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Pincher Creek Womenâ€™s Emergency Shelter Association

Annual Report 2013/2014

Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association Annual General Meeting 2013/2014 Table of Contents

Vision Statement, Mission Statement, and Beliefs ....................................................... 2 PCWESA 2013/2014 Board of Directors ........................................................................... 3 PCWESA Employee List ........................................................................................................ 4 PCWESA AGM June 2014 Agenda .................................................................................. 5 PCWESA AGM June 2013 Minutes.................................................................................... 6 Report of the President – Pat Lowell ................................................................................ 9 Report of the Executive Director – Julie Coleman .................................................... 10 Program Reports.................................................................................................................. 12 Report of the Executive Assistant – Rose Murfin ......................................................... 15 Thanks to Businesses, Groups, and Individuals ............................................................ 16

Audited Financial Statements – Young Parkyn McNab LLP

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Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association

Our Vision Our vision is for all people in Southwestern Alberta to be safe in their homes and safe in their communities.

Our Mission Statement The Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association will, in collaboration with other agencies, provide free safe shelter and support services for women and children who are fleeing from domestic violence.

Our Beliefs We believe in providing a safe place for women and children who are fleeing violence. We believe that education of society is a key aspect of breaking the cycle of violence. We believe in the preservation of the family when possible. We believe in upholding human dignity. We believe that there is hope and that the cycle of violence can be broken. We believe that refuge, support and counseling should be available to all women and children who are fleeing from domestic violence.

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Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association 2013/2014 Board of Directors President – Pat Lowell Vice President – Clara Yagos Secretary – Marni Watts Treasurer – Tammy Jack Director – Harriet North Peigan Executive Director – Julie Coleman

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Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association Employee List

Executive Director – Julie Coleman Executive Assistant – Rose Murfin Supervisor – Stacey Grier Child Support Worker – Mildred Crow Eagle Outreach Workers – Lori Vanee, Gayle Strikes with a Gun Crisis Intervention Workers – Fulltime: Dana Bruised Head Elaine Potts Nicole Weasel Bear Casual: Janet Potts Roseanne Smith Terry Snider Carolyn Soop Daphne Stephens Lynne Teneycke Tressa Yellow Horn Elders: Nina Buckskin Joyce Little Mustache Veronica Smith

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Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association Annual General Meeting 2013/2014 June 11th, 2014 @ 5:30 p.m. Location: Ramada Inn

Agenda

1. Welcome 2. Review and accept the Agenda 3. Review accept the Minutes of the 2012/2013 PCWESA AGM 4. Reports 4.1 Report of the President – Pat Lowell 4.2 Report of the Executive Director – Julie Coleman - Program Reports 4.3 Motion to approve the reports as presented 4.4

Report on Annual Audited Financial Statements – YPM 4.4.a Motion to approve Audited Financial Statements and Report 4.4.b Motion to appoint Young, Parkyn & McNab as auditors for the 2014/2015 fiscal year

5. Nominations of the PCWESA Board 2014/2015 5.1 Election of Directors 6.

Motion to Adjourn

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Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association Annual General Meeting June 04, 2013

Held at the Ramada Inn, Pincher Creek 34 people in attendance per signup sheet. 1.

Welcome by President – Pat Lowell Pat had determined at the beginning of the meeting that we have a quorum for voting purposes. She introduced past and present Board Members in Attendance.

Review and Accept the Agenda Motion to accept the Agenda as presented, made by Clara Yagos/seconded by Joslin Smith. Motion carried.

Review & Accept the Minutes of the 2011/2012 PCWESA AGM Motion to accept the Minutes of June 18, 2012 AGM Meeting made by Charlotte Rockwell/seconded by Tammy Jack. Motion carried.

Reports 4.1 Report of the President – Pat Lowell presented her report verbally and well as in the AGM information package. Pat thanked Julie and her team of dedicated staff. The Board was able to create a new Policy Review Committee and complete the Board Procedure Manual. A 3-year Strategic Plan for 2013-2016 has been completed and Proposed Bylaw changes will be presented at this AGM. Pat welcomed new Board Members Joe Brown & Inez Hendrickson. Pat indicated that PCWESA is also looking for a one more Board Member as Charlotte Rockwell is transferred. Pat thanked the returning Board Members, Joslin Smith, Tammy Jack, and Clara Yagos. 4.2 Report of the Executive Assistant – Rose Murfin presented her report as documented in the AGM information package. 4.3 Report of the Executive Director – Julie Coleman also presented her report as documented in the AGM information package. 4.4 Report on Research Project – Julie Coleman and Doris Sweetgrass reviewed a Power Point presentation highlighting The Threading, Stitching and Storytelling Research Project. Th ey will be presenting their findings at a Winnipeg Conference in July and possibly present for the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters. 4.5 Motion to Approve the Reports as presented. Motion to approve reports as presented moved by Joslin Smith/seconded by Clara Yagos. Motion Carried.

