Women’s Centre of Calgary2012 Annual Report

“I like meeting all the different women

from different walks of life.”

“As a volunteer, the Women’s Centre has really allowed me to grow and to explore women’s issues that

matter to me.”

“I feel like I can be myself here.”

“The Women’s Centre gives me

hope for the future.”

“There is always someone willing

to take the time to listen.”

“The Women’s Centre helped me to build my confidence in a new country.”

We Made a Difference!

The Women’s Centre gathers feedback from women who use the Centre, volunteers, Board members, and staff to inform our work. Feedback was collected throughout the year using a variety of tools. In 2012, we collected input from than 1,200 women.

Here are some of our indicators of success:

• 97% of women using the Centre report they feel safe at the Women’s Centre• 96% of women report they are treated with respect at the Women’s Centre• 87% of women report they feel they are given options when they come for assistance• 86% of women report feeling at home or a sense of belonging at the Women’s Centre• 84% of women said they increased their community involvement by being involved with the

Centre

In 2012, we responded to:

• 58,632 contacts from women: 64% were made in person and 36% by phone and email. Women came in to the Centre to access our services 160 times every day. In addition, women phoned or emailed the Centre 85 times every day.

In 2012, we served a diverse community of women:

• 43% had a chronic health issue (e.g. mental health, a disability, or chronic disease)• 57% were single mothers; 66% were single• 59% were, or had been, in a violent relationship• 91% were dealing with poverty

At the Women’s Centre we work in three strategic areas-helping women to Get Assistance with basic needs; providing a safe space and opportunities for women to Connect With Others; and addressing underlying causes of poverty and supporting women to Work For Change.

We offer trust-based services and look for ways to facilitate reciprocity so that all women may access assistance when they need it and offer assistance as they are able to. We provide a safe, accessible space in which we work to build equity and celebrate diversity.

Get AssistanceIn order to meet overwhelming demands, we were forced in 2012 to streamline. We cut some of the places we made Basic Needs referrals. As a result, our contacts in this area were down slightly. At the same time, our time per contact increased by 18%, enabling us to spend more time with women.

We continued to offer an array of referrals to other community agencies and to offer direct assistance with food, personal care supplies, Christmas and birthday gifts, bus tickets and grocery gift certificates. We provided Legal Advice Clinics, Commissioner of Oaths and tax services. We took messages, collected mail and provided access to phones, computers, printer, fax and photocopier.

Connect with OthersWe worked to provide a safe and welcoming space for women from all walks of life to meet new people, learn new things and build community. We offered workshops and groups and had record attendance at events such as our Stampede Lunch and Feminist Walking Tour. We worked with more than a dozen other community organizations and unions to host a variety of International Women’s Day events.

Work for ChangeWe continued our work on women and poverty, participating in the Calgary Poverty

Reduction Initiative and the provincial Social Policy Framework consultations. We researched and wrote a position paper on provincial poverty reduction and met with Calgary MLAs, Associate Ministers and Ministers.

We also began the community development work leading up to a women’s gathering, Make One Change, which we will host Saturday, June 15, 2013. Twenty grassroots women’s groups will tell us about an issue impacting their lives and recommend a change which could improve their situations. Information about the gathering is available at www.womenscentrecalgary.org.

Finally, after a long search we found a new home in

Bridgeland. Overcrowding has been a serious issue at the Women’s Centre for a number of years. Our new location, which we will open in summer 2013, will almost double our space and allow us to focus on the future with the confidence that we can house our dreams. And we’re thrilled to be staying in the same neighbourhood!

In 2012, our work was done by more than 580 active volunteers supported by 12 full-time and five relief staff. Our work is made possible by the generous support of our core funders the City of Calgary Family and Community Support Services and the United Way of Calgary and Area, as well as hundreds of individual, company and foundation donors.

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Our vision: Women supporting communities, communities supporting women.

2012-2013 Board of Directors (Standing left to right: Eileen Booth, Florence Omara, Janet Maaten, Carolyn Simpson, Roseline Carter, Rosemary Moore, Henri Giroux, Diane Altwasser, Beverly Frizzell, Denise Young. Seated left to right: Yvonne Schmitz, Nora Habafy, Cari Gulbrandsen)

Donation and fundraising dollars raised in the current year are budgeted in the following year. Full financial statements, audited by Thompson Penner Lo LLP, are available from the Women’s Centre upon request.

2012 Financials

Our mission: To be every woman’s place for support, connections and community.

