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2009-2010 ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the Board Chair
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Mission/Vision
2
Board of Directors 2009/2010 & Staff
3
Statement of Operations
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Statement of Financial Position
6
Walk-In Closet Program Report
7
Employment & Life Skills Program Report
8
Volunteer Impact
11
Thank You to our Partners & Donors
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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
As we look back on the past year’s achievements, we can see how our efforts
have allowed us to undertake exciting new developments for Making Changes.
The 2009-2010 year represented a year of developing internal strength, both at the
board and at the operational level.
During the Annual Retreat, board and staff built a strategic plan that set the
organization up for a strong future, focusing on four key areas: Outcome Evaluation
and Performance Measurement, Resource Development, Public Relations and
Marketing and Human Resources for the organization. The strategic plan will help
us to better assist women in transition.
We would like to thank all of our contributors who make our work possible, our
funders who provide the much necessary funds, the volunteers for their countless
hours and dedication, our donors for their generous gifts and our staff who make
it all work. It is truly a joy to work with such a group of dedicated and committed
people.
This year we said good bye to Pamela Scott, our first Director. We would like to
say Thank You! to Pamela for her great leadership in this critical year for Making
Changes.
As we are entering a new and exciting year for Making Changes, we welcome
Lili Bunce as our first full-time Executive Director. Welcome Lili!
Making Changes Board of Directors
Jaime Enachescu, Chair
Goals, Missions, Visions & Values
Our Goal:
Creating futures for women
Our Mission:
Empowering women in transition by providing relevant programs, services and
resources.
Our Vision:
The premier resource for women in transition.
Our Values:
• Respect • Optimism • Congeniality • Ethical Practice • Meaningful Work
• Facilitating Change • Fiscal Responsibility • Supportive Relationships
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF
Board Members 2009 - 2010
Jaime Enachescu
Chair
Lynda Lyster
Past-Chair
Monica Simpson
Vice-Chair
Joanne Bradley
Treasurer
Mara Hawkins
Secretary and CIWA Representative
Tracey Bodnarchuk
Director
Christie Martin
Director
Beba Svigir
Director and CIWA Representative
Erin Sharp
Director
Joanna Farley
Director
Elizabeth Perez
Director
Vanessa Heembrock
Director
The Board of Directors would like to offer our sincere thanks to our small
but mighty staff team of 2009-2010.
• Elaine Lupul (Employment and Life Skills Program)
• Lillian VanGenderen (Walk-In Closet)
• Roxanne Steen ( Finance and Administration)
To thank Pamela Scott for her extraordinary contribution as Making Changes
first Executive Director, and to extend a warm welcome to Lili Bunce as
our first full-time Executive Director!
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Making Changes Association (MCEAA)
Growing Forward
Making Changes (MCEAA) was incorporated as a not for profit society in 1996,
however, a rich history of programs aimed at women in transition dates back as far
as 1981. Throughout the years, the organization has been proactive in its efforts to
grow, mature and evolve into an agency that is currently resilient, dynamic and
unique.
The mission/purpose of the organization is to empower women in transition by
providing relevant programs, services and resources. At Making Changes, our
strength lies in our rootedness in community and in building the collaborative
partnerships that create a more inclusive range of opportunities for women in
transition. What we are able to achieve as an organization is directly related to
our committed and talented volunteers and staff members, and we continue to
develop new ways to deepen the impact of our services.
With a strong history of success and the ongoing support of donors, corporations,
agency partners and community volunteers, Making Changes is well positioned to
extend our reach and expand our network of partnerships to meaningfully address
the barriers that women in transition face in creating better futures for themselves
and their families.
All of us at Making Changes would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to
our supporters as we move to the next phase of our journey. In 2010, we, as an
organization, like the women we support, will be “Making Changes” in order to
build our successful future.
Lili Bunce
Executive Director
“The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any
moment to give up what you are for what you might become.”
