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UNITED W A Y 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR

of the Alberta Capital Region

T T KNOWLEDGE SUPPOR ESL PROGRA IONAL MMIN MOT G FAM NT E ILY C PME OUN ELO SEL DEV LING RS CH ADE ILD DE LENCE PREVENTION COMMUN VE TIC VIO ITY PRO LO EPEOPL MES STITU PM RS UNIT O Y DO TION EN EADE ERAC AW T P ITEL SE L LIT AR ER E UN OSE ABU CIA ENE SON HOP U IT SS ITEAL EW T F EL UN COU OR DER SITY NSEL EA S P ER LING TR ILY SUPPO U EDIV GRADUA TION VER ILD & FAM RTS FOSTERIN BITL TION FIRS IC SIT NG CH G DIGNIT UN IC AINI Y RES DOM ED ID TR ULTS WIS UC O ING ST A HOM NITE AT US E CA E U ION O RPORSE & EAATDIE EPU SKI AW U UNIT LLS ARE M NITEP FORTS TR NES GE EOPLE NITEEF AIN S REC MAN UNITEH EMINDS U ING REATION & W F- EARTS UNITEHANDS UNIT VO ELLN LUN TEE NA R E SO NGA R GEM ENT OPPO V RTUN DE ITIES A G CHIL BORIGINAL AM Table of Contents

United Way Lives in Our Community ...... 1 Message from the Directors ...... 2 Children & Youth ...... 4 Families & Individuals ...... 10 Neighborhoods ...... 18 Recognition & Awards ...... 22 Days of Caring ...... 28 Contributors ...... 34

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United Way Lives in their precious time. It lives in the smiles and Your participation in this movement is what labour of thousands who engage in a United provides the momentum and helps us to reach A

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Way Day of Caring, one out of every three days, so many important goals. United Way activity, 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR Our work inspires and empowers individual and somewhere in our community. It lives in our community investments and partnerships corporate citizens to create social change where own day-to-day activities, our conversations with Member Agencies and other community they live. To see United Way come to life, you and our actions. And it lives in 3,000 other initiatives contributed to so many positive don’t need to look very far. United Way communities spread across 47 results in 2009. countries worldwide. United Way lives wherever we inspire and For more information on United Way or to T empower people to come together to share United Way is at the core of a movement. It’s download a PDF copy of this report or our in improving the social conditions of their a movement inspired by a genuine passion for 2009 audited financial statements please community. It lives in the boardrooms, social change. And it’s a movement powered visit myunitedway.ca 1 lunchrooms and lobbies of workplaces and in by people just like you – people who have the thousands of homes where individuals and helped to improve individual lives and the social families share their hard-earned dollars and lend conditions of our community every single day.

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Youth, Families and Neighbourhoods, along with a 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR series of stories that truly demonstrate the impact you are making in our community. We hope you will take the time to review the report and take pride in the positive results you generously make possible.

Anne Smith T President & CEO

3 Dale Mulek Chair 2009 Board of Directors

PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS Children & Youth Melissa’s Story Melissa Mendes was fifteen years old when she became pregnant. Feelings of embarrassment “So, are you interested?” and confusion plagued her as she tried to avoid telling the people closest to her. Five months It was the simplest question Melissa Mendes into her pregnancy, a friend of her mother’s had ever been asked. Her entire life had exposed her secret by lifting her shirt in front prepared her for this question and, trying to of her mother. The pregnancy caused a rift contain her excitement as best she could, she between them. responded, “Yes, yes, of course!” Despite feeling alone, Melissa fought hard to She was in her car at the time she received not fall into the stereotype of a pregnant teen. the phone call and decided to pull over. After The negativity that surrounded her only fueled a brief conversation she hung up and started her desire to break the misconceptions of those screaming excitedly. The last three weeks around her. She would achieve a healthy future had been torture as she waited for a decision. for her child and nothing would stand in the way NING PARTNERS OD LEAR FOR KIDS CR of that. ISIS INT The wait had paid off though, as she had just ERVEN TION DISA STER accepted a position at United Way Member SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI Agency, Terra: Centre for Pregnant & Parenting High school was too difficult to attend while PORT ST KID RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF Teens asE a Healthy Families Outreach WITorkerEHOP . she was pregnant as the stigma that followed S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM her around the hallways was humiliating. She N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA She had feltECUO Sfor a long time that sheAMS was meant eventually discovered Braemar School. Braemar RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORtoRST help people. This newTUR position would not only OspecializesN EARL in offering a full range of core E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE allow her toR EdoA that, but would allow herS A FtoTE help curricular courses and a wide variety of options UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT young women in the sameER position she had to prIEegnantS NEIG and parenting teens aged 15-19. AB HBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR been in only years before. TS Y She was able to take prenatal classes here as OUTH LEADE RSHIP wellDEVEL toOP learn what she would experience during MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W A Y 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR T

her pregnancy and how to care for both herself the times that life becomes overwhelming. organization that had helped her when she and her child. It was here that Melissa was free She was also able to take parenting classes needed it. And today, she works as a Healthy A Y

from the stares and whispers of her former at Terra to properly prepare her for the new Families Outreach Worker providing that same 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR school and was able to focus on her studies - responsibility. As her confidence grew, she took support that was so crucial to her development. eventually earning her diploma. part in the Peers Educating Peers program (P.E.P.) which allowed her to go to junior high When asked why she supports her community, Despite the initial reaction Melissa received and high schools to share her story and educate Melissa doesn’t hesitate in saying, “I do it from her mother, her pregnancy caused them others on teen pregnancy. because of my daughter and all of the other to eventually bond and become far closer than girls out there just like her. I want these young T before. They became comfortable expressing With this support behind her, Melissa not only mothers and fathers to be the best parents themselves to each other and this cemented completed high school but was also able to they can be. Being a teen parent is not an ideal their relationship even further. Supporting her apply to MacEwan University’s Mental Health situation, but it doesn’t help any of us if they are 7 daughter and her unborn child became a life’s program and was accepted. Raising a daughter, given nothing but barriers to face.” mission for her mother, which, in turn, allowed juggling several jobs, and still managing to do Melissa to eventually do the same for her child. her school work was difficult but as she had

