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Notes of appreciation arrive daily from
charitable organizations who want to thank
provincial employees for their support and
generosity.
Here is a sampling of what provincial employees
collectively are doing:
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Thank you for your recent donation to our
community work in the heart of the city. The monthly
Inner City Dinner provides a complete sit-down roast
beef dinner for 250. We often have another 80 – 100
receive a take-out supper. Our youth shelter usually
has 25 to 30 youth overnight. Your donation helps
make this all possible.
Rev. Dr. Allan Saunders
First†Metropolitan United Church
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Your donations are so important to us. Donations
help us to help thousands of animals every year,
through our spay/neuter programs, our sanctuary for
homeless cats, our training for dogs with behavioral
challenges, our community outreach, and many other
important programs and activities we carry out on a
day to day basis.
Allison O’Sullivan
RICHMOND ANIMAL PROTECTION SOCIETY
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Many thanks for your employee’s donation. The
programs we have that donations like yours support
are many. Our seniors programs range from daily
phone support, to volunteer drives, to friendly
visitors or phone shopping programs for seniors. Our
community services are Information and Referral,
Income tax preparation for low income individuals,
Christmas hampers and our Christmas toy depot.
Lorraine Yates
Deltassist Family and Community Services
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Thank you so much for your support. With
donations such as yours, HSWC has been able to help
numerous individuals in the Sea to Sky Corridor.
Howe Sound Women’s Centre
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The Marjorie Willoughby-Snowden Memorial Hospice
Home, would like to thank all the employees who
participated in the Community Fund program. We are
privileged that the Community Fund chose the Hospice
Home for their donation. We are proud to be one of
the few free standing Hospice Homes in the province.
On behalf of the patients who have already passed
through our doors and the ones that are yet to come
thank you for making a difference in the level of
care we are able to provide. Your donation will go
directly toward the operation of our Hospice Home.
Marjorie Willoughby-Snowden Memorial Hospice Home
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On behalf of African Preschools Society, I would
like to thank you for your generous support of our
cause. We are a very lean charity and I can assure
you, every dime of donated funds goes directly to
our projects. We have no administrative fees, no
paid salaries, nor are our travel expenses paid by
the charity. We use every bit of the money towards
our two preschool projects.
My husband and I are leaving for our annual trip to
Africa and we are visiting both schools. Our second
preschool has just opened and this will be the first
time we will be seeing the new school. Very excited!
Marianne Schaubeck
Reservations Africa
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On behalf of the staff, volunteers and animals
cared for by the Langley Animal Protection Society
(LAPS), I would like to thank all the provincial
government employees that have contributed to our
most recent donation. We are very grateful for this
ongoing support and I can assure you that this gift
will be used carefully to provide care where it is
needed most.
Sean Baker
Langley Animal Protection Society
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We are writing to thank you very much for the
donation you have made to our school. The money will
help us integrate children with special needs into
our program and assist us in continuing our "Open
Door" policy for all children.
Karen Bradley, on behalf of the staff and
students of Island Montessori House School.
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AAMAC is honoured to have received pledged
donations from provincial government employees.
Donations to our Association are used to help
Canadian patients in all provinces with bone marrow
failure diseases and their families.Specifically,
these funds aid in research, provide support to
individuals dealing with the diseases and educate
patients and healthcare providers - all to
ultimately improve the lives of Canadians touched by
aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome (myelodysplasia)
or PNH.
Lois Henderson
Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplasia Association of
Canada (AAMAC)
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Thank you to the Provincial Employees Community
Services Fund for your generous donation! This
donation is being used to make a great difference
for many struggling people in Prince George. Each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday we open our doors to
the ‘Neighborhood Café’ which offers a full meal for
up to 150 people per one hour session. On the
weekends our soup truck travels to the VLA which is
the region of our city’s poorest concentration, we
feed up to 350 people from that truck over 1 hour
each Saturday and Sunday.
Marianne Walker
The Salvation Army, Prince George, BC
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My name is Dave Steers and I am one of the search
managers for Pemberton District Search and Rescue.
Our group wants to express our appreciation for your
kind donations - SAR is a volunteer endeavour in
this province and your assistance helps us do what
we do. We will be using the money you donated to
improve our swiftwater rescue gear - something we
desperately need.
Dave Steers
Pemberton SAR
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Thank you for canvassing on behalf of and
contributing to CMHA Kamloops Branch.
The donation you provided will be used in a variety
of different ways:
- To buy youth bus passes for
youths who cannot afford to attend
our every-evening youth program for
life skills and social rehab (if
they establish they attend at least
6 times per month they will get a
bus pass. We find once they have the
bus pass, they attend over 80% of
evenings.
- To pay a stipend to people with
mental illness to do work on behalf
of the association, building skills,
confidence and employability;
- To pay moving expenses for
people who have located less
expensive housing, but cannot afford
to move to it;
- To assist with the purchase of
medical supplies or services not
covered by provincial funding or
other assistance (eye exams,
non-covered medications etc.)
Thank you again. Our agency has a history of
taking very small amounts of money and creating
dramatic change in the lives of our clients, which
in turn dramatically decreased taxpayer costs.
Doug Sage
CMHA Kamloops Branch
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We are deeply grateful for your continued
support. thank you so much. On average we serve
approximately 60 meals 5 days a week, 4 light
breakfasts, one full, which is our base goal. On
that we have a nurse station within our facility 3
days per week, a doctor on Fridays as well as rather
substantial giveaway service provided to those in
need.
Cindy Sjoholm
Bread of Life
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Thank you so much for sending along the
Provincial Employees Community Services Fund
donation. We have put the money into our Financial
Aid Program, where 100% of it will go toward
bursaries for people to attend our life-changing
educational programs.
Thanks to the individual provincial employees who
not only support all British Columbians by their
public service, but who have gone beyond to support
community based charities as well.
Louise Amuir
The Haven
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We wish to thank you very much for your
organizations kind donation. The monies are used to
"HELP US, HELP THEM". We feed, shelter and maintain
health care of over 120 cats. Please pass on our
thanks to everyone who donated,
The Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven Society
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We would like to THANK EVERYONE for donating to
our organization. The gift of money helps us to buy
supplies to fill our hampers. We are open 2 days a
week all year, except Stat. holidays. Being a non
profit organization everyone volunteers their time.
These past few months have seen a significant
increase of people needing a helping hand.
Please pass on our sincere Thanks to everyone who
donated.
Elsie Babcock- Director - treasurer
LOAVES & FISHES OUTREACH PROGRAM
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We are very appreciative of the donations your
members have made and I can assure you that every
dollar goes where it is needed most. The Garry Oak
Ecosystems Recovery Team is an environmental charity
located in downtown Victoria. Since 1999 we have
been completing successful habitat restoration
projects. We write recovery strategies of national
importance. We focus on protecting rare species that
need Garry Oak and associated ecosystems to survive.
Betsy Rose
Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT)
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