news
203−765 Main Street
Winnipeg MB
R2W 3N5
www.lite.mb.ca
2 0 1 5 | A nn u al N ewsletter
Partner Profile
Cooking With Confidence
At the L’Arche tova Cafe
written by: Christa campbell
A 2015 LITE grant recipient, L’Arche Tova Café provides supportive work
experience for people with disabilities who face barriers to employment. Their
mission is to make known the gifts of people with developmental disabilities
and create a more compassionate society.
L’Arche Tova Café understands that
their volunteers and employees with
developmental disabilities require more
training time than others, and that it must be
done in a supportive and respectful manner.
Through their training, participants gain a
sense of accomplishment and confidence
– they are then open to learning and
developing further skills.
We stopped by the café and met with one
of their long-time participants; cook Nolan
Saunders, 22, the catalyst for our grant
disbursement.
Nolan started at L’Arche as a volunteer in
2012 as part of his studies at Kildonan East
Collegiate and now works as a part-time
cook. Once reserved and quiet, Nolan is now
very outgoing and confident - even training
new cooks in the L’Arche kitchen. “I like
coming to work every day – it’s like a family
here. The staff and volunteers all talk and
have fun,” says Nolan, who has autism.
He adds that the best part about his job is,
“learning new things.”
The experience has been so successful for
both parties that L’Arche is now empowering
Nolan to take on additional duties through
their catering services under the guidance of
General Manager Nick Morier. The increase
in services will ensure that the café gets
enough business during slower periods, and
the cooks will benefit from learning new
skills.
Photo credit: Jen Buhr
In This Issue
cover story
Partner Profile: L’Arche Wpg . . 1
Features
Partner Profile: North End . . . . Women’s Centre . . . . . . . . . 2
Social Purchasing Portal (SPP):
Chowdown Catering . . . . . . . 3
2014/15 Community Partners . 4-5
Thank you for your support! . 6-8
LITE news bites
What’s new at the SPP . . . . .
Run for Rights . . . . . . . . . . .
Leave a lasting legacy . . . . .
Thank you volunteers! . . . . .
3
5
5
5
As Nolan looks to the future, he would like to
try even more new activities. He has plans to
fulfill missionary work and help the homeless,
something that both his mom and sister are
involved in. Though that would mean saying
goodbye to the café (not anytime soon!),
Nolan credits his experience of “interacting
with people everyday” as helping him to
achieve these future goals.
2pm Monday to Saturday. They also sell freshly
baked goods at the Transcona Market every
Thursday throughout the summer. Nolan’s
favourite thing to eat on the menu is the
quesadilla, but he says that he enjoys cooking
everything and it all tastes good! So, stop by the
cafe this summer and enjoy their great food and
service with a smile.
L’Arche Tova Café is located on Regent
Avenue in Transcona and open from 8am to
For more information about L’Arche Tova Café,
visit www.larchetovacafe.com.
lite news
• A nn u al N ewsletter • 2 0 1 5
Partner Profile
Thank you for your postage donation
A Place of Her Own Cheryl Henderson’s Story
Written By: Anne Lindsey
Thank you for your printing sponsorship
Photo credit: Chris Friesen
On the surface, it can be as easy as getting a bill
paid. That’s how the LITE-funded Emergency Wages
program at North End Women’s Centre (NEWC)
helped Cheryl Henderson turn her life around.
“That program saved me” declares the 40-something
grandmother as we chat in her new apartment. In return for
working at the Centre’s Up Shoppe, a social enterprise thrift
store, Cheryl earned the funds to pay off a large overdue
Hydro bill. In turn, Winnipeg Housing accepted her application
and Cheryl now has a place to call her own – after two
years of “living out of a bag” as she puts it. “I still can’t quite
believe I have this place” she says, proudly pointing out her
granddaughter’s first painting taped to the fridge.
Cheryl credits NEWC, the Up Shoppe and the wonderful
people who work and volunteer there with her renewed sense
of purpose but it’s clear that she possesses more than just a
bit of determination and resourcefulness of her own. Her story
sheds light on how easy it is to slip through the cracks.
Not that long ago, Cheryl had a steady job as a housekeeping
supervisor in a hotel. She had already overcome enormous
challenges as a child coming from a dysfunctional home, and
made a clear decision that her own children, born when she
was quite young, would have a better experience than hers. She
returned to school and gained her Grade 12 at age 38.
But when she developed fibromyalgia and had to give up her
job and her fiancé died of cancer, things started to crumble.
Grieving, she went to a relative in Calgary. Her second
granddaughter’s birth brought her back to Winnipeg, but once
2
here she could find neither work nor a place to live. Couch
surfing with her children and a friend was not a long-term
option. She tried hotel living and a rooming house, but found
intolerable conditions. As she called every phone number she
could find, to no avail, things went from bad to worse. “I was
really desperate” she recalls, “I wondered how a person like
me, who worked and paid taxes for half my life could end up in
a line for food and sleeping in the “womens bunker” at Siloam
Mission. That was the real eye-opener for me. I could see the
desperation on the women’s faces. At least I had some people I
could talk to. Some of them didn’t even have that”.
