Category: Organizations

  • Legion Seeking Applicants for 2015 CAF Nijmegen March Team

    Legion Seeking Applicants for 2015 CAF Nijmegen March Team

    OTTAWA, ON – Dominion Command of The Royal Canadian Legion is seeking candidates who may wish to participate in the world’s largest walking/marching event held in mid-July in the Nijmegen area of Holland. “Every year we receive dozens of applications from our members to participate in this march on behalf of the Legion,” says Royal…

  • Show your Love this Valentine’s month at the Lions’ Spray Park Pampered Chef Fundraiser

    Show your Love this Valentine’s month at the Lions’ Spray Park Pampered Chef Fundraiser

      Join us for an evening of food & fun; see what’s new with the Pampered Chef. On this special night 15% of all orders will be donated to the Lions Club to help finish landscaping at the fantastic new Spray Park, set to open this summer season in Turner Valley. When: Thursday Feb. 12th…

  • The Legion Encourages Veterans to Talk About It!

    The Legion Encourages Veterans to Talk About It!

      Mental illness is one of the most widespread health issues in Canada, and 2 in 3 people suffer in silence. We encourage everyone to help break the silence! What can you do?  Take care of yourself. Start talking about mental health. Support those who are suffering. Know where to get help. For our Veterans…

  • Literacy for Life: Building Blocks

    Literacy for Life: Building Blocks

      Do you have the tools needed to help your child succeed at home or in school? Do you know if your child is developing at the right pace? Would you like to understand how your child learns? Building Blocks can help. This is a free program for families living in communities or the rural…

  • Rowan House Rises for Revolution

    Rowan House Rises for Revolution

      Emergency Shelter Holds March in Support of Global One Billion Rising Event High River, AB – Rowan House Emergency Shelter invites the Foothills community to join the revolution and participate in a march raising awareness about violence against women. It will take place Saturday, February 14th starting at Highwood High School at noon. Statistics…

  • Support Rowan House at these Upcoming Events

    Support Rowan House at these Upcoming Events

    Hope and Healing Gala Tickets for our 2015 Hope and Healing Gala go on sale January 30th. Taking place at Lynnwood Ranch, it promises to be another fun evening! Entertainment by the Tanya Ryan Band and the Calgary Fiddlers with Guest Speaker: Calgary Stampeder’s Anthony Parker for the Leading Change Project. And of course great…

  • Rowan House Wish Book Campaign a Success

    Rowan House Wish Book Campaign a Success

    Rowan House would like to extend a huge Thank You to everyone who supported our Holiday Wish Campaign. Between financial and in-kind donations we were able to provide gift and food hampers for 18 women and 23 children in our Out-reach program as well as the 7 women and 10 children who were in shelter…

  • Lions Den: You Make the Difference

    Lions Den: You Make the Difference

      By Lion James Lee A community is comprised of many great people, events and the deeds associated with the citizens. It is a wheel, a hub of life for the denizens. This wheel is composed of many spokes that directly link back to the “hub” (the people of the community). The Foothills Lions Club…

  • Annual HEART to HEART Marketplace at Dr Morris Gibson School in Okotoks

    Annual HEART to HEART Marketplace at Dr Morris Gibson School in Okotoks

    At Dr. Morris Gibson School, we believe that global citizenship through helping others is part of who we are – in recent years, we have raised thousands of dollars through our Heart to Heart Markets to help others around the world through charities that have touched our hearts. Our market will take place on FEBRUARY 13…

  • SNAPS – Show the Love heArt Gala

    SNAPS – Show the Love heArt Gala

    Plan to attend on February 6, 2015, 7 to 10pm at Alta Vita Restorante. You can also stay for the after party ($5 after 10pm). Tickets are $20/person or $25/SNAPS family and available at Alta Vita, SNAPS office, Sheena’s Sweets and Such, Small Things. There are a limited number of tickets available. There will be…

  • Tell Us About the Mental Health and Addiction Leaders in Your Community

    Tell Us About the Mental Health and Addiction Leaders in Your Community

    People across Alberta are finding inspiring ways to address the mental health and addiction challenges faced by individuals and society as a whole. Help us celebrate their accomplishments. The Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction welcomes nominations for its 2015 True Awards. The awards honour successful efforts to reduce stigma, encourage recovery and…

  • Volunteer Committee Created to Organize Little Britches Parade

    Volunteer Committee Created to Organize Little Britches Parade

      High River, AB: Community members have taken the initiative and created a volunteer committee that will organize this year’s Little Britches Parade. A local resident, Hank Leeferink, has assumed responsibility for leading the event’s organization. The Town had stepped in to assist with last year’s parade after the Chamber of Commerce indicated that it…

  • New NSSF Report: More Women Owning Guns, Going Target Shooting and Hunting

    New NSSF Report: More Women Owning Guns, Going Target Shooting and Hunting

    ‘Women Gun Owners’ report and new infographic highlight fastest growing segment in shooting sports LAS VEGAS, Nev. – More than half of women (55.6 percent) participating in a new study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation said they intend to purchase at least one firearm in the next 12 months. That finding and many…

  • IBM Goes Above and Beyond for Calgary Family Shelter

    IBM Goes Above and Beyond for Calgary Family Shelter

      The spirit of the holiday season was in full force in December 2014 when IBM Canada, a longtime partner of Alberta’s Promise, donated new towels, shower curtains and recycling services to Brenda’s House, a transitional shelter for families located in Calgary. These gifts are the latest in a long list of contributions IBM has made to the…

  • Unleash Your Inner Fabio – Celebrate Valentine’s Day with some wild romance!

    Calgary, AB – Enter the fascinating world of sex in the animal kingdom at the Calgary Zoo’s annual Valentine’s Day event In the Heat of the Night! Enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner surrounded by the lush ENMAX Conservatory gardens followed by some special presentations on courtship in the critter world. Ever wondered what bumblebees do…