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2016Community Report

Education improves the quality of life and you are contributing to a better life for thousands of publicly educated children by supporting educational enhancements and student awards through EducationMatters.

Your gifts are revolutionizing classrooms, and making way for learners with varied challenges, so that they may fully participate in their educational opportunities.

You are providing food for Fuel for School programs, and helping teenagers stay in school through alternative choice programs. You are helping our most vulnerable children.

This report celebrates what we have made possible together. Alberta continues to rise above economic challenges, and we are happy to say that EducationMatters surpassed our fundraising target, allowing us to grant funds of over $2 million to support student success – the most we have ever provided in a single year!

With every program and every student that you support, there is a common theme. Every student matters. That is why we are called EducationMatters.

On behalf of the Board of Governors, and our staff, we commit to you that we will continue to work hard to provide important enhance-ments for Calgary Board of Education’s K-12 students, and continue to work quickly and efficiently with you, our valued donors.

Please continue to support students in Calgary, and thank you for investing in futures. Join us on Facebook, Twitter and on our website to hear more about the possibil-ities you are helping to create for Calgary’s students.

JOINT MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Education is the fundamental ingredient for a successful society.BOARD OF GOVERNORSMike Shaikh, ChairNancy Close, Vice ChairMark E. Saar, Treasurer David McKinnon, SecretaryLiana AppeltDr. Aleem BharwaniJoy Bowen-EyreDr. Gene EdworthyLynn FergusonGregory FrancisRod GarossinoDr. Judy HehrHanif LadhaEnza RosiDr. Richard Sigurdson Dr. Charles Webber

HONOURARY AMBASSADORSJoanne CuthbertsonDavid Pickersgill

Mike ShaikhChair, Board of Governors

Marilyn FieldExecutive Director

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Grants by DistributionTotal: $2,000,438

Gifts by Fund TypeTotal: $1,636,949

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2016 Year in ReviewWith the tremendous support of people like you, we have been able to have a meaningful impact for K-12 students.

Since 2003, we: • received over $15 million in gifts• granted over $11 million in student awards and program grants• grew our endowment portfolio to over $4.8 million

In 2016:

For a full list of our amazing donors, and to view our 2016 Audited Financial Statements, please visit educationmatters.ca

Front cover image courtesy of artist Tracy Franks. Back cover image courtesy Ghost River Rediscovery.

220 student awards were claimedranging from $100 - $25,000

84schools received funding

through our grants program

$2 million distributed to supportCalgary’s students!

$1,441,648Specific Initiatives

$434,909Student Awards

$123,881Other Grants

$1,136,502Specific Initiatives

$430,162Student Awards

$70,285Other Grants

NORTHWESTBowcroft School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Bowness High School: Athletics Program $250 Crescent Heights High School: Athletics Program $1,450 Hillhurst School: Nihijuna - To Bring Us All Together $6,000 Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 James Fowler High School: Athletics Program $75 John G. Diefenbaker High School: Dance Program $2,000 Louise Dean School: Baby Tales $1,900 Queen Elizabeth High School: Athletics Program $600 Royal Oak School: Literacy Luggage $2,500 St. Francis High School: Athletics Program $400 Sunnyside School: Calgary Opera Residency $1,205 Terrace Road School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Maker Education $14,500 West View School: Maker Education $14,250 William Aberhart High School: Athletics Program $180

NORTHEASTAbbeydale School: Creating a Reading Movement $5,878 Annie Foote School: Maker Education $14,500 Bishop McNally High School: Athletics Program $1,105 Bob Edwards School: Debate Club $830 Literacy Matters $6,692 Cecil Swanson School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Chief Justice Milvain School: City Hall School/2School $2,500 Colonel J. Fred Scott School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Maker Education $14,500 Discovering Choices II Marlborough: Food Hampers, Clothing & Personal Items for Students in Need $950 Douglas Harkness School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000