proven multiple timesPPO alrRT eadyKNOWL, EMelissaDGE ESL P RdidO not NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY Melissa was fortunate to have support from backME Ndown from challenge - she embraced it. COU LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH her community. As a young mother, one ofAD theE She graduated from the program in 2008. ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U most important needs is emotionalTS support - Prepared byES lifeTI and equipped with an OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE someoneSE UN that can beR A depended upon during ANC education, Melissa applied to Terra - the same ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS “Children do better when their Children & Youth in developing early literacy and language Early Childhood Development experiences and promotes healthy family families are strong, and families relationships. do better when they live in There is no doubt that the future of our society communities that help them depends on the health and well-being of our This four-week program is delivered either children. By investing wisely into generations of through one-on-one contacts or in a group to succeed.” Annie E. Casey healthy children, the result will be a lifetime of setting facilitated by various community Foundation productivity and responsible citizenship. Based partners. Parents are introduced to their local on the growing cache of anecdotal and scientific library and other available resources. They are evidence, it is becoming more apparent that the provided with a sturdy book bag, books and first six years of life, starting at day one, are vital easy-to-read information. Ways to enjoy books to raising a healthy child. together with their children are modeled and shared. Participants have the chance to connect United Way supports many programs geared and build supportive relationships with other to support parents of young children for early parents with similar circumstances. ING PARTNERS OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR ISIS INT childhood development. One of these is Books ERVEN TION DISA STER for Babies. In 2009, more than 300 parents The program has far-reaching and long term SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI were provided the opportunity to build healthy effects by assisting parents in their ability PORT ST KID RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF relationshipsE with their children and to imprITEHoveOP to support their children’s important early S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OchildhoodR learning byD RDattendingOM Books for development. Not only does it promote reading N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA Babies, atE CUnitedUOS Way Member AgencyAMS , The in the family, but by placing books into homes RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORCentrRST e for Family LiteracyTUR. OofN EfamiliesARL who need them, parents read more E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE REA S AFTE often with their babies. This is helping to build UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT Books for Babies encouragesER parents of and IstrES NengthenEIG family relationships and promote AB HBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR infants between birth and 12 monthsT StoY share positive parenting. OUTH LEADE RSHIP books with their babies. It supports all families DEVELOP MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W

Success in School hope. Preliminary research indicates that ongoing In August 2009, Success By 6® mentoring has the potential to be a successful A

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For a child or adolescent to be successful in intervention strategy to address risk among youth 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR school, they must be provided the essentials that and to promote positive behaviors and attitudes. to the House of Commons become the foundation for learning. Intuitively, Standing Committee on Finance. we know that for any individual to be productive Research has also shown that children who are the basic needs of food, shelter and clothing are matched with a mentor, are more likely to achieve This was a great step forward needed. Logically, what follows is a positive family greater success in school, complete high school for Success By 6® toward the and social network for the child that encourages and realize their full potential. Mentoring programs goal of influencing long-term T and acts as role models. also help to build the capacity of families by providing support at a broader level. BBBS staff policy changes on behalf of United Way Member Agency, Big Brothers and volunteer mentors build trust relationships children and families. 9 Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area (BBBS) with parents. Through these trust relationships, provides positive role models to children and parents are able to link to other relevant youth. Mentoring provides these young people community programs. This expands the web of

an opportunity to build their personal skills and community supportPPO RresourT KNOWces,LEDGE allowingESL PRO parents to NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY strengths. In 2009, more than 3,000 children in incrMENease the parenting and life skills that improve COU LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH the Alberta Capital Region were provided Amentors.DE the capacity and strength of their family. ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE ChildrSE UNen who are givenR A the opportunity to ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA build NrSelationshipsTR withEDIV caring communityER adult & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE mentors are more likely to SdevelopU EHO positive AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA relationship Nskills,T S self-esteem, confidenceDU andS UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS Families Connie’s Story

It was in a room full of people - government day she received an appeal in the mail looking officials, community organization board for volunteer families to participate in a six-year members, representatives from Alberta Health research project that her life changed. The – all more educated and experienced in dealing project would ultimately determine a method of with the administration of social services and delivering services to low-income families in a supports, that Connie, a young mother of two, way that was more efficient and coordinated. discovered who she wanted to be. Connie jumped at the opportunity to help in It was when she and other mothers in the same this project and was placed into one of the situation as her expressed their frustration with four trial systems being tested by Families a disjointed system of social support, that she First Edmonton (FFE) – a partnership of 16 saw the tears in the eyes of one of the officials. organizations which includes support from Connie knew that at that moment, she had United Way. The system her family was ING PARTNERS OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR ISIS INT ERVEN TION changed an attitude – changed a mind. placed into focused on increasing recreational DISA STER SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE opportunities for her children – something many HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI PORT ST KID RAT PLE S C ThatION moment has since changed Connie’s life LElow-incomeADERS UNITEPE familiesO UNIT EarHeEA RunableTS UNIT EtoHA NafDforS d. As a LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI result of this need, the Recreation Resource S M path to one thatUC Tnow finds TherEDI pursuing an HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F educationFOO in socialITE work. N PR Board was created by many FFE partners OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED including United Way Member Agencies NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE ButD thisIC was not always the Ccase.ON KARA FamilyHO OResourD LEARNceING Centr PERSOeNA andL EMP OYMCAWERMEN ofT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE REA S AFTE UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL Edmonton, as well as the Multicultural Health ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT ER IES NEIG AB HBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR As a mother of a son and daughterSUP , Connie was Brokers Co-operative and it hasTREA CconnectedH PARENT E POR TS Y OUTH struggling with being able to provide things L EforADE over 1,000 children of low-income families with RSHIP DEVELOP MENT EM her children that she knew they needed. One recreational prOTograms.IONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W A Y 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR T

Recent research has shown that children in can’t it all be in one place?” she asked. In fact, out, her children have a much higher chance of low-income families produce larger than normal coordinated efforts are the goal of Families becoming healthy, successful adults as well and A Y

amounts of stress hormones to cope with First Edmonton. will be are far less likely to rely on social support 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR hardships like unsafe neighbourhoods and systems in the future. schools, at-home worries, etc. Whether this child The very opportunity these women shared grows up to be a successful individual or not, together, meeting with an audience of She will also find herself with a distinct these hormones maintain their increased level, government officials, community organization perspective as someone who has experienced potentially leading to heart disease, cancer and board members and representatives from Alberta both sides of the equation. She will have a true other diseases related to aging. This is one more Health was a positive step forward. It was understanding of the experience of low-income T reason why the work of FFE is so important. It the first time many of these mothers, Connie families paired with the hope and solutions she not only changes the lives of families with low- included, felt like they were not alone and had a has found through the services provided by income at the stage when these health risks are voice. It was the first time they felt like someone United Way and our many partners. 13 developing, but it will reduce the eventual need was actually listening. Connie was encouraged, of emergency and health services for problems inspired but most importantly - motivated. While the Families First Edmonton Research related to low-income childhoods in the future. Project will not conclude until 2012, the first