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Aaron HaganAdriana VivisoAileen LajoieAimar BrachoAixi HeAlana BackerAlanna LoftusAlbert JohnsonAlbi LidguerreAlex RutreyAlex ShrakeAlexa BriggsAlexa GrinevitchAli HassanAlicia WightAlim BhanjiAlisonAlison ThompsonAliya MohamedAllaina VanreenwykAllison StryboschAlly BaxterAlyson MillerAmanda BerjianAmanda ReidAmy HaynesAmy HeidmanAmy MounkesAmy WoodwardAnca MichetiAndrea LamondAndrea LamyAndrea PalmerAngela HoogeveenAngela MitchelAngela SchaefferAnipa JeyakumarAnn ErvinAnna ChuAnna-Marie La

BossiereAnneliesse BilicAracely AnayaAsh BibiAsha DelisleAsha SiadAshika SimhadriAudra KanskiAwa BelindaBailee EricksonBal (Jay) BaltejBarb FranchukBarb Fuller

Barb McVeighBarb RobertsonBecca Becky WolflegBeth TweedaleBev NoulletBeverley FrizzellBeverly SouthwingBrandi ThorneBrandie W.L.Brenda KruppiBrenda LuoBrent ConwayBreton HillsBrett AberleBri VerstratenBrian GagnonBrianna HattBrittany ScottBrooke VanBuskirkByron FredrickCameron McGillivaryCandiceCandice MenziesCari GulbrandsenCarl ClintonCarol JoscelynCarol MarkellCarolina DalgleishCaroline CarstedCaroline Carolyn InglisCarolyn SimpsonCaron VighCarreen UrguranCarrie BlaugCarrie McManusCat SchickCate AhrensCaterina GutCatharine DurstCatherine CaseyCathy BarcelonaCathy SorgeCecilia MiguelChanakya JairathChantalle GandarChantel MoenChelsea Chelsi MatkovichCheryl BlundenCheryl PetersonCheryl Rowe

CheyenneMacpherson

Chido MbavarriaChin Phing TanChris McMurryChris RyanChris ShymanskiChristie MachChristina BahryChristina BarnsChristina DavidChristine CurranChristine WightonCindy DeMoneCindy YuClaire HarperClaire ToskaClaudia SheppartColleen McKelveyCordelia HarrisonCorine BushfieldCristina NutaCrystal BowenCrystal MontgomeryCyrene BanerjeeDan Hui XiDana FarnellDana MenziesDanisha PunjaDaphone GreenwoodDaren Kachmar Darren MartinezDave HeikkinenDavid LugoDavid SmithDavid TumbachDawn ComfortDawn LukyeDeb SimpsonDebbie ChristieDebbie GauchierDebbie JohnsonDebbie LeeDebbie Monroe

(Chong)Debbra WrigleyDeirdre McGarryDelores PilslDemoura Denise YoungDharr ChandrakumarDiana IzardDiana Wong Doolan

Diane AltwasserDiane LaskeyDiane McCuspicDiane ZilinskiDianne HarperDinelle FrancesDon JerrardDon MonroeDonna CalafatisDonna GeadesDonna LambertDonna McLeanDonna TymchukDorothy ChenDzifa AgbemabieseEileen BoothEileen SutcliffeElaine KostiukElena ToskaElise LavigneElisha LaEliza PotterElizabeth AssefaElizabeth CheungElizabeth CurleElizabeth ElliotEllen McGregorEllie WilmotElly CarlsonEmine GurbuzerEmma RitchieErica HansenErin KuzykErin McCuaigErin McFarlaneErin OlesenEspie TangangcoEveline KoljinEvelyn De RooseFartoon SiadFawn FriesFay KellerFilsan AbdiFlorence OmaraGail DouglasGail Gayle SchroederGeorge BeallyGeraldine HutchinsonGillian RansonGillian SinclairGloria WatersGord Phil

Our vision: Women supporting communities, communities supporting women.

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2012 Volunteers

Did You Know?In 2012...

• More than 5,375 individual women connected with the Centre.

• Our work was done by over 580 active volunteers.

• We celebrated 15 years of support, connections, and community.

Hanna KellyHarry LewHarvey WooHazel OrpenHeather GrantHeather ParsonsHeather WalkerHeidi DemersHenri GirouxHenry MarvinHerman MullerHillary RideoutHolly HeffernanHolly LuongHoly LintonHuda ElrasheedHumairo HasanHung LamIoana StoicaIsabel ArantesIster SiadIzzy JackJackie CarrierJacob RitzJaime EmondJamie BridgesJamie CameronJamie StevensJamie WaldhuberJamila VeljiJan Anderson Jana DartnellJana LaitJane AdamsonJaneill Iron ShirtJanelle SchaefferJanet GaoJanet HutchinsonJanet UmphreyJani KrulcJaniceJanice BrodeurJanice GohJanine ThompsonJaspreet MandJavier VaccaJaycee ForsythJean Jeanette BergenJee GangJeff DefaultJen BattsJen BlazevicJen Smith