Dr. Gordon Higgins School: Maker Education $14,500 Maker Space Supplies $1,660 Lester B. Pearson High School: Finance Club $621 Nelson Mandela High School: Debate Club $2,000 Storytelling for Resiliency $9,750 Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 Notre Dame High School: Athletics Program $250 O.S. Geiger School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Pineridge School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Ted Harrison School: Maker Education $14,500 Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 Terry Fox School: First Nations Connections $2,500

SOUTHEASTAboriginal Learning Centre $110,000 Banting & Best School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Centennial High School: Athletics Program $400 Douglasdale School: Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 Erin Woods School: Maker Education $14,500 Ernest Morrow School: Maker Education $14,500 Forest Lawn High School: Maker Education $14,500 G.W. Skene School: Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 Jack James High School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 James Short Memorial School: Library to Learning Commons $33,000 Maker Space $950 Lord Beaverbrook High School: Sport Development Initiative $3,800 New Brighton School: Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 Patrick Airlie School: Maker Education $14,500 Piitoayis Family School: Indigenous Ways $2,500 Prince of Wales School: Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 Sam Livington School: Studio Artists in Schools $20,000 Sherwood School: Music Program $4,082

SOUTHWESTCentral Memorial High School: Athletics Program $410Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School: Athletics Program $75 Ernest Manning High School: FIRST Robotics Feeder $6,800 Ethel M. Johnson School: JB Music Therapy $2,100 Glenbrook School: Maker Education $14,500 Killarney School: Resources to Support Multiple Literacies $7,800 Louis Riel School: Technology Learning Fund for Tomorrow’s Leaders $6,833 National Sport School: Literacy Initiative $1,500 St. Mary’s High School: Athletics Program $500 Western Canada High School: Athletics Program $500

SYSTEM WIDECalgary Board of Education: Aboriginal Youth Leadership Program $8,877 FASD Conference $4,387 Cinderella Project $2,853 Dual Credit/Exploratory Programs $405,311 Encore Program $2,375 Fuel for School $63,237 SPARK - AASCA Junior High Leadership Conference $1,793 Leader in Me Program $40,128 Professional Development for Maker Education $10,000 Outdoor Learning & Forest School Pilot Program $11,690 Discovering Choices (Downtown): Kaiti Perras Love of Dance Memorial Fund Grant $4,202 Student Basic Needs $114,380 Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta: Entrepreneurial Trades Program $47,500 Total Disbursed: $1,565,529

PROGRAM GRANTSIn 2016, we distributed over $1.56 million to 84 schools! Included in this is: $330,000 that was distributed to ten schools for Library to Learning Commons transformations; $160,000 that was distributed to eight schools for a Studio Artists in Schools initiative; and $159,250 for Maker Education in eleven schools.

Aboriginal Students Awards $1,000 Accomplished Angels Student Awards $21,250 Adrienne Goudie Memorial Bursary $400 Arrata Family Award for New Canadians $2,300 Ataturk Peace Scholarships $6,000 Avis Hibbard Bursaries (Physical Education/Social Studies) $500 Benjamin (Ben) Albert Awards $10,000 Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship $1,000 Bob Clarke Memorial Scholarship $175 Bowness Historical Society Award $500 Bree Eriksen Memorial Dance Award $1,000 Bruce Leitl Composition Award $500 Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth Student Awards $2,545 Calgary Entrepreneur Organization Student Award $8,000 CBE Staff Association Awards $8,000 City of Calgary Degree Granting Scholarships $22,100 Post Secondary Scholarships $5,100 Claire McCormick Poppitt Award $1,500 David E. Mitchell Award $2,000 David James Anderson Memorial Award $1,000 Discovering Choices Leader of Tomorrow Awards $1,000 Doris Donald Memorial Bursary in Fine Arts $300 Dr. Gordon Higgins Student Awards $600 Durkie Arts Award $1,000 Dustin Peers Memorial Visual Arts Award $6,300 Edith Berger Memorial Scholarship $750 EducationMatters Future Leaders Awards $3,000 ENMAX Environmental (Trades) Scholarships $3,000Frank Whipple Memorial Bursary $500 Gary Weimann Award for Community Service $1,000 George Morley Memorial Scholarship $250 Green & Gold Awards $15,000 Hal Winlaw Health & Nutrition Legacy Award $2,000 Haworth & Heritage Business Interiors Architecture/Interior Design Scholarships $1,000 Henry Wise Wood Class of 1970 Scholarships $600

