drouin, Claudine
Drover, Craig
Du Plessis, Pierre
Dubeau, Josh
Dumonceaux, Alanna
Duncan, Barry & Helen
Duncan, Richard
Dunn, Bob & Laurie
Dunn, Terry C.
Dunsworth, Ryan
Dupont, Lucien
Durieu, Christophe
Duris, Chantel
Durnford, Bruce
Durocher, Lance
*Dutton, Ben
Dwork, Stefan
Earle, David
Eastwood, Jamie, Jennifer
& Family
Edmonds, Geoff
Edmondson, Kevin
Edmunds, Terry
Edwards, Augustine
Eggen, Brendan
Eldridge, Christopher
Elesin, Niyi
Ell, Dean
Elladen, Sharafe Mohamad
Elliott, Michelle
Ellis, Hope
Ellsworth, Edwin
Elms, Danny
Elniski, Becky
Emberley, Don
Emberley, Johnny
Emblau, Scott
Endel, Shawn
Enders, Joerg
England, Paul
Epp, Marjorie
Etaghene, Nelson
Evasiuk, Heather
Eveleigh, Chris
Eveleigh, Lorenzo
Evoy, David
Fabian, Xenia
Farkouh, Elie
Farley, Shawn
Farrell, Judy
Farthing, Greg
Faruqi, Khurram
Faucher, Chris
Fayad, Tilly
Fazal, Riz
*Fenech, M. &
MacDonald, D.
Ferguson, David
Fernando, Sithara
Ferrara, Giuseppina
Ferwerda, Thomas
Finch, Nadine
Finch, William
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Photo courtesy of Dan Sorenson.
Finley, John
Finney, James
Finnigan, Roger
Fischer, Stephen & Cristina
Fisher, Dion
Fisher, Matt
Fisher, Vern, Collette &
Children
Fiske, Kimberley
Fitzgerald, David
Fitzpatrick, Michelle
Flanigan, Stephanie
Flannery, Thora & Bill
Flett, Dwayne
Flett, Lester
Flood, Sabrina
*Floyd, Ray & Marsha
Flynn, Bryan
Focker, Jan
Foley, Kenneth
Fontaine, Eugene
Foote, Jamie
Forbister, Daniel
Forrest, Steve
Forrester, Brett
Forrester, Leslie
Forster, Kellyanne
Fortier, Gerard
Fortier, Leigh
Fossi, Luis & Maria
Fourhorns, Randy
Foy, John
Francis, Bonnie
Frank, Darren
Frank, Virginia-Ann
Fraser, Candace
Frederickson, Barbara
Frenette, Realle
Fridd, Daryl
Friesen, Solomon
Fudge, Chris
Fulford, Stuart
Fuson, Aaron
Gagnon, Serge
Gairdner, Michael
Gale, Andrew
Gallagher, Brent
Galliah, Thomas
Gallupe, David
Garbin, Manuel
Gardiner, Samuel
Gaudet, Joanne
Gaudet, Matthew
Gauthier, Emilie
Geddes, Anson
George, Alphonsus
Geraghty, John
Germain, Danielle
Germain, Sheldon
Germain, Wes
Gibson, Chris
Giffin, Bruce
Gilbert, Greg
Gilbertson, Cameron
Gill, Mike
Gillard, Dwayne
Gillingham, Dean
Gillis, Lance
Gillis, Matthew
Girard, Roch
Gladney, Ron
Gladu, Annette
Gladue, Connie
Gladue, Robyn
Glasgow, Ethelbert
Goldie, Lisa
Gondek, Tim
Goobie, Andrew
$5 A WEEK
Goodman, John
Goodyear, Andrea &
Bradley
Goodyear, Jennifer
Gordon, Rachel
Gosling, Robin
Gosse, Barry
Gosse, Tom
Goudie, Kristen
Goulet, Pierre
Gousios, Penny
Gouthro, Larry & Darlene
Govender, Sagran
Graham, Bruce
Grant, Darryl
Grant, Henry
Grant, Leonard
Gray, Daniel
Graziotto, Dennis
Green, Corey
Green, Corey
Greenhalgh, Eldon
Greening, Leon
Greening, Steve
Greffard, Kelly
Gretzan, Randy
Grouchy, Jason
Groves, Jedediah
Grozelle, Jay
Grycan, Brian
Guerin, Kyrsti
Guest, Tom
Guglielmin, Don
Gurman, Tami
Guze, Chris
Hackwell, Brandon
Haday, Corwin
Hagan, Christopher
Haggerty, Nora
Hall, Tammy
Halter, Blayne
Halter, Brad
Halvorsen, Guy
Hambora, Jeffrey
Hamilton, Lynn
Hamilton, Stan
Hamilton, Tristan
Hammill, Ryan
Hammond, Mike
Hanam, John
Hansen, Robert
Hanson, Stephen
Harder, Eric
Harder, Leon J
Harding, Mr. & Mrs. A. &
N.