Jena HemrajJennifer CostiganJennifer CranshawJennifer HawthornJennifer KwongJessica AyalaJessica SnelgroveJessie PepinJill SwinglerJim LittleJoan CarterJoan FarkasJoan JenkinsJoanie ShillingJoanna NewJoanne MeehanJoanne WeibeJodie McGillJodie O’ConnorJoeyllyn TanJohn LarsenJohn ZanettinJoleene BeavenJolene BrunnJorie LesJoyce ReevesJudy HunterJulia JungwirthJulie BlackJulie HrdlickaJune YauKaedy LongKaeli PhippinKaren LaBlancKari KimariKarmen Karry Kate BradleyKatherine CrerarKathleen BeavisKathrine KaraffaKathy LutherKatie MikalauskasKatie RasmussenKatrina BidulockKayla BrassardKeith La BossiereKelley ShinnieKelly HillKen KohutKen MooreKendra RielKenneth WengerKerry Moore

Khadija AbdiKim JaedickeKim KendrickKim LuKim YoungKimberly McAdamsKirstin AndersonKrista DenigKrista HillKristen ImmelKylee AucklandLaila AdamLaine WestranLana PilzLara AhmedLaura BuckinghamLaura CainerLaura ChantLaura CowardLaura HazlettLaura MacQuarrieLaura PedersonLauren MacQuarrieLauren StrangwardLaurie AndersonLeah BelsherLeah KelleyLeanna SeetahalLecy RimerLeigha BlackwoodLena ChengLena ElliottLeslie HosfordLeyza JimenezLili Lily WooLin GalvezLinda AkoakemLinda JacksonLinda HawkeLinda ZhangLindsay CovaLinh BuiLisa ElliotLisa HariLisa KooyLisa Marie EllisLisa McManesLisa OzgourLisa Peters Liz Harriman-CrooksLiza LorenzettiLois WozneyLorene Grier

Lori EggerLori JansenLori RigbyLorna AlbertLorna RowsellLorraine MounkesLotta LennortsonLouise AndersonLouise CraneLouise RidoutLucy (Yue) ZhaoLumbesi AnanwiLuzmery AguilarLyn GeorgeLynda Lynn GaudetLynne LangstonMacey MacLeodMadina AbdiMaggie MalekMaja DaljevicMalinda YuenMargaret YuMarie StarichMarilyn KendrickMarilynne HebertMarina Neubauer da

CostaMark St. Louis Marsha Heavy HeadMartina LuiMarvin HenryMary GrahamMary SheridanMary XuMary VermulenMax Russell Maya PaczuskiMearah TongMecoh BainMegan RossMelanie CarterMelanie HnatyshynMelanie MarkellMelissa De LeonMelissa LuuMelissa RicoMelissa SadalMerta RathnakaraMichael BodenMichael BonaparteMichele PowerMichelle ChristoperMichelle Wan

Mike LehmannMike MaharMike NelsonMimi SherstabetoffMiriam WinstanleyMisty FuchsMJ ParkerMona NgMona YousifMonica HujiMouna FilaliMurray DouglasMurray FiskMyra SkerrettNairobys MundarainNancy MahNancy ManchakNancy SmithNandini VenkatesanNasra SiadNatalie KinakinNatasha BaranieckiNatasha JoliffeNatasha MacLeodNaylle VargasNickolas JaciwNicole NodolfNikki LevsonNilaye Nina SamsonNora HabafyNorman GirouxOlivera BlagojevicOlubukola OguntoyinboOlumbumni OluwolePam CraigPat CourtrightPat LindsayPat MacDonaldPat MartinPatrice NedinisPatricia SealyPatrick DenigPaul BarlowPaul LuiPaul PetersonPauline LavaleePeg HofmannPeggy WaldenPeng (Victor) ChengPenni LeggettPenny WalkerPerry FortunePeter Marsden

2012 Volunteers (continued)

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Our mission: To be every woman’s place for support, connections and community.

