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President Melody Bundt Witwer Vice President Sarah Rosenfeld
Past President Wayne Barkauskas
Co‐Treasurers Be na Pierre‐Gilles Chris na Chao
Secretary Eseoghene Omatsone
Directors Judy Curry Marilyn Oshry Rae Ann Wood‐Shatz Staff Execu ve Director Andrea Silverstone
Opera ons Manager Kelly Salmond (un l March 2013) To all of Office Manager Meghan Wright Program Coordinator Shannon Smith Peer Support Program Facilitator Carrie McManus Program Assistant Erika Guzman Services for Abused CDVC Coordinator Corinne O sie
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Thank you! and Direct Service Volunteer Board President to our 67 volunteers who to our 67 volunteers Volunteer of the Year: Honourable Mentions Honourable of the Year: Volunteer We held our second annual fundraising event “Eat…Play…Love” in Up to 100 November and it was very well received by all who a ended. PSSAW will be making this our annual signature event. PSSAW is looking AIDS Calgary Awareness Heather Wilson Mary Spensley forward to this annual event ge ng bigger and be er. We really Alana Devlin Helena Kamenetsky Megan Zybutz appreciate all of the donors, sponsors, and volunteers who made this Alexis Kroon Jo Anne Murray Melody Bundt‐Witwer event successful. Andrea Silverstone Joanne Heming Nancy Fla ers Carmen Madden Jodi Cohen Nina Shen Our collabora on with other agencies and programs con nues to Cathy Strand Judy Dandarand Penny Wallace flourish; enhanced through our role as co‐chair of the Calgary Domes c Chris na Chao Karen J. Renaud Rebecca Stephen Violence Collec ve. Cyndy Morin Kate Forsyth Reva Faber We are also very excited to have received funding from the Dale Ross Kathy Wedin Rosemarie Jullion Government of Alberta to engage in a pilot project to bring our Deb Tomlinson Kendra Doyle Sandy Visser program to rural communi es across Alberta. In 2013 we created Diane Altwasser Kris Ronald Shaul Osadchey partnerships with sites in Olds and the Crowsnest Pass and in 2014 we Gillian Hazan Leanne Rzepa Shela Shapiro look forward to an addi onal two to four sites across Alberta. Gordon Chan Linda White Stephanie Berman We are excited about 2014 and the opportuni es that it will bring. Harold & Norma Malory Todd Susan Jackson Magnuson Marlene Veirboom Tammy Wright We sincerely thank the Staff, Board, and all our Volunteers Heather Sorenson Marnie Bondar Wayne Barkauskas for con nuing to amaze us with your skills, caring, dedica on and innova on in providing service to our women, children and community. In Kind Donations
Yours truly, Adventures in Scuba Office Investments Inc. ATA Pain Rehabilita on Jeff Albert Rubaiyat Calgary Laser Therapy Centre Jo Anne Murray Russ Albert Aussie Rules Piano Bar Joni Hanen SAS Comfort Shoes Cactus Club Café Kate’s Beauty Unlimited Shannon Smith Carriage House Inn Melody Bundt Witwer Andrea Silverstone Laser Quest Calgary Spartan Controls Cathy Strand Leslie Robinson Springbank Cheese Co. Execu ve Director Board President Centre for Complementary Melody Bundt‐Witwer Marda Loop Health Educac on Moksha Yoga TruEssence Coaching Prac cum Centre Morigeau Consul ng Group Toscana Italian Grill CoJo Sport Collectables Inc. Tu Fru Frozen Yogurt Courtyard by Marriot Hotel Marlene Vierboom Wise Scheible Barkauskas Crabapple Clothing Osteria De Medici Family Law Company Panther Sports Medicine Dr. Peggy Burke and Rehabilita on Centre Hana Sushi Pembina Pipeline Corp. Heming & Associates Law RDA Holdings & Thank you to our Generous Donors Julie’s Story Julie came to PSSAW a er leaving her first abusive in mate rela onship. 100,000 to 500,000 While Julie had not experienced abuse as a child, she notes that her father died when she was young and her mother was not able to provide her with the emo onal warmth that she craved. Although Julie had a successful career, she found herself stuck with her abusive partner fearing her future financial freedom. Through her me with PSSAW, Julie men oned that she feels as though 10,000 to 100,000 she entered into an abusive rela onship as a result of self‐sabotage. Julie states that she lived with this guilt every day and therefore felt unworthy of a healthy, func onal rela onship. Since entering the Finding Our Voices group, Julie has severed es with her nega ve rela onship. Although she s ll fears the future, she Family and Community Support Services Government of Alberta ‐ CFSA recognizes that she must face this fear in order to enter into a healthy, Atlan c Ballet Theatre of Canada Inc. Government of Alberta –Human Services fulfilling rela onship that she is worthy of. Julie states that if it were not for the support of the other women in the group and the facilitators she would have easily returned to her abusive rela onship as she had done 1,000 to 10,000 in the past. Since leaving her rela onship, Julie notes that she has once again been able to have a close rela onship with her family. She is Calgary Ac on Commi ee Eseoghene Omatsone Laurie M. Anderson looking forward to seeing what the future holds and to one day enter on Housing & First Calgary Leslie Robinson into a healthy, fulfilling rela onship. Homelessness Government of Alberta ‐ Melanie M. Carter Calgary Founda on Community Spirit Na onal Bank Financial Debbie D. Johnson Judy & Stele Curry Did you know:
The 2013 flood created a 30% increase in clients 100 to 1,000 On average clients engage 1 on 1 with their mentor for Calgary Federa on of Gordon Hoffman Sarah Rosenfeld 9 sessions. University Women Jeane e Veale South Calgary Funeral Cliff Bungalow ‐ Mission Centre We connected with 8000+ people at 13 events to raise Marilyn Oshry domestic violence awareness Debra Wood‐Zybutz Sherri Lee Parsons Melissa DeLeon Evelyn She el‐Shapiro Whitecap Books For every $1 spent supporting women in PSSAW Michael O’Brien Encana programs there is a $4 return on investment. RBC Founda on Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd Ralph Barne Jeff’s Story Treasurer’s Report
Jeff was involved in a same sex domes c violence rela onship for 10 While I will highlight some of the results in the a ached financial years. Scared of facing homophobia and heterosexism, Jeff was statements, I encourage members to review these reports on our reluctant to access external support from an agency other than Peer website. Support Services for Abused Women. The Statement of Financial Posi on reports assets of $341,375. A er discussions about our Same Sex Domes c Violence program and At the end of the year, the the competency building component, Jeff felt comfortable enough to agency had sufficient cash receive counselling at a partner agency regarding his experiences. balances to meet liabili es. Jeff states that for the first me he feels comfortable discussing his The Statement of Opera ons situa on with other people. He feels as though our program is helping shows a balance of $8,950 for to remove the s gma surrounding SSDV, and is therefore making the year. programming more accessible to the LGBTQ* community. It is also important to Jeff states that without the support he received he may have very well men on that the financial returned to the rela onship. statements do not reflect the value received from the contribu on of volunteer services, without which the agency could not operate.
With the funds to be earned from our ongoing funding from United Way After participating in our SSDV capacity building program and FCSS, and con nuing efforts to a ract dona ons, PSSAW is in a good financial posi on to provide needed services for the upcoming 73% of service providers feel confident in providing year. culturally appropriate SSDV services to members of the I would like to use this opportunity to thank funders and donors in LGBTQ* community helping the agency. Sincerely,
Rebecca Stephen Be na Pierre‐Gilles Co‐Treasurer Co‐Treasurer