Hargreaves, James
Harkissoon, Michael
Haro, Marianto & Lopez,
Edmundo
Harpe, August
Harpe, Decker
Harper, Russ
Harris, Chris
Harris, Jim & Carolyn
Harris, Len
Harris, Leonard G.
Harris, Robert
Harrison, Robert
Hartnell, Fred
Harvey, Evan
Harvie, Paula
Hasan, Tauqir
Haslett, Kelly
Hatt, Peter
Hawkins, Michael
Hawley, Steven
Headge, Dathan
Heagy, Brent
Hearsey, David
Heasley, Brian
Heath, Sandy
Heck, Mike
Hegholz, Michael
Heinz, Douglas
Heiser, Kristopher
Hemstock, Garett
Henderson, Christina
Henderson, Jim
Henderson, Randy
Hennig, Elaine
Henstridge, Larry
Hewitt, Stephanie
Hickey, Bryan
Higdon, Brad
Highfield, Mark
Hilchey, Lisa
Hildahl, Cory
Hildebrand, Doug
Hill, Lana
Hill, Nelson
Hill, Shawn
Hill, Steve & Julie
Hillier, Jason E.
Hillier, Jody
Hiscock, Dana
Hobbs, Reshelda
Hoddinott, Nolan
Hodgson, Dwila
Hodgson, Robert
Hodson, Neil
Hoehne, Randy
Hoffos, Daryl
Hokanson, Gladys
Holland, William
Hollander, Elco
Holmes, Brian
Hoogstraten, Jaclyn
Hoskins, Jason
*Houle, Christian
Houlihan, Richard
House, Jamie
Houston, Randy
Hrazdira, Filip
Hrehirchuk, Troy
Hycay, Tracy & Tanya
Hryniewicz, Fabian
Huang, Yen Hui
Hudkins, Jordan
Hudson, Terry
Huffman, Anthony
Huffman, Steve
Hughes, James
Hugo, Francois & Marina
Hulberg, Anne
Hull, Shayne
Humby, Chadwick
Hundessa, Waktola
Huntley, Daniel
Hurd, Mike
Hurlburt, Michael
Hurley, Eric
Hurley, Fred
Hurley, Patrick
Hurtubise, Roland
Huxter, David
Hynes, Jerry
Hynes, Katrina
Hynes, Melissa
Hynes, Misti
Hynes, Neville
Idland, Kevin
Idle, Jaana
Igesund, Garth
Ikert, Len
Ingram, Justin
Ingram, Norman & Karen
Jacinto, Crisan
Jackson, Bryan
Jackson, Kris
Jackson, Randy
Jacobson, Ken
Jahelka, Thomas
Jakubec, Jeff
James, Stacey
GIVING 29
BACK: Volunteers from The Golden Years
Society show their appreciation for United Way by serving
up pancakes at the Kickoff Breakfast.
gives
Mark Amy Treatment
Centre a safe environment
that included life skills
training, nutritional aid, oneto-one counseling, discharge
referral, and professional
resource workshops.
Jameus, Kris
Janes, Tara
Jankowski, Kent
Janowsky, Kevin
Jasim, Auof
Jay, Kyle
Jean, Neil
Jeddry, Perry
Jefferies, Bryce
Jenkins, Shawn
Jensen, Stephen
Jensen, Susan
Jerchel, Peter
Johns, Shenandoah
Johnsen, Kris
Johnson, Doug & Sherry
Johnson, Larry
Joly, Brian
Jones, Bonnie
Jones, Dan
Jones, James
Jones, Jeremy
Jones, Karen
Jose, Kristina Bernadette
Joyce, Christopher
Joyce, Gary
Junek, Dallis
Jungkind, Ron
Kabir, Bakhtiar
Kaiser, Cole
Kallaghan, Paul
Kamps, Ed
Kanarek, Janet
Kazamel, Lois
Kazamel, Michael
Kazemi, Sholeh
Kazmierczak, Edward
Kean, Susan
Kearney, Paul
Keel, Chris
Keeping, Maxwell
Kelly, Dean
Kendel, Sandra
Kendell, Kevin
Kennedy, Donald
Kennedy, Melissa
Kerr, Mariko & Fysh,
Shaun
Khan, Fahad A.
