Beginning Tuesday August 1, we will be able to accept credit cards as payment for the day's luncheon, with or without ticket. We also accept payment for membership dues and purchase of book of lunch tickets.
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Please be patient with us as we are learning as we go.
On Tuesday, Sandra Maloney, pictured, from the International Children’s Festival of the Arts, spoke to us. This event is held in St. Albert, for six days at the end of May each year. The first three days are specifically aimed at school groups and the last three days are aimed towards the public. This event attracted over fifty thousand people this year. It is held in downtown St. Albert with the Arden Theatre as an anchor facility. It covers five city blocks and uses forty tents as well as several nearby indoor facilities.
They bring in many different types of entertainment acts, from singers, puppeteers and jugglers, to face painters, acrobats, magicians and many more. The festival has both free and paid activities, and no busking is allowed. Their goal is to provide an out of school learning and enrichment experience in the arts for children and their families. The festival attracts school groups from all over northern and central Alberta and even brings in a few groups from out of province. They also have a Toddler Town experience for families with small children under four years of age. It includes craft activities, short shows, music lessons and a collection of sensory bins that are quite popular. It consists of several large bins filled with things such as dried beans, sand or shaving cream, which the children can play in.
They are a registered charity that is part of a group of nationwide regional festivals. This helps them to partner with other festivals to cover the cost of bringing in well known entertainment groups. The local festival has over five hundred volunteers that help to make it happen, and many come back year after year. The festival has been happening for thirty-six years in the Edmonton region. When it moved from being held in Edmonton to St. Albert, they made an agreement with the City of St. Albert that there would be no cost to the St. Albert taxpayer. The festival is fully supported by fundraising efforts. They receive some funding from the federal government Canadian Heritage fund an also from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. The remainder of their funding comes from local sponsors, businesses and individuals. Their budget for the past year was just over one point five million in kind and cash.
They have many different types of projects that donors can support. Their Outreach Program provides funding for one school to send the entire student body to the Festival for a full day of programming, which includes the cost of busing and a full day of performances and activities. The school board makes the decision on which school will be selected. They also have a program that brings the entertainers to children in places like the Stollery Children’s Hospital, the Glenrose and the Elves Child Development center. Their Unity Project involves several tall poles, each with a statement of something some people like to do attached, such as I read books, I pray etc. Each person then wraps some colored yarn around the pole that most applies to them and the yarn is pushed upwards and off the top of the pole to become part of a large overhead meshwork signifying how everyone is different, but we are all still all connected to each other.
They measure outcomes each year by conducting surveys of the attendees, to determine how well they are doing at providing programs for children from all types of backgrounds. For some children, the bus ride alone is a major attraction. For some it is the entertainers, and for still others, making a takeaway item to bring home and discuss is the high lite. Providing an opportunity for exposure to the arts and the ability to introduce children to other cultures through the arts is their goal. As one of our members said in closing, schools feed our minds, but the arts feed our souls.
The following letter of appreciation was received from Meals on Wheels:
11111 103 AVE NW
Edmonton, AB T5K 2P1
Phone: 780-429-2020
Fax: 780-424-5561
www.mealsonwheelsedmonton.org
August 15, 2017
Rotary Club of Strathcona
To Vince and the Rotary team,
Thank you so much for your support of Edmonton Meals on Wheels and our clients. Your financial support has made a difference in the lives of many local frail and homebound seniors. The $1,000.00 we received from the Rotary team on August 4, 2017 will be supporting meal and grocery delivery. Your donation has directly impacted the lives of the elderly, frail, at-risk and disabled Edmontonians who cannot access food nor cook any longer, but wish to maintain their independence.
Every day, we are able to see the difference that your support has made in the lives of our clients. One of those clients, Donald, had the following to say, “If it wasn’t for Meals on Wheels, I probably wouldn’t be able to stay in my home at my age.” It’s also the out-of-town family members that benefit from our services. Knowing that their loved ones are taken care of really reduces the amount of worry and stress. Danica’s father was on our hot meal delivery service for many years. She says, “My dad received Meals on Wheels for a number of years and this made all the difference in his ability to stay in his own home. As his family, we are grateful for the care that he received through the volunteers and the meals themselves.”
Our sincere thanks for your incredible commitment and contribution towards helping to fund vital programs at Edmonton Meals on Wheels. We are truly grateful that you choose to support our mission and our clients.
Ignite Change is a global gathering for human rights defenders, protectors, promoters, facilitators… those with a concern about the current human rights climate we live within and are working to build peace and take action globally and locally.
Participants will examine how to address four key issues from a human rights lens: human trafficking, arms, drugs and hate. Global citizens need to amplify voices and perspectives on these issues and translate concerns into non-violent direct action.
Whether you are curious about human rights and need some direction or inspiration, an active human rights defender, or one with knowledge and experience to share, this gathering will provide an opportunity to network and build a deepened collective impact.
We are inviting all Rotary Clubs in the districts to sponsor an international student or delegate to attend this Global Gathering.
Outcomes of the conference will include a report of public policy recommendations on the issues at hand and a documentation of stories and ideas.
The Global Gathering has been brought to you by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights with the support of the Tribal Chief Ventures, City of Edmonton, Government of Alberta, and Lions Club of Edmonton Golden Gate.
Rtn. Jerry Kelly from Victoria, formerly with the RC Edmonton, joined us at the zoo and gave us an invitation to join other golfers from around the world to their 54th golf tournament in Victoria BC. The "International Golfing Fellowship of Rotary" is one of the oldest Rotary Fellowships.
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