Phyllis LukPriya KumarRabiya MansoorRachelRachel HofmanRachelle KlukusRenata MartinRenee Richard WeetmanRick RatcliffRida AbboudRikki DesjarlaisRob GidilewichRoberta VillaverdeRosalba NinaRose Lynn MoenRoseline CarterRosemary BrownRosemary MooreRoss CameronRoxanne CoteSabrina Sally MaxwellSandeep (Sony)

TahimSandra CamposSandra LairdSandra SaavedraSandy TanSandy WatsonSapna GuptaSara GowSara SalazarSara SamsonSarah Marr

Sarah PalichukSarah SelmanSarah WinstanleySasha WallisShanda WalkerShannon SmithSharadhi RatnakarSharon Anderson

MarrSharon FraserSharon GeorgeShawneen MuscobySheinul LadakShelby LeidingShelley JonesShelley MacDonaldSherrie JonesSherry BatkeShri RamluSidney CourticeSimona SiadSofia LugoSophia VirjiStacey ClareStella ChuStephanie PerrasStephen BrazilSteven BegrandSue HighSue KellySusanSusan BrookeSusan ChalmersSusan GilliesSusan Sagert

Susanne MaxwellSyeda Shahnay-

RezaSylvie LangT Nelson MichaelTahira EbrahimTahis FontalvoTamara NednisTammy JohnsonTania CruzTanya FarrellTara BarrTara ShawTaylor Teresa deMillianoTess AdamThais ZeuchTiffany MaddenTiffany MorinTiffany PierceyTim BannisterTim McGintyTove EngebretsenTrish MulderTrisha GopulTrudyTrudy PavanUdy UdottUli ZhouUrsula MendozaValerie BarrValerie MayValerie RichavVeronique PerksVicky Duffield

Victoria RossVijay PrakashVincent NgVivian BondVivian Wei GuWanda HeaterWendyWendy RossWendy SearsWendy WenYan XuYasmin SiadYvonne SchmitzZebiba (Samira)

OmerZoe Thoms Zul Vira

GroupsATU 583Calgary FoundationCritical MassCUPE 38CUPE 2012CUPE 1325DevonEncana Women’s

Network & StaffImperial Women’s

GroupJunior League

GroupKiwanis ClubMaxxamProgress ClubStat OilUFCW 401

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Our vision: Women supporting communities, communities supporting women.

2012 Volunteers (continued) 2012 StaffAimar BrachoCarrie Blaug

Carolina DalgleishCaterina GutFilsan AbdiLeah Kelley

Mei-Yuk MakMickey Ikuta Simona Siad

Sarah WinstanleySusan GilliesSusan High

Tiffany Madden

Practicum Students

Danisha PunjaKaeli PhippenHazel OrpenHoly Linton

Individual DonorsAbby MaxwellAdrianna NieuwdorpAeriol MeinhardtAileen MacaraegAimar BrachoAkiko HemkeAl SewallAlanna BriandAlbert BrandtAlec PedersenAlicia MorganAlison Karim-

McSwiney

Alison PirieAlison WalshAlyssa FluryAmanda ReidAmber ReimerAmelia AndrewsAmy HenschAmy HuwangAndrea DavisAndrew GrahamAndrew MenziesAngela HoogeveenAnita Luszszak

Ann CraigAnn HabafyAnn SimsAnnabelle BrethourAnne DawesAnne SchultzAnne SpicerAnne WallaceAnthony WebbinkApril AlbrechtApril GrosseArden FluryArmand Massey

Art DanielsonAshleigh WurzerAudra WrightAyele Essel-AmpahBarb FullerBarb SontagBarbara BiggsBarbara BirtwistleBarbara FrizzellBarbara GreeneBarbara RobertsonBarry MooreBeryl Smith

Relief & Temporary Staff

Jamila VeljiLinda Akoakem

Lisa HariTahira EbrahimVivian Wei Gu

Betty McNameeBeverly FrizzellBeverly MyhrBill LearningBilly WuBob DavieBob LightfootBob MackieBob MorrisonBonnie LewinBrenda LiebermanBrent CuthillBrian KellyBrian MoreauBrian SekiyaBrian ZappeyBridget BuanBritany Didier Bruce WinstanleyBryce PickfordBryn Davis-TaylorCailey RenaudCandy TrimperCaralyn BennettCari GulbrandsenCarrie BlaugCarl EkengrenCarmen BeavisCarmen MacKenzieCarol MathersCarol WhitesideCarolina DalgleishCaroline GunnCarolyn BairdCarolyn PhillipsCarolyn SimpsonCarolyn SkovCarolynne Bouey

ShankCarreen UnguranCarrie BlaugCaterina GutCatharine DurstCatherine CaseyCatherine MagnanCathie HaffeyCathy RobertsonCecelia WestCeri PosamentierChadwick DawesCharbel Wanna