- W. E. B. Du Bois
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Making Changes Employment Association of Alberta
Statement of Operations
For the year Ended March 31, 2010
General
Walk-In
Closet
Making
Changes
Total
2009
Total
2010
REVENUE
Donation in Kind
-
$118,603
-
Casino Revenue
$12,401
$21,262
$8,263
$41,926
$57,348
$8,514
$15,246
-
$23,760
$30,018
Calgary Foundation
$1,950
$17,541
-
$19,491
-
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
$5,974
$6,344
$52,974
$65,292
$37,421
United Way
Alberta Learning
Donations
Interest Revenue
Other Revenue
$118,603
$60,001
-
-
-
-
$18,412
$11,333
$15,868
-
$27,201
$16,481
-
-
-
-
$6
$30,886
$12,298
$1,883
$45,067
-
Calgary Learns
-
-
$10,000
$10,000
-
TOTAL REVENUE
$71,058
$207,162
$73,120
$351,340
$219,687
$50,803
$24,966
$39,939
$115,708
$96,306
EXPENSES
Salaries and Wages
Donations in Kind
-
$118,603
-
$118,603
$60,001
Rental
$2,058
$15,432
$7,180
$24,670
$23,139
Training
$1,197
$949
$564
$2,710
$7,715
$507
$3,806
$762
$5,075
$5,559
Amortization
Repairs and Maintenance
$1,956
$4,077
$455
$6,488
$4,635
Professional Fees
$4,500
-
-
$4,500
$4,200
Communication
$1,714
$1,740
$213
$3,667
$4,064
Childcare
-
-
$3,962
$3,962
$3,893
Insurance
$3,350
$64
-
$3,414
$3,279
$653
$84
$961
$1,698
$2,917
Printing
Bookkeeping
Supplies
$542
-
$1,300
$1,842
$2,462
$1,359
$4,279
$987
$6,625
$2,056
GST Expense
$165
$1,232
$278
$1,675
$1,165
Memberships
$100
$56
$49
$205
$771
Meetings expenses
$766
$93
-
$859
$688
$58
$83
-
$141
$637
-
$1,928
$672
$2,600
$603
$444
-
-
$444
$521
Bank Charges
Volunteer
Others
Clothing
-
Project Expenses
-
-
Resource Development
$1,431
-
$1,431
-
$14,171
$14,171
-
-
$4,762
-
$4,762
-
$1,685
$693
$193
$2,571
-
Outcome Evaluation
-
$1,960
-
$1,960
-
Employee Benefits
-
-
$1,433
$1,433
-
$71,857
$186,238
$73,119
$331,214
$224,611
$(799)
$20,924
$1
$20,126
$(4,924)
Equipment & Software
TOTAL EXPENSES
EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUE
OVER EXPENSES
Making Changes Employment Association of Alberta
Statement of Financial Position For the year Ended March 31, 2010
2010
ASSETS
CURRENT
Cash
Accounts and notes receivable
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
CURRENT
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS
NET ASSETS
Invested in property and equipment
Unrestricted
2009
$101,369
$9,369
$4,397
$115,135
$133,460
$8,300
$4,020
$145,780
$23,320
$138,455
$16,833
$162,613
$15,330
$6,711
$80,860
$96,190
$133,763
$140,474
$23,763
$18,502
$42,265
$16,833
$5,306
$22,139
$138,455
$162,613
2009-2010 Financial Highlights Submitted by:
Roxanne Steen, Financial & Administrative Manager
While the year has been quite challenging due to the economic downturn our diverse group of funders have
provided steady program funding for the Walk-In Closet and Employment & Life Skills programs. Project funding
was secured from several sources allowing the organization to update computers, revise and expand the Volunteer Image Consultant Orientation Manual and develop a resource booklet for clients of the Walk-In Closet.
Making Changes also continued to receive support from the Calgary Chapter of Executive Women International
(EWI) as their ‘charity of choice’.
