Annual Report - Battle River Community Foundation

2010 Annual Report
Battle River
Community Foundation
Investing in our future
Chairman’s
Message
The Battle River Community Foundation has had a great year!
It’s been a time of growth, renewal and looking ahead.
We were able to inject about $117,000 into the community during 2010, thanks in large part to the generosity
of donors who provided flow through grants in support of local needs.
I’m also happy to report that, by the end of 2010, the Foundation has recouped the losses resulting from the
downturn of 2009 and will have earnings available for granting in 2011. See page 7 for more information on
the plans we’ve put in place to weather any future economic storms.
The Foundation also increased its assets by about $1.1 million last year, meaning we’re right on track for
meeting our goal of having $10 million in assets by the end of 2014.
None of our progress would be possible without the confidence and support of the generous people of east
central Alberta, who trust us to help them invest in a positive future for our little corner of the world.
On behalf of the Board and staff of the Battle River Community Foundation, please accept my thanks for
believing in us and growing with us.
You’ll see many demonstrations of that growth and support on the pages ahead. Thanks for making it all
happen!
Sincerely,
Blain Fowler
Chairman of the Board
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How you can be part of the
work of the Foundation
Communities may change over time, but there will always be needs. The work of the Battle River Community
Foundation will continue to help those communities adapt and stay healthy, even in the face of change.
The Battle River Community Foundation is a unique organization, because it exists strictly to support projects in
the local area. It can “fill in the gaps” and provide support to programs that are not funded by government, but are
essential to helping our communities grow toward a healthy future.
Here are some of the ways in which donors may choose to support the Foundation and help make a difference to the
future:
• Establish a fund in the name of your family or a loved one, through a gift of cash or securities;
• Make a donation in honour or memory of a loved one or friend.
• Make a pledge to be fulfilled over a specified period of time.
• Include the Foundation in your will or estate plan.
• Give a gift of life insurance. Tax receipts are issued for premiums paid by the donor, with the Foundation
named owner and beneficiary of the policy.
• Give to an existing fund.
Any member of the Board of Directors of the Battle River Community Foundation would be pleased to discuss
options for donating. Because gifts to the Foundation tend to be of a larger scale – coming from an individual’s net
worth rather than their monthly income – Foundation Board members also encourage donors to consult with their
personal financial advisors before making decisions.
Whom the Foundation serves
The Battle River Community Foundation serves an area that stretches from Camrose west to Gwynne, south to
Bashaw and Alliance, east to Hughenden and north to Highway 14.
Individuals and organizations from all areas are encouraged to consider the Foundation as a source of funding for
projects and activities related to education, health, arts and culture, recreation and more. Applications for grants are
accepted once a year, in the fall.
If you would like to learn more about how you can
help impact the future through the Battle River
Community Foundation or how the Foundation
can help you, please feel free to contact any
member of the Board of Directors. You can
also reach the Foundation by writing, Kerry
Grettum, Executive Director, Battle Community
Foundation, Box 1122, Camrose, AB T4V 4E7.
You may also reach the Foundation by phone at
780-670-0449 or by e-mail at info@brcf.ca.
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Grants Made In 2010
The Battle River Community Foundation was able to grant a total of $117,535 to community projects
during 2010. Grants given in 2010 include:
Grants from Community Fund:
The Community Fund is an undesignated fund that gives responsibility for selecting grant recipients
to the Battle River Community Foundation grants committee and board. This is the most flexible fund,
making it possible for the Foundation to respond to emerging charitable needs, as well as supporting areas
of philanthropy that include health, education, arts, the environment, and social services. Donors who
contribute $10,000 or more may establish funds within the Community Fund in the name of their choosing.
Alliance and District Museum
Purchase and renovate adjacent building . . . . . . . 1,000
Battle River Regional Division #31
Learning Together ECD Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000
Camrose Association for Community Living
Family Support Respite Program . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000
Camrose Children’s Centre Society
Furnishings and storage units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,100
Camrose County No. 22, Alberta
Rural Community Program - CDSS . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
Camrose Family Resource Centre Association
Roots of Empathy Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500
Camrose Neighbor Aid Center Inc.
Administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000
Camrose Open Door Association
Outreach Program support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Canadian Northern (Meeting Creek) Society
Funding for educational coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
École Sifton School
FM amplifier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,300
Family Violence Action Society
Counseling and education services . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000
for children
Hardisty Lake United Church Camp
Enlarge camp storage facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Killam and District Agricultural Society
New counter and preparation island for . . . . . . . 1,000
Killam Agriplex
Literacy Alberta Society
Books for Camrose Family Literacy . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
Town of Killam
Revitalization of Heritage Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Town of Sedgewick
Firefighter equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Village of Forestburg
Sign displaying Forestburg’s history . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Village of Lougheed
Enlarge playground for kindergarten students . . . . 600
Volunteer Centre Society of Camrose and District Leaders of Tomorrow Awards Program . . . . . . . . 1,000
Field of Interest Funds
Field of interest funds allow donors to support specific sectors such as health, education or the arts, or a
specific geographic area.
Designated Funds
Designated funds allow donors to name specific charitable organizations to receive grants on an annual
basis.
Melissa Austrom Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarship at CCHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Lions Club of Camrose Legacy Fund
Camrose & District Music Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Association
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Lions Club of Camrose Legacy Fund (cont.)
W. F. MacDonald Family Fund
Al and Ann Schloss Endowment Fund Augustana Faculty, U of A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
– Len Palmer Award
City of Camrose – Minor Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500
Camp Health, Hope & Happiness Society . . . . . 1,500
Battle River Regional Division #31 . . . . . . . . . . 22,000
– two scholarships
Scholarship at CCHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Donor-advised Funds
Donor-advised funds make it possible for donors to provide advice about the choice of grant recipients each
year.
Cyril and Marguerite Drever Memorial Fund
Sedgewick High School scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Flow-through Funds
Sometimes donors make gifts to the Battle River Community Foundation that are to be used as grants in
the current year. The following grants were made in 2010:
Tony Hladun and Deanne Morrow
Sahakarini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,400
Camrose Open Door Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,925
Literacy Alberta Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,600
–Camrose Adult Learning Council
Ken and Iris Drever
Hughenden School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Hardisty School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Augustana Faculty – U of A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
Camrose United Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000
Flow-Through Donations
Designated for the Reading University Program
Alberta Teachers’ Association Battle River Local #32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Augustana University College – Faculty Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
Camrose Booster Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,050
CanadaHelps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 960
Central Agencies Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Roger Epp and Rhonda Harder Epp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Evraz Camrose Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500
B. H. (Berdie) Fowler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
A. Hansen & Sons Construction (Camrose) Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
JPC Foundation (Joe and Paula Cramer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000
Estate of Frank Meraw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
Rotary Club of Camrose Daybreak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000
David and Helen Samm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500
In memory of Gilbert Huber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Professional Advisors are a key partner
For
an
organization
such as the Battle River
Community Foundation to
reach its goals, planning
ahead is critical.
For donors who intend
to make significant-sized
or ongoing donations,
planning ahead is critical,
too.
Because of that need for
planning, the Battle River
Community
Foundation
could not succeed without
the support of professional
advisors, who are willing
to bring the Foundation’s
work to the attention of
clients’ and help them become donors.
Professional Advisors – financial planners, insurance agents, accountants and lawyers – assist their clients
to make solid decisions about the accumulation, use and forwarding of assets. They work to ensure clients’
personal, family and estate needs are met.
The Battle River Community Foundation feels it’s a tremendous honour to have the Professional Advisors
of the local area so firmly in our corner.
It’s also a strong statement that these advisors contributed $11,825 to the Foundation during the annual
Professional Advisors Lunch in 2010; and an even stronger statement that several advisors have themselves
started funds through the Foundation.
The list of Professional Advisors who gave in 2010 includes:
Corey Kudrowich
BMO - Kathy Schwab
Larry Lewsaw
Battle River Credit Union
Craig Martin
Central Agencies - Norm Mayer
Grant Nahirniak
Dave Chamberlain
Linda Norman Professional Corporation
Lawrence Dufresne
Deb Orcheski
Farnham West Stolee
Cindy Cook – RBC Investments
Fielding & Company
Robert Sand
H&R Block (1990)
Jon Stolee
Harberg Nikiforuk Wood
Tien Rostad
Don Howden
Knaut Johnson
Thank you for your support!
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Investing in the future means
putting checks and balances in place
The Battle River Community Foundation exists to meet the
needs of donors. It’s our purpose – and our privilege – to
help donors find ways to do what they want to do, which is
to serve the community.
