
The speaker at this year’s Christmas Dinner was Daniel Schieman, the Community Engagement Officer from the Wings of Providence Shelter for women with children who have experienced family violence. Daniel gave a short presentation in which he told us how they provide shelter and support along with quality trauma informed programs for both women and children. He said that this past year has been a challenging one for them due to the effects of the COVID pandemic, with them seeing larger numbers of women and children in need. He then went on to tell us about the debut of their Wingman Campaign, which is designed for men who stand up and oppose family violence. He told us that they really appreciate incredible people like us who have been supporting them for a long time. They could not do it without us. He then went on to say that they would like to thank us for this year’s donations and wish us all a very merry Christmas.