Henry Wise Wood Warriors Legacy Endowment Scholarships $1,000 Hopewell Scholarship $26,700 Hugh Robertson Science Award $500 Integro Legacy Post Secondary Scholarships $18,130 International Science Olympiad Bursary $1,000 Ivy & Len Freeston Student Award $2,000 James Fowler School Award $400 Jennifer Ellen Shepherd Memorial Award $4,500 Joan Ethier Women in Science Scholarships $20,950 Keith Carswell Memorial Scholarship $1,500 Kermet Archibald & Jacoba Van den Brink Entrance Bursaries at the Calgary Foundation $100,000 Lana Hanson Scholarship $729 Lauber Student Awards $1,570 Margaret J. Cochlan Memorial Award $1,000 Marguerite Patricia P. Bannister Memorial Degree Awards at the Calgary Foundation $88,000 Marjorie Taylor Memorial Scholarships $2,250 Marnie Whitehead Memorial Scholarship $225 Marofke Family Aberhart Music Scholarship $1,000 Maureen Langston Memorial Award $500

Maurice A. Spring Scholarships $750 McKillop Student Awards $1,000 MW & JR Tebo Memorial Journalism Award $660 Naomi Johnson Award $550 RBC Future Leaders Scholarship $1,000 Richard D. Tingle Student Award $1,500 Richard Dunn Music Scholarship $1,125 Ruth Ursula Leipziger Scholarship $1,000 Samaritan Club Scholarship $1,000 Singleton Family Endowment Award $2,500 Southland Transportation Scholarship $2,000 Steven Irving Memorial Music Scholarships $1,500 Susy Devlin Memorial Awards $800 Tenaris Merit Awards $10,000 Terry Allen Leadership Award $200 Thomas Walter Morrish Memorial Scholarship $600 Tom Inkster Memorial Scholarship $1,000 Trades Related Career Pathways Student Awards $3,000 Viscount Bennett Band Parents Association Awards $100 William Aberhart Alumni Scholarships $1,500

Total Disbursed: $434,909

STUDENT AWARDSIn addition to supporting schools, in 2016 we distributed $434,909 between 220 students through 84 named student awards. These awards, ranging in value from $100 to $25,000, support education for students in a wide variety of fields.

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DONORSAnonymousGerald R. AlbertKevin AlgarLois M. AlgerTerry & Sharon AllenPatricia AndersonLiana AppeltCorine ArmstrongJoe & Evelyn AskinRyan AtkinsonEdwin AunSherry AustinChanel AvarelloDiane & Sam AylesworthHarper (Suzy) Badry-TricebockBailey Pearman Family FoundationMaeve BarryEdward Beattie & Anita ZarnGwen BeckerBradley BeebeMeryl & Melvin BelichThe Benevity Community Impact FundChris BertiCalgary Area City Council of Beta Sigma PhiMonica BlakelyLori BokenfohrBowness Historical SocietyBowness Lions ClubConnie & Lyle BrandtBree Eriksen Memorial Dance Award Fund at the Calgary FoundationBriar Hill School FoundationAnne BrittonMonica & Doug BryanPeter BurkeCalgary Board of EducationCalgary Heritage Lions ClubCalgary Hitmen Foundation