Kidmose, Roy
Kilar, Sharon
Killam, Luke
Kimpton, Steve
Kin, Leo
King, Adam
King, Robert
Kirkham, Dustin
Kirkwood, Patrick
Klassen, Jeffrey
Konowalec, Bohdan
Konski, Owen
Koo, Wendy
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Koops, Herman
Kootenay, Bonnie
Kootenay, Donald
Kosik, Wayne
Koutecky, Evan
Krekoski, Randall & Debra
Kunza, Barry & Webb,
Vicki
Kusmiadji, Danis
Kuzmic, Fred
Kynock, Rick
Kynock, Scott
Lacosta, Chad
Ladouceur, Kelly
Ladouceur, Linda
Laing, Kirt
Lajeunesse, Kyle
Lalonde, Christopher
Lalonde, Larry
Lalonde, Mathieu
Lamontagne, Robert
Lamoureux, Ron
Landry, Christine
Landry, Louis
Landry, Vincent
Landsiedel, Cary &
Michelle
Lane, Marlene
Langley, Chris
Larkin, Adrian
Larsen, Joan & Erelis,
Bruno
Laube, Dwayne
Lavallee, Laureena
Lavallee, Roy
Lavoie, Richard
Lawley, Annie
Lawley, Thomas
Layland, Paul
Lays, Graham
Lays, Raymond
Lazaruk, Timothy
Leblanc, Daniel and Family
Ledrew, Tony
Lee, Andy
Lee, Shani
Lees, Charlene
Lefebvre, Syl & Leslie
Leger, Julien
Leger, Mathieu
Legge, Ron
Leighton, Michael
Lennon, Ryan
Leonard, Heidi
Lepine, Bruce
Lepine, Marcel
Lerchs, John
Lesko, Evelyn (Lynn)
Leslie, Jim
Letourneau, Dwayne
Levesque, Cheryl
Lewis, Robert
Lewis, Ron
Lidstone, Chris
Linder, Corey & Shandra
Lines, Dan
Linklater, Cleo
Linnen, Blake
Little, Matthew
Lodge, Kevin
Loo, Darryl
Loosemore, Jeff & Jaclyn
Lord, Dave
Lore, William
Lorence, Larry
Lorence, Rona
Los, Jennifer
Losier, Don
Loveridge, Jonathan
Lowe, Ryan
Lowes, Kevin
Loy, Carrie & Jason
Luchenski, Lana
Luke D
Luker, Mike
Lukin, Derrick
Lund, Robert
Lundquist, Lanette
Lundrigan, Phil
Lupien, Terrance
Lusan, Julie
Lush, Jeremy T
Lynn, Harold
MacDonald, Archie
MacDonald, Brett
MacDonald, Christopher
MacDonald, Donald
MacDonald, Jaimi
MacDonald, Jamie
MacDonald, John & Britany
MacDonald, Jon
MacDonald, Kyle
MacDonald, Margaret
MacDonald, Nathanael
MacDonald, Ray
MacDonell, Stanley
MacDonnell, Daniel
MacDougall, Naticia
MacEachern, Bernard
MacGillivray, Andrew
MacGowan, John
Maciborski, Caroline
MacKay, Brent
MacKeracher, Glenn &
Denise
MacKinnon, Blair
MacKinnon, Brian
MacLean, Jim
MacLean, Keith & Karen
MacLean, Lowell
MacLeod, Jamie
MacLeod, Jessica
MacLeod, Matthew
MacNeil, Christopher
MacNeil, Colleen & Everett,
Damien
MacNeil, Craig
MacPherson, Robert
MacPherson, William
MacRae, James
Madden, Barbara
Maddison, Jeff
Madhuwanthi, Opatha &
Kumarasinghe, Kris
Magee, Brian
Magowan, Rose-Alie
Maidment, Stephen
*Makey, Rita & Brian
Maksymowicz, Andrew
Maloney, Thomas
Mann, Logan
Manning, Vanessa
Manulak, Dan
Marceau, Mike
Marcel, Aaron
Marchesi, Matthew
Marden, Tim
Marler, Simone & Blaine
Marrison, Colleen
Marsh, Lynn
Marshall, Michael
Martel, James
Martel, John
Marten, Jerry
Marten, Randy
Martin, John
Martin, Kathryn
Martin, Wil
Martindale, Darrell
Masson, Jaimie
Matchett, Garth
Matchim, Jocelyn
Matthews, Ryan
Mattson, Robert
Mayner, Eileen
Mazerolle, Ron
Mazzeo, Robin & Mike
McAllister, Edward
McAmmond, Levi