Charlene CookCharlene MainesCheryl AranyCheryl HeilmanCheryl PettersenCheryl RoweChris EvansChris HuntleyChris Marsh-WilliamsChristina MielkeChristina WightonChristine MuellerChristine WhiteChuck PidgeonCindy DeMoneClara TeranColette SmithColin SanderColleen HustonColleen McKelveyColleen RogersCourtney ScottCraig PelleyCynthia JonesD. WattDahra TooleDale JosephDale ScottDale SlaneyDali CourtrightDan MotvkaDana FarnellDani KoleyakDanielle KakoschkeDaphne GreenwoodDarcy OlsonDaren LalondeDaren ScottDaril AndersonDarin AndersonDave ArthurDave EldridgeDave GustafsonDave LittleDave MartinDave MellottDavid ArthurDavid CourouxDavid SchlosserDavid SwannDawn Lukye

Deanna SmithDeb HoloboffDeb RennieDebra CazaDel RathDelora LalondeDennis MarrDennis TowerDerek TonanDesiree BelterDevon KlassenDiana LeedsDiane AltwasserDiane DanielsonDiane HarperDiane TrimmingDianne MongeonDianne WaldnerDolores HermanDon PhelpsDon SeagerDonald BoykiwDonn AnnettDonna CaplanDorothy ElseDorothy JonesDoug Den HoedDoug GodardDouglas WhitesideDylan CharbonneauDylan SaveryEd BraybrookEdward DownardEileen BoothEileen MakEileen SutcliffeElaine DownardElaine HaynesEldeene FraulinElise HetuElizabeth ChattenElizabeth DozoisElora BlackElsie RossElspeth KirkEmerson AlfaroEric InthofErica WelshErika SomervilleErin McFarlaneErnie Lawrence

Erwin FritzEva BrodaFarida BowmanFay KellerFilsan AbdiFlora MaligFlorence OmaraGabriel Imbert-BoydGabriel SavageGabriela OstendorferGael MacleodGail ArmitageGail MoreGarth GrahamGary GrahamGary SchlosserGaye MackieGeoff SawkaGeoff TaylorGeorge McLeodGeorgia GadenGeorgina MikalauskasGeorgina NewellGeorgina ThomasGerald RobertsGeraldine ShklankaGillian RansonGiovanna CarrelliGlenn KelleyGord OuelletteGordon ChristieGordon LloydGrace CardenasGrant GilchristGreg PettiGregory HillGuillermo RodriguezGurjit SunnerHaibin FeiHartwick WiehlerHarvey BeckHazel McLeodHeather ParsonsHeather WalkerHeather WilliamsHeddy BlaugHelen NixonHenri GirouxHermine CazelyHilda SharpeHillary Sharpe

Holly HeffernanHolly HyattHugh OslerIrene VirtueIris TalbotIvano FraulinJ. Ashley AndersonJackie CarrierJackie HattonJacqueline FergusonJacqueline LacasseJahida HabafyLaribiJames LeBlancJames StanfordJames BradleyJamie NiessenJamie StevensJamila VeljiJana LaitJana LeeJane CawthorneJane StenekerJane VirtueJanet BoydJanet HamiltonJanet HutchinsonJanet LavoieJanet MaatenJanet PringleJanet ZuccariniJani KrulcJanice BlayneyJanice BrodeurJanine BarmbyJason LawrenceJason ParckJason PaulJean GilliesJean GouldJean KelleyJean LeeJean LightfootJeanette EdgeJeannie GouldJeff LardenJeff SissonJeff WilsonJennifer ChenJennifer KwongJennifer LambJennifer MacGregor

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Our mission: To be every woman’s place for support, connections and community.

Individual Donors (continued)

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Our vision: Women supporting communities, communities supporting women.

Jennifer PalichukJenny ThomsonJeronimo De MiguelJerry LachanceJessica AyalaJessica WilliamsJill BoettgerJill BridgesJill ChambersJill NixonJim ArchibaldJim AttewellJim BradleyJim ChalkeJim StevensJoan CarterJoan EkengrenJoan FarkasJoan PerryJoanne AveryJoanne MeehanJo-Anne DmytrukJo-Anne MacLeodJodi GaraganJodie StevensJohane CoteJohn BorgfordJohn ClaytonJohn DennisJohn GeorgeJohn HaslettJohn KowalskiJohn WyniaJon RozhonJonathan GardinerJordan BurkeJoss MacKenzieJoy NordstromJoyce BuddJoyce HildebrandJudy AitkenJulie BlackJulie DeansJulie LarsenJustine LofgrenKalpana MistryKaren AnthonyKaren CaseyKaren FrancisKaren KingKaren Kolarova

Karen OrserKaren PhillippsKaren Sloane-CaseyKarlo KovacKassia ApsourisKate BradleyKate FluryKatharina StephensKatherine O’RourkeKatherine WalkerKathie HoglundKathleen BeavisKathleen BiersdorffKathleen MacKayKathleen Mary