The Calgary Minerva Fundraising FoundationCalgary Northeast Eyeopener Lions ClubCanada GivesDon CawleyCBE Staff AssociationCenovus Employee FoundationCentre for Sleep & Human PerformanceJustin CharbonneauMichele Chiasson-Suart & Glenn SuartKaren ChownSusan ChurchCidel Trust CompanyCity of CalgaryMavis ClarkRob & Nancy CloseHelen CochlanMichael & Kathy CollinsWilliam & Dianne ConroyKen CopithorneMelanie & Gordon CoppJean & George CreaghDr. Brendan CroskeryJody CulicKathy DemorestRita M. DicksonAnn DonaldEda Consulting Inc.Dr. Gene & Marion EdworthyEnCana CorporationAda EnglotDebbie ErmelEstate Planning Council of CalgaryEvamy Family Fund at the Calgary FoundationRodney & Donna EvansSusan FernerMarilyn FieldBridget Fielding

Helen FieldingJon FisherChris & Mary FongJohn FowlisWilliam & Leslie FowlisBeverley FoyGreg FrancisFraternal Order of Eagles - CalgaryCaroline FrenchBrenda GateyLisa GeorgeCrystal Gibson & Lyle KerrRoss GlenGlenbriar Technologies Inc.Siobhan GoguenChad GollMarilyn Gossett & Tricia StilesRoland & Trish GuennetteDr. Gerald HankinsHarj & Marilyn HariHaworth, Ltd.Dr. Yvonne M. HebertRyan HegholzDr. Judy HehrPatti HeinricksHenry Wise Wood Parents & Alumni AssociationBert HettingaDr. Gordon & Edna HigginsEstate of Kenneth Robert HildermanBrenda & Alan HockingJames & Nora Isobel HolmbergHopewell Group of CompaniesHazel HopperEarl HusonMaureen HutchensNadja IbrahimIntegro Legacy FundDonna JakubecCheryl & Sean James

Allan & Wendy JohnsonJVT FoundationRyan KempDonna & Larry KennedyKermet Archibald & Jacoba Van den Brink Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Calgary FoundationBrian KiellyBarbara KimmittMarilyn KlotzYvette KroekerSergey KryuchkovGail KsienskiHanif LadhaBrenda LangKen & Pat LangstonKerry LeckiePenny LeckieWilliam LeClair Rogers & Joann Lehew and FamilyEileen MacDonaldRussell MacKayJeffrey MackieGerald & Anna MaierMarguerite Patricia P. Bannister Scholarship Fund at the Calgary FoundationJoanne & Gregory MartinSian MatthewsMawer Investment Management Ltd.Mandy McCabeJames & Amber McCreathDennis A. McDermottGarth McIntoshMichael McIntoshDavid & Katie McKinnonSheila McLeodMary McPheeLuna Mei

Thank you for your generosity in 2016!You are helping to create new opportunities for Calgary’s students

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EducationMatters is delighted to recognize the following individuals, corporations and foundations that made a gift in 2016, and are helping us to create new opportunities for Calgary’s students.

DONORS (con’t)Kathlyn MercierMary MitchellRobert & Dale MoiDr. Vettivelu & Uma NallainayagamNessler Physical Therapy Ltd.Karen NixonNorrep FoundationNorthern Blizzard Resources Inc.Nulli - Identity Solution ArchitectsGeorge & Sharron NyhoffJohn O’SullivanAllison OrpeP. Leckie Professional CorporationBena PatelNicky & Chris PaulRobert PennerGalen PerrasGregg Perras & Kam LarawayThomas & Carissa Lee PlumridgeBob PuschPyke Family Fund at the Calgary FoundationRBC FoundationKathy ReichNorma ReimerPaul ReynoldsJeanette & Glen RichardsonDon RobartDr. Brock RobertsonDawn & Murry RobinsonHope & Steve RubinMark E. SaarSamaritan Club of CalgaryAdwoa SavageKathryn SchilmanStephanie SchmidtSue & OJ ScottErin SellersDelan SharpeLinda ShawSingleton Family Endowment Fund at the Calgary FoundationJoyce SmithPeggy SmithTom & Brenda SorgeMargaret SouthernSouthland Transportation Ltd.Spartan Controls Ltd.St. Vincent De Paul SchoolWayne StaggsMike StillwellDebbie & Dale StruksnesElla StuartWilliam SumnerKatherine SutherlandMarilyn SuttonCharles SzuchTELUS CorporationTenaris Global Services/ Prudential Steel ULC