A friend had passed along the NEWC phone number, and
suggested the Up Shoppe. For a while Cheryl didn’t call, but
when she did – “It was the best thing I’ve ever done!” she says.
“Working there was like getting paid for a vacation” she jokes
“it was so friendly and time passed quickly with the variety of
tasks – tagging, sorting, cleaning – I did a bit of everything”.
Cheryl loved the Up Shoppe so much that she’s committed to
continue volunteering there. She has enrolled in a computer
skills course at Opportunities for Employment and envisions
herself in a front desk or clerical kind of position.
“I want to share my story to show that people like me can have
hope”, she says. “Now I have goals and my grandchildren know
that I have a home – all because I took a chance and made a
phone call”.
LITE was proud to support the Emergency Wages Program with
a CED Grant in 2014, and to donate a Star Blanket in support
of the Up Shoppe, this year. For more information about NEWC
and the Up Shoppe, visit www.newcentre.org.
2 0 1 5 • A nn u al N ewsletter •
lite news
Social Purchasing Portal (SPP)
What’s New at the SPP
The 2015 Manitoba Social Enterprise
Strategy, co-created with CCEDNetManitoba, highlights the SPP as an existing
resource to expand market opportunities.
Check out our two newest SPP Suppliers:
• The Lunch Bell Bistro is located in the
historic and remodeled Bell Hotel at 662
Main St. They serve lunch from 10:00-2:00,
Monday-Friday.
Photo credit: Erika Frey Morote
Chowing Down With The
Social Purchasing Portal
written by: SHANTI AGUILAR-CARDENAS
Entrepreneur Wayne Hamilton makes a
mean turkey, brie and cranberry wrap and
a mouthwatering eggplant parmesan. He’s
also making a living as a small business
owner serving up healthy food and
creating jobs in Winnipeg’s North End with
Chow Down Catering.
had limited work experience. “I did try to
[emphasize] the points that I’m a mother, I
can multi-task, I can work in a kitchen since
I cook at home. But I never got callbacks. It
was depressing. This opportunity at Chow
Down has been phenomenal. I couldn’t ask
for more,” she says.
Wayne began working in the food industry
at the age of 15. With only an 8th grade
education, he has done it all—from busboy
to business manager. He founded Chow
Down Catering in 2005. “It’s not easy; we
have a space and it’s tough to pay for it.
But I’ve fought my battles and I’ve made it
happen and that’s got to be a strong voice
to the North End,” says Wayne.
Wayne is committed to strengthening the
north end community. “We have to support
each other,” he says. Wayne asserts that
his North End neighbours have shown
tremendous support, more so than any
other community he has worked in. “They
know I’m struggling to make something
here and they’ve embraced it. They enjoy
the food that they get. They like that it’s
healthy fresh food, which [can be] hard to
come by.”
At Chow Down, Wayne has two
employees. Miranda, mother of eight,
works six days a week. She shops,
delivers, prepares meals, caters concert
hall events and more. “Every day is a
learning experience. It’s not just punching
the clock”. Prior to working with Wayne,
Miranda rode a Dickey Dees Ice Cream
cart. She struggled to find a job. She had
been a stay at home mom for 19 years and
• Rolling Colours Painting and Decorating
offers exterior and interior commercial
and residential painting services with
environmentally friendly products.
FROGBOX , the Sexuality Education
Resource Centre, IRCOM, White Gloves
Cleaning Service and the Manitoba
Customer Contact Association have just
joined the SPP as Purchasing Partners.
Thank you and welcome!
employment, invest in community
initiatives or purchase local food
ingredients, for example.
Other businesses, organizations and
individuals join the SPP as Purchasers
who commit to buying ethical goods
and services from SPP Suppliers on a
regular basis.
Be sure to check out Chow Down’s
restaurant window at 452 Selkirk Ave.
open all summer (9:00 am - 2:30 pm)
or give them a call next time you’re
looking for delicious healthy catering.
For other tasty places to grab a bite to
eat or order catering, visit sppwinnipeg.
org/directory.
LITE has the privilege of partnering with
Chow Down Catering through our Social
Purchasing Portal (SPP), a directory and
network of Winnipeg businesses, social
enterprises, non-profits and co-ops that
foster community economic development.
SPP Suppliers, like Chow Down Catering,
may hire people who face barriers to
3
lite news
• A nn u al N ewsletter • 2 0 1 5
LITE Community Partners
our 2014/15 Grant & Purchase partners
YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY...
Every year LITE works hard to ensure that your generous donations make a difference for people who really need it. We “spend”
our Disbursements in ways that help create jobs and training opportunities both through traditional grants to charities, and also
through our strategic purchases of Star Blankets and Christmas Hamper goods.