NickelKathryn

BartmanovichKatie FluryKatie MikalauskasKaylene NewsomKeith BraatenKelly BowlesKelly ZukowskiKen GreenKen SkingleKen TetelaffKen WilsonKenny HermanKeri AdamsKerry GrahamKetan ParmarKevin RuttKevin TrickettKim SmithKiran RandhawaKory TaylorKrause PamKrista HillKristi TappKyle BrodieKyle NormandL.C. McNaughtonLakhmichand ShahLanrick Jr BennettLarina FlahertyLarry KellerLars PetersenLaura CainerLaura MooreLaura Robinson

Laureen SwannLaurel DhallaLauretta CarrickLaurie DoddsLaurien StaffordLawrence SchmidLayne BakerLeah KelleyLeanne BaileyLee TunstallLeigh RambieLeigha BlackwoodLenard LovstadLes ZaharichukLeslie CooperLester IkutaLillian VanGenderenLinda DrinnanLinda KallisLinda McFarlaneLinda WalthamLinda-Rae TrelivingLindsay CovaLindsay StormLindsey McBrideLindsey MuirLindsey ReidLinh BuiLisa HariLisa HodgsonLisa OzgurLisa Stevenson Lise BrownLiz Harriman-CrooksLiza HughesLiza LorenzettiLogan KellyLois SchlosserLori EggerLori KingLori SalterLorna MacQuarrieLorna MorishitaLorna Rowsell PettiLorraine MelchiorLorraine MouldingLou Fraser Louise HarkemaLucette SimpsonLuis Lugo

Luis OttatiLynn BoettgerLynn BrandtLynn GaudetLynn HodgsonLynn NugentLynnette AllanMaggie BolgerMaidie CourvillonMajid SaeediMargaret LeSageMargaret MayMargo CofellMaria ChetaMaria-Lynn JohnsonMarian WilliamsMarilyn AtkinsonMarilyn HennesseyMarilyn KendrickMarilyn McConnellMarilyn RasmussenMarilyn SegallMarina SvirskayaMark FluryMark DeanMark HamiltonMark KuziejMark RehoricMarlene AugstenMarlene BoykiwMarnie MitchellMarnie SchaettiMartha BaileyMartin ClutterbuckMartin NelsonMary AndersonMary BarrMary McQuittyMary MorinMary VermeulenMatthew BoadiMatthew TraceyMaureen BushMaureen ColemanMaureen OsisMecoh BainMegan BeattieMel SimmonsMelanie CarrollMelanie Risdon-

Betcher

Donations in memory of

Audrey ZarownyDr. R.G. Williams

Elsie WattsMary Zanni EggerMonica Moreau

Nellie Zanni HildebrandOlga BalickTara Curley

Trish Danielson

Donations in celebration of

Deb LeeDeliverGood

Diane RaeburnFran GaudetJulie Virtue

Katie RamussenInternational Women’s Day

Janice Kinch Jennifer Hawthorn

Judy Byrne Lingling MaLisa PetersLou Fraser

Marg KelleyMargaret Siad

Marilyn AtkinsonMickey Ikuta

Outpatient Mental Health Program at the

Sheldon M. Chumir HealthPeg HoffmanRobert French Rubina Moody

Sharon Montgomery Sue Mallon

SusanThe Scott FamilyYvonne Stanford

Individual Donors (continued)

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Our mission: To be every woman’s place for support, connections and community.

Melissa LuhtanenMelissa MandrykMeryl DaviesMichael BindmanMichael DanielsonMichèle Nelson-

BoltonMichelle DanielsonMichelle WaterfieldMickey IkutaMike MinifieMike SorochanMike TuliaMiki AsaiMiriam HabafyMohamed NazlinMonica BaileyMonica LamMustansir RajMyles HuffMyra DionneNadine ForbesNancy HallNancy JanovicekNancy MaguireNancy MahNancy SkingleNancy SmithNatalia WojtykNatalie AnslowNatasha MacLeodNathan Tang Nazlin MohamedNeil HutchinsonNico RoelofsenNicolas ZaherPatricia RoomePaul DavisonPaul KnollPaula JacobsonPenni LeggettPenney KomePenny YoungPeter MeehanPhil ProbertPhyllis KylePhyllis TrelivingRachel ScottRahim LadhaRaka Ghosh

