ACE Alumni Communities and youth are in the news! Youth are making a difference by being committed to their communities through volunteerism and leadership.
Award recipients in High Level, Hinton, and Innisfail were part of a recent ceremony accepting the Queen's Golden Jubilee Citizenship award from Lieutenant Governor, Ethell. Sidney Lapp of High Level, Evelyn Cranston of Hinton (daughter of two of our ACE leaders), and Kelty Douglas of Innisfail received the honor of meeting Lieutenant Governor and being publicly acknowledged for their important community contributions. All are recent high school graduates.
Check it out at www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/NewsandEvents.htm.
These young women were chosen because of their outstanding performance in citizenship, leadership, community service, and volunteerism. They were recognized with a medal and $5,000 for personal development and tuition.
Honorable D. Ethell addressed the crowd by saying "Each recipient has helped make Alberta an even better place to live and I have no doubt that they will continue to do so into the future."
These young woman and their leadership are vital to our communities and it is important to acknowledge their strengths. Equally important is to recognize the people in their community who have been exceptional mentors and role models to these girls' lives. Young people are very capable of being good citizens and these young women have proven it.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Kudos to Killam!
Amazing what a small community (population just over 1,000) can do when everyone comes together! Killam citizens are working to revitalize their Heritage Park with an outdoor amphitheatre, a bike/skate park, a new walking trail, an outdoor fire pit/barbecue and some beautification. They've held a fundraiser (60s dinner and dance) and made $13,000. They're also selling engraved bricks which will be used to construct the outdoor fireplace/BBQ. School-aged children have decorated coffee tins which have been distributed to businesses for people to leave their spare change and they will be rolling the change for the group. The local group has applied for a number of grants, will hold some additional fundraisers such as a Goat Raffle, a Children’s Festival Day, etc., and will seek corporate cash and on-kind donations.
They applied for funding through the “Let Them Be Kids” Program and have been awarded a Helping Hands Award. This means they will receive a 50/50 match opportunity that gives them a dollar of equipment buying power for every fifty cents they raise. This will assist in covering the costs of the structure and equipment for the new bike/skate park. They have also been assigned an experienced Let Them Be Kids volunteer to help guide them through the process of making the project happen.
This project will be completed in one soon-to-be-announced weekend this year.
Killam anticipates having 200+ volunteers come out to help make the project a reality. As their CAO put it, "It is going to bring back the sense of community and volunteerism to Killam. The residents are excited about the project and pride is building as they work toward making it a reality. This will result in endless opportunities for the future because people are seeing that when the sense of community is present anything is possible!"
They applied for funding through the “Let Them Be Kids” Program and have been awarded a Helping Hands Award. This means they will receive a 50/50 match opportunity that gives them a dollar of equipment buying power for every fifty cents they raise. This will assist in covering the costs of the structure and equipment for the new bike/skate park. They have also been assigned an experienced Let Them Be Kids volunteer to help guide them through the process of making the project happen.
This project will be completed in one soon-to-be-announced weekend this year.
Killam anticipates having 200+ volunteers come out to help make the project a reality. As their CAO put it, "It is going to bring back the sense of community and volunteerism to Killam. The residents are excited about the project and pride is building as they work toward making it a reality. This will result in endless opportunities for the future because people are seeing that when the sense of community is present anything is possible!"
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