Dereck ThibaultPatricia ThurgoodTransCanada Pipeline LimitedJohn & Victoria TremayneTrisura Guarantee Insurance CompanyTammy TrumanMarguerite TrusslerHerbert TuTurkish Canadian Cultural Association of CalgaryUnited Way of Calgary and AreaUnited Way of Greater TorontoValley Ridge Golf Club SocietyEric WakleyCharmaine WarneBruce WatermanLuanne WhitmarshPeter & Carol Ann WilliamsCarey WilliamsonJames K. Wilson & Joanne WallaceStephen & Tina WilsonEstate of H.W. WinlawTracey WoodLora & Terry WymanDan YauckMelanie Zens

GIFTS MADE IN MEMORIALRon AllbrightDavid James AndersonBenjamin (Ben) AlbertMargaret CochlanChristine M. FieldingLana HansonPamela Jane HardyAnne HendersonSteven IrvingJohn KubikMaureen LangstonWilliam Keir MacGouganGordon MackDustin PeersKaiti PerrasCarol ShortShirley SimpsonRosalie SzuchRick TheriaultRatnam Vettivelu

GIFTS MADE IN TRIBUTEGeorge BrookmanDr. Oakley SchoolO.S. Geiger SchoolDr. Gerald HankinsKaillie HumphriesNadja IbrahamRogers LehewLouis Riel SchoolEve McGuireBenjamin Moncrieff

BENEFACTORSLifetime Donations

TRANSFORMATIONAL DONORS $500,000+AnonymousCalgary FoundationN. Murray & Heather Edwards Kermet Archibald & Jacoba Van den Brink Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Calgary FoundationMarguerite Patricia P. Bannister Scholarship Fund at the Calgary FoundationAllan Markin

PACESETTER DONORS$250,000 - 499,999AMP Financial Inc.Canadian Association of Petroleum ProducersCenovus EnergyCity of CalgaryConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp.Joan EthierThe Explorers and Producers Association of CanadaHopewell Group of CompaniesIntegro Legacy FundN. Murray Edwards Charitable FoundationRBC Foundation

LEADERSHIP DONORS$100,000 - 249,999Gerald R. AlbertBP Canada Energy CompanyChevron Products CompanyChildren’s Hospital Aid SocietyRob & Nancy CloseFesto Inc.The Flanagan FoundationGovernment of Alberta - Alberta Culture and Community Spirit ProgramMawer Investment Management Ltd.Nexen Inc.Margaret & Ron Southern

MAJOR GIFTS$20,000 - 99,999AnonymousSaid ArrataSam & Diane AylesworthBarbara R. BeatonDavid & Leslie BissettBoris Rochman Fund at the Calgary FoundationBow Valley Music ClubBowness Lions ClubBriar Hill School FoundationBarbara Burggraf & Brian Freeston

Burns Memorial FundCadmus FoundationCalgary Flames Foundation Calgary Health RegionCIBCCBE Staff AssociationSusan ChurchPat & Joel CochraneBryce CodeJoanne Cuthbertson & Charlie FischerEnbridge Inc.ENMAX Energy CorporationHelen FieldingFirst Student Canada/Cardinal Coach Lines (Stan Weber)Chris & Mary FongGlenbriar TechnologiesRichard & Lois HaskayneHaworth & Heritage Business InteriorsHenry Wise Wood Parents & Alumni AssociationDr. Gordon HigginsEstate of Kenneth Robert HildermanImperial Oil FoundationKahanoff FoundationRogers & Joann Lehew and FamilyManfred & Linda MarofkeDuncan & Barbara McKillopDoris MitchellThe Newall Family Foundation TrustNickle Family FoundationGail & David O’BrienP. Leckie Professional Corp.Penn West Energy TrustPetro-CanadaDavid & Pam PickersgillPyke Family Fund at the Calgary FoundationQueen Elizabeth High SchoolRGO Office ProductsRotary Club of CalgaryMark E. SaarMike & Linda ShaikhJim & Marilyn ShepherdSouthland Transportation Ltd.Terry Sparks FamilySpartan Controls Ltd.Berna Stewart & Ian WilsonThe Stoney-Tundra LimitedDoris ThompsonGloria TooleTurkish Canadian Cultural Association of CalgaryUnited Way of Calgary and AreaStan WeberBill & Margaret WhelanWilliam Aberhart 50th Anniversary Reunion CommitteeWilliams Family Fund at the Calgary Foundation