McCall, Bill
McCann, Shawn
McCarthy, Shawn
McClain, Tracy
McCormack, Mark
McCormick, John
McCoy, Tim
McDade, Peter
McDonald, Aaron
McDonald, Alan
McDonald, David
McDonald, Joseph
McDonald, Randy & Carol
McDonell, Brent
McDougall, Darin
McEwan, Robert
McGale, John
McGloin, Paul
Mercereau, Tawana
Metz, Donald
Michaud, Bradley
Michelin, Perry
Middlebrook, Gary
Millburn, Gerard
Miller, Bill
Miller, Chris
Miller, Tom
Miller, Wayne & Sarah
Milligan, Brent
Mills, Brian
Mills, Susan
This year at The HUB, over 900 children
under the age of six learned to sing a
song. That’s, of course, in addition to the
1,500 parents and caregivers who
learned new parenting skills at the same
time.
McGrath, Brad & Tracy
McGrath, Clarence
Mcintyre, Frank
McIntyre, Scott
Mcisaac, Patrick
McIvor, Corey
McIvor, Ryan
McKay, Louis
Mckimmie, Ryan
McLane, Tim
McLean, Cassandra
McLeod, Dennis
McLeod, Mr & Mrs
McLoughlin, Paul
McMurray, Dennis
McNeill, Stanley
McPherson, Jerry
McQuay, Peter
McQueen, Ed
Meade, Stephen
Melanson, Ryan
Mensah, Selorm
Mercer, Carolyn
Mercer, Denis
Mercer, Dennis
Mercer, Jason
Mercer, Michael W.
COMMUNITY: Renee Dibenedetto of the Children First: Community
Childcare31Network and Lesley Pearcey of the Justin Slade Youth Foundation
take part in the Community Block Cleanup as part of The Redpoll Centre team.
Milner, Perry
Mitchell, Lee
Mitchelmore, Wyman
Mjelve, Brice
Mogollon, Cesar
Mohr, Bill
Moman, Lawrence
Monaghan, Vicki
Moore, Alain
Moore, James
Mootoo, Lennox
Moreau, Gordon
Moretto, Angela
Morey, Keith
Morin, Chrissy
Morin, Edward
Morin, Mike
Morin, Rick
Morrison, Bruce
Morrison, Cal
Morrison, Lenny
Morrison, Stephen
Mosher, Rod
Moss, Maury
Mrouwe, Fadi
Mudzviti, Truman
Muise, Don
Muise, Renie
Mullins, Archie & Morgan,
Kataha
Munn, Andrew
Munro, Jonathan
Murphy, John
Murphy, Ken
Mutch, Cecilia
Mutch, Douglas
Naca, Diana
Naik, Mohan
Nand, Alvin
Nash, Richard
Nash, Terry
Nash, Thomas
Navas, Freddy
Neale, Scott
Neiva, Jose
Nelson, Patricia
Nemirsky, Al
Newbury, Gary
Newbury, Mark
Newell, Jen
Newton, Gary
Nice, Peter
Nicholls, Kolleen
Nicolle, David
Nieuwenhuis, Scott
Nishiyama, Rod
Nixon, Christopher &
Karen
Nixon, Madeleine
Noble, Ian
Noer, Michelle
Norcutt, Travis
Nordhoff, Michael
Northcott, David
Noskiye, Jimmy
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Noskiye, Marilyn
Nouta, Henry
Nyen, Bob
O'Brien, Daniel
O'Brien, Pat
Obrigewitsch, Jeffery
O'Callaghan, Sean
O'Donnell, Sanford
Oehlke, Ryan
Oje, Isaac
O'Keefe, Matthew
O'Keefe, Pamela
Ollenberger, Rory
Olynuk, William
Olynyk, Ken
Onciul, Dustin
O'Neill, Justina (Marie)
Oram, Chris
Orr, Christopher
Orvis, Chelsea
Osman, Ismail
Osment, Ken
Oster, Travis
Ostiguy, Lionel
Ouellette, Warren
Overland, Shawn &
Roseanne
Overton, Jud
Owens, Jimmy
Palmblad, Robin
Palmer, Harry
Papp, Michael
Pardy, Kerry
Parent, Leo
Paridaen, Barclay
Paris, William
Park, Diane
Park, Kailyn
Parker, Rachel
Parrott, Gayle & Vic
Parsons, Roger
Patel, Sanjaykumar K.