Expansion of our sustainable funding base to continue meeting the operational needs of Making Changes
has also been helped with a successful pilot project with Citizenship & Immigration Canada. We have recently
signed a three year contract to support the Walk-In Closet services.
Donations of new clothing and accessories more than doubled allowing the Walk-In Closet to provide quality
business wear to the many women we serve. These along with the donations of gently used clothing remain the
cornerstone of the Walk-In Closet program. Our expense summary is as follows:
Administration and Fund Raising
$71,857
Walk-In Closet
$186,238
Employment and Life Skills Program $73,119
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The Walk-In Closet Annual Report 2009 – 2010
The Walk-In Closet Program provides individual consultations on professional business attire, to women facing financial barriers who want to join the workforce, return to school or engage in volunteer
opportunities. In addition to information on Canadian business culture and appropriate dress, clients
are offered gently used clothing and accessories, at no cost, to help them present their ‘best self’. In
the 2009 – 2010 fiscal year 1,080 women facing financial barriers accessed our service. Not only do we
provide the clothing for our clients to wear, but just as importantly we provide them with confidence in
themselves to pursue and achieve their career and personal goals. Outcomes for 2009 – 2010 showed
that following their appointment at the Walk-In Closet:
• 96% of clients reported having appropriate clothing for interviews and work.
• 97% of clients reported an increase in feeling confident about their appearance.
• 95% of clients reported an increase in confidence in their ability to gain employment.
“I feel so much more confident and motivated in my job search now that I don’t have to worry about
how I look or what to wear to an interview.” ~ Walk-In Closet participant
Referring Agencies
We continue to work closely with our referring agencies to ensure that women needing our services
are aware of what we have to offer. Our clients are referred by shelters, community support programs,
employment support programs, immigrant serving agencies and educational institutions. We continually receive accolades from our supporting agencies on the service we provide.
Agency Volunteers
The Walk-In Closet would not exist without the tremendous support of its’ Volunteers. Our Volunteers are
a wonderfully diverse group of women. They range in age from 18 – 90! Their skill set supports our program with administrative assistance, data entry, suiting clients, sorting donations and merchandising
product in the store front. In total our Volunteers invested 4119 hours of service last year!
Community Support
Corporate Calgary: We have developed collaborative relationships with a great many businesses and
corporations. Many of our donations are from clothing drives organized by corporate Calgary. We
receive donations from law firms, insurance agencies, the energy sector and banks.
CheckMate Shoes: CheckMate Shoes provided the Walk-In Closet with hundreds of pairs of new shoes
last year!
Woods Homes: Students from Woods Homes volunteer their time sorting through our many wonderful
donations. While this is a great help to the Walk-In Closet, it also provides valuable community involvement for the girls.
Special Project
With the assistance of a Communications Consultant, a volunteer training manual and client tip booklet entitled, ‘Look Good Feel Good’ were created and printed. The training manual provides valuable
information to our new Volunteers. The client booklet provides hints, tips and resources to help our clients look good, feel good and succeed in the work place. We would like to thank the clients, Volunteer
Image Consultants, Influence® and staff members who provided invaluable insight and information
to these two projects. We also thank the Alberta Human Ecology and Home Economics Association,
Burnett Duckworth and Palmer LLP and Calgary First Savings for their support.
Lillian VanGenderen
Walk-In Closet Program Coordinator
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Naurin’s Story
Written by:Jasmine Griffeth
A well-spoken and confident young woman, Naurin was in Canada only months before finding the
services of the Walk-In Closet. Her parents emigrated from India shortly after she graduated high school,
landing in Calgary in June 2009. Her parents were looking for better opportunities but Naurin wanted
only one opportunity; a chance for a career here. By happenstance, her mother was walking by the
WIC in the Spring of 2010, and out of sheer curiosity, inquired inside. After learning about the program,
and having a successful appointment herself, Naurin’s mother immediately knew it could help her
daughter as well. Naurin explains the family owned only the traditional dress common on the streets of
India, but almost unheard of in the professional offices of Calgary.