“When I looked aroundPPORT theKNO WroomLEDGE atES LthesePRO people round of data collected will be revealed at the NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY Through Families First Edmonton, Connie was listeningMEN to us, I saw one of them crying. I felt I endCO Uof 2010. This data will provide the catalyst LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH able to meet with other mothers in the sameADE had really changed something. I wanted them to for many informationalILD products meant to inform LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U situation she was in. As a group,T theyS came to know we werESTen’I t numbers, but people just likeOS TIT decision-making on manyPM areas including; how UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE beS aE UwellspringN of informationR A for the research ANC them. It was important to me.” effectivelyE Scurrent systems are workingNEAH together ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA project.NS T RThey spokeE DatIV length aboutE Rthe barriers & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST for low-income families,UBTE how they can be made DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE each of them faced on a dailySU basisEHO and how AITDoday, Connie finds herself in a unique position. TS Hmore effective,EW how to deliverCA services in a SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA social supportsNT S and services were disjointedDU andS UN She starts her education in social work in S UNI strength-based,LS family-centered way, RtheEN reality EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO inefficient. It was frustrating toUN be forced to tell September 2010. She has a long road ahead of life living in a low-incomeLUN household and CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA a story several timesP EtoR many different agencies of her but she is also making a very important what it takes to engage a low-incomeGEM family in ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES justC HtoIL Dreceive the assistance you need. “Why step in breaking the chain of poverty. Once necessary services and supports. ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS “In every conceivable manner, Families Not having adequate money to make ends meet is merely the symptom of larger underlying root the family is link to our past, For many, the thought of poverty is represented causes of poverty. Multiple factors contribute bridge to our future.” by images of homeless individuals looking to the challenge and can include; language Alex Haley for emergency shelter, the “pan-handlers” on barriers, lack of education, mental and/or Jasper and Whyte Avenue or the line-up at physical disabilities, increases in cost of living, a community soup kitchen. The notion that low minimum wage, lack of transportation, a poverty is only a result of not having a job is a fixed income, addictions, and/or family violence. myth. There are many individuals and families in our community who are considered to be United Way is tackling the root causes the “working poor” and in some cases, hold of poverty and creating sustainable and down more than one low-paying job at a time. maintainable change for families and individuals. Often these individuals need to choose between In partnership with many community agencies putting a roof over their head or food on the we are providing a number of programs specific table. If you consider that close to 54,000 to immediate needs like food, shelter and NING PARTNERS OD LEAR FOR KIDS CR clothing, while much of our work focuses on ISIS INT Albertans used a food bank in the month of ERVEN TION DISA STER March 2009 alone and this was an increase of self-reliance. These programs are geared toward SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI creating financial stability and independence PORT ST61% compared to March 2008, we can safely KID RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF say that it’E s about making ends meet. ITEHOP for people today, tomorrow and in the future. S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM Research tells us that this kind of change N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS positively impacts the entire community. RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE REA S AFTE UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT ER IES NEIG AB HBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR TS Y OUTH LEADE RSHIP DEVELOP MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W

Financial Literacy For families and individuals facing poverty, In the Fall of 2009, United Way financial literacy can help break the cycle that A

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Today’s complex financial services industry prevents them from achieving life-long financial 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR offers a wide array of products and providers stability. These learning opportunities provide along with other seven other to meet financial needs. So much choice the essential understanding about financial Alberta United Ways sponsored requires knowledge and skill to accurately products, planning, home ownership counseling review the options and identify the ones that and how to prevent becoming involved in and supported provincial-wide best suit personal needs and circumstances. transactions or situations that are financially forums. A broad cross-section of This is especially true for populations that are destructive. As well, credit management and community members from public, T marginalized by financial hardship and other life repair programs enable individuals to correct circumstances. and learn from previous financial mistakes. private and social service sectors There is no doubt that financial literacy is one of came together for a series of 15 In 2009, United Way began working with the cornerstones of strong families, individuals a number of partners to deliver a series of and communities. Poverty Reduction Forums. The programs aimed at advancing Financial aim was to build support for a

Literacy to assist families and individuals facing PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM McomprILY ehensive poverty-reduction MEN COU poverty. By partnering with other funders and LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH organizations we helped host the FinancialAD E strategy forIL DAlberta. Close to 400 LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE Works Conference, offering awarPOR eness, DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE peopleWAR provided inputPE into theUNI T URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE educationSE UN and actionR A around financial literacy ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP challenges theirP communitiesDIVE faceG G RA and assetNS TR building.EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI andCA RdiscussedSE U innovativeON ways LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS community organizationsING could ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER work together to eliminateGEM poverty. ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS Homelessness and The City of Edmonton created the Homeless Affordable Housing Commission to oversee the implementation of Edmonton’s Homelessness Plan. United By definition, homelessness efersr to the Way’s CEO, Anne Smith is the Chair of the condition of lacking a fixed, egularr and Commission and the staff for the Homeless adequate residence. This definition covers Commission are hosted at United Way’s offices the broad spectrum of homelessness. The on Stony Plain Road. continuum of homelessness ranges from the chronic homeless that are unable to maintain Over the past year, the Commission has employment and residence to the homeless made great strides in the implementation of that have lost their home to disaster (e.g. fire). the Homelessness Plan. The Commission In between these extremes is a variety of unique has endorsed a Housing First approach. This circumstances and factors, but the number of model operates on the premise that housing is stories are ever increasing. a prerequisite to economic, social and personal well-being. Once housed, staff will focus on NING PARTNERS OD LEAR FOR KIDS CR developing the support services needed to ISIS INT Individuals become homeless for many ERVEN TION DISA STER reasons. Some of these include: leaving an address the issues that put participants at risk SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI of homelessness. By the end of 2009, Housing PORT STabusive relationship, loss of employment, KID RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF death of Ea major income earner, physicalIT EorHO P First teams had housed 497 people who wereS UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OmentalR disabilities, addictions,DRDOM disasters (fire previously experiencing homelessness. N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS RE and flooding),URP RITY “runaway” children/youth, ABO re- FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORintegrationRST into society TafterUR incarceration, OHomelessN EARL Connect Edmonton is a broad- E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE increased housingREA costs and falling incomes.S AFTE based community-inspired initiative, providing UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT ER IES NEIG AB HBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR TS Y OUTH LEADE RSHIP DEVELOP MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W