Our job is to ensure that, 100 years from now, the Foundation’s
funds and legacies remain intact and the wishes of donors
continue to be fulfilled.
As we move forward from a time of stock market instability
and loss, the BRCF has learned powerful lessons and put
measures in place to help shelter our funds and our future
ability to support the community more effectively.
An organization such as ours, with funds in a variety
of reliable investments, is never completely immune to
economic fluctuations. No-one can be.
But, rest assured, we monitor our investments closely and
are regularly studying and reviewing to see if other options
might be more beneficial.
Tony Hladin
BRCF has been blessed to have the knowledge and skill of
former Board members Tony Hladin and Tom Kuntz to serve
on the Investment Review Committee. These gentlemen have
helped the Foundation create a long term plan for growth, as
well as for dealing with inflation.
In 2010 we were able to recover the losses suffered as a result
of the economic downturn of 2008, add 2 percent to each of
our funds in order to address the cost of inflation and prepare
a system for dealing with inflation and market fluctuations in
the future. Having completed this recovery, we will be able
to make earnings available for granting in 2011.
The process of investment review will be ongoing, as we
make decisions and changes that allow us to continue to
invest in the future.
Tom Kuntz
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Roots of Empathy helps children care
Babies have a lot to teach. And children in our local schools are
eager to learn.
Several schools are offering the Roots of Empathy program
this year, with the support of a grant from the Battle River
Community Foundation.
Roots of Empathy is a Canadian-based program now being
offered around the world, in which school-aged children (in
grades ranging from Kindergarten to junior high) have regular
“classes” with a baby as their “teacher”.
The baby, who is only a few months old when classes start, does
what babies do – smiles, cries and grows. Over the course of a
school year, students get to watch the infant develop and change.
They learn to feel affection and empathy for their little teacher.
They also learn a lot about how everyone has a different
temperament and how their own temperament and behaviour
impacts others.
According to program coordinator Lorraine Bell, Roots of
Empathy helps children develop compassion for others.
Research also documents the success of this program in reducing
Baby Laird has been a great teacher for
incidents of bullying and aggression amongst children.
“Children build their own self-esteem by taking a leadership the Roots of Empathy program.
role with the baby,” Lorraine explains. “And then they are better able to take a leadership role with other
children in their lives – at home, in class and on the playground.”
The Roots of Empathy program has been running locally for about six years. The very first babies are now
in Kindergarten themselves.
There are two keys to success with the local program, says Lorraine. “We’re thrilled to have support from
the Battle River Community Foundation. We wouldn’t survive without grant support. Schools believe in
this program, but their funding issues are a challenge.
The Foundation makes it possible. We’re so grateful
they’ve chosen to invest in the healthy development of
our children by supporting this program.”
And the other key to success? Babies!
“Our sincere thanks to the families who ‘supply’
babies for our program,” says Lorraine. “Keep them
coming!”
School children gather around a green blanket to
interact with “their” baby.
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Acting on a desire
to keep the community strong
As a business owner, Neil Hansen is approached
regularly to support activities and events taking
place in the local area.
Over its nearly 50 years of operation, A. Hansen
and Sons Construction has responded to literally
thousands of requests.
“There are hundreds of opportunities a day to give
donations,” says Neil. As a business, he adds, the
challenge is in knowing how to decide the best
places to allocate those hard-earned dollars.
“The Foundation takes all that away,” he says. “I
trust the good people on the Board and staff to
make good, solid decisions that are in the best
interests of meeting community needs.”
Neil was born in Camrose and, along with his
wife Denny, also has children and grandchildren.
It is for those younger generations coming
up that they are most interested in keeping the
community strong.
“Camrose is just the right-sized place,” says Neil.
“It has a lot to offer, but it’s not too big.”
“My family has been in business here a long time.
The community has been good to us and we want
to give something back.”
Denny and Neil Hansen
Neil says he thought from its beginning in the
1990s that the Battle River Community Foundation was a great idea. Over the years he watched it grow and
became “more and more impressed”.
When a Board member came calling and invited the Hansens to contribute, “we were happy to start setting
up a fund.”
The Hansen Construction Fund doesn’t have “strings” attached, so the Foundation can allocate the proceeds
to projects that will best meet current needs.
Right now, they’ve been supporting Reading University, a great program, Neil says, that’s “very, very
important.”
But Neil says the fund will continue to grow and he intends to also remember the Foundation at the end of
his days.