Naurin credits the Walk-In Closet with giving her not only professional clothing more appropriate for
job interviews, but with so much more. “The volunteer helping me explained how I should dress, which
before I had no clue,” she says. “It gave me so much confidence just knowing I looked appropriate,
and I finally felt like I was qualified to work here.” Although having several job interviews before her
appointment in May 2010, shortly after, Naurin landed a temporary summer job learning bookkeeping
and administration duties at an accounting firm. She says the confidence she gained from her appointment played a direct role in the positive result this time around. “It showed me I was competent,
and for that I am very appreciative.”
Employment and Life Skills Report 2009 - 2010
Making Changes Employment & Life Skills Program (ELS) offers a series of workshops that help immigrant women plan and prepare for their future in Canada. The curriculum is well founded in career
development and job search content and is uniquely presented to immigrant women utilizing adult
learning principles. The training we provide focuses on life skills, career planning, communication,
Canadian business culture and accessing of community resources. In 2009-2010 sixty one (61) women
(approximately twenty per training session) accessed much needed assistance to learn about and
engage with their new culture.
Outcomes for 2009-2010 showed:
• 100% of clients reported they received new and useful information
• 100% of clients felt confident in their ability to use the information.
• 100% of clients reported increased confidence
“This course gave me so much confidence that I even got a job.”
We are working hard to build connections across immigrant and mainstream sectors and develop
cost effective and flexible options to deliver our Employment and Life Skills Program (ELS) with new
partners. Our ELS program has been going strong in Calgary for almost 30 years now and has established itself as a best practice model in the community. We have historically partnered with Calgary
Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) for two or three sessions each year, and remain committed
to our strong and enduring partnership with CIWA, but are now ready to expand our reach. We have
been in discussions to create partnerships with other immigrant sector agencies to deliver two new
ELS courses over the course of the 2010-2011. The first of these new sessions will commence in September 2010.
We successfully launched the DVD “Taking Control: Immigrant Women on Assertiveness” in 2009. The
women can really relate to the content as the DVD dynamically illustrates concepts and raises issues
and challenges with communication. Program participants have been very impressed that our Association created the DVD and are inspired by the fact that the women appearing in the DVD were
participants of the ELS program.
Elaine Lupul – Employment and Life Skills Program Manager
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Employment and Life Skills Report 2009-2010 - Con’t
Client Professional Background
Engineering Technology - 23%
Office Administration - 22%
9%
10
Accountant - 16%
%
22
%
Health Care - 13%
13%
Non-Profit - 10%
23%
Teacher/Education - 4%
16%
Business Management - 3%
3% 4%
Customer Service - 0%
Other - 9%
9
%
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Country of Origin
20
15
10
Venezuela
Uzbekistan
South Korea
Russia
Poland
Peru
Pakistan
Nepal
Mexico
Iran
India
Hong Kong
Eritrea
Egypt
China
Colombia
9
Brazil
0
Algeria
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Oxana’s Story
Oxana began her career in Russia as a secondary school teacher and then progressed
through a series of managerial roles in secondary and post secondary institutions. She and her
husband endured a 6 year wait for approval of their application to Canada under the Independent Class. Finally in 2007, Oxana left an administrative position with the national government
to immigrate to Canada. Oxana’s husband is working full time in his profession in Calgary and
Oxana’s two grown daughters have returned to work in Russia.
In 2009, Oxana felt that she didn’t know how to find a job in Canada and that her English
was not strong enough to acquire employment. Most significantly, Oxana felt out of balance
- in conflict with whom she was in Russia and who she was in Canada. She felt that there was
a huge gap in her knowledge of Canadian society and community. Oxana was looking for
information that would be helpful for her to manage her life in Canada. The Making Changes
Employment and Life Skills Program was recommended to Oxana by a counselor at CIWA as
she wanted to learn about Canadian society, rules, how to be included in the workplace and
community, how to be resourceful, and how to find a network.