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becoming homeless, on one day and at one 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR location. Its mission is to provide services that but especially in urban centres. In helps conduct the bi-annual count help open doors out of homelessness, build 2008, the Edmonton Joint Planning by providing volunteer support. lasting partnerships, raise public awareness of homelessness in the community, and provide a Committee on Housing conducted vehicle for community involvement in addressing their bi-annual “Homeless Count”. the issue of homelessness. The count recorded an increase of T A range of services were provided including 17.6% in the number of homeless mental health assessments, library services, compared with 2006. In 2008, 17 foot care, haircuts, immunizations, birth control, pre-natal support, laundry, housing information, 3079 people were considered employment and training services and homeless in our city, of which 1862

much more. PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA are Tabsolute EM homeless (without MILY MEN COU LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH United Way provided support to the SteeringADE permanent shelter). Furthermore, ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U Committee, Volunteer CommitteeT Sand ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S L8.4%ITE (259) of the homeless WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SpSoEnUsNorship CommRit Atee, and co-chaired the ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP counted were children P DIVE G GRA eventN.S InTR addition, UEnDiIVted Way assisEtRed in the & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE provision and preparation oSfU carEeH Okits, winter AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI and youth under the age of 18. CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA coats and wNoTr Sk boots to more than 2,00D0U peopS lUeN. S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS Neighbourhoods Before entering Da Bom Squad, Richard was For the first time, Richard is thinking about on a path that involved drugs and alcohol and volunteering and giving back to his community. Richard’s Story he constantly thwarted attempts to connect The program has given him a vision for the with others. The program dropped him into future and he sees himself one day becoming United Way has seen great results from N.E.T. a situation in which he was surrounded by a youth worker, “to help all the young kids that and recently honoured Richard, a graduate others just like him and through their shared were like me to get back on the right path and of the DaBom Squad, at its 2009 Awards of experience, they bonded and developed respect help change their life around and make sure Distinction. The DaBom Squad is a partnership for one another. they stay that way.” between the Edmonton Police, Canadian Forces, United Way of the Alberta Capital Richard’s group spent a lot of time team- In his journey to be an example to his peers Region and two of its Member Agencies - building which included a day at the EPS and and his community, Richard has a adopted a Boys and Girls Club and The Family Centre. Edmonton Fire Department. In addition to mantra, ‘A smart man learns from his mistakes; physical demands, the program challenges a wise man learns from others.’ “I will carry The DaBom program is a paramilitary-structured youth to increase their emotional development, that with me always”. Inspiring words from a and athletic-based program that focuses on delivering presentations on grief and wise young man. NING PARTNERS OD LEAR strengtheningFOR KIDS CR the physical and emotional bereavement, ethics and integrity, and drug and ISIS INT ERVEN TION DISA development of at-risk youth. TheST EyouthR range gang education. SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION in age from 12 to 16N yearsSUP of age. MINI PORT ST KID RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF MichelleE noticed a physical evolution in ITRicharEHOP d. S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI RicharHOOD SdE RwasVICE SaP youngERSONAL manE facing many ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW ORHe went from being DwithdrawnRDOM and closed off N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR challenges in his life that were barriersC toA to becomingECUOS the top candidate atAM theS end of RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI his success. Constable Michelle Horchuk, OORRtheST program. “He was TtheUR one that we selected ON EARL E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC the DaBom Squad Coordinator, witnessedMIND S T TION HOPE NITE because heRE thrivedA in everything we thrS AewFTE at UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT a physical and emotional transformation in him,” she says. ER IES NEIG AB HBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR Richard once he started the program. TS Y OUTH LEADE RSHIP DEVELOP MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W A Y 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR T

PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS “Unless someone like you cares a Neighbourhoods Region, N.E.T. teams are championed as a means of applying non-traditional policing whole awful lot, nothing is going to The strength of our communities depends greatly response to common and recurrent community get better. It’s not.” on the health of individual neighbourhoods. issues. A police officer, civilian community Dr. Seuss Residents want to live in communities that are capacity builder and youth intervention worker safe, have places to gather, offer affordable comprise this multi-disciplined team. housing and where people know one another. N.E.T.’s success is largely due to the United Way continues to work with the collaborative and inclusive nature of the community to create neighbourhoods where program. The N.E.T strategy is designed to residents can raise their families in a safe and work with a community and its residents, affordable environment. We know it is important combining the skill, expertise and perspectives that efforts to revitalize neighbourhoods are led of traditional law enforcement practices with by residents so that the skills and passion for innovative community development strategies. maintaining the neighbourhoods remain in place. Several community programs are facilitated by ING PARTNERS OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR ISIS INT NET including; Bully-Busters, Safe & Secure ERVEN TION DISA STER Homes, Safe Squad, AutoSafe, Community SER Healthy Neighbourhoods INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI PORT ST Crime Council, Apartment Safe and the DaBom KID RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP Squad Program for at-risk youth in local S UNITE E S The NeighbourhoodRTY EmpowermentTY TUeamN (N.E.T.) EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW ORconcept has playedD anRDOM integral role in community neighbourhoods. N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS RE policingU inRP EdmontonRITY for the past eleven ABO years. FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S EFF AsAD a shared project of EdmontonAL Police Service, AssignedY CHILD to at-risk communities, as determinedOOT C AR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE City of EdmontonREA Community Services,S AF TTheE by escalating crime statistics, N.E.T. teams UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT ER IES NEIG Family Centre and UnitedAB Way of the Capital stabilize HenvirBOURonments;H reducing and preventing IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR TS Y OUTH LEADE RSHIP DEVELOP MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W

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customized to each community’s unique Gang Intervention and Diversion Program. The 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR needs and opportunities, drives day-to-day program, known as Pohna: Keepers of the Fire, provided information and referrals activity of N.E.T. teams including community- is for youth aged 11 to 17. These youth have to over 11,000 individuals and specific policing, community mobilization and been identified by Edmonton Police Service to crime prevention. be at risk of becoming involved in gang activity. linked nearly 1,000 community Much of the program success is based on members within volunteer research that shows the best way to engage Community Solution to opportunities. T Gang Violence youth is to empower them to create change and to surround them with supportive adults. 21 Community Solution to Gang Violence (CSGV) The result is self reliant, independent youth is a collaborative initiative that includes people who are able to identify personal alternatives to from a diverse array of community organizations, divert themselves from becoming involved all levels of government, and citizens, to work in gang activity.

PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO on a community-wide approach to address and NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE solve the issue of gangs and gang violence. EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD Just as the name implies, the central messageLE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U of The Community Solution UisP that everyone RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO has an importantISDONT E role to play in bringing aboutRT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR meaningfulICTIO change. UnitedERS Way PofE the Alberta CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI Capital Region is an activeOU member UofN ITthe FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS steeringNAG committee and one of threeG Gfunders OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN supporting this important initiative.CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS United Way is at the Recognition & Awards Community Investment core of a movement Committee Volunteerism is key to a healthy community. Chris Astel - A movement inspired Volunteers offer their time, their expertise, and Julianna Cantwell most importantly their hearts. We appreciate by a genuine passion for social Don Gordon the efforts of people who help make the Alberta Wes Hodinski change. It’s a movement Capital Region a better place to live and work. Sharon Shuya powered by people – just like Rayanne Yager you - willing to share their time, United Way of the Alberta Capital Bob Chomyn talent and resources in favour Region Boards of Directors Nancy Danilak Neil Fairbairn of the common good. And it’s Dale Mulek, Chair Lynne Duncan, Vice Chair Brian Frevel a movement that is improving Anne Smith, Secretary/Treasurer Erika Hage Darlene Harris-Williams individual lives every single day. Robert Ascah ING PARTNERS Kalyn Kachuk OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR Reginald C. Basken ISIS INT ERVEN TION Roshan Kastrinos DISA Kate Chisholm STER SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE Kelli Lemon HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI Cheryl Gibson PORT ST KID RAT PLE S C ION LEAndrADERSeaUN ManningITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB MonaP OHaleV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI Marjorie Margolis HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT Keray Henke ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR Claire Min OOT D S E UN OGR CA Gordon MarECUOSon AMS RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED Katie Mohr NI DarwinS U Park ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC Antony Ngo MIND Nancy ReynoldsS T TION HOPE NITE REA S AFTE UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL Jill Stewart ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT Elaine Shannon ER IES NEIG AB HBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP Phillip Wong TREACH PARENT E Doug Thomas POR TS Y OUTH LEADE Jennifer Harris Leon Zupan RSHIP DEVELOP MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W A Y 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR T

PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS Fort Saskatchewan Community Karlie Finlay Angela Armstrong Investment Committee Lasha MacLeod Shane Asbell Barb McNeill Chris Hamel Jef Bowes Arlene Rose Don Hornsberger April Jennings Marilyn Spilchen Chris Rattray Sheena Leser Jackie Winter Burke Smith Janet Meddings Mark Wiesner Ken Shand Darcy Yamada Gail Steeves Campaign Volunteers Dr. Wayne Shillington, Campaign Chair Leon Zupan, Past Campaign Chair Corporate Industrials Division St. Albert Community Investment Honourable A.Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C., Randall J. Bignell, Division Chair Committee Campaign Vice Chair Ray Cool Gail Brightley Shaun Doetzel Warren Dosko Agencies Division Hyacinthe Fallu Cathy Heron Roger Laing, Division Co-Chair Marisa Ford David Quick Josephine Pallard, Division Co-Chair Stefanie Moschuk ING PARTNERS OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR Marney RiendeauISIS INT ERVEN TION Teren Clarke Paul Myshaniuk DISA STER Jeannette Rigby SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE Cindy de Bruijn HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI Scott Rodda PORT ST KID RLarryAT Derkach ConsumerPL EServices Division S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP S UNITE Barry Wowk E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL Roger Laing RED VERSI Stuart Carter, Division Co-Chair S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM N EAR ERME NancyING McCalder WIS OP-I Paul Mennier, Division Co-Chair ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS Strathcona Community RE URP RITY ABO FOR SusanE MorrisseyP MUL RIGINA Leonard Andrichuk SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S EFF RobinAD Murray AL CarmenY CH MacKenzieILD OOT CAR Investment Committee ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE Gail SopkowREA S AFTE Steve Martineau UNITE Ian Brusselers ANDS U TME R SCH LEADER UNITEH NT OOL A S UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS ELD CTIVITIE ER S NEIGH Marion Bulmer ABU Mike MeleskieBOURHOO CRIME RED SE S D SAFETY OUTREACH PARENT EDUCATION UPP ORT Jill Dorsch Business Development DivisionS YOUT Paul Mennier H LE ADERS HIP DE Lise Durand Robert Markowski, Division Co-Chair LeslieVELOP MPetryshen ENT EMOT IONAL SUPP FAMILY Kristine Erickson Keith Shillington, Division Co-Chair Elize Smit ORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING UNITED W

