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Thank You for Your Generosity in 2016! You Are Helping to Create New Opportunities for Calgary’S Students educationmatters Thank you for your generosity in 2016! You are helping to create new opportunities for Calgary’s students EducationMatters is delighted to recognize the following individuals, corporations and foundations that made a gift in 2016, and are helping us to create new opportunities for Calgary’s students. DONORS Anonymous The Calgary Minerva Helen Fielding Allan & Wendy Johnson Gerald R. Albert Fundraising Foundation Jon Fisher JVT Foundation Kevin Algar Calgary Northeast Eyeopener Chris & Mary Fong Ryan Kemp Lois M. Alger Lions Club John Fowlis Donna & Larry Kennedy Terry & Sharon Allen Canada Gives William & Leslie Fowlis Kermet Archibald & Jacoba Patricia Anderson Don Cawley Beverley Foy Van den Brink Memorial Liana Appelt CBE Staff Association Greg Francis Scholarship Fund at the Corine Armstrong Cenovus Employee Foundation Fraternal Order of Eagles - Calgary Foundation Joe & Evelyn Askin Centre for Sleep & Human Calgary Brian Kielly Ryan Atkinson Performance Caroline French Barbara Kimmitt Edwin Aun Justin Charbonneau Brenda Gatey Marilyn Klotz Sherry Austin Michele Chiasson-Suart & Lisa George Yvette Kroeker Chanel Avarello Glenn Suart Crystal Gibson & Lyle Kerr Sergey Kryuchkov Diane & Sam Aylesworth Karen Chown Ross Glen Gail Ksienski Harper (Suzy) Badry-Tricebock Susan Church Glenbriar Technologies Inc. Hanif Ladha Bailey Pearman Family Cidel Trust Company Siobhan Goguen Brenda Lang Foundation City of Calgary Chad Goll Ken & Pat Langston Maeve Barry Mavis Clark Marilyn Gossett & Tricia Stiles Kerry Leckie Edward Beattie & Anita Zarn Rob & Nancy Close Roland & Trish Guennette Penny Leckie Gwen Becker Helen Cochlan Dr. Gerald Hankins William LeClair Bradley Beebe Michael & Kathy Collins Harj & Marilyn Hari Rogers & Joann Lehew Meryl & Melvin Belich William & Dianne Conroy Haworth, Ltd. and Family The Benevity Community Ken Copithorne Dr. Yvonne M. Hebert Eileen MacDonald Impact Fund Melanie & Gordon Copp Ryan Hegholz Russell MacKay Chris Berti Jean & George Creagh Dr. Judy Hehr Jeffrey Mackie Calgary Area City Council Dr. Brendan Croskery Patti Heinricks Gerald & Anna Maier of Beta Sigma Phi Jody Culic Henry Wise Wood Parents & Marguerite Patricia P. Bannister Monica Blakely Kathy Demorest Alumni Association Scholarship Fund at the Lori Bokenfohr Rita M. Dickson Bert Hettinga Calgary Foundation Bowness Historical Society Ann Donald Dr. Gordon & Edna Higgins Joanne & Gregory Martin Bowness Lions Club Eda Consulting Inc. Estate of Kenneth Sian Matthews Connie & Lyle Brandt Dr. Gene & Marion Edworthy Robert Hilderman Mawer Investment Bree Eriksen Memorial Dance EnCana Corporation Brenda & Alan Hocking Management Ltd. Award Fund at the Ada Englot James & Nora Isobel Holmberg Mandy McCabe Calgary Foundation Debbie Ermel Hopewell Group of Companies James & Amber McCreath Briar Hill School Foundation Estate Planning Council of Calgary Hazel Hopper Dennis A. McDermott Anne Britton Evamy Family Fund Earl Huson Garth McIntosh Monica & Doug Bryan at the Calgary Foundation Maureen Hutchens Michael McIntosh Peter Burke Rodney & Donna Evans Nadja Ibrahim