FOUNDING SUPPORTERSAnonymousDiane & Sam AylesworthBarbara R. BeatonAsh & Kanchan BhasinDavid & Leslie BissettBrett Wilson Family Legacy Fund at the Calgary FoundationBarbara Burggraf & Brian FreestonPat & Joel CochraneJoanne Cuthbertson & Charlie FischerPatti D’ArcyPhil & Susan EvansDonna & Larry FanLouise FernandesClaudia & Randy FindlayFirst Student Canada/Cardinal Coach Lines Limited (Stan Weber)Chris & Mary FongRichard & Lois HaskayneThe Kahanoff FoundationSanders D.H. LeeRogers & Joann Lehew and FamilyStephen J. LetwinBrian & Brenda MacNeillDon & Anne McCaffreyMcLean Holdings Corp. (Gerry Wood)Darcy & Lori MochMount Royal UniversityDennis L. Nerland & Jennifer PollockTed & Margaret NewallNickle Family FoundationDavid & Gail O’BrienPetro-CanadaDavid PickersgillPam PickersgillRBC Financial Group through RBC FoundationMichael R. RempelRGO Office ProductsVera RossSAIT PolytechnicBill & Toshimi SemboKathy & Richard SendallMike & Linda ShaikhJane & Pat ShouldiceSilverwing Energy Inc.Margaret & Ron SouthernSouthland Transportation Ltd.Terry Sparks FamilySwan Group Inc.Michael J. TimsUniversity of CalgaryMac & Susan Van WielingenBill & Margaret WhelanDr. Norman WongTerry Wright

VOLUNTEERSBoard of GovernorsMike Shaikh, ChairNancy Close, Vice ChairMark E. Saar, Treasurer David McKinnon, SecretaryLiana AppeltDr. Aleem BharwaniJoy Bowen-EyreDr. Gene EdworthyLynn FergusonGregory FrancisRod GarossinoDr. Judy HehrHanif LadhaEnza RosiDr. Richard Sigurdson Dr. Charles Webber

Honourary AmbassadorsJoanne Cuthbertson David Pickersgill

Audit & Finance CommitteeDr. Gene EdworthyMark SaarMike Shaikh

Fund Development & Communications CommitteeIvan AlcoforadoLiana AppeltKelly ChristopherJudy DuncanDr. Gene EdworthyRod GarossinoDr. Judy HehrRobert PaxtonKatherine PiquetteEnza RosiMike ShaikhDale SkinnerKyra Still

Governance & Leadership CommitteeDr. Gene EdworthyGreg FrancisDavid McKinnonMike Shaikh

Grants CommitteeLisa BergermanLindsay BryantGerry Burger-MartindaleNancy CloseShiv GaneshHanif LadhaDr. Vettivelu NallainayagamAnu NijhawanSydney SmithDr. Charles Webber

Student Award SelectionJoy Bowen-EyreGerry Burger-MartindaleNancy CloseLouise FernandesShannon Giroux-WongAmanda FieldKen Lima-CoelhoLeslie NewtonGlen OngLiz RipakGloria TooleLinh TranAnnie Wong

Event VolunteersTed Harrison School Students and Staff CBE Maker Education Team CBE Learning Commons TeamPenny LeckieGina Cherkowski

STAFFMonica Bryan Michele Chiasson-SuartMarilyn FieldChris HuestisKaren Lamola Evelyn MartinezKathryn Schilman Dale Turri

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