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Report on Annual Audited Financial Statements – YPM Jim Monteith presented the Financial Statements on behalf of Young Parkyn McNab for the year ending March 31, 2013. He reviewed page 1, the Auditor’s Report and explained that it was a clean audit. Jim also explained that Deferred Revenue, per note 6, is Revenue from Casino and United Way that has been received and will be recognized when it is spent. We have a Surplus Retention Reserve of $65,600 which can only be used with Ministry approval. $151,666 is the balance of our Long Term Debt for the building. Jim explained that the Unrestricted Net Assets is at $15,514. In Note 10 the Economic Dependence on the Ministry was explained. Motion to approve the Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2013 made by Wayne Camber/seconded by Charlotte Rockwell. Motion Carried. Motion to appoint Young Parkyn McNab as auditors for the 2013/2014 fiscal year made by Tammy Jack/seconded by Joe Brown. Motion Carried.

Nominations of the PCWESA Board 2013/2014 Clara Yagos, Vice President explained current bylaws with regards to The Board of Directors. Clara called for nominations for the position of President. Pat Lowell let her name stand and Clara called for other nominations three times. Joslin Smith moved that Nominations cease. PAT LOWELL IS ELECTED PRESIDENT. Clara explained that Joslin Smith is not up for re-election as she has only completed one year for her term. Joe Brown agreed to let his name stand as a Director and Clara called for other nominations three times. Charlotte Rockwell moved that Nominations cease. JOE BROWN IS ELECTED AS DIRECTOR. Inez Hendrickson agreed to let her name stand as a Director and Clara called for other nominations three times. Joe Brown moved that Nominations cease. INEZ HENDRICKSON IS ELECTED AS DIRECTOR. Tammy Jack agreed to let her name stand as a Director and Clara called for other nominations three times. Sybille Manneschmidt moved that Nominations cease. TAMMY JACK IS ELECTED AS DIRECTOR. Clara Yagos agreed to let her name stand as a Director and Pat called for other nominations three times. Joslin Smith moved that Nominations cease. CLARA YAGOS IS ELECTED AS DIRECTOR Pat indicated that we have one vacant position for the Board of Directors, which is a governance Board and applications were available at the meeting. Signing Authority will be dealt with at the next meeting of the Board, per the Policy.

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Special Resolution: Change of By-Laws Pat had determined at the beginning of the meeting that we have a quorum for voting purposes. Clara presented and reviewed the By-laws and proposed changes. Sybille Manneschmidt questioned the Classification of Membership as a resident may not always be a citizen. There may be legal restrictions. Clara continued the review and asked if there were any further questions regarding the By -Laws. Motion that the existing Bylaws be repealed and replaced with the new Bylaws as presented, made by Clara Yagos/seconded by Charlotte Rockwell. Motion Carried.

Motion to Adjourn That the meeting Adjourn at 7:45 p.m. moved by Tammy Jack/seconded by Joe Brown. Motion carried.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Sybille Manneschmidt Topic â€“ The Girl Child Experiences of Violence and Recommendations for Change