Paton, Raymond
Patrick, Walter
Patten, Joey
Patterson, Carla
Patterson, David
Paulson, Murray
Payne, Benjamin
Payne, Charles
Payne, Paul
Peach, Brent
Peake, Jarvis
Pearce, Andrea
Pearce, Erin
Peckford, Beulah
Pelletier, Richard
Perera, Quintus
Perez, Dearest Paulina
Perkins, James
Perreault, Sheldon
Perrier, Randy
Perry, Jamie
Perry, Morgan
Peters, Ian
Peters, Richard K.
Peterson, Sean
Petipas, Paul
Petlyk, William Sandy
Petrick, Brent
Pevie, Colin
Peyton, Dennis & Alison
Philipow, Bob
Philipow, Rick
Phillips, Diane
Piche, Brenda
Piche, Larry
Piche, Richard
Pike, David
Pike, Pearl
Pillai, Shyam
Pittman, Doug & Burke,
Krista
Pittman, Ed & Barb
Pittman, Natasha
Plamondon, Kenneth
Plepelic, Daniel
Pocsai, Stephen
Poersch, Carol
Pohl, Kerry
Poirier, Adrien
Poirier, Michele
Polanco, Carlos
Pongracz, Clint
Pord, Mitch
Posada, Mary Luz
Pottle, Ryon
Poutney, Conor & Jennifer
Powder, Bradley
Powder, Peter
Power, Dwayne
Power, Kim
Power, Tom & Hilda
Pratt, Brian
Price, Bernard
Price, Brad & Kristy
Price, Wes
Proudfoot, Jim
Provencal, Andrew &
Charmaine
Prowse, Kayla & Geoff
Pruden, Karen
Publicover, Lorieann
Pugh, Donald
Punko, Alcide
Purcell, Patrick
Quarterman, Craig
Quenneville, Luc
Quilty, Derrick
Quinn, Joe
Rabadan, Ramon
Rafferty, Kent
Raike, Damian
Rakochy, Jason
Randhawa, Harmanjit
Rankin, Josh
Rao, Ashok
Rathburn, Ryan, J.
PRESIDENT’S CUP: Teams from Suncor
and Syncrude line up for the annual
President’s Cup in support of United Way.
Ratkovic, Robert
Ratz, Ronald
Rector, David
Reda, John
Redmond, Robert
Reed, Donald
Reginato, Ivan
Rehman, Tanveer
Reid, Cameron
Reid, Dawson
Reid, Gary K.
Reid, Gordon
Reimer, Jason
Rempel, Kathy
Rempp, Amy
Renaud, Russell
Reyes, Rafael
Reynolds, James
Reynolds, Ron
Ricard, Dan
Rice, David
Rice, Marcel
Rich, Angela
Richard, Mason
Richards, Sean
Richards, Trevor
Richardson, Susan
Richter, Crystal
Rideout, Dwain
Rideout, Michael
Rideout, Raymond
Rideout, Troy
Riendeau, Garret
Riggs, Amanda
Rioux, Rene
Ristau, Kenneth
Roberts, Curtis
Roberts, Trevor
Roblee, Melvin
Robson, Andy
Roe, Thom & Alyson
Rogers, Dennis
Rogers, Jeff
Rogers, Joshua
Rohovich, Kimberly
Rohovich, Trent
Romero, Joy & Diego
Ronald, Gord
Rose, Brandon
Ross, Douglas
Ross, Marty
Roth, Nonna
Rowsell, Colin
Roy, Dustin
Ruby, Randolph
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Rumjan, James &
Catherine
Ryan, Hubert
Ryan, Jeff
Sabrowsky, Blaine
Sager, John
Salazar-Alcala, Jose &
Gladys
Sale, James
Sametz, Jason
Samiei, Sepideh
Samin, Jennifer
Sammann, Darren
Samms, Tony
Sampson, Anthony
Samson, Raymond
Sanders, Skip
Sangster, Marty
Sarda, Dwarka
Sarjeant, Ian
Saunders, Dean
Saunders, Mr Travis
Saunders, Scott
Savard, Pierre
Saxton, Joseph
Scantland, Travis
Schad, John
Schaffer, Darlene
Schaufele, Alan
Scheel, Christian
Scheers, Darrell
Schiewe, Bruce
Schiewe, Dianne
Schleckser, Brian
Schoen, Clarice R.
