Events

THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS- Wendy Peters, Carole Kellough, Mickey Warkentin, Glenda Spencer, Janice Reles, and Marissa McKellar!!!

The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta held its “grand draw” for the 2007 Pack Your Bags raffle on October 31, 2007…and it was very exciting!! We’d all like to thank everyone who supported us in this year’s raffle, and we’re already looking forward to next year’s event. Here are the 2007 “Pack Your Bags” raffle winners:

• Grand Prize (Trip to Jasper): Betty McRobbie from Red Deer, Ticket # 02292
• 2nd (Stay at Fantasyland Hotel): Stephanie Girard from Calgary, Ticket # 06850
• 3rd ($550): Al Taylor from Calgary, Ticket # 03802
• 4th (Stay at the Fairmont Banff Springs): Justin Van Parys from Sylvan Lake , Ticket # 01587
• 5th (Greyhound Passes to anywhere in Alberta): Joe Letourneau from Calgary, Ticket # 08771
• 6th (HBC Gift Pack): Sharlene Carlson from Calgary, Ticket # 0881

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• 7th (HBC Drawstring Bag):Courtney Comeau from Calgary, Ticket # 10329

A BIG THANK YOU GOES OUT TO OUR SPONSORS OF THE 2007 “PACK YOUR BAGS” RAFFLE! These wonderful supporters provided us the following:

• VIA RAIL- one round-trip in VIA Comfort Class seating, for two passengers between Edmonton and Jasper
• Whistlers Inn- gift certificate for two nights accommodation
• Fantasyland Hotel- gift certificate for two nights accommodation
• West Edmonton Mall- Choice Family day Pass
• Fairmont Banff Springs- $400 Gift Certificate for one night of Fairmont accommodation with breakfast for two
• Greyhound- Companion Return Ticket for two to anywhere in Alberta
• HBC- two Hbc Olympic apparel backpacks

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The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, Red Deer Chapter, would like to thank all our guests for coming to our 20th Birthday Burger Bash! We had beautiful weather, great food, and most importantly, phenomenal people in attendance! Thanks to everyone for your support and well wishes. And a BIG thank-you goes out to our volunteers for all the work they did, and to our sponsors:

Our first ever “Cheers to Summer” Raffle!

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The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, Red Deer Chapter, held it’s first annual “Cheers to Summer” raffle at Westerner Days in Red Deer on July 18th to the 22nd, 2007. The tickets cost 2 dollars each, or were 3 for 5 dollars. The prize package consisted of:

• stainless steel CENTRO BBQ from Canadian Tire, complete with full propane tank, marinades, polish and cover…valued together at approximately $1050.00
• 1 patio set from Home Depot, complete with candle lanters, valued at approximately $500.00
• 1 gazebo from Wal-mart, valued at approximately $160.00
• 1 meat package from Nossack’s Fine Meats, valued at $200.00
• 1 set of BBQ tools and patio lights from RONA, valued at approximately $50.00
• 1 wine opener from CHTV, valued at approximately $50.00
• 1 gift certificate from Liquor Crossing, valued at $25.00

TOTAL VALUE= APPROXIMATELY $2035

When all was said and done, we made $8,487.81. We had $1,525.79 in expenses, bringing the net profit to $6,962.02. Janet and Brad Service from Red Deer won the prize package, a very nice little family, and they were so surprised and happy! They also BBQ a lot, even through winter, so at least the prize went to someone who will use it!

Although we didn’t sell all our tickets, I consider this event a success. We pulled everything together in only a month, from beginning to finish. The business community proved very supportive, and all our items were sponsored other than the BBQ cover, which saved us over 1-thousand dollars in expenses. We also managed to educate a few people about schizophrenia, and some people were interested in taking our educational materials home to read about. And the volunteers we had proved themselves to be reliable and up to the task. The key now, is to build on this volunteer base for future fundraising events.