Category: Organizations

  • Town of High River Participates in Challenge to Support Food Bank

    Town of High River Participates in Challenge to Support Food Bank

      High River, AB: On Tuesday, employees from the fire department and the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex received a trophy in recognition for winning a staff challenge to help the local Food Bank restock empty shelves. “We learned that the Food Bank was facing a serious shortage of donations and thought this would be a…

  • Foothills Lion Diane Bray Given Prestigious Honour

    Foothills Lion Diane Bray Given Prestigious Honour

      Diane Bray of the Foothills Lions Club has been named a Dr. Patti Hill Fellow. This Fellowship recognizes the commitment of honourees to the WE SERVE ideals of Lions Clubs International. In the  photograph above Diane is seen receiving the award from Don Ward, Foothills Lions Club President – 2014-2015 and Don Edy Lions…

  • George Lane Honoured by National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

    George Lane Honoured by National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

      Dignitaries and guests gathered at the Bar U on July 5th at the foot of the statue commemorating George Lane. The occasion was to announce the induction of this honourable local gentleman into the Hall of Great Westerners in Oklahoma City’s National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. A group of local people, led by…

  • Wells Fargo Directs Gift to Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation

    Wells Fargo Directs Gift to Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation

    On behalf of company, United Way donates $11,500 to support hospital’s pediatric medical care efforts CALGARY, Alberta–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today has donated $11,500 to the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation via a directed donation from the United Way. “We are so grateful to our community and donors like Wells Fargo and…

  • 26th Annual Between Friends Charity Golf Classic

    26th Annual Between Friends Charity Golf Classic

      Calgary, AB  – On Monday, July 13, 2015 golfers and special guests will take to the course at Pinebrook Golf & Country Club for the annual Between Friends Charity Golf Classic. This event welcomes players of all levels to an enjoyable day of golf and fundraising for Between Friends, a unique non-profit that offers…

  • Get out in the Community and Support Rowan House this Summer

    Get out in the Community and Support Rowan House this Summer

    Upcoming Events Rowan House is very busy during the summer months, taking our information booth to as many community events as possible. Little New York Daze goes July 17th-19th in Longview with lots of family fun to be had. Rowan House will have a booth set up at the market on the Saturday and we…

  • Horse for Hope

    Horse for Hope

      Another exciting opportunity for Rowan House this summer is the Spruce Meadows Horses Jump to Give a Leg Up initiative. We were among 20 southern Alberta charities selected to paint a life-size fibreglass horse and have it on display at Spruce Meadows for the duration of their show season. During this time, people can…

  • Homeless Hub: Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Homeless Hub: Adverse Childhood Experiences

      By Vineeth Sekharan, York University; Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub The health and well-being of children is strongly related to the environmental conditions that they grow up in. A growing body of research has found strong links between adverse childhood experiences and long-term negative effects on children across the lifespan. The term adverse childhood…

  • Rowan House: Birdies for Kids, Presented by AltaLink

    Rowan House: Birdies for Kids, Presented by AltaLink

      Rowan House Emergency Shelter is thrilled to announce we have been selected as a participating charity in the Shaw Charity Classic’s newest opportunity – Birdies for Kids – and we need your help! We will receive 100% of every donation collected on our behalf and have the potential to receive up to 50% in…

  • Highflying Team Comes in for a Landing

    Highflying Team Comes in for a Landing

    Snowbirds fly in for afternoon of fun at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Story and photo by Janet Mezzarobba It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Snowbirds! The Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds came in for a landing at Alberta Children’s Hospital, bringing smiles and fun to patients and families on July 16. Along with the…

  • Southern Alberta Lions Clubs Donate Over $19,000 to Sheldon Kennedy Centre

    Southern Alberta Lions Clubs Donate Over $19,000 to Sheldon Kennedy Centre

    Just over $19,000 was recently donated to the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre by Southern Alberta Lions Clubs. The Centre deals with children, youths and adults who have been victims of sexual assault. It is a basic one-stop shopping approach. Instead of first going to see the police, then driving across town to see the…

  • Larry Simpson Named one of Alberta’s Most Influential People

    Larry Simpson Named one of Alberta’s Most Influential People

      Alberta’s Venture magazine has just named Larry Simpson, director of strategic philanthropy and conservation, and associate regional vice-president of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Alberta, one of Alberta’s 50 most influential people of 2015. As a recipient of the 2012 Emerald Award for environmental excellence, Simpson’s work has helped conserve over a million…

  • Alberta Burger Fest 2015

    Alberta Burger Fest 2015

      Congratulations to Roy’s Place Claresholm – Voted number 1 in Southern Alberta Region of Burger Fest. Roy’s Place Restaurant sold an astonishing 843 burgers and has donated $2,675 to the Claresholm & District Health Foundation. Wow!! The Ukrainian Burger was a hit. Restaurants from all over Alberta participated, in May of this year, including…

  • Stampede Caravan – Where the Spirit Begins!

    Stampede Caravan – Where the Spirit Begins!

      You are Invited to Breakfast We put on 15 pancake breakfasts over 8 days of the Calgary Stampede. The breakfasts are hosted around the city at different locations and include a country band, pony rides, a petting zoo, and much more. Stampede Caravan volunteers have been providing FREE breakfasts and western hospitality in Calgary…

  • A Special Emerald Award for a Special Volunteer

    A Special Emerald Award for a Special Volunteer

      Currently with a staff of two, the Alberta Emerald Foundation relies on the support of many volunteers to help bring our programs, like the Emerald Awards, to life. It was very difficult to choose just one person to name as our Volunteer of the Year as we could not do what we do without…