In the past year, LITE began to change our timing for Grants in order to be able to plan for disbursements based on a known
amount of money. In addition, this has allowed us to introduce a new public Campaign based on our CED Grants (maybe you’ve
seen our PSAs on Global TV!). In the future, we will be making all of our Grant disbursements in the month of June. Hamper
purchase disbursements will still take place in November/December. To make the switch gradually, we disbursed half of this
year’s grants in March. The other half ($25,115) will be disbursed in June, 2015. We’ll celebrate all the Grant recipients at a special
reception following our AGM on June 17th.
In 2014/15 LITE supported the following agencies and enterprises:
$3,299
grant - new!
L’Arche Tova Café — L’Arche Winnipeg
L’Arche Tova Café is a social enterprise
offering training and job and volunteer
opportunities to developmentally-disabled
individuals. LITE’s funding will help L’Arche
to continue to employ one of its participants
as a cook and as a trainer/mentor to new
participants. He will also take more training to
become a part of L’Arche’s catering program.
(See the article about Nolan on page 1).
$5,500 grant
Newcomer Skills Building Project —
Immigrant and Refugee Community
Organization of Manitoba
The Immigrant and Refugee Community
Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) will
continue their successful skills building
program for new Canadians. They will again
hire between 4 and 6 of their tenants to carry
out a range of building repairs depending on
the needs of the IRCOM building and the
interests of the participants. Repair skills will
be developed through on the job training
in carpentry, paint and patch and basic
plumbing. This program allows newcomers
to Manitoba an opportunity to earn extra
income while simultaneously gaining handson training, and on a schedule that can
accommodate family and school hours. This in
turn aids in increasing their work experience
4
in a Canadian environment, as well as building
up language and leadership skills and overall
confidence to gain valuable and long-term
employment in Manitoba.
$2,100 Star Blanket
Project purchase
Cree-Ations
Cree-Ations specializes in handmade
Aboriginal Arts and Crafts. They are a locally
owned and operated family business that buys
most of the furs and hides for their products
locally. Cree-Ations Star Blankets were
donated to other community organizations
working on poverty alleviation to assist with
their fundraising.
$5000 grant
UpCycle — The WRENCH
The WRENCH’s UpCycle Program provides
under/unemployed community bike shop
volunteers with paid training and work
experience, marketable skills, and holistic
support as they repair and rebuild bikes
for distribution in the community. UpCycle
targets marginalized participants living
below the poverty line. Most are inner-city
residents, and of Aboriginal descent. Other
targeted demographics include ex-offenders,
newcomers, women, and members of the
LGBTQ community. The supports that Upcycle
participants receive go beyond employment.
WRENCH staff assist participants in
overcoming other barriers to employment
ranging from health concerns and financial
struggles to housing crises and addiction
issues.
$2,500
hamper purchase
Native Women’s Transition Centre
NWTC is a long-term safe residence for
Native Women and their children. Their
catering service provides employment
and training to 23 women who live at the
centre. Training includes preparing budgets,
purchasing, food safety and handling, and
cooking. LITE purchased Christmas baking for
Hampers from NWTC this year. NWTC is also
a Breakfast catering partner.
$36,500 hamper purchase
Neechi Foods Co-op - Alternative
Christmas Hamper Initiative
Neechi Foods Worker Co-op runs a
Community Store and Neechi Commons –
full-range grocery stores and specialty shop
in Winnipeg’s inner city. Neechi provides
employment, training and opportunities for
collective business ownership to inner city
residents. LITE purchased the grocery items
for our Alternative Hamper program from
Neechi. Neechi Co-op is also a Breakfast
catering partner.
2 0 1 5 • A nn u al N ewsletter •
lite news
The 14th Annual
or more information about how to apply to be a
F
grant or purchase partner, visit www.lite.mb.ca
$2,300 Star Blanket Project purchase
RUNFOR
RIGHTS.ORG
Raise money in support of Winnipeg organizations
working for social justice and human rights
Saturday
June 6 th 2015
Kildonan Park
Registration 8:30 - 9:00 AM, Start time 9:30 AM
Northern Star Worker Co-operative
The Northern Star Worker Co-op is owned and operated by First Nations and Metis women
who sew traditional and contemporary Star Blankets. Northern Star Blankets were donated to
community organizations working on poverty alleviation to assist with their fundraising.
WALK CYCLE RUN
WHEEL OR BLADE
the 5 or 10 KM route along the Red River on Scotia Street
(Kildonan Park to St. John’s Park and back)
$6,000 grant /$766 hamper Purchase
VISIT RUNFORRIGHTS.ORG
For more information, email [email protected] or call (204) 471-6426
First Jobs For Youth, Youth Crew Employment Project - Spence Neighbourhood
Association
The Youth Crew Project will provide inner-city youth ages 11-16 with a safe, nurturing
environment in which to develop pre-employment training and hands-on work experience.
Participating youth gain experience in a number of employment areas including construction,
the hospitality industry, office administration, and community maintenance projects. These
opportunities help reduce barriers to employment, build confidence levels, and create
community connections, helping prepare youth for their future employment endeavours. SNA
Youth Crew is also a Breakfast catering partner.