Oxana actively participated in the weekly workshops and said that she enjoyed and benefited from the facilitated discussions with other participants. Through the series of Employment
and Life Skills sessions and critical reflection, Oxana “learned how to find herself.” She was “really
Making Changes”; by recognizing that she still had the same skills, capabilities and attitudes that
enabled her to be successful in Russia. Oxana says that she gained valuable information and
tips on how to adapt to living and working in Calgary.
In April 2010 Oxana obtained an Administrative Assistant position with Conoco Phillips – and is
excited to embrace this huge step as she learns the job duties and requirements of the position
and assimilates into the workplace. She credits Making Changes with supporting her through a
challenging time of transition and for helping her feel more confident in the Canadian employment arena.
Through the series of Employment and
Life Skills sessions and critical reflection,
Oxana “learned how to find herself.”
She was “really Making Changes”; by
recognizing that she still had the same
skills, capabilities and attitudes that
enabled her to be successful in Russia.
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VOLUNTEER IMPACT
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience as a volunteer for Making Changes Employment Association. I have learned how to communicate with the participants, a stretch for me, who are learning English as a second language. I love the laughter and fun and their willingness to participate fully.
Elaine and Silvia are fabulous and I always enjoy reuniting when I attend. I always feel welcomed
and I am honoured that I am able to contribute in a small way to the growth of the participants.”
Each volunteer brings her own experience of moving forward through times of change to everything she offers the participants at Making Changes. This understanding of transition is an invaluable
component in her ability to connect with the women we support with such dignity, respect and
expertise. Our volunteers take on numerous roles such as Image Consultants, clothing sorters, board
members, employment mentors, classroom assistants, administrative or clerical supports, marketing
and design consultants, and are the essential reason why we remain rooted in community and we
were able to provide meaningful supports to more than 1000 women last year. Our volunteers create
the space for our small complement of staff to develop new community partnerships and work to
bridge the immigrant and mainstream women’s sectors to address the barriers that women in transition face in terms of building successful futures for themselves and their children.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will
never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
Our volunteers made more than a thousand women feel ‘welcomed’ on
their journeys and donated 4119 hours to Making Changes in 2009-2010.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you.
Claudia Aguirre
Marie Allaire
Angelique Bakunda
Amy Baquir
Irene Banchik
Gillian Barnett
Colleen Barton
Teri-Ann Begin
Corrine Bell
Estelita Bellerand
Lauren Berryman
Brenda Bodor
Alyson Brown
Carole Carlton
April Wynne-Chesniak
Melanie Cooke
Amber Cougle
Alba Clavijo
Mona Cooley
Amanda Delamer
Patti Dalsin
Veska Dimitro
Kay Dutkowski
Andrea Fedorchuk
Darby Fellowes
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Alison Ferguson
Oxana Franchuk
Michelle Fulowka
Nanako Furuyama
Helena Gawron
Crina Gheorghe
Julie Gibson
Donna Derie-Gillespie
Jasmine Griffeth
Stephanie Haddow
Roxie Hall
Kathleen Halpen
Lindsay Harle
Vanessa Heebrock
Kimberly Howe
Cori Imbery
Kim Johnston
Shawna Johnston
Claudia Katz
Ada Adeleke-Kelani
Kim Keller
Jennifer Killerich
Heather Knoll
Mary Kramer
Fred Krysko
Jane Labodi
Soumeya Laloui
Mary E Laughren
Marinda Lee
Stacy Liu
Li Luo
Lynda Lyster
Nancy Ma
Gillian MacDonald
Karen Mackenzie
Andrea Marquez
Monty Martin
Lesya Martin
Martha Mawer
Andrew McColl
Jaime McHardy
Riana Mendonce
Alana Nelson
Ritva Nosov
Sonia Okamoto
Allison Onyett
Heidi Orchard
Janet Parr
Andree Patry
Ivy Patton
Muriel Paul
Lindsay Perraton
Alana Phillips
Yani Prasatya
Jane Ravvin
Germaine Rivera
Sian Roberts
Dale Robson
Fran Roycroft
Gina Rowley
Rowena Sampang
Alicia Sarnecki
Rashmi Sharma
Lisa Shore
Monica Simpson
Carly Smith
Robynn Smith
Debra Starratt
Amy Ta
Nancy Taipale
Rebecca Teng
Maria Vargas
Rosanna Yip
Walk-In Closet Volunteer in profile
Mary Laughren
Written by: Jasmine Griffeth
Mary Laughren is arguably the authority on working at the Walk-In Closet. The veteran volunteer began her journey with the Walk-In Closet in the Fall of 2000 when the
Junior League of Calgary’s Suited for the Job program merged to join forces with the
Walk-In Closet. She knew instantly it was a necessary service and had been very well
received in the community, and still feels that way today.
