InTouch Timeless contributions. nTouch Spring 2014 I Endless possibilities. Timeless contributions. Spring 2014 Endless possibilities. Photos by Andrew Paul Governor General Visit key community indicators - this year on Nation. We celebrated with donors On March 27th at The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, ECF was pleased to host the Governor General, His Excellency The October 7th. We’re pleased to be Gurvinder Bhatia and Aimee Hill, and Right Honourable David Johnston at a light reception for donors, volunteers, and guests. His Excellency spoke CEO working with Edmonton Social Planning their fund “The Grateful Palate”, for passionately about smart and caring communities. Below are a few of the highlights of the evening. Council on this project and, as usual, this first gathering as part of ECF’s 25th. Message the work is guided by an expert Continuing our anniversary volunteer advisory committee. celebrations in March, ECF was Twenty-five years ago Edmonton extremely pleased to host the Right philanthropists Bob and Shirley Honorable Governor General David Stollery, George and Rae Poole, and Johnston. We have pictures of that John and Barbara Poole made the event for you, too. Our most congenial Martin Garber-Conrad initial donations to activate Edmonton Governor General shared his mission to Community Foundation. They would make Canada a smart and more caring Although spring has barely started be so pleased to see that since 1989 nation. To that end, ECF has answered we’re well into the work of 2014. our asset base has passed $400 million the call by establishing a Smart & The annual financial audit is nearly and we have disbursed more than $150 Caring Community Fund. million to charities. This is all thanks to complete and financial statements We invite you to participate with us as the generosity of Edmontonians who th will be posted on our web site when we celebrate our 25 throughout the have a passion for charitable it is. Needless to say, the past year year. Look for the next issue of Legacy organizations and who care about the was a good one. In Action in the June issue of Avenue city we live in. Please check our newly Magazine or in your mailbox. In the Invitations will be out soon, but you launched website for information and mean time, please share this issue with can mark your calendar now for the opportunities related to our 25th th your friends, colleagues or neighbors, annual meeting on June 12 at the Anniversary at www.ecfoundation.org. Westin Hotel. It will be a luncheon, as and give us a call if you would like extra In this issue you’ll find an exciting copies. usual, with an interesting keynote on “youth.” Dr. Paul Kershaw, from UBC, report on Jowi Taylor & Six String All the best, MGC explores the challenges and emerging solutions for Canadians under 45. His Hold the date! For change of address please advise: topic, “Generation Squeeze”, has Edmonton Community Foundation intrigued the nation as he describes Edmonton Community Foundation’s 9910-103 Street NW being squeezed between lower Edmonton, Alberta Annual Meeting incomes and higher costs for housing, T5K 2V7 tuition, childcare and saving for Thursday, June 12, 2014 retirement. Kershaw is interested in 11:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Canadians taking action to “reduce the Westin Hotel 10135 100 Street NW squeeze”. Watch for your invitation! Dr. Paul Kershaw from University of British Columbia and We have begun looking specifically at Founder, Generation Squeeze Campaign challenges relating to youth in connection with Vital Signs® 2014. Today’s youth is squeezed between lower incomes and higher costs for housing, Vital Signs® is as a national initiative, tuition, child care and saving for retirement. The Gen Squeeze campaign is asking for a better generational deal. (gensqueeze.ca). with community foundations across Canada reporting simultaneously on [email protected] or 780.702.7628 InTouch InTouch Spring 2014 Timeless contributions. Spring 2014 Timeless contributions. Endless possibilities. Endless possibilities. Story by Elizabeth Bonkink Join us at the Zoo! Tiger Family Fund ECF invites you and your family to Meet the animals up-close, enjoy a members will be joining you! join us at the newly remodelled BBQ dinner, and learn about what is With children of vastly different It is sure to be a WILD time! Edmonton Valley Zoo on Tuesday, next for the Valley Zoo! ages, Shannon Zwicker and Josh May 13th from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Email [email protected] or call Ramsbottom set up the Tiger Family This fun, all-access evening is our 780-423-4956 let us know you are Fund 10 years ago to instill 25th anniversary gift to you! coming and how many family philanthropy and cooperation in their children. Now it has also become a way to bring the family What is CASL ? together. On July 1, 2014 Canada’s Anti-Spam will be contacting you to ask you if it Canada Post. Legislation (CASL) comes into effect. is okay to continue to do so. You will receive an email asking you Laura Kiriak, age 15, was the one who came up with the name for the fund. This new law requires businesses and By allowing us to email you can help to “consent” to email messages. She was four at the time, suggesting charities to obtain permission to send us reduce costs and save the Please take the time to say “yes” and “The Tiger Family” after a favourite electronic messages to stakeholders. environment. It also means that you help us stay in touch with you in an game where she associated a tiger This means that even if we already will receive invitations and environmentally friendly and timely family with her own. communicate with you over email, we newsletters faster than if sent by way. This solution worked well for the family lost their cat ‘Jasper’. So they did With Darien now away in Germany Photos by Andrew Paul as they were not looking for some research and choose North and Laura heading to Denmark next Jowi Taylor & Six String Nation Alberta Society for Animal Protection year, the family is glad they will have recognition with a named fund, On February 6th guests of ECF were concert, Six String Nation delighted the McDonald and The Command Sisters to explained Josh. “And with so many last (NASAP). The Tiger Family fund something that will bring them treated to Jowi Taylor’s Six String crowd as Taylor, a Peabody Award- round the evening off with some of the names to choose from, how do you actually supported two organizations: together. winning broadcaster, recounted the best music Edmonton has to offer. We decide which names to choose?” NASAP and iHuman. Nation at Metro Cinema. Recently the family agreed to pose for incredible journey it took to construct would like to thank Darien Zwicker, age 17, wanted to also ECF’s new ad campaign. “We were One part history lesson and one part “… it was a time for the family Voyageur, the Six String Nation guitar. ECF Board Member support humans. “Alex was very glad not only to have the family photo, From pieces of Wayne Gretzky’s hockey Gurvinder Bhatia to reflect on what we want the but it was a time for the family to helpful in showing us iHuman and stick to Pierre Trudeau’s canoe paddle, and his wife Aimee fund to accomplish.” reflect on what we want the fund to what they do,” Shannon says. Alex Voyageur is built with more than 60 Hill for organizing Draper is a member of ECF’s granting accomplish,” Shannon says. Shannon explains that the fund brings distinct Canadian artifacts making it a this truly fabulous staff. the family together. “We hold a family treasure of Canadian history. In true evening on behalf of meeting and require everyone to be “We are hoping the fund decisions Who is new in community fashion, Jowi was joined by their fund “The there. In fact, it was Morgan, who will foster a healthy debate among the Donor Services... local musicians Bobby Cameron, Mike Grateful Palate”. chaired the first meeting,” indicating kids where they all bring forward the second youngest child. ideas,” Josh says. “Their interests will ECF is pleased to announce two The family’s fund emerged last year change as they grow older and we new members to the Donor and they were excited to make their wanted the flexibility to let them Services staff; Jane Frances Asaba first granting decision. “We gave to decide where the funds should go Kanyunyuzi, joins the team as the cats,” said Evertt Ramsbottom, age based on where they are in life.” new Donor Services Assistant - seven. Laura has since decided to volunteer Receipting, and Kerri DeLuca will with NASAP to complement her be returning to Donor Services as Shannon said that she knew that ’cats’ the new Stewardship Associate. would come up as the family recently funding decision. Edmonton Community Foundation ecfoundation.org 780.426.0015 Edmonton Community Foundation ecfoundation.org 780.426.0015 .