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Dr. Harry Fernhout, Division Co-Chair Randy Mykitiuk Leona Ferguson 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR Jeanne Peckham Cheryl Gibson Finance Division Myrna Peets Suresh Gurjar Lynda Taylor, Division Co-Chair Dave Rumbold Cory Lee Jones Jadeene Wheaton, Division Co-Chair Mike Saunders Richard Leaker Chris Bruce Randy Schellenberg Josip Peleskei Robert Emerson Lisa Young Kevin Sherburne Noreen Ford T Dave Majeski Labour Participation Division Public Service Division Dory Reich Tom Olenuk, Division Co-Chair Susan Mumme, Division Co-Chair 25 Troy Shewchuk Yvonne Bootsman, Division Co-Chair Randal Cripps, Division Co-Chair Elaine Alt C. Peter Watson, Division Co-Chair Industrial Services Division Bob Bosa Matthew Becigneul Ray Guidinger, Division Chair Deborah Foster Diann Bowes PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM Brenda LekochinskyOTIO ING FA Bryan Bulloch Dan Allen T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE EVEDarlene Lewis CatherineLL ICzajkowski Connie Biel IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD LE DE UTH Laura Lowrie ENCE PREVENTION COMMU Shannon Davis VE Dustin Caouette YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP JackRA CMcMorranY JamesN A Doherty NT ELE NITEP Tony Chang E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT Garry Pucci Ken Dutchak LDE ITY U UNS Richard DarlingTME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE Kevin TamblynCHILD ERING DIG Robert Fernandez UNILIC ST A ADKarlaD Durman ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI Jim Woodland ValerieCARS FootzE U ON Aric Fleming LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT Gino GadowskyTRA ESS TammyNAG Gottschlich G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO Professionals Division Tim Goos TEE Cameron John NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT Jacob Kellerman, Division Co-Chair Lee Green ENT Melanie JohnsonPM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD Geoff Rackette, Division Co-Chair Colleen Highet ABORIGI ELLLINylleG Kephart NAL S ILY COUNS Eric Matson Lisa Werstiuk, Division Co-Chair Steven Hogle Moyra Johnson Technology, Insurance Martin Salloum Lorraine Jonasi and Real Estate Division Bruce A. Saville Azina Kanji Elaine Shannon Greg Christenson, Division Co-Chair Laurel Laird J. Angus Watt Tyler Tollefson, Division Co-Chair Deborah Lavoie Dr. Robert Westbury Cameron Dafoe Mike Magathan Nevin Filipchuk Ashish Malik Kris Norman Major Individual Gifts Team Mary-Louise Mitchell Bob Ascah Albert Pol Garnet Lewis Dianne Balon Peter Schwann Jennifer Moncion Reg Basken Mark Swaenepoel Patti Papirnik Bob Bowhay Rosemarie Radke Cabinet Members at Large Lynn Duncan Samuel Radke Ken Knowles Dianne Balon Sean Rathwell Lesley MacDonald Reginald C. Basken Val Seidel Robert Markowski Bob Bowhay Isabel Simons-Everett Dave Majeski ING PARTNERS OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Bradley ISIS INT Don Smallwood ERVEN Gord Maron TION DISA Heather Christensen STER Grace Thomson SER Gord Mooney INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD Douglas Goss ION N SUP MINI PORT ST Catherine Waterton KID RAT Dr. Michael B.P LPerE cy S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB Ken KnowlesPOV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP S UNITE Jane White E S RTY TY UN Tom Redl EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M Bernie KollmanUCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM N EAR Ronda White ERME ING WIS OP-I Rob Reynolds ATIO NT F LloydFO OLewis ITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS Darryll White RE URP RITY ABO Janet Riopel FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE LesleyNIT MacDonaldT L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S Anne Wilson EFF AD AL ElaineY CShannonHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN ShaneTI ONisbettN NEC MIND S T TION HOPE Eugene Zapf NITE REA S AFTE Doug Thomas UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA Fay Orr ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT ER IES NEIG AB Angus WattHBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR Dr. Michael B. Percy SUP TREACH PARENT E POR TS Y Jadeene Wheaton OUTH Tom Redl LEADE RSHIP DLeonEVELO PZupan MENT EM Janet M. Riopel OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W

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Rick Dowell Brian McPherson Tom Redl 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR Hyacinthe Fallu Melissa Mendes Elaine Shannon Shane Nisbett Lincoln Nanaquawetung Tyler Tollefson Crystal Sieben Ross Norton Leon Zupan Sameer Thawer Cliff Nuspul Dominka Warchol Kimberley Onclin InKind Centre Volunteers Kim Wilson Eileen Papulkas Gerald Bourhis Giselle Parker Josh Bourhis T Discovery Speakers Gary Sampley J.P. Chiasson Manon Aubry Deborah Severinsen Charles Clarke 27 Ronda Bedard Laura Slompe Gage Crowston Karen Bruno Jessica Smith-Perry Abdu Gotme Nancy Burns Pam Spurvey Kendal Gummer Debra Cautley Gail Steeves Todd Mcarter PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO Kuen TangNAL SU GRAMM Megan McNeil Ione Challborn OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE EVE Arlene Thompson NicholleLLI Pasechnik Claire Clark IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD LE Michael Willier Cam Ried DE Jean Cremer UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP JudyRACY Yawney N A NT ELE NITEP Tracy Cumming E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO Terena DelaneyISDONT E RT UnitedL DWE ay ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE LeadersCHILD of the Way SpeakersERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADDeannaD Emberg ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL Year RoundISD VolunteersDU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST Gail Hope OME NIT TI Roslyn Henderson OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPOColleenE S Mahon & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE Cameron John FFORT TRA ESS Jane NHirstAG G G OPLE U UNITEE Lara WiebeIN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN Ken Knowles LUN Michelle Horchuk CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT Lloyd Lewis ENT Dianne JacksonPM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD Gord Mooney ABORIGI ELLEdgarING Jackson NAL S ILY COUNS Social challenges like poverty, Days of Caring Alberta Seniors and Community Supports Alberta Sustainable Resource Development homelessness, hunger and family A Day of Caring is an initiative that brings Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation violence truly affect us all. When volunteers, on loan from their regular workplace Amex Canada Inc., Business Travel - Edmonton someone in our community has for the day, together with resources in a way Aon Reed Stenhouse that directly contributes to the betterment of ATB Financial no shelter or a child at school is our community. Volunteers may paint a fence, AXA Pacific Insurance Company going hungry, the strength of our perform minor renovations, or participate in BDO other activities that benefit member agencies. Brownlee LLP entire community is weakened. Bunge Canada There is no doubt, we are all Days of Caring Participants Canada Revenue Agency Canadian Food Inspection Agency connected. ABSA the pressure equipment safety authority Capital Power Corporation - Edmonton Alberta Aboriginal Relations Cessco Fabrication & Engineering Ltd. Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Chandos Construction Ltd. Alberta Corporate Human Resources NING PARTNERS OD LEAR FOR KIDS CR Citytv ISIS INT ERVEN TION Alberta Culture and Community Spirit DISA STER CoSyn Technology, a division of WorleyParsons SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE Alberta Education HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI Cushman and Wakefield PORT ST KID RAlbertaAT Employment and Immigration PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP David Aplin Recruiting S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL Alberta Energy RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM Duncan & Craig LLP N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F AlbertaFOO EnvironmentITE N PR OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. RE URP RITY ABO FOR AlbertaE PHousingM UandL Urban Affairs RIGINA SE NIT T L ED NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ONEdmonton EARL Airports E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE AlbertaDIC Infrastructure CON HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE REA S AFTE Edmonton Economic Development Corporation UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA Alberta InternationalENT and HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT ER EdmontonIES NEIG Public Schools AB HBOURH IME RED Intergovernmental RelationsUSE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR TS Y Enbridge Pipelines Inc. OUTH Alberta Investment Management LEADE RSHIP DEnvirEVELOonmentP Canada MENT EM Corporation (AIMco) OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W A Y 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR T

PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEPE FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS EPCOR Umicore Canada Inc. Engineering Days of Caring Globex Foreign Exchange Corporation United Way of the Alberta Capital Region Participants Health Canada Univar Canada Ltd. AECOM Hilton Garden Inn West Edmonton University of Alberta Associated Engineering Imperial Oil Veterans Affairs Canada Bantrel Janssen-Ortho Inc. Weldco Companies C-FER Technologies Ledcor Group of Companies Workers’ Compensation Board CoSyn Technology, a division of WorleyParsons Leger Marketing WorleyParsons Edmonton EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. Lilydale Inc. Xerox Canada Ltd. ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. London Drugs Youth Emergency Shelter Society Magna IV Engineering NAIT Morrison Hershfield Limited Operation Friendship Seniors Society Financial Days of Caring SNC-LAVALIN Inc. Payless Shoesource Canada LP Stantec PCL family of companies Participants WorleyParsons Edmonton Power Of Girls ATB Financial NING PARTNERS OD LEAR PublicF OWR orksKIDS C Rand Government Services Canada HSBC Bank Canada ISIS INT ERVEN TION DISA Canadian Western Bank S & B Group (Sand B’s) STER Accounting Week of Caring SER INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD Servus Credit Union Limited ION SIRVA Canada LP N SUP MINI PORT ST KID RAT ParticipantsPLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB RBC RoyalPOV Bank E UNITE UNITEMIND Spartan Controls Ltd. S LIF E ITEHOP S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI BDO S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT BMO Bank of MontrION eal UNI LY CHILStaplesD Business DepotMPOW OR DRDOM N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR David Aplin Recruiting OOT CIBC D S E UN OGR Suncor Energy Edmonton Refinery CA ECUOS AMS RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA Design Group Staffing Inc. SE NIT T L ED NI TDS UCanada Trust ICUL UCATI Suncor Energy Inc. OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON Ernst & YoungHOO DLLP LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE Sysco Edmonton NITE REA S AFTE UNIT NDS U TM R SC ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL Grant Thornton LLP ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT TELUS ER IES NEIG AB HBOURH IME RED USE IS2 Stafffing ServicesOOD SA FInc.ETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR The Edmonton Space & Science Foundation TS Y OUTH LEADE KPMG LLP RSHIP The Pepsi Bottling Group ( Canada ) Co. DEVELOP PetersonMEN TW EalkerM LLP OTIONAL S ILY UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W

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A company loans an employee to United A Government of Alberta Government of Alberta Y Way for a 15-week period during our annual 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR campaign. Not only does the employee assist Lorna Hallam Chinwe Okelu United Way in reaching the campaign goal, but University of Alberta Department of Energy representing the also the employee returns to the workplace with Government of Alberta enhanced skills that impact the company in a Jennifer Harris Enbridge Pipelines Inc. positive way. Ross Olive Alberta Blue Cross

Suzanne Hayes T RBC Financial Group Loaned Representatives Austin Ritchie Allan Bangart Department of Energy representing the Public Works and Government Services Canada Gail Hope 31 Government of Alberta Department of Energy representing the Gerald Bourhis Government of Alberta Jason Rosadiuk CN Department of Energy representing the Sharon Howie PPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PRO Government of Alberta Mary Chomyn PCL family ofN AcompaniesL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU LOP NSE Department of Energy representing the EVE LLI IP D NG RSH Gail Smith CH Government of Alberta ADE Andy Ingram ILD LE DE UTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR Department of EnergyLO representing the PEOPLE U TS ATCO GasESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR DOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP E S LITE GoverWARnment of Alberta PE UNIT URJerryPO DeZutter BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN S E NIT L CO ISDONT E RT LDE ITY U UNS DepartmentTM ofE M EnergyU representing the PO Kala Iyer RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE CHILD ERING DIG Tim Ward UNILIC ST A ADD ITY U RT INING NITY R OM E NIORS Government of Alberta PNPIOT WTRorleyParsonsA Edmonton ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST ODepartmentME NIT of Energy representingTI the OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON LS H ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI GovernmentLS of Alberta REN David ElaschukEME RA ITEPVEera Komarnjicki FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO Scotiabank UN Imperial Oil & CEP Local 21A LUN CO TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER Bernie Wiart GEM ENT ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU Ashley FeculakDEV Andrea Manning Department of Energy representing the NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING NAL S ILY COUNS TD Canada Trust CoSyn Technology, a division of WorleyParsons Government of Alberta Tony Yu Outstanding Corporate & Employee Support Canada Revenue Agency Canada Revenue Agency Enbridge Pipeline Inc. Best Leaders of the Way Campaign Bernice Zapf Outstanding Employee Support Imperial Oil & CEP Local 21A Strathcona Refinery Department of Energy representing the Provincial Employees’ United Way Campaign Government of Alberta Labour Awards of Distinction Largest Per Cent of Potential Canadian Auto Workers Local 350 Program Sponsoring Companies ScotiaMcLeod Inc. General Teamsters Local 362 United Nurses of Alberta Local 33 Agrium Largest Employee Fund Gift KPMG LLP Edmonton Civic Employees’ Charitable Spirit Awards PCL family of companies Assistance Fund Shell Canada Limited Canvasser/Canvasser Coordinator Leadership Award Suncor Energy Inc. of the Year, Public Sector Provincial Employees’ United Way Campaign Anne Wilson, Alberta Energy

Awards of Distinction InKind Centre Spirit Award Canvasser/Canvasser Coordinator Awards of Distinction are presented to Citytv ING PARTNERS of the Year, Private Sector OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR ISIS INT ERVEN organizations that generateTIO outstandingN results Rory Bell, BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. DISA STER SER Rising Star Award INTERinPR theirETATIO Nworkplace AND TR and corporate campaigns.VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD ION N SUP MINI PORT ST The Pepsi Bottling Group Employee Campaign Chair of the Year, Congratulations to this year’sK IawarD d winners RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP Public Sector S UNITE E S RTY TY UN EFFORTS and thank you for your generous support.KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT Quantum Leap AIOwarN d UNI Lenore Neudorf, Alberta Corporate LY CHILD MPOW OR DRDOM N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR OOT ChandosD S ConstructionE UN Ltd. OGR Human Resources CA ECUOS AMS RE URP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED Marianne Inkpen, The Family Centre Campaign Chair Awards NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRST TUR ON EARL E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE EducationDIC and EngagementCON Award HOOD LEARNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND S T TION HOPE NITE REA S AFTE UNIT Annual Award of ExcellenceNDS U Lilydale Inc. TM R SC Employee Campaign Chair of the Year, ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT ER IES NEIG PCL family of companies AB Private SectorHBOURH IME RED USE OOD SAFETY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E POR Best New Campaign TS Y Agata Banach, Stantec OUTH LEADE Largest Corporate Per Capita Donation Eaton Electrical Sector RSHIP RonDEVEL OEvans,P Coast Paper MENT EM OTIONAL S ILY Richardson Partners Financial Ltd. Outstanding Campaign Committee UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W

