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More of Edmonton’s most vulnerable students will benefit from full-day Kindergarten, thanks to the generosity of the Westman Charitable Foundation and Jayman BUILT.
Foundation Founder Diana Joseph made the most “magnificent” announcement during a special event at Beacon Heights School on November 28: a monumental gift of $375,000 - $75,000 annually for five years – to support the six full-day Kindergarten programs currently funded by the Edmonton Public Schools Foundation.
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Every November, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Edmonton and Area Chapter hosts the National Philanthropy Day luncheon where local non-profits can honour their donors and partners. This year, we recognized two special Foundation donors: Brookfield Residential Edmonton and Ray & Joyce Purdy who are loyal ambassadors and supporters of early learning intervention. But that is not all! The Purdy’s and the Brookfield staff are always willing to help broaden our fundraising efforts and connect us with other like-minded philanthropists in the community.
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Since day one, EPCOR has been a generous supporter of our cause in terms of funding full-day Kindergarten and volunteering time. Their staff love to spend time with the little learners at Mee-Yah-Noh School as part of their team-building efforts. Recently the EPCOR Transmission Team visited the Kinder classroom and partnered with students to engage in reading and craft activities
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On October 18, teachers and friends enjoyed a delish dinner and fashion show at the Vaticano Cucina Restaurant. The event was hosted by the Edmonton Public Teachers Local #37 event team above and showcased trendy outfits from J. Michaels. To support our cause, the Local held a ‘1/2 the Take’ fundraiser which raised $310. That’s a time-out we can appreciate!
READ IN Week is near and dear to the hearts of the Edmonton TELUS Community Ambassadors who are passionate about giving back and strengthening the community through acts of kindness! In the past 11 years, this mighty team of current and former staff members have read in 372 classrooms and donated $82,500 in library books to 52 Edmonton Public and Edmonton Catholic schools. The gift of books and time has been invaluable to the six full-day Kindergarten programs funded by our Foundation because shared book reading is not only a fun time for the children, it stimulates language and reading development.