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2014 Report of the President of the Board of Directors Pat Lowell On behalf of the Board of Director’s, I would like to extend thanks to and acknowledge the hard work, expertise and focus of our Executive Director, Julie Coleman and her team of dedicated staff. They not only provide a high quality of service in meeting the needs of women and children fleeing violence but are dedicated to building their skills and services and in maintaining a productive, healthy learning environment. A major achievement to be highlighted this year is the continued follow up and dissemination work resulting from the Participatory Action Research Project begun two years ago aimed at determining and filling service gaps for rural, aboriginal women. The conclusion of the Threading, Stitching and Storytelling project produced helpful and telling information, supportive relationships, and beautiful shawls. A project team made up of staff and participants presented preliminary findings at the 2013 International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference in Winnipeg last July. The group has presented in many different forums throughout several communities since. The May/June 2014 issue of the Briar Patch magazine features this project in an article that won the 2014 Andrea Walker Memorial Fund Essay Award. The article, entitled “Decolonizing the Emergency: Shelter in the Colonial Present” was written by Julie Coleman, Emily Jackson, Gayle Strikes with a Gun and Doris Sweet Grass. The Board is proud of and fully supportive of this endeavor and recognize the incredible work and contribution made by the entire organization to further the aims of this work. As for the work of the Board of Director’s, we have seen progress this past year with the final provincial approval of our updated by-laws approved by the membership at last year’s Annual General meeting. We are on track in our 3 year Strategic Plan for the 2013-2016 timeframe. Over the past year, we saw several changes to our board membership by welcoming new interim board members, Harriet North Peigan and Marni Watts---we appreciate their willingness and interest in joining the board. We saw the departure of Directors, Inez Hendrickson, Joslin Smith, Joe Brown and Dorothy Raffan-----we offer thanks and appreciation for their work and contribution to the board and the organization. Thanks to returning board members, Clara Yagos and Tammy Jack for their continued commitment to the work of the board. Focus over the next year will be in areas of board development and recruitment and strategic direction. The Board of Director’s would like to thank all the individuals and groups within the community for their support and contributions to the important work of the Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter. Sincerely,

Pat Lowell, President Board of Directors Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Assoc.

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2014 Report of the Executive Director Julie K. Coleman Welcome to all PCWESA members, Board of Directors, staff, and community members. This has been another busy year of mov ing tow ard our goal of building a learning organization. To this end, staff participated in a continuous cycle of learning, action and r eflection which included sev eral professional development w orkshops, opportunities to deliv er presentations and considerable time spent reflecting on our serv ices as seen through the eyes of the w omen and children w e serv e. Our research project in partnership w ith the Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge w as a source of encouragement and grow th for us in both organizations. The “Threading, Stitching and Storytelling” w orkshop that staff members and participants deliv ered in July 2013 at the I nternational I ndigenous Voices in Social Work Conference w as a confirmation that trusting relationships are integral to anything we attempt to accomplish. I t was on this foundation of solid connections among the project team that our participants w ere able to stand and share their stories as proud I ndigenous w omen w ho hav e v aluable experiences to express. We marched ahead deliv ering presentations at local conferences in the fall of 2013, and we (including participants) assisted the local domestic v iolence action team to facilitate a participatory appraisal exercise to find out more about community members’ perceptions and beliefs about domestic v iolence. At our annual staff retreat in December, staff reflected on participant feedback and w orked together to look for w ays to make our organization more I ndigenous focused. Dr. Emily Jackson from the University of Alberta w orked w ith me, Doris Sw eet Grass (KWWL) and Gayle Strikes With A Gun (PCWESA) to author an article that w on the Andrea Walker Memorial Aw ard for essays in w omen’s health, and w as featured on the front page of Briarpatch Magazine in the May/June 2014 issue. The four of us hav e also recently submitted a longer, more detailed academic article to an international journal. I w ould like to express my sincere gratitude to Emily w ho trav elled to Pincher Creek several times at her ow n expense to meet the project team to hear our stories, to connect w ith elders and participants to learn about the Blackfoot culture and to guide us through the demanding and unfamiliar stages of creating, editing, polishing, rev iewing and submitting tw o beautifully w ritten accounts of the project. We are sincerely grateful for her extraordinary w riting and editing skills, and her confidence that our project w ill be disseminated to a w ider audience. PCWESA staff joined the Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge for their annual Family Violence prev ention aw areness w alk in Standoff in the fall of 2013, and KWWL staff joined us for our One Billion Rising/ Aw areness of Murdered and Missing I ndigenous Women w alk in Pincher Creek in February 2014. Thank you again to Doris Sw eet Grass and her team for their dedication, enthusiasm and w illingness to continue to try anything that has the potential to benefit the w omen and children w e serv e.