“It’s just a fun place to volunteer; an interesting cross section of the female population, both in terms of the clients and the volunteers,” Mary says as she reflects on the
rich depth of women of all ages and backgrounds that enter its doors every week.
At any given time, Mary points out, there are women who are of university age and
of retirement age, working side by side to help clients from all around the world, and
from every kind of circumstance. The variety of volunteers is what Mary thinks is one
of the biggest keys to success for the female clients who often connect better with
certain women than others.
“It’s just a fun place to volunteer; an interesting cross section of the
female population, both in terms of the clients and the volunteers.”
- Mary Laughren
Mary originally started volunteering part time because she missed the fellowships she
had in the workforce... and the WIC paid those dividends in spades. “The cooperation
amongst staff and volunteers is top notch... not only the camaraderie, but the skills
and attitude towards a positive outcome.” Above all else, however, she enjoys making a tangible difference in the clients’ lives. “The feeling that you’ve helped them in
a productive way... [knowing] you are sending them on a more positive path.” Looking ahead to what lies in store for the WIC, Mary says the biggest challenge will be
moving to a new location while expanding the service... something she thinks may
be taxing to sustain in the long term. With the rapidly changing and expanding client
base, as well as a bigger volunteer base, Mary says the WIC has already made great
strides, and will no doubt continue to meet the community demand “quite dramatically and quite successfully” for years to come. For herself though, she’s just looking
forward to her shift next week. “It’s an old cliché... but if you’re feeling down, just work
a shift at the Walk-In Closet. It puts everything into perspective very quickly.”
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Employment & Life Skills Volunteer in Profile
Mona Cooley
Written by: Jasmine Griffeth
Mona Cooley, a veteran volunteer with the Employment & Life Skills Program, knows
how to speak. She really, really knows how to speak. And as a Toastmaster, she was
invited by program organizers to teach clients how they too could speak better. You
wouldn’t know it, but initially, the sessions were a learning experience for Mona. She
asked a few friends who didn’t have English as their native tongue what approach
she should have; even polling several of her Toastmaster friends who didn’t originally
speak English but were now trained speakers. Their advice must have been good;
she’s been coming back for eight years now.
“We each have our beliefs and traditions and it would be great
to keep figuring out each other and how we can all collaborate
so there isn’t so much isolation. It’s a place where people from
everywhere can feel welcome; a place where we can all come
together.”
- Mona Cooley
Mona says she most enjoys “watching the participants get involved and get excited. There’s a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Individuals come up and say ‘thank
you,’ and talk about what they’ve learned. You really feel like you’ve made a difference in the possibility of what they can go on to do in their career.” What’s perhaps
surprising about Mona, is that she says she’s received about as much help from the
program as she’s given. A mental health worker by trade, Mona finds the work gives
her a greater perspective on mental illness, since it affects everyone regardless of
cultural background. Working with people from so many different countries and situations, she says she has a much better understanding of people, ways to connect
with them, and can more easily build the all-important element of trust.