David & Katie McKinnon Calgary Board of Education Susan Ferner Integro Legacy Fund Sheila McLeod Calgary Heritage Lions Club Marilyn Field Donna Jakubec Mary McPhee Calgary Hitmen Foundation Bridget Fielding Cheryl & Sean James Luna Mei DONORS (con’t) Dereck Thibault BENEFACTORS Burns Memorial Fund Kathlyn Mercier Patricia Thurgood Lifetime Donations Cadmus Foundation Mary Mitchell TransCanada Pipeline Limited Calgary Flames Foundation Robert & Dale Moi John & Victoria Tremayne TRANSFORMATIONAL DONORS Calgary Health Region Dr. Vettivelu & Uma Trisura Guarantee Insurance $500,000+ CIBC Nallainayagam Company Anonymous CBE Staff Association Nessler Physical Therapy Ltd. Tammy Truman Calgary Foundation Susan Church Karen Nixon Marguerite Trussler N. Murray & Heather Edwards Pat & Joel Cochrane Norrep Foundation Herbert Tu Kermet Archibald & Jacoba Bryce Code Northern Blizzard Resources Inc. Turkish Canadian Cultural Van den Brink Memorial Joanne Cuthbertson & Nulli - Identity Solution Architects Association of Calgary Scholarship Fund at the Charlie Fischer George & Sharron Nyhoff United Way of Calgary and Area Calgary Foundation Enbridge Inc. John O’Sullivan United Way of Greater Toronto Marguerite Patricia P. Bannister ENMAX Energy Corporation Allison Orpe Valley Ridge Golf Club Society Scholarship Fund at the Helen Fielding P. Leckie Professional Corporation Eric Wakley Calgary Foundation First Student Canada/Cardinal Bena Patel Charmaine Warne Allan Markin Coach Lines (Stan Weber) Nicky & Chris Paul Bruce Waterman Chris & Mary Fong Robert Penner Luanne Whitmarsh PACESETTER DONORS Glenbriar Technologies Galen Perras Peter & Carol Ann Williams $250,000 - 499,999 Richard & Lois Haskayne Gregg Perras & Kam Laraway Carey Williamson AMP Financial Inc. Haworth & Heritage Thomas & Carissa Lee Plumridge James K. Wilson & Joanne Wallace Canadian Association of Business Interiors Bob Pusch Stephen & Tina Wilson Petroleum Producers Henry Wise Wood Parents & Pyke Family Fund at the Estate of H.W. Winlaw Cenovus Energy Alumni Association Calgary Foundation Tracey Wood City of Calgary Dr. Gordon Higgins RBC Foundation Lora & Terry Wyman ConocoPhillips Canada Estate of Kenneth Robert Kathy Reich Dan Yauck Resources Corp. Hilderman Norma Reimer Melanie Zens Joan Ethier Imperial Oil Foundation Paul Reynolds The Explorers and Producers Kahanoff Foundation Jeanette & Glen Richardson GIFTS MADE IN MEMORIAL Association of Canada Rogers & Joann Lehew Don Robart Ron Allbright Hopewell Group of Companies and Family Dr. Brock Robertson David James Anderson Integro Legacy Fund Manfred & Linda Marofke Dawn & Murry Robinson Benjamin (Ben) Albert N. Murray Edwards Charitable Duncan & Barbara McKillop Hope & Steve Rubin Margaret Cochlan Foundation Doris Mitchell Mark E. Saar Christine M. Fielding RBC Foundation The Newall Family Samaritan Club of Calgary Lana Hanson Foundation Trust Adwoa Savage Pamela Jane Hardy LEADERSHIP DONORS Nickle Family Foundation Kathryn Schilman Anne Henderson $100,000 - 249,999 Gail & David O’Brien Stephanie Schmidt Steven Irving Gerald R. Albert P. Leckie Professional Corp. Sue & OJ Scott John Kubik BP Canada Energy Company Penn West Energy Trust Erin Sellers Maureen Langston Chevron Products Company Petro-Canada