Run for Rights
Help LITE reach our goal of
raising $6,000 at this year’s
Run For Rights! Download a
pledge sheet at www.lite.mb.ca,
or contact us at lite@mymts.
net or (204) 942-8578 for more
information.
$5,000 Grant / $2,100 hamper Purchase
Food Connections Program - Wolseley Family Place
Food Connections is a supported employment program which facilitates education about
nutrition by delivering food related services. 8 to 10 contract workers (mostly low income single
moms) develop kitchen and catering skills and certifications while learning about nutrition,
budgeting and food security. The program is geared toward further education and full-time
employment when participants “graduate.” LITE also supported Food Connections with a
cookie purchase for Christmas Hampers. Wolseley Family Place is also a Breakfast catering
partner.
JUNE 2015 GRANT PARTNERS
Five other organizations were selected for grants in June 2015: Resource Assistance
for Youth, Winnipeg Inner City Missions, NorWest Coop Community Health,
Mennonite Central Committee – Sam’s Place, and Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin.
(Read about them in next year’s newsletter!)
HAMPER DONATIONS
LITE donated our Hamper purchases to the Christmas Cheer Board and to Sam’s
Christmas (Project Echo) for packing and distribution to hamper recipients.
STAR BLANKET RECIPIENTS
Star Blanket donations were made to: North End Women’s Centre Up-Shoppe, Food
Matters Manitoba, Wolseley Family Place, Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape, Ndinawe, West
End Cultural Centre, Mount Carmel Clinic, L’Arche Winnipeg, Elizabeth Fry Society
and Villa Rosa.
Leave a Lasting Legacy
in the Inner City
Make your legacy part of our
solution! By leaving a gift to LITE
in your will, your generosity will
support employment and skill
building opportunities, creating
lasting effects in our inner city.
For more information on how to
support LITE through a planned
gift, visit www.lite.mb.ca and look
under “ways to donate”, or call
Christa at 204-942-8578.
Thank You
LITE Volunteers!
Your dedication to LITE is
what makes our work possible!
This year over 170 volunteers
helped with events, fundraising,
newsletter writing, graphic design
& web design, computer and tech
support, committee and board
work. Thank you for donating your
time and expertise to LITE!
5
lite news
• A nn u al N ewsletter • 2 0 1 5
LITE Donor Spotlight
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
The following Donors have contributed the equivalent of 100 or more
work hours for persons with barriers to employment and have earned the
title of LITE Community Advocate
The following Donors have contributed the equivalent of 65 or more
work hours for persons with barriers to employment and have earned
the title of LITE Community Ally
Alain Molgat
Brad Nance
Chad Penner
City of Winnipeg Employees’ & Retirees’ Charitable Fund
Gio Guzzi
John Wiebe
MCC Community Assistance Centre & Thrift Stores
Robert Dueck & Joan Duerksen
All Charities Campaign – Employees of the Government of Manitoba
Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
Solomon Janzen
Tannis Young
Terri Milne
The Prairie Dawn Foundation
The Waterbury Foundation
Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk
The following Donors have contributed the equivalent of 35 or more work
hours for persons with barriers to employment and have earned the title of LITE
Community Supporter
Albert D. Friesen
Anne Lindsey and Steve Rauh
Burton Lysecki
Carly Durston
Carol Scurfield
Charleswood Mennonite
Church
Chris Mussell & Carly
Duboff
Christine Coltart
David Plummer
Donald Hurst
Edwin & Elnora Wiebe
Elwood Friesen
First Unitarian Universalist
Church Of Winnipeg
Ian Wakefield
John & Margaret Graham
Jon Seguire
Jonathan Stoesz
Leita Kalinowsky
Linda Perry
Mark Reimer
Martin Dolin
Mavis & Garth Reimer
Nettie and Albert Labun
Nichole Riese
Orlando Wiebe
Patricia and John Gray
Richard Duval
Sandra Hardy
Sandra McMillan