“I’ll take care of my family first and then the community that took care of me.”
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Reading University
helps children succeed
Knowing how to read and comprehend words is a key factor to
children’s success at school and in the world.
Gaining those important literacy skills before the end of Grade
3 is also critically important. After those first years of school the
emphasis shifts from learning to read over to using reading to learn
everything else.
For young readers in Tofield and Camrose who need a little extra
support in order to become proficient, there’s Reading University.
In 2010, this four-week summer reading program co-sponsored
by the Battle River Community Foundation and the Battle River
School Division provided 42 select children in grades 2 and 3 with
a wide range of activities and strategies designed to improve their
reading.
In Camrose, Reading University took place at the Augustana
Campus of the University of Alberta. In Tofield the program ran
from a school, with students visiting Augustana on a regular basis.
Parents loved the program because it helped their children gain new
Reading University students use on- literacy skills and confidence.
line resources to improve their skills. Teachers loved the program
because it provided young learners with the extra time they required to
build literacy skills that further learning.
But children loved the program because it was fun and they got to do a
lot of interesting things, from visiting the zoo to doing internet research.
Every activity in the program centred on building literacy skills, but
sometimes the kids were enjoying their day so much they forgot they
were learning.
At the end of the four weeks, students did, however, notice a difference
in their own skills. They said “I know I am a better reader because . . .
• “I understand more words”
• “I have been practicing”
• “I am getting to new levels of books”
• “I am reading to my family”
Reading University ended with a graduation ceremony, held at Augustana
and featuring the Dean of the University campus, complete with robes,
presenting each student with a diploma.
The program will definitely be back in 2011.
Reading University graduation
is a very special event.
Community Builders Dinners
benefit communities
Each year the Battle River Community Foundation teams up with different east central Alberta communities
to honour and celebrate special citizens who have played a significant part in building the towns and counties
in which they live.
The people who are selected are those who demonstrate characteristics of giving, caring and compassion,
and put a priority on meeting the needs of others, just like the Battle River Community Foundation. They
are dubbed “Community Builders”.
The first Community Builders dinner of 2010 took place in the
early spring, when Forestburg and surrounding area gathered to
acknowledge the contributions of local resident Doreen Oberg.
Doreen is well-known for her work with a variety of causes, in
addition to her guidance of a local musical group.
Proceeds from the evening were allocated to the Doreen Oberg
Fund, in support of projects in the Forestburg area.
In the fall, Dave and Gail Stolee were the focus of the annual dinner
held in Camrose. The couple, who have both worked and volunteered
with local organizations, made literacy the focus of the evening’s
fundraising efforts, in respect of their belief that literacy is the key
to success.
Both of the 2010 dinners featured speakers who shared fond
memories, tributes and friendly roasting, as well as the auction of
several items. Between the two events for these very special people,
more than $45,000 was donated to the Battle River Community Doreen Oberg
Foundation. Additional donations to these funds are always welcome.
The dinners held during 2010 were part of a series of such events that the Battle River Community Foundation
has hosted in recent years. Dave and Gail Stolee are the seventh Camrose contributors to be so honoured,
while individuals and couples in Irma, Hardisty,
Forestburg, Killam, Lougheed and Sedgewick have also
been celebrated. The events have brought more than
$250,000 into the Foundation, all of which is invested,
with the proceeds going back to the communities from
which they came.
The first Community Builders Dinner of 2011 took
place in Sedgewick in April, and celebrated three local
Pastors – Randy Hedeman, Richard Conrad and Nolan
Haring.
Camrose will be hosting its eighth annual event on
Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Norsemen Inn. This
year’s honorees will be long-time community residents
and contributors Norman and Betty Mayer.
Dave and Gail Stolee
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Giving back to their “adopted” home
How do a man from the UK and a woman from
the United States end up believing Alberta is the
best place on earth to live and also worthy of
their charitable support?
It’s a long story, but it’s how life unfolded for
Elwyn and Helen Grattidge.
Elwyn was born in the UK and attended an
agricultural school in England. He had an aunt
who lived at Elnora, Alberta and when her
husband died Elwyn “crossed the pond” to help
her on the farm.
He then attended Cornell University in New
York State, to further study agriculture – he even
showed a steer at the New York State Fair.
Meanwhile, Helen was born in Michigan, grew
up in Washington, attended college outside of
Philadelphia, graduated in 1949 with a BSc in
Mathematics and went to work as an engineering
assistant for General Electric, at a site also
located in New York State.