In the future, Mona hopes the program continues to make the huge difference it has
in the community. “Not just for the clients, but for the volunteer consultants that come
in as well... it’s a two-way street of understanding, a reciprocal relationship in which
both sides learn from each other.” For Mona, the Employment & Life Skills Program is
a medium to understand all cultures. “We each have our beliefs and traditions and
it would be great to keep figuring out each other and how we can all collaborate
so there isn’t so much isolation. It’s a place where people from everywhere can feel
welcome; a place where we can all come together.”
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Thank You to our Funders
Brad and Tanya Zumwalt Family Foundation at The Calgary Foundation
Thank You to our Partners
Founding Partner
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CALGARY
Thank you to our Donors
Goods & Services Partners
Agruim
ALBI Homes
Aldila Boutique
Angela’s Attic
BeBe Chinook
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Blu’s Women’s Wear
Boardwalk
Bow Valley College
Cala Community Challenge (law firms)
Canada Revenue Agency
Changes Consignment
Check-Mate Shoes
Clotheshorse Consignment
CREW
Eccoci
Enerplus
ENMAX Corporation
Ernst & Young
Faculty of Law – University of Calgary
Feisty Consignment
Full Figure Fashion
Geologic Systems
Glinda Girls – Business of Bliss
Imperial Oil
Influence®
Jennifer MacDonald
Kaiser Exploration Ltd.
Knickers n’ Lace
Mark’s Work Warehouse
McBride
Mommy Wear Daily
Mount Royal College
NV Fashions
Odgers Berndtson
OPTIONELLE
Pink Sugar
Shell
Shelly’s Secret Closet
Spring Bank Ladies Time Out
Suzanne Truba Ltd
Talbots
Telus
The Connaught Group Ltd.
The Co-operators
Toccata for Her, Canmore
Toni Plus
Veronica Field
Vespucci
Financial Partners
Alix Halpen
Alberta Human Ecology and Home
Economics Association
Alyson Brown
Ann MacDiarmid
Atco Employee – Anonymous
Atco Structures and Logistics
BDP Office Services LLP
Bonnie Vogeli
Brad & Tanya Zumwalt Family Fund
Brent Heinz
Bryan Peck
Burnet, Duckworth and Palmer LLP
Calgary Association Of Legal Administrators
Calgary First Savings
Carol Ellergodt
Carole Anne Kaufman
Caroline Millar
Cathryn Bird
Christie Martin
Clarke Barnes
Davita Werry
Debra McArthur
Elaine and Gerald Wood
Elizabeth Dennehy
Elizabeth Perez
Erin Sharp
Evguenia Pokoussaeva
Executive Womens International Calgary
Chapter
Felicity Foster
First Calgary Savings
Fran Roycroft
Gordon Kerr
Greg Scott
Hugh MacDiarmid
Jaime Enachescu
Jane Ravvin
Janet Soles
Joanne Bradley
Joelly Lang
Joy Gano
Karen Sharp
Kelly Heembrick
Kristine Kause
Linda Sundermann
Lindsay Harle
Lisa Campell
Lynda Lyster
Macleod Dixon LLP
Marie Louise Harris
Marla Klassen
Marlene Kissoon
Nickle Family Foundation
Pamela Scott
Rick Gushue
Sarah Black
Sian Roberts
Tana Goodwin
The Junior League Of Calgary
Tracey Bodnarchuk
Trudie Lee Photography
Westsprings Shoppers Drug Mart
Community Partners
Blu’s Women’s Wear
CIWA
Crest
Boardwalk Rental Communities
Mark Staffing
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Making Changes Association
927 – 7th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1A5
403.262.5776
www.makingchangesassociation.ca