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I w ould like to thank the PCWESA Board of Directors again for their time, dedication and v ision, and Pat Low ell in particular for her leadership, wisdom and consistent av ailability when I need a sounding board. I w ould also like to offer a heartfelt acknowledgement to all of the PCWESA staff members who hav e shown compassion, dedication and unyielding hope to each other and to the women and children w ho seek out our services. A special thanks to the administrativ e team: Rose M urfin for ensuring administrativ e duties are alw ays completed w ell and on time (and w ith a smile), and Stacey Grier for her commitment to superv ising, modeling and nurturing the highest standard of practice possible. Thank you to Alberta Human Serv ices (Office of Prev ention of Family Violence and Bullying) for our core funding, w ithout w hich w e could not operate, and as alw ays w e are grateful to the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters for their adv ocacy on behalf of all shelter services in Alberta. And finally, thank you to all of PCWESA’s many supporters. Your contributions and donations enable us to support and empow er those w ho come to us for assistance. Sincerely,

Julie K. Coleman Executiv e Director PCWESA

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2014 Report from Crisis Intervention Team  

Full time Crisis I ntervention Team - Dana Bruised Head, Nicole Weasel Bear, and Elaine Potts, and Program Superv isor Stacey Grier. Number of clients serv ed this year 103

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The Purpose of our program is to prov ide a safe and supportiv e environment for w omen and children fleeing domestic Violence. We provide Education by w ay of workshops on the Cycle of Violence and safety planning. As crisis intervention Workers w e are here to provide 24 hour support for our clients, that presents itself in many w ays, it can be prov iding an empathetic ear at any time of the day or night, helping w ith goal setting, assisting w ith meals, getting kids off to school support in accessing resources in the community and rural areas.

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Overall Impressions of the year: Teamw ork is incredibly important to any organization. At PCWESA, w e hav e learned to recognize each other’s own set of strengths, this is w hy teamwork at the shelter has prov en to be so successful. As front line w orkers, CIWs work tirelessly to present a strong, supportive, and united front, v ery often draw ing from indiv idual’s strengths to work effectively w ith our w omen and children. The Threading, Stitching, and Storytelling Research project made an immense impact on our agency this year. I t w as amazing to see the courage and strength of the participants grow ing each week, they each taught us a lot. This experience helped us to expand our ow n comfort zones and helped us to hav e a clearer understanding about the needs of our indigenous clients, as the feedback came directly from the participants. This has enhanced our understanding of how w e can prov ide the supports that they need in our roles as Crisis I nterv ention w orkers.

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Challenges: Some of our biggest challenges of the year has been dealing w ith addictions, health concerns, mental health issues, and finding affordable housing for our clients. I t can be such a v icious cycle that our clients hav e to struggle through. Most often w e do not see one solitary issue coming through our doors, it is a multiple of issues that our clients are w orking through. Finding w ays of teaching w omen positiv e coping mechanisms, w ithout judgment or projecting our own core beliefs can be a challenge. Being in small connected communities a challenge can be w orking with clients that w e know or share some kind of family connection, this reminds us to maintain healthy boundaries and that w e are here in this role to support our clients in best w ay that w e can and to rely on our team for support for ourselv es.

 Successes: I t is not so important to identify one particular success story but rather focus on the many achiev ements that our clients hav e accomplished. These accomplishments may include simple things such as shelter staff being continually supportive and non-judgmental so that they feel comfortable, feel safe, and becoming more know ledgeable on the impacts of DV so they make those necessary changes in their homes or relationships to keep themselves and their children safer. This is especially true for those who access the shelter more than once and ev entually do leav e their abusiv e relationships. We celebrate all the successes that our clients achiev e, w hich can be seeing their relationships w ith their children strengthen from them utilizing the positiv e parenting skills that they hav e learned, completing all programming that they are enrolled in, finding employment, finding their first home, and most importantly seeing them realize that they are all w orth it. We can v isibly see the transformation that many of our clients go through in the short time that they here in shelter.

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2014 Report from Child Support

Child Support Program: Mildred Crow Eagle and Program Supervisor Stacey Grier. 

Number of Children served this year 82

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Purpose of the child support program is to provide a safe and caring environment for children and mothers that come into shelter. The program involves safety planning with children, educational tools that assist mothers in stopping the intergenerational cycle of abuse by identifying the effects of violence on children and providing positive parenting support and techniques. We provide support services for children who have witnessed violence and to help them to work on positive ways to identify and deal with the emotions that they are experiencing. Our children’s programming is designed for the children to have fun learning through creativity while being in a safe and supported environment.

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Overall impressions of the past year: This year was full of exciting programming that involved providing weekly child care for the children of the women that participated in the research project. This was an interesting time to observe the relationships that grew out of this experience with the children as well as the bonding of the mothers. Some of the children had not been exposed to playgroups and other children. We all benefited throughout this experience as were all impacted by the importance of building positive relationships.

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Challenges: Working with children it seems we are always in need of art supplies as we to tend to go through them very fast especially when working with small children. In this year a challenge was with a non- first nation mother not wanting her children to play with the first nations children, as the child support worker I did have all of the children interacting by inviting the non-first nation mother into the child support office to observe the programming although she was hesitant to allow them to play together through encouragement and reassurance we were able to bring them together and work with them successfully. As it turned out her eldest son wanted to know more about the first nation culture and traditions. Another challenge is social media, some mothers are not interacting with their children but are spending most of their time on their cell phones, so we have to help the mothers to see that their children need their attention and had to encourage them to put the cell phones aside and to encourage positive interactive parenting.

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Successes: There have been children that have experienced bullying in the schools as well as dealing with their own home situations. We were able to create a safe and supportive environment away from the bullying and to be a support for the child and mother in working with the school to address these issues as well to provide them with resources to help her to help her child through that frustrating situation. It was so gratifying to have this mother come back to us repeatedly stating that she really benefited from the information that we provided for her and her child and that she has started to use these new parenting skills that she got from the support throughout the workshops in our program.

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2014 Report from Outreach Program Introductions. Oki, We are the Outreach Team! I am Lori Vanee, fulltime Outreach Worker and Gayle Strikes With A Gun is our half time Outreach Worker. STATS. 24 women, 24 children served this fiscal year. Purpose. The purpose of the Outreach Program is to provide support for women in distress and seeking a safe place for themselves and their children. It includes assessments and goal setting to determine their needs so that they can live productively and independently. Clients are provided information on education, supportive and preventative programs. The Outreach Worker also advocates on behalf of the client with other professional organizations in Southern Alberta. Overall Impressions This Year. The overall impressions this past year is that there is a definite need for an Outreach Program as this is a voluntary program and Outreach worker time is maximized to the limit. The clientele needs are unique to each individual and there are many factors that are taken into consideration. For example, some of our clients are single women or women with children, there is a short term and a long term need. Some of the clientele have employment experience and/or skills to be able to advocate for themselves, sadly however, the majority do not have these skills nor have they had the opportunity to develop skills required for a healthy life. Many do not have a driverâ€™s license or a vehicle to book accommodation viewing, to make their business or medical appointments and this is where we are grateful that we have the use of a van that is used to provide the transportation that is so needed. Challenges. There are many challenges that exist for some of the women in our communities as they are in abusive relationships, battling addictions, homelessness, and unemployment. Many of the clientele from the Piikani Nation are impacted by the residential school system that has created many of the social issues that exist today. There are limitations in the individually based programing that is the norm as the women have expressed the need to have more culturally based programming that would include extended families. Success Story. Client A is an alcoholic and had entered the Shelter after leaving an abusive partner. Over the two year period Client A was in and out of the Shelter accessing the Outreach Program. The challenges were many, beginning with a lack of ID and without IDâ€™s it is difficult for anyone to have open a bank account or to have a PO Box number many of which we take for granted. Other challenges included lack of finances, shelter support and advocating were necessary and Client A was successful in her AISH application due to illness preventing Client A from seeking employment. Today, Client A has identification cards, a bank account, a PO Box number, improved health and most important Client A has a home where she can relax and focus on her mental and physical well-being. Client A is preparing for major surgery which could occur in the next few years. Client A is resilient and determined and is working hard to achieve goals but still requires services from the Outreach Program in terms of counselling and transportation.