Fate brought the two to the same state and
eventually to meeting each other when they
attended the same charity function. The two
were married in 1958. When Elwyn finished Elwyn and Helen Grattidge
university, he took a job with Alberta Agriculture
as an Assistant District Agriculturalist and the duo made Alberta their home. By the mid 1960s, the couple
had also started a feedlot.
The arrival of daughter Kim and son Scott kept Helen busy, along with her work at the local auction market
and occasional work for the government, assisting with census taking.
Over the years Elwyn was an active member of the Camrose Rotary Club and also involved in the local
school board. Helen was a long time member of the Citizen Advocacy board and a founding member of the
Festival of Trees planning committee.
Life was good for the Grattidges – both personally and financially.
“Elwyn did well in his lifetime,” says Helen. “Part of it was the times we were in, but he was also a very good
businessman.” Helen says the couple had solid finances and was very comfortable. That’s why, before Elwyn
died of cancer in 2006, he chose to designate a large bequest to the Battle River Community Foundation.
The Grattidge Family Fund supports 4-H, environmental projects and more.
“Elwyn felt strongly about his adopted homeland and wanted to give back,” Helen explains. “We really liked
the idea of making a gift that would last and be ongoing for perpetuity. The Foundation made it possible for
Elwyn to continue supporting the local area long into the future.”
“Giving is a fundamental part of humanity”
Harry and Margery Gaede believe that humanity
survives by trusting and supporting each other.
They put that belief into practice by giving at least
10% of their income away in support of others.
“Anyone can do that,” says Harry. “Just start
anywhere. Set yourself a goal and keep it growing.”
Harry’s parents and siblings came to Camrose the
year he finished high school, but Harry didn’t join
them in the community until 1970, when he was a
lawyer with a young family. He and his late wife
raised two daughters, while Harry also joined with
fellow lawyer Alan Fielding to establish a highly
successful law firm.
Margery is an “air force brat” who lived
across Canada and Germany as a child, but had
grandparents in the local area. She also married
and raised a family, as well as obtaining a Masters’
degree in Nursing. Margery’s husband passed
away and while visiting family she got to know
Camrose, deciding to relocate here to teach
nursing.
Margery and Harry met and married in 2006. Both
embrace the philosophy that by supporting others
you get back much more than you give.
“We all benefit from those who came before us,”
Harry says. “We all need to give back, to support Margery and Harry Gaede
those who are coming next.”
Harry set up a fund with the Battle River Community Foundation very early in the organization’s history.
“It’s a fantastic concept,” he says. “Camrose is a great community, but it is not without needs. The Foundation
helps address that.”
Margery shares Harry’s philosophy and the two have become partners in making decisions about the causes
they support. Margery also believes the Foundation provides the unique opportunity for donors – particularly
women – to develop a new mindset about giving. Women, she says, traditionally gave their time to their
community, while men gave money. As time becomes less available, the Foundation helps women learn to
contribute to the community in a new way. It also helps men to develop a more long-term picture for their
donations.
“We believe in prevention and those are the types of programs we like to support,” Margery explains.
As a Judge, Harry sees many things and he has faith that most people can do well. Humans are adaptable,”
he says, but sometimes they need support.
“It’s a lot cheaper and more beneficial to help people than to put them in jail.”
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2010 Annual Report Recognition List
Donors
The Battle River Community Foundation recognizes all of those who have contributed to its funds.
Accumulated donations to December 31, 2010 are listed below:
$250,000 to $500,000
Ronald Brimacombe
Elwyn and Helen Grattidge
Estate of Denise Irving
Estate of Frank Meraw
$100,000 to $249,999
Estate of Allan Beaton
Estate of Millicent Bethge
Estate of Margaret Bowthorpe
Camrose Rotary Club
Ken and Iris Drever
Art French
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Lions Club of Camrose
Norm and Betty Mayer
J. W. McConnell Family
Foundation
Gunvor Mygind
David and Gail Stolee
$50,000 to $99,999
Doris Anderson
Estate of Rudolph J.
(Rudy) Baker
Battle River Credit Union Ltd.
Central Agencies Inc.
Anthony Hladun and
Deanne Morrow
J.P.C. Foundation
(Joe and Paula Cramer)
Estate of Frank McMillan
Doreen and Robert Walline and
the families of