Randy MartensRebecca

DuchesneauRenata MartinRenaud BonnevilleRia CharbonneauRibka GhebieregusRichard FinalyRichard HoganRichard ScarfeRick SemeniukRida AbboudRitu ChhibberRob HolmesRobert FlemingRobert GosseRobert LachanceRobert LightfootRobert WatsonRobin O’GradyRobin ParsonsRobyn McMorrisRobyn TaylorRohan MurtiRoland GeorgeRoland SabourinRon MilzRon WestcottRonnie Joy LeahRosario MedinaRose LamoureuxRose Lynn MoenRoseanne PennerRoseline CarterRoselynn MoenRosemary BrownRosemary MooreRosita ThorpeRoy BarrRuma ChakravortyRussell SnyderRuth MotvkaRyan KeoghRyan LaGrelaSaadia KendallSadie MarchantSalima DaoudSally AbrahamSam KlevskySamantha DennerSamuel Wainer

San PattenSandi CarlileSandra SaavedraSandra SalazarSandy AyerstSandy HarderSandy LeckieSandy TanSarah Denner-

NajmSarah McDonaldSarah TaylorSarah WinstanleyScott AdamsScott AitkenScott LalondeSean McMasterSebastian

BattagliaSelina RenfrowSeling Wong-

ParottaShannon HuntSharon

Anderson-MarrSharon ButalaSharon GeorgeShaun YanoShawn PersadSheila BrantnallSheila CrushSheila GreavesShelley EddyShelley WrightSheri YoungSherry SoltysSherry WheelerSherryl CousinsShirley BurtonShirley GreenShirley LanganShiv SharmaSimona SiadSofia LugoSonia RiceSpencer BrewerStacey GianakoulasStacey PerilliStaci RollefstadStarleen Mondey

Stella BarterStephanie MooneyStephanie

TheriaultSteve FishSteve Laut Steve MajorSteve MichalukSteve PottierSue HighSue PasternakSue WalkerSusan GilliesSusan HassenSusan HuntleySusan MallonSusan MitchellSusan NgoSusan RuffoSusan SutcliffeSusan WalkerSusanne MaxwellSuzanne

DevbeckerSuzanne JackettTahira EbrahimTamara NedinisTammy FlandersTammy SiebenTammy TaylorTanya FarrellTeresa DaunaisTeresa FujimotoTeresa WongTerry BurchTerry MacKenzieTerry NorbreyTess AdamTiffany LeboeufTiffany MaddenTiffany SyroidTim FreebornTim GrossTim KendrickTimothy MaxwellTina McKayTina WongToby TinardiTod HughesTony PasternakTracey Stannard

Tracy CampbellTracy MooreTrent DepueTrevor HiltonTrevor RobertsonTrish LundTrisha GopaulTristan Laut Troels JorgensenTrudy GahlingerTrudy LeidingTrudy PavanTwila McKayTyler SchmitzUrmie SeeVallerie RossValmore CelisVanessa Daniel-

FernandoVéronique PerksVicki VandermeerVictoria McElligottVinay DeyViolet GallowayVirgie McIntyreVirginia DobsonWade PollackWalter MayWanda DanielsonWaunita SimmonsWayne SmithWenda WardWendy CharltonWendy KitchenWendy MedleyWilfreda ThurstonWill CarlsonWill MunroWilliam RiceWilliam SpackmanWillis StevensWillow WalkerWilson TranWylie CraigYvonne SchmitzYvonne SpiesYvonne Stanford

Individual Donors (continued)

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Our vision: Women supporting communities, communities supporting women.

Absolute Imaging Inc.Advantage ManagementAlberta EducationAlberta Foothills Desk &

Derrick ClubAlberta Health Services,

Workforce Research & Evaluation

Alberta Law FoundationBennett Jones LLPBig Mountain Coffee RoastersBMO Community Sponsorships

& Donations - Prairie Division

Bodhi Tree Yoga CenterBow Valley Calligraphy GuildBW Technologies by HoneywellCaleo HealthCalgary Academy of KarateCalgary & District Labour

CouncilCalgary Buddhist Temple -

Dharma School StudentsCalgary Co-operative

Association LimitedCalgary Disc Golf AssociationCalgary District Labour

CouncilCalgary Elks Lodge &

Golf ClubCalgary Executive AssociationCalgary Flames AmbassadorsCalgary Girls School StaffCalgary Korean Women’s

AssociationCalgary New Democrats

Women’s CaucusCanada Revenue Agency

Women’s CommitteeCanyon Plumbing & HeatingCdn. Federation of University

Women Calgary NorthCenovus Employee FoundationCenovus Energy Inc.Cenovus Matching Gifts

ProgramCentre For Equality Rights in

AccommodationCEP Local M-1 CalgaryChevron CanadaChildren’s ServicesCity of Calgary ITCity of Calgary Family and

Community Support ServicesCOBS Bread - CrowfootConstituents of Calgary ShawCUPE Calgary District CouncilCUPE Local 1169