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2014 Report of the Executive Assistant Hello everyone, for those that don’t know me, I’m Rose Murfin and have been with PC WESA since September 2010, as Executive Assistant. I will tell you a bit about the financial end of our Non Profit. Our core funder is the Ministry of Human Services, formerly Children & Youth Services. We are very fortunate to still receive this funding but it does not cover all our expenses. In the 2013/14 year we received a Community Spirit Grant in the amount of $1911.60, which funded Cable TV for our clients, as well as food for Christmas hampers. This Government grant has now been discontinued. We received a donation from the Canadian Women’s Foundation for $1528.00 and other Corporate and Business donations totaling $3504.00. Individuals donated $1600.60 with most of these being during the Christmas season. Shell Canada provided a grant in the amount of $930 to replace one of our computers. We have used Casino funds for facility upgrades and maintenance. Our next Casino is August 27, 28th. Thanks so much to the following businesses for partnering with us for the Angel Trees and helping to provide needy children with Christmas Gifts – Walmart, Royal Bank, Sears, Creekside Chiropractic and Shootin the Breeze. Also to the many individuals and groups that donate gifts for under the Angel Tree we appreciate your thoughtfulness. Throughout the year Walmart also provides us with clothing and other useful items for our clients. Walmart Employees donated a large number of toys. We appreciate this Community support. Thank you to our Snow Angels Harry Taylor, Cal Olsen and Rocky Mountain Bobcat who all help with clearing snow in the winter. Speaking of cold weather, groups such as the Livingstone School, Canyon School and Vista Village provided mitts, toques, scarves and socks to keep our clients warm. The Knit Wits from Ft. Macleod knit sweaters and mitts. Hygiene Packs have been provided by the PC Roaring Lions Club and Beta Sigma Phi Group from the Crowsnest Pass. All 4 Women Society from Calgary provide skin products for all our clients. Judy Hunter also did up beautiful hygiene pack for the ladies. These are all very useful items for our clients. At Christmas many groups and schools help to provide hampers for clients. We also need to thank the Community Members who regularly contribute food, and household items. The Rockyview Mennonite sewing group provide blankets & pajamas for our clients. Carol Henes and St. Mikes School hand crafted beautiful pajamas. Sharol Mottl crochets afghans with wool supplied by the United Church Thrift Shop and Vida Blue makes lovely blankets for our clients. Baby blankets were provided by the LDS Church in Hillcrest as well as Jane Berturelli. The Town of Pincher Creek provides swimming passes for our clients. There are so many more individuals and groups that help us and we feel very fortunate to live and work in such a caring community. Thank you all for your kindness and generosity.

Rose Murfin Executive Assistant Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Assoc.

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The Pincher Creek Women’s Emergency Shelter Association would like to express our Sincere Appreciation to the following Businesses and Organizations for their support throughout the year:

Alberta Health Services Government of Alberta Human Services Children & Family Services in Blairmore Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters Alberta Culture & Community Services Alberta Justice and local courts Alberta Lottery Fund Alberta Mental Health Association All 4 Women Society Alta Gas – CEP Local 1947 Associate Medical Clinic Beta Sigma Phi Blood Tribe Counselling Services Blood Tribe Police Boyd’s Wellsite Supervision Ltd. Brighter Futures Cameron Services Canadian Auto Workers Union Canadian Mortgage and Housing Canadian Women’s Foundation Canyon School Cardinal Bus Lines Carney Catering Children’s World Before & After School Chinook Lanes Chris Lawson, Family Court Counselor Christ Church Fort Macleod Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Community Foundation of Lethbridge & South Western Alberta Creekside Chiropractic & Massage Crestview Lodge Crowsnest Pass Victim Services Family Resource Society Foothills United Church Women Fort Macleod Anglican Church Group Group Youth Hillspring Relief Society Kainai Women’s Wellness Lodge Knights of Columbus Knit Wits from Ft. Macleod Koegler’s Pharmasave Lethbridge Community College Livingstone Ladies Social Club Livingstone School Livingstone Range School Division

Matthew Halton High School NAPI Friendship Centre Piikani Child and Family Services Piikani Early Childhood Dev. Program Piikani Elders Council Piikani Employment Services Piikani Health Centre Piikani Prevention Counselling Services Pincher Creek Co-operative Association Pincher Creek Elks Pincher/Cowley Roaring Lions Pincher Creek Health Centre Pincher Creek Sobeys Ramada Inn & Suites Ranchland Victim’s Services RCMP Detachments in Pincher Creek, Brocket, CNP, Fort Macleod, and Cardston RESOLVE Rocky Mountain Bobcat Rocky View Mennonite School Rocky View Mennonite Sewing Circle Royal Bank & Staff Sears Canada Shell Canada Shootin the Breeze Springridge Church Women St. John’s ACW St. Michael’s School & Students Council St. Michael`s Church Synergy Land Services Town of Pincher Creek United Church Thift Shop Vista Village Walmart Canada Corp & Employees Young Parkyn McNab

Thank you also to the many individuals who have made donations (financial or in-kind) or volunteered their time. If we missed mentioning anyone we apologize and thank you for your contribution

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Pincher Creek Womenâ€™s Emergency Shelter Association AGM 2013/14