Committee Member of the Year Corporate Superstars Magna IV Engineering Doug Eggert, PCL Construction Resources Inc. PCL family of companies Acklands-Grainger Inc. A Y

AECOM Pembina Pipeline Corporation 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR Kathleen Huber Outstanding Discovery Phoenix Insurance Group Edmonton Inc. Speaker Award AGRA Foundations Limited Provident Energy Ltd. Kuen Tang, Canadian Paraplegic Association Agrium AltaLink Scaw Metals Group and United George Letki Outstanding Volunteer Award AMEC Earth & Environmental Steelworkers Local 5220 Lisa Zuchotzki, Ledcor Group of Companies ATCO Gas Stantec Mark Wiesner, Northlands Beaver Plastics Ltd. The Economical Insurance Group T The Pepsi Bottling Group Bernice Zapf Loaned Representative Bunge Canada TransCanada PipeLines Limited of the Year Award BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. Gerald Bourhis, CN Chandos Construction Ltd. 33 Delcon Development Group Ltd. Campaign Special Event of the Year Devon Canada Corporation Enbridge’s Got Talent (A Night at the Movies) Don Wheaton Ltd. Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Edmonton Valve & PFittingPORT K NInc.OWLEDGE ESL PRO NAL SU GRAMM OTIO ING FA T EM MILY MEN COU EnbridgeLOP Pipelines Inc. NSE EVE LLI IP D NG RSH CH ADE ILD LE Finning (Canada) DE Corporate Superstars ProgramUTH ENCE PREVENTION COMMU VE YO C VIOL NITY PR LO PEOPLE U TS ESTI OSTIT PM UNITE POR Freeze MaxwellDOM UTIO E ADERS TS U UP RACY N A NT ELE NITEP A Corporate Superstar is Ea S corporation that LITE WAR PE UNIT URPO BUS IAL EN RSO OPE SE UN R A ANC ES NEAH ITEW LDE FIN (A Division of Fremax Holdings Ltd) S E NIT L CO contributesIS DaO NminimumT E of $5,000, and thenRT LDE ITY U UNS TME M U PO RS RS ELLIN EA NIT SUP P DIVE G GRA NS TR EDIV ER & FAMILY SUPPORTS FOST UBTE DUATION FIR ICTIO ERS PE General DynamicsCHILD Land Systems ERING DIG UNILIC ST A ADincrD eases that gift by 10%ITY orU $1,000,RT whichever INING NITY R OM E NIORS PNPIOT TRA ESUL ISD DU R SE SU EHO AID TS H EW CA SING PE RST Gibson Energy Ltd. OME NIT TI OU UNIT FI CARSE U ON is higher, the nextL yearS H . ELE ION RPO E S & A KIL AATDER TEPU KIL WA NT S DU S UN S UNI LS REN EME RA ITEIntactPE Financial Corporation FFORT TRA ESS NAG G G OPLE U UNITEE IN RECRE F-MA LIN NITEHEART S UNITEMINDS ING ATION & WELLNESS N SEL SEL S UNITEHAND VO EDUCTIO UN LUN CO Ledcor Group of Companies TEE NAL R E SO NGA PER GEM ENT Lilydale Inc. ENT PM OPP ELO ORTU DEV NITIES CHILD ABORIGI ELLING Maclab Enterprises NAL S ILY COUNS United Way is not one cause or Contributors Suncor Energy Edmonton Refinery WorleyParsons Edmonton issue. It is about taking a holistic Combined, more than 39,000 employee and residential individual donors along with over viewpoint of our community. It is 430 corporate donors contributed to the United $50,000-$99,999 Chandos Construction Ltd. about understanding the gravity Way Campaign in 2009. We appreciate each and every gift and recognize how important CIBC and interconnectedness of all individual generosity is to our community. More CN Costco Wholesale the social issues we face. And than 3,250 Leaders of the Way provided over $6.75 million and the 2009 Leaders of the Way CoSyn Technology, a division of WorleyParsons it’s about looking beyond quick Roster recognized these families and individuals Don Wheaton Ltd. for their outstanding contributions. Edmonton Journal fixes and focusing on long-term Finning (Canada) solutions. That’s change. Corporations RBC Financial Group $500,000+ Scotiabank That’s progress. TD Canada Trust PCL family of companies That’s United Way. TransAlta ING PARTNERS OD LEARN FOR KIDS CR ISIS INT ERVEN TION $250,000-499,999 DISA STER $25,000-$49,999 SER Enbridge Pipelines Inc. INTERPRETATION AND TR VICE HEALING ANSLATIO S AD Alberta Blue Cross ION N SUP MINI PORT ST KID RAT PLE S C ION LEADERS UNITEPEO UNITEHEARTS UNITEHANDS LUB POV E UNITE AMEC Earth & Environmental UNITEMIND S LIF E ITEHOP S UNITE E S $100,000-249,999RTY TY UN EFFORTS KILL RED VERSI S M UCT TEDI Bantrel HOOD SERVICES PERSONAL E ENT ION UNI LY CHILD MPOW ORAgrium DRDOM N EAR ERME ING WIS OP-I ATIO NT F FOO ITE N PR BMO - Bank of Montreal Edmonton & Area OOT D S E UN OGR CA ECUOS AMS RE ATB FinancialURP RITY ABO FOR EP MUL RIGINA SE NIT T L ED BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. NI S U ICUL UCATI OORRDowST Chemical CanadaTU ULC.R ON EARL E FOR S EFF AD AL Y CHILD OOT CAR ITE DIC CON Canadian WHesterOOD LEnA BankRNING PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT F S UN TION NEC MIND and MEGlobalS T Canada TION HOPE NITE REA S AFTE UNIT NDS U TM R SC Enerflex Systems Ltd. ELEAD NITEHA ENT HOOL ERS UNITEPEOPLE UNITEHEARTS U ELD ACTIVIT EPCOR / Capital PowerER Corporation IES NEIG AB HBOURH IME RED USE Fraser Milner CasgrainOOD SAF ELLPTY OU DUCATION CR SUP TREACH PARENT E Imperial Oil Foundation POR TS Y OUTH Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life LEADE Ledcor Group of Companies RSHIP DEVELOP LehighM HansonENT EM Canada Region OTIONAL S ILY Shell Canada Limited UPPORT KNOWLEDGE ESL PROGRAMMING FAM UNITED W A Y 2009 COMMUNITY REPOR T

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