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West Coast LEAF Annual Report Special Moments June 2006 for West Coast LEAF this year: Words from the President • The 20th Anniversary By Roz Currie Conference April 28th to May 1st have been honoured to Program Director was 2005 I serve as the President of chosen as West Coast • Court Watch West Coast LEAF for the LEAF’s Executive Director Program begins in past two years. I would like and assumed her new duties Victoria and Vancouver Sept to thank the extraordinary in September 2005. All of 2005 group of board members, the staff, past and present, • Victoria Person’s staff and volunteers that I whose names are listed Day Breakfast Oct have worked with over the elsewhere in this report, also 17th 2005 past two years including deserve a special thanks for Outgoing President • Nanaimo Equality Audrey Johnson, our their work and dedication to Roz Currie Breakfast Oct 18th former Executive Director West Coast LEAF. THANK 2005 who left in August to YOU ALL!! I am very excited to • Langley Person’s assume new duties as the I wish to extend a very announce that Ritu Mahil Day Event with Daphne Bramham Executive Director of LEAF special thanks to our will be taking on the role of Nov 2005 National. members, funders, donors President and Chair of West A special thanks to and major sponsors for Coast LEAF’s Board of • Maggie DeVries Inspiring Women Mary Woo Sims and supporting West Coast LEAF Directors and wish her well Speaker Series, Lindsay Waddell who served this year. Without their in this new role. Ritu has Vancouver Nov as Vice Presidents with me support, West Coast LEAF fulfilled the dual roles of 2005 over the past two years who could not continue to work Chair of the Breakfast • No Means No will leave the board after to promote the rights of girls Committee and Personnel Training with Amber Dean four years as Board and women. Chair for West Coast LEAF January 2006 members of West Coast As I look ahead, I can see for the past three years. I • Multi-faith LEAF. I would also like to that our work will continue would also like to welcome Advisory thank departing board to help shape a more equal Nitya Iyer into her new role Committee begins members Stephanie Fraser society for all girls and as Vice President Internal. March 2006 for her work as our women in British Columbia. Amy Francis will continue • Vancouver Treasurer, and Suneeta This year, we spent time her role as Vice President Equality Breakfast with Mobina Jaffer Vyas. I also renewing our commitment to External that she assumed March 2006 thank diversity and inclusion at all last year – thank you Amy! I Sabrina Ali, levels of the organization. will continue to serve as a • Maxine Matipli Inspiring Women Andrea Many of our community board member and as Past Speaker Series Hilland, partners, former and present President of the Victoria March and board and staff members organization for the next 2006 Elizabeth assisted in this important year. • Application to Hall for process. We move forward Finally, I would like to Intervene in Watson Spratt their service together with a renewed thank my partner, Don April 2006 on the sense of our shared Williams, and my sons, board of commitment to these values Nicholas and Spencer, for Incoming Directors. and principles and infuse their support of my President Alison Brewin, them into all levels of the involvement as President of Ritu Mahil our long time organization in the future. West Coast LEAF. Page 2 Investing in Equality Thank you to all our Breakfast Male teenage Sponsors. A Special Thank You caller: Thank You to our to: Hello, I’m Aaron. I just had a quick Donors and Presenting Sponsor question regarding “No Members 2005/06 Means No” and a law. Is there a Jocelan Alderking, Kathryn Alexander, Milnor Alexander, law that is part Violet Allard, Carolyn Anderson, Catharine Andrew, Sarah Partner Sponsor of the federal Armstrong, Candy Ashbridge, Shashi Assanand, Rob Atkins, Janet Austin, Carol Baert, Penny Bain, Laura law, “No Means Bakan, Kate Bake-Patterson, Marilyn Baker, Mike Baker, No”? Elizabeth Ball, B. Anne Barber, Nisha Bathe, Tina Beads, Tonie Beharrell, Carol Beisel, Brenda J. 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McKay, Marie Court of Can- Francis, Scott Fraser, Stephanie Fraser, Patricia French, Mckee, Elizabeth McKeown, Nancy Mckinstry, Margot Sarah Frew, Shirley Friend, Tami Friesen, Sara Frisch, McMillan, Carol McNamee, Lucie McNeill, Mary Anne ada has ruled Margaret Fulton, Selma Furman, Ellen Gabelmann, Judy that silence is McWaters, Joan Merrifield, Bev Meslo, Christine Meutzner, Gallacher, Karen Gallagher, Carrie Gallant, Elizabeth Jim Millard, Margaret Mills, Naomi Minwalla, Margaret not consent... 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Henry, Joan Heriot, Ruth Herman, Peters, Andrew Petter, Doree Piercy, B Piquette, Mary Plant, June Herrington, Nettie Hew, Stephen Hinds, Barbara Irene Plett, Diana Pullinger, Celia Quigley, Elaine Quinn, Hislop, Irene Hobbins, Jarrah Hodge, Debra Hoggan, Bill Laurel Rae Sherret, Bruce Ralston, Margaret Ramsay, Peter Holdom, Lillian Holeton, Michele Holwill, Theresa Hood, West Coast LEAF Annual Report Page 3 Ramsay, Andrea Rasmussen, Jennifer Raso, B. Mavis Ray, Arvilla Read, Shanti Reda, Sean Rehaag,
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