Delta West Academy Staff & Students

Devon Canada CorporationDr. Ken ThomasDrum & Monkey PubDunphy Best BlocksomEFW RadiologyEastside Kia EmployeesEncana Cares FoundationEncana CorporationEncana Women’s NetworkEquinox Engineering Ltd.Essentia CalgaryFluor United Way CampaignFort Calgary Community

Garden (sponsored by Suncor)

Gibson Energy ULCGlasswaters FoundationGlenmore Christian AcademyGLJ Petroleum ConsultantsGovernment of Alberta

Community Spirit ProgramHAB Family FoundationHalliburton - Employee MatchHaute TotsHeavy Industries EmployeesHudson’s Tap HouseImperial Oil FoundationInternational Fitness Holdings,

Inc.IODE Fort Calgary Chapter Joycee’s Caribbean

Food & TakeoutKinette Club of Stampede CityKinnette Club of CalgaryLammle’s Western

Wear & TackLaurie M. Anderson

Professional Corp.Luke’s Drug Store Ltd.Mac’s Convenience Store -

BridgelandM.S. Private LtdMagus Consulting Ltd.Mary Kay - Kathie McGannMarvel Hair CollegeMaxxam AnalyticsMcMahon Stadium SocietyMeow FoundationMHPM Project LeadersMidwest SurveysMinya Belly Dance & The

Wandering AlmasMix and MinglesMurphy Oil Company Ltd.N. Murray Edwards Charitable

FoundationNorthwest Family Church

Old Navy - Chinook StaffPrince of Peace ManorPure CreationsRebekah Assembly of AlbertaRE/MAX Realty ProfessionalsRocky Mountain Adaptive

Sports CentreRubbermaid CalgarySAIT Polytechnic -

School of ConstructionSchool of ICT

Service CanadaSheraton Cavalier Hotel -

Social ClubShoppers Drug Mart #355Sleep CountrySouth Calgary Health Centre -

Adult Mental HealthSpa Lady -

Canyon MeadowsTrans-Canada MallWestbrook Mall

St. Davids United ChurchSt. Matthew Lutheran ChurchSt. Thomas United Church

WomenStat Oil CanadaSubway - BridgelandSummit KidsTalisman Energy Inc.Tammy & Prince of Peace

ManorTaqa North EmployeesTaqa North Community

Investment ProgramTax Executives Institute Inc. -

Calgary ChapterTeam TELUS CaresTenaris Prudential Steel ULCThe Calgary FoundationThe Calgary Minerva

FoundationThe Catherine Donnelly

FoundationThe Greene Family Charitable

FoundationThe People InchoateThe Realtors @ RE/MAX

Realty ProfessionalsThe University of Calgary -

Faculty of MedicineFaculty of Social Work Student Radio Society

Tops AB328Toyo Engineering Canada Ltd.TransCanada Corporation -

Matching Gifts ProgramTres BandidasUA Local 496

Ujamaa GrandmasUnited Nurses of AlbertaUnited Way of Calgary & AreaUnited Way of Calgary & Area

Connections TeamDonor’s Choice

Willow Park On The BowWoolen’s WooliesWorld Health -

Bay Edgemont MacLeodMidnaporeNorth HillRichmondSunridge

Wu Yi Association of CalgaryYSL Lawyers LLP

Business and Community Donors

2012 At a Glance

Get AssistanceWe provided women with food, personal supplies or bus tickets 8,828 times.

We completed 4,861 basic needs referrals to other community programs.

Women came to the Centre to use computers, office equipment and phones 9,653 times.

We provided 69 Legal Advice Clinics accessed by more than 200 women.

Connect With OthersWe provided 144 workshops for 1,194 women.

Women dropped in to the Centre to connect with others and build community 9,711 times.

1,029 women attended various groups at the Centre such as Community Kitchen and Practice English.

We made 10,694 peer support, information and follow-up contacts.

Work For ChangeWe wrote a position paper on how the Province could assist women in poverty and met with 13 Calgary members of the legislative assembly, 3 ministers and 2 associate ministers.

We held 43 workshops on diversity, women’s issues and public policy.

We participated in and/or hosted 16 community meetings to develop policy input for initiatives such as the Calgary Poverty Reduction Initiative and the provincial Social Policy Framework.

Women’s Centre of Calgary, 646 First Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T2E 0B6 Ph: 403-264-1155 E-mail: info@womenscentrecalgary.org

Fax: 403-264-1203 Web: www.womenscentrecalgary.org

All of our work is done within our unique Community Capacity Building Peer Model. It provides the framework for how we operate. What we do fits within our three strategic areas: