Ross Sheppard Alumni and Leadership Students Adopt Wrap & Roll Fundraiser

After six years of partnering with Kingsway Mall to deliver Wrap & Roll, we were thrilled former (12 alumni) and current (52 leadership) students from Ross Sheppard School 'raised their hands' to adopt this wonderful fundraiser for Christmas 2019.

A Dickens of an Opportunity for our Foundation

Scrooge doesn’t live here in Edmonton! This year, the second annual Dickens Fest event committee graciously chose our Foundation as their charity of choice. During November and December, The Citadel Theatre and the Downtown Business Association encouraged Edmontonians to dress up Dickensian, visit the holiday market to purchase a $10 giftbag that included a handmade tree ornament and a $20 Cloud Nine Pajamas coupon and attend the play ‘A Christmas Carol.’ To showcase great things happening in schools, students from the John A. McDougall School music program showed up prior to the start-up of the December 8 play and performed some festive tunes. Many thanks to the committee for allocating a portion of profits made through these activities – $1,280 and counting – to support full-day Kindergarten.

2019 Was a Happening Year Thanks to Apricity

In 2019, a group of local change makers passionate about amplifying local causes adopted our Foundation and worked with us in a consultative role. This influential team of diversely talented women at Apricity provided us with critical feedback about our fundraising activities and events. They also helped us broaden our connections, which resulted in an outstanding $20,000 donation from the CN Community Fund. Learn more about Apricity’s support through their wrap-up blog.

Kids Helping Kids – The Baturyn Way!

  Global Citizenship is an important part of the learning happening at Baturyn School. This Christmas, Baturyn School students from the Grades 5 and 6 Global Citizenship team decided to support local and raise funds to help children in Edmonton. They organized a Holiday Gift Shop so their peers could purchase presents for their family members and donated all the profits to our full-day Kindergarten piggybank. In total, they raised $402.70. 

Honouring the J. Percy Page Team of Staff and Students!

Service to community plays a significant role in the philanthropic culture that exists within all
213 Edmonton Public schools. Every year, students and staff provide financial, in-kind and volunteer support to local, provincial and global non-profit organizations. They are also eager to help level the playing field at District schools that reside in socially vulnerable neighbourhoods.

That’s why we nominated the J. Percy Page High School Team of students and staff for a 2018-19 District Recognition Award, which was presented on December 4.