Sargent Avenue Mennonite
Church
Sharon Simon
Colette Havens
Colin Dorian
Colin Kinsella
Colleen Metge
Con Lynch
Concordia Resident
Advisory Council
Crystal Laborero
CUPE Manitoba
Dajana Bozic
Dale Johnson
Damon Grant
Dan Lucovic
Daniel McKay
Danielle Jones
Darlene McCulloch
Darlene Schroeder
David and Mildred Dyck
David Carr
David Morris
David Topper
Deanne and Bill McDonald
Debra Fehr
Debra Kowlessar
Debra Lawler
Deneen Whitaker
Denise Greyeyes
Dennis and Amy Butcher
Dennis Anderson
Dennis Belanger
Dennis Francisco
Dennis Holack
Dennis Sierhuis
Diane & William Gillanders
Diane and Gary Keedian
Diane Aubin
Diane Bauerlein
Diane Ives
Diane McIntyre
Diane Silverthorne
Dianne Cooper
Dolores Goncalves
Dolores Jones
Dominic Maliakal
Don McKay and Marilyn
Neufeld
Donald & Elaine Peters
Donald and Diana Hodgson
Donald and Heather Talocka
Donald Henry
Donald Lawrence
Donald Putz
Donna Cawker
Donna Grouette
Donna MacKay
Donna-May Innes
Doreen C. Kerr
Dorothea Toews
Dorothy & Stan McKay
Dorothy Thach
Dorothy Wigmore
Doug Stephen
Douglas Cameron
Douglas Forbes
Douglas Oros
Dr. Catherine Wilkie
Duane Nicol
Dylan McCart
Dylan Picton
Edgar Scoles
Edmond Timmerman
Elaine Berliner
Eldon Wu
Eleanor and Brian McAulay
Eleanor and Raymond
Martens
Elizabeth Brazz-Robb
Elizabeth Comack
Elizabeth Shearer
Elizabeth Tuchscherer
Elizabeth Watkins
Ellen Gould
Ellen Henry
Ellen Kruger
Ellen Peel
Elvira Kroeker
Elvira Yusupova
Erica Young
Erick Troniak
Erika Frey Morote
Erika Wiebe
Erin Keating
Eunice Synnott
Evelyn Klassen
Evelyn Seniuk
Fenella Temmerman
Simone Penner
St. Ignatius Church
The Rademaker Foundation
LITE also thanks the following individuals, schools, community groups, unions, and
churches for their generous donations:
Adam & Krista Fraser-Kruck
Adam Bergen
Adam Johnston
Adam Kowal
Adele Novak
Adrienne Lord
Ainslie Schroeder
Al French
Albrecht & Reta Heller
Aldreich Aguilar
Alena Jackson
Alistair & Helen Riddell
Allan & Jeanette Hunter
Allan Beach
Allan Godfrey
Allan Morin
Allen Bleich
Allen Lytwyn
Allison Armistead
Allison Schultz
Allison Storseth
Allyson Watts & Lee Bushell
Amber Hemminger
Amy Wu
Andrea & Will Firth
Andrea Klassen
Andrew and Beatrice
Goussaert
Andrew and Rhonda
McDougal
Andrew Reid
Andrew Swan
Angie Popowich
Anita and Rob King
Ann McConkey
Anna Borys
Anna Levin
Anna Rothney
Anne and Bob Gross
Anne Dunlop
Anne Hince
Anne Marie Schaeffer
Anne Morton
Anne Thiessen
Anni Markmann
Annie Tetrault
Anthony Reznik
Anton and Freda Enns
6
Art Eck
Arthur E. Millward
Arwen Helene
Ashley Gillanders
Audrey Belyea
B De Moissac
Barb Thomas
Barbara & Brian Gwyer
Barbara and Edward Plouffe
Barbara and Glenn Connell
Barbara Scheuneman
Barbara Schwartz
Barbara Webb
Barrie Cranston
Barry & Darlene Heinrichs
Barry Spain
Barry Whincup
Ben Rogers
Betty Currie
Betty Whitehouse
Bev Smith
Beverley Hedley-Kipper
Beverley Ridd
Bill & Ann Harwood
Bill Dinsdale
Bill and Pat Reid
Bill Turnbull
Bill Vandurme
Billy Granger
Bjorn Radstrom
Blair Hamilton
Bob & Clare Whitaker
Bob and Anne Duncan
Bonita Kowaski
Bonnie Gaborieau
Bonnie Polishchuk
Brad & Madeline McKenzie
Brenda Batzel
Brenda Norris
Brendan Reimer and Monica
Adeler
Brent and Pat Miller
Brent Berzuk
Brent Vandurme
Brian Fowler
Briony Haig
Brittney Ljungberg
Bronya Rae Pemberton
Bruce & Lynda Unfried
Bruce Gunderson
Bruce Jacobs
Bruce Tefft
Bryan Butt
Bryan Cheater
Carol Rosche
Carol-Ann Bohrn
Caroline Hunter
Caroline Krebs
Caroline Myskiw
Caroline Thompson
Carolyn Kosheluk
Carolynne Chislett
Cassandra Zibell
Catherine Harrington
Catholic Women’s League
of St. John Cantius
Cathy Chernetski
Charles Henaire
Charlotte Enns
Cherie Gedhardt
Cheryl Kenyon
Cheryl and Ed Rajfur
Cheryl Crowe
Cheryl Goldhawk
Cheryl Pope
Chijiake Okoye
Chris and Kathy Zaplitny
Chris Frayer
Christina Cassels
Christina Graham
Christine Atnikov
Christine Kennedy
Christine Lamoureux
Christopher Sunde
Cindy Chatwell
Claire Sevenhuysen
Claire Workman
Clark and Carole Sinnott
Clark Brownlee
Claude Bernier