Schoen, Roy
Schulz, Richard
Schwarz, Brian
Schwenning, Gary
Scoble, Angela & Kevin
Scott, Kyle
Scott, Michael
Scully, Ian
Sedlak, Andrew
Segato, Michael
Semple, Anita
Senuk, Lance
Shafer, Justin
Shannon, James
Sharples, Todd
Shaw, David
*Shaw, Norma & Conrad
Shea, Luke
Shearing, Lorne
Shears, Harry
Shelley, Gerard
Sheppard, Byron
Sheppard, Shawn
Sheremeta, James
Sheridan, Troy
Sholko, Kevin
Shopik, Jeff
Shopik, Kevin
Shukin, Kurt
Sieben, Jason
Sieber, Roger
Silk, Douglas
Snow, Dino
Solecki, Aaron
Sonser, Douglas J.
South, William
Spagrud, Dallas
Spangenberg, Michael
Sparks, Christopher
Spath, Ulrich
Speidel, Brad
Spracklin, Don
Spracklin, Justin
Spurrell, Richard
Because of your support, CNIB was
able to provide over 250 hours of
local service for Fort McMurray
clients.
Simbi, Cristabell
Simmons, Greg
Simms, Darrell
*Simms, Doug & Lynette
Simms, Robert Dean
Simpson, Anne
Simpson, Christine
Simpson, Craig
Simpson, Craig
Simpson, Meg
Sinclair, Juanita
Singer, Eric
Sinnicks, Lloyd
Sitko, Brenda
Skanes, Aaron
Skinner, Christopher
Skinner, Mario
Skinner, Travis
Smart, Sheila
Smith, Alvar
Smith, Curtis J.
Smith, Dale
Smith, Floyd
Smith, Jodie
Smith, Robert
Smith, Stephen
Smith, Victor
Smith, Wallace
Sneddon, Dawn
Sneddon, Robert
Snelgrove, Randy
Snook, Leon
Squires, Mark
Srinivasagam, John
Staples, Tim
Stark, Tammy
Stebner, Darryl &
Deborah
Steele, Roger
Steele, Susan
Steeves, Blair
Stepanuk, Ian L.
Stevens, Sherill
Stewart, Jennifer
Stewart, Ted
Stone, Stephen
Stovall, Robert
Stoyles, Dean
Strand, Craig
Strang, Tracey
Strong, Chris & Lori
Stronski, Mark & Karen
Sturge, Jonathan
Styles, Gerald (Todd)
Sullivan, Jamie
Sullivan, Trevor
Sutherland, Fraser
Swaney, Robert
Swanson, Susan
Sweeney, Raymond
Sweet, George
Swinhoe, Steven
Szenti, Steven
Tabbert, David
Taghdis, Mohammad
Tarbitt, Andrew
Tarnowski, Dennis
Taves, Heidi
Taylor, Daniel
Taylor, Jeanne
Taylor, Paul
Tellier, Kimberley
Tellier, Real
Temple, Tammy
Ternier, Brenda
The Ash Family
The Polson Family
The Pyle Family
The Rolf Family
The Rose Family
The Santiago's
The Smeltzer Family
The Stephens Family
The Toole Family
The Trottier Family
The Trottier Family
The Verbonac Family
The Wells Family
Your support has meant that this year,
Stepping Stones was able to provide
shelter to 122 local homeless youth, while
working to reconnect them with their
families.
The Baatjes Family
The Blanchard Family
The Bracho Paris Family
The Brandt Family
The Broderick Family
The Cachia Family
The Cairney Family
The Carnochan Family
The Carty Family
The Caya Family
The Da Silva Family
The Dahl Family
The Derksen Family
The Diamond Family
The Diamond Family
The Dodds' Family
The Fadden Family
The Flores Family
The Grande Family
The Heinish Family
The Hoots Family
The Jimenez Family
The Kaler Family
The Kammermayer Family
The Kennetts Family
The Kenney Family
The Kuntz Family
The Lacey Family
The Law Family
The Levesque Family
The Murphy Family
The Pearce Family
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Wilsenach Family
Theberge, Carol
Theberge, Kelleigh
Thomas, Draper
Thomas, John
Thomas, Matthew
Thompson, Chistopher
Thompson, Tanya
Thorne, Adam
Ticas, Walter
Tiedemann, Tammy
Tilley, Gregory
Timmons, Christopher
Tobias, Elizabeth
Tolman, Dirk
Touchette, Shea
Tourangeau, Robert
Traverse, Jim
Tremblay, Tyson
Tremblett, Pam
Trottier, Jason
Troutman, Terry
Trudeau, Justin
Trufitt, Michael
Tubrett, Michael
Tucker, B. Alice
Tulk, Iain
Tupper, Robert
Turcotte, Denis
Turner, Dave
Tustin, Robin
Tutt, William
Tuttle, James
Ukrainec, Terry
Umana, Oscar
Umperville, Alyssa
Unger, Mr. & Mrs. James
Upshall, Scott
Ure, Mavis
Usher, Brad
Ussyk, Georgi
Vale, Jennifer & Moul,
Samuel
Van De Reep, Fred
Van Genne, Dirk
Van Ness, James
Van Schalkwyk, Riaan
Van Seters, John
Van-Alstine, Vivian
Vandendorpe, Dirk
Vandergaag, Stefan, Karol,
Isabella &
Willem
Vassallo, Nicole
Veldman, Gerrit
The Vendel, Sarah
Verma, Paul
Vienneau, David
Vienneau, Nelson
Vincent, Douglas
Vincent, Martin
Virus, Kendall
Vloet, Ryan
Vora, Ramesh
Vorster, Hendri
Vye, Gregory
Wadden, Colleen
Wagar, Edward
Walker, Glen
Walker, Murray
Walker, Tim
Wall, Susan
Wallwork, Vince
Walsh, Jared
Walsh, Sean
Wanagas, Don
Wang, James
Wansbrough, Jeremy
Warner, Bradley
Warren, Jason
Warrier, Vish
Waters, Paul
Watson, Devon
Watson, Jeffrey
Watson, Jonathan
Way, Kevin
Wazir, Aly
Weatherbee, Grant
Weatherby, Cameron
Webb, Douglas
Webb, Lorna
Webb, Riel
Webb, Robert
Webber, Anthony
Welcher, Don
Weldon, Tim
Wellon, Peter
West, Karl
Westwood, Ken
Wheating, Loyd
Whelan, Joe
White, Dawn
White, Skyler
Whiteknife, Dale
Whitman, Michael &
Penny
Widenmaier, Herman
Wiebe, Tommy
Wiklun, Larry
Wilcox, Jodi
Wilcox, Lindsay
Wilkinson, Christopher
Willcott, David
Willemsen, Jessica
William-Rayner, Charles
Williams, Christopher
Williams, Derek
Williams, Eric
Williams, Jeff
Williams, Peter & Julie
Williams, Timothy
Williamson, David
Wilson, Bruce
Wilson, Daniela
Wilson, John
Wilson, Stephen
Wilson, Steven
Winnington, Richard
Winnington, Ryan
Winsor, Dawson
Winters, Howard
Wiseman, Justin
Wiseman, Wayne
Wolbeck, Cory
Wolf, Sarah
Wong, Derek
Wood, Carl
Wood, Randy
Wood, Timothy
Wood, Travis
Woodman, Mark
PAINT OUR TOWN RED: Cindy Amerongen, Fred
McDonald and Debbie Hahn celebrate the Community
Campaign Kickoff.
Wortman, Wayne
Wouterse, Martin
Wright, Brenda
Wright, Terry
Wright, Valerie
Wyllie, Mark & Joanne
Wynn, Jon
Xia, Jiqing
Xu, Da Peng
Yewchuk, Andriy
Young, Andrew
Young, Dale
Young, Leonard
Young, Nelson
Yurkiw, Ken
Zemp, Sheri
Ziegler, Russell
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Photo courtesy of Dan Sorenson.
The United Way of Fort McMurray
200-10010 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, AB
T9H 2K6
www.fmunitedway.com
Cover photograph courtesy of Dan Sorenson.
Printed
in-house to reduce cost.
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