Delan Sharpe William Keir MacGougan Children’s Hospital Aid Society David & Pam Pickersgill Linda Shaw Gordon Mack Rob & Nancy Close Pyke Family Fund Singleton Family Endowment Dustin Peers Festo Inc. at the Calgary Foundation Fund at the Calgary Kaiti Perras The Flanagan Foundation Queen Elizabeth High School Foundation Carol Short Government of Alberta - Alberta RGO Office Products Joyce Smith Shirley Simpson Culture and Community Spirit Rotary Club of Calgary Peggy Smith Rosalie Szuch Program Mark E. Saar Tom & Brenda Sorge Rick Theriault Mawer Investment Mike & Linda Shaikh Margaret Southern Ratnam Vettivelu Management Ltd. Jim & Marilyn Shepherd Southland Transportation Ltd. Nexen Inc. Southland Transportation Ltd. Spartan Controls Ltd. GIFTS MADE IN TRIBUTE Margaret & Ron Southern Terry Sparks Family St. Vincent De Paul School George Brookman Spartan Controls Ltd. Wayne Staggs Dr. Oakley School MAJOR GIFTS Berna Stewart & Ian Wilson Mike Stillwell O.S. Geiger School $20,000 - 99,999 The Stoney-Tundra Limited Debbie & Dale Struksnes Dr. Gerald Hankins Anonymous Doris Thompson Ella Stuart Kaillie Humphries Said Arrata Gloria Toole William Sumner Nadja Ibraham Sam & Diane Aylesworth Turkish Canadian Cultural Katherine Sutherland Rogers Lehew Barbara R. Beaton Association of Calgary Marilyn Sutton Louis Riel School David & Leslie Bissett United Way of Calgary and Area Charles Szuch Eve McGuire Boris Rochman Fund Stan Weber TELUS Corporation Benjamin Moncrieff at the Calgary Foundation Bill & Margaret Whelan Tenaris Global Services/ Bow Valley Music Club William Aberhart 50th Anniversary Prudential Steel ULC Bowness Lions Club Reunion Committee Briar Hill School Foundation Williams Family Fund Barbara Burggraf & Brian Freeston at the Calgary Foundation FOUNDING VOLUNTEERS STAFF SUPPORTERS Board of Governors Student Award Selection Monica Bryan Anonymous Mike Shaikh, Chair Joy Bowen-Eyre Michele Chiasson-Suart Diane & Sam Aylesworth Nancy Close, Vice Chair Gerry Burger-Martindale Marilyn Field Barbara R. Beaton Mark E. Saar, Treasurer Nancy Close Chris Huestis Ash & Kanchan Bhasin David McKinnon, Secretary Louise Fernandes Karen Lamola David & Leslie Bissett Liana Appelt Shannon Giroux-Wong Evelyn Martinez Brett Wilson Family Legacy Fund Dr. Aleem Bharwani Amanda Field Kathryn Schilman at the Calgary Foundation Joy Bowen-Eyre Ken Lima-Coelho Dale Turri Barbara Burggraf & Brian Freeston Dr. Gene Edworthy Leslie Newton Pat & Joel Cochrane Lynn Ferguson Glen Ong Joanne Cuthbertson & Gregory Francis Liz Ripak Charlie Fischer Rod Garossino Gloria Toole Patti D’Arcy Dr. Judy Hehr Linh Tran Phil & Susan Evans Hanif Ladha Annie Wong Donna & Larry Fan Enza Rosi Louise Fernandes Dr. Richard Sigurdson Claudia & Randy Findlay Dr. Charles Webber Event Volunteers First Student Canada/Cardinal Ted Harrison School Students Coach Lines Limited Honourary Ambassadors and Staff (Stan Weber) Joanne Cuthbertson CBE Maker Education Team Chris & Mary Fong David Pickersgill CBE Learning Commons Team Richard & Lois Haskayne Penny Leckie The Kahanoff Foundation Audit & Finance Committee Gina Cherkowski Sanders D.H. Lee Dr. Gene Edworthy Rogers & Joann Lehew Mark Saar and Family Mike
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