Claudette Pattyn
Claudette Toupin and
Gregory Selinger
Clayton & Doreen
Wotherspoon
Cliff McMillan
Florence McAdam
Florence Wakefield
Fort Garry United Church
Fran and Estela Violago
Franca De Grazia
Frances Anderson
Frank & Violet Cvitkovitch
Frank Bedard
Fred Nelson & Kathleen
Beach-Nelson
Gabrielle Douchant
Gabrielle Giroday
Gail Henry
Gail Rogers
Gary & Sylvia Wagner
Gary Senft
Geoff Ripat & Jill Cooper
George Bass & Wendy
Weight
Geri Warren
Gerry Campbell
Gianna Heyn
Gilbert Corthey
Gisela Roger
Glen Mitchell & Melinda
Tallin
Glenn & Carol Hodges
Glenn & Noreen Duncan
Gloria Nicol
Glorife Dela Cruz
Gordon & Katherine
Shawcross
Gordon & Lynn Clark
Gordon & Margaret Newton
Gordon Bruce Gammon
Gordon Menzie
Gordon Morrison
Grace Correa
Grace Garneau
Grace Schwarz
Greg Dubé
Guihua Wang
Guy Couillard
Gwen McGimpsey
Harold Shuster
Harrow United Church
Women
2 0 1 5 • A nn u al N ewsletter •
Hartley & Margaret Stinson
Harvy Frankel
Heather Thomas
Helen Fearn
Helen Hesse
Helen Labustro
Helen Schaetzle
Helen Wiebe
Henry Rempel
Hermann Hansen
Hilda Wagstaffe
Hilde Neustaedter
Holly Carpick
HUB Financial staff
Ian and Loreen Morden
Ian Barnett
Ian Wishart
Immanuel United Church
IIona Bianca Selby
Irene Welch
Iris Chrol
Iris Lindsey
Isabelle Bertazzo
J David and Kathryn
Johnston
J. Laurie Johnston
Jackie Hogue
Jacqueline Garrett
Jacqueline Verrier
James Feasby
James and Donna Gillies
James and Onnolee Scharf
James M. Bateman
James Miln
James W. Clayton
Jamie Bart
Janelle Whitley
Janet Bouskill
Janet Kost
Janet Minarik
Jean Cunningham
Jean Lynas
Jean Masiowski
Jean-Michel and Jessica
Lizotte
Jeanne Gibson
Jeffrey Patteson & Sarah
Leeson-Klym
Jen Beasley
Jenna Vandurme
Jennifer Bishop
Jennifer Bruce
Jennifer Buhr
Jennifer Kowlessar
Jennifer Mullen-Berube
Jennifer Riddell
Jenny Smith
Jennifer Wankling
Jesse Hajer
Jessica Carey
Jessica Cruickshank
Jessica Steep
Jill Piukkala
Jim Ellis
Jim Hillier
Jim Thompson
Joan Grenon
Joan Honsberger-Siemens
Joan Peters
Joanne Singbeil
Job Seelen
Jocelyn Peifer-Ross
Jody Klaus
Joe & Shannon Dunbar
Johanna van den Berg
John & Mary Holmen
John Bates
John and Leona
MacPherson
John Brenan
John Buermeyer
John Loxley
Jon Giles
Jonathan Fine
Josh Brandon
Joy Bamford
Juanita Loat
Judith Hubner
Judy and David Kidd
Judy and Ronald WasylyciaLeis
Juliane Schaible
Julie Chevrefils
Julien Bedard
June Trueman
Kamilla Karoli
Karen and Steven Stang
Karen Dunlop
Karen McInnes
Karen Schlichting and Aiden
Enns
Karen Soria
Karen Tjaden & Rob
McClement
Karen-Denise Cyr
Karene Castiloo
Karl Kopczewski
Karla Ferguson
Kathi Grossart
Kathie Mcilvride
Kathleen Pawluk
Kathryn & Gregory Athayde
Kathryn Stemler
Katie Haig-Anderson
Katie Schewe
Keith & Darlene Boutet
Kelly Milberg
Kelly Romas
Ken & Connie Epp
Ken Murdoch
Kenneth and Darlene
Walford
Kerri Johnson
Kerri Koblum
Kerri Mattson
Kerry Pogson
Kevin Chief
Kevin Morris
Kevin Sager
Kevin Sitka
Kim Champion Taylor
Kim Firth
Kim Morrison
Kim Watts
Kim Young
Kimberley and Michael
Resch
Kimberly A R Slack
Knights of Columbus 5808 St Ignatius Of Loyola
Kristyn Kalupar
Krystal Howden
Kyla Posthumus
Kyle Enns
Kyle Kusiak
L. Maureen Law
Larissa Benham
Laura Donatelli
Laura Gordon
Laura Vandurme
Laura Zoske
Laural Porth-Jones
Laureen Crampton
Laurence & Trudy Flynn
Lauria Thompson
Laurie Speers
Lawrence Peters
Lawrie and Bea Cherniack
Leadership Winnipeg
Leah Deane
Lee-Anne Gellatly
Leona McEvoy
Lesley Brunsel
Leslie Slaney
Linda Fearn
Linda Shaw
Lindsay Gillanders
Lindsey Mazur
Line Thurston
Linwood Delong
Lisa Anderson
Lisa Delorme Meiler
Lisa Hobday
Lisa Lacroix
Lisa Pearson
Lissa Wray Beal
Lizette Dacillo
Lloyd and Marjorie Lovell
Lorie-Anne Bretecher
Lorraine and Leo Passaggio
Lorraine Chabbert
Louise and John Conci
Louise Charriere
Louise Simbandumwe
Louise Yurchak
Lucienne Gunning
Lucille Cook
Lydia Giles
Lynda Wolf
Lynn Campbell
Lynn Jaworski
Lynne Fernandez
Lynne Skromeda
Maddie Stafford
Madelyn Hall
Maia Graham-Derham
Manitoba Federation of
Labour - C.L.C.
