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By ECF Staff. Images Supplied
Social Scene
ON THE TOWN
Parties, conferences and film premieres, oh my!
EDMONTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S (ECF) 2024 social calendar was buzzing with activity.
From our Annual Luncheon and Donor Appreciation Event to the inaugural Association of Grantmakers in Alberta conference and the premiere of Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, 2024 was full of the community coming together.
Thank you to all our donors, grantees and community partners for joining us this year. When we work together, we thrive!
1. The Ukrainian Shumka dancers perform at ECF’s Annual Luncheon on June 20 at the Edmonton Expo Centre. Shumka holds an endowment fund at ECF.
2. The next generation of community builders were all smiles at ECF’s Donor Appreciation event in May. ECF donors and their families spent the evening enjoying the Telus World of Science’s Dinosaurs - The Exhibition.
3. Senator Kristopher Wells, Darrin Hagen, Sheila Greckol, Douglas Stollery and Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin took part in a panel discussion at the premiere of ECF’s documentary Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story. The film debuted in Edmonton at the Rainbow Visions Film Festival on May 19.
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4. Organizers and Métis community leaders celebrate
the Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards (BBMA) sash
ceremony and award gala in Edmonton on September 5. 21. Back row: Donna Bell (BBMA Panel Member), Betty
Letendre (Elder), Doreen Burgum (Elder), Darlene
Bouvier (BBMA Panel Member). Front row: Fred Keating
(Emcee), Theresa Majeran, (BBMA Communications
Manager), Orval Belcourt, (BBMA Founder), Dorothy
Brosseau (Lawyer), Christie Ladouceur (Psychologist,
BBMA Panel Member & Emcee).
5. Tareq Hadad, founder and CEO of Peace by Chocolate, delivers the keynote at ECF’s Annual Luncheon, sharing his family's experience as Syrian refugees.
6. Riz Nathoo (Calgary Foundation), Tina Thomas (ECF), Kate Pedlow (HRJ Consulting) and Byron Chan (Alberta Law Foundation) at the first annual Association of Grantmakers in Alberta conference. The conference hosted delegates from 51 organizations working to strengthen the impact of grants across the province.
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