Marcelle DePape
Maren Gnall
Margaret Carr
Margaret Clarke
Margaret Day
Margaret Jones
Margaret Kavanagh
Margaret Shaykewich
Margaret Stewart
Maria Bento
Marian Martin
Marian Mathews
Marian Waller
Marianne Jackson
Marie Desaulniers
Marie Rose Celles
Marilyn Funk
Marina Goodwin
Marjorie Blankstein
Marjorie Levesque
Mark Golden
Mark Jefkins
Mark Mason
Mark Murray
Marlene Klassen
Martha Klassen
Marthe Mva
Martin Donkervoort
Mary Anne Capek
Mary Anne Prayag
Mary Barrable
Mary Beth Shields
Mary DeGrace
Mary Jane and Jack
Zonneveld
Mary Lochhead
Mary, Mother of the Church,
C.W.L.
Mary-Ann Osinski
Marydelle Soliman
Matt Aleck
Matthew Nicolas
Maureen Tate
McClure United Church
Meaghan and Chris Erbus
Megan Adams
Melinda Kaye
Melinda Tallin
Melissa Chung
Meredith McIntyre
Michael Case
Michael and Heather
Coghill
Michelle Hardy
Michelyn Wood
Mike Edwards
Mike Fox
Millie Acuna
Miral Gabor
Molly Dunbar
Molly McCracken
Mona Forsen
Monica and Philip Hultin
Monica Pawlowski
Monica Storozuk
Morgan Hamill
Muriel Smith
Nalini Reddy
Nan Colledge
Nancy Wilde
Natalia Kosteckyj
Neal & Patricia Kowlessar
Nicholas Briere
Nicole Hibbard
Nicole McMillan
Norma Baker
Norman Couture
Norman P & Elizabeth
Cockriell
North Kildonan United
Church
Olga Dudka
Paige Stewart
Pam Craig
Pat & David Deighton
Pat Ahmad
Pat Cameron
Pat Dodd
Pat Romaniuk
Patricia Bozyk
Patricia Clement
Patricia Pauls
Patrick and Kim Solylo
Paul Borys
Paul Connor
Paul Mahon
Paul Rothery
Penny Kelly
Peter & Suzanne Hudson
Peter and Margaret Peters
Peter Corcoran
Peter K Douglas
Peter Kennedy
Peter Miller
Peter Smith
Peter Spencer
Phoenix Stafford
Phyllis Graham
Project Echo
R.T. and R. LaPointe
Rachelle Nadeau
Ralph & Eileen Baxter
Ralph Milani
Randa Stewart
Raymond and Francoise
Cahill
Rebecca McCauley
René Trudeau
Reynold Redekopp
Rhian Brynjolson
Rhonda B. Chorney
Richard & Audrey Korman
Rick Horaska
Rob Altemeyer
Rob Cueto
Robert & Virginia Kellington
Robert and Cheryl
Briercliffe
Robert Siddall
Roberta & John Lewis
Robyn Beninger
Rom Cueto
Romi Mayes
Ron Hrynchuk and Jane
McSwiggan
Ron Solylo
Rosemarie Bushuk
Rosemarie Gjerek
Rosemary McVicar
Ross Edye-Rowntree
Roy Bowkett
Ruth and Rudy Friesen
Ruth Lindsey-Armstrong
Ruth Lockhart
Ruth Naomi Livingston
Ruth Rempel
Ruth Taronno
Ruthie Sudak-Mamon
Ryan & Tana Hendren
Ryan Peterson
S. Gina & Nelson Hoe
Sabrina Govier
Sally R. Dowler
Sam Borys
Samantha Baird
Sandra Funk
Sandra McKenzie
Sandra Petkau
Sandra Summers
Sandy Hansford
Sandy Koop Harder
Sara Drysdale
Sarah Graham Leon
Sargent Avenue Mennonite
Sunday School
Scott and Marlene Rey
Scott Berry
Scott Borgfjord
Sean Hogan
Shannon Bilodeau
Shannon Buoncore
Sharon Brenner
Sharon Morrison
Sharon Yourchenko
Shaun Loney
Shaune Whyte
Shawn McGillivray
Sheila Bogoch
Shelagh Belfour
Shereen Burzynski
Sheri Austen
Sherry and Shawn Bjornsson
Shirley & Tom Strutt
Shirley and Louis Simkulak
Shirley Blaikie
Shirley Unger
Simon Honeyborne
lite news
Sisters of The Holy Names
Of Jesus and Mary
Sophia and James Munro
St. John Cantius R.C.
Church
St. Peter’s Anglican Church
Stefan Kristjanson
Stephanie Steele
Stephen Brown
Steven Bennett
Strini Reddy
Sue Barkman
Susan and Dave Moeller
Susan Koloski
Susan Slater
Susan Thierrien
Tammy Klos
Tannis Tardiff
Ted and Janice Dodd
Teresa Grabowski and
Stephen Ward
Teresa Solnes
Terri Tysowski
Terry Proveda
Thanh Ly
Thomas Nestor
Thomas Novak
Thomas Sontag
Tom Hiebert
Tracy Hucul
Tracy Sachive
Trades Exploration Program
Treasure Ross
Trevor and Kristin Holman
Trevor Tessier
Tricia Dano
Twila MacNair and Don
Smirl
Unifor Local 7
United Steelworkers of
America, Local 9074
Valerie Klassen
Valerie Regehr
Valerie Thibault
Vera Goussaert
Victoria Wardell
Village Green English
Country Dancers
Vincent Petrachek
Virginia Platt
Virginia Stevens
Vivienne Nickerson
W Prince
Walter & Dorothea Kampen
Ward Christianson
Wayne Antony
Wayne Dupre
Wendy & Craig Howie
Wilbur Coates
William & Dolores Block
Witold & Jean Kinsner
Yolande Weber
Yu Ding
Zaila Khan
Zoe Prefontaine
Thank you to all
of our donors who
wish to remain
anonymous!
7
lite news
• A nn u al N ewsletter • 2 0 1 5
LITE Donor Spotlight
LITE gratefully acknowledges the support of our Funders
THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE EVENT SPONSORS
18th Annual Wild Blueberry Pancake Breakfast
Gold Sponsors
Special Thanks to
21st Anniversary Green Isles Gala
Event Sponsors
Special Thanks to
Gala Table Sponsors
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Bison Transport
THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE DONORS
LITE Advocate $10,000+
LITE Supporter $2,500 - $5,999
LITE thanks the following businesses for their generous donations
Assiniboine Credit Union
Associate Design
BNI Platinum Chapter
Crosstown Civic Credit Union
Empiricus Medical Corporation Inc.
Fernwood Publishing
Hendren Homes
Independent Perspective Inc
Karasevich Windsor Jenion Hedley LLP
KPMG Corporate Finance Inc.
Kroeker Farms Limited
Marg’s Honey
Norshel Inc.
North Portage Development Corporation
Protegra Inc.
Red River Co-op Ltd.
The Wealth Planning Group
Trooper Antony Inc.
Victoria E. Lehman Law Offices
Thank you to those companies and groups who ran 2014 Fundraising Campaigns on behalf of LITE
Assiniboine Credit Union
BNI Platinum Chapter
BUILD Inc/Social Enterprise Centre
Downtown Access, Public Health Team
Federal Department of Justice – Tax Law Services
InterGroup Consultants
KPMG Corporate Finance Inc.
Librestream
Manitoba Public Insurance, Policy & Project Management
Manitoba Public Insurance, Communications & Community
Relations
Peasant Cookery
Policy and Planning Branch, MB Family Services
Public Health Agency of Canada – MB and Saskatchewan
Region
Research & Evaluation Unit at Concordia Hospital
Sheila Bogoch: organized a used book sale for LITE!
The Great-West Life Assurance Company
Third Quarter
Twila MacNair: donated her Birthday to LITE!
Waverley Mitsubishi
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Women’s Health Clinic
WOW Hospitality Head office
Donations in honour of:
Ian Robertson from Anna Levin
Lindsey McBain from Marcelle DePape
Don & Betty Goodwin from Marina Goodwin
Dieter and Karla from Karen-Denise Cyr Peter & Renee, Dave & Cathy, Karin and Mark, Elizabeth &
John from Reynold Redekopp
Marlene Richert and Jame Shearer from Elizabeth Shearer
8
Brent Pruden from Sharon Yourchenko
Madeleine Simon from Elwood Friesen
Will & Doreen Fleisher from Shaun Loney
Donations in memory of:
Mrs. Ethel Rogan, Susie Deane, Dr. Robert Ferguson from
Harvy Frankel
Stewart Boyce from Glenn & Carol Hodges
Tony Caravelis from Nichole Riese
Frank Baker from Fred Nelson & Kathleen BeachNelson Tina Schroeder from Anita and Rob King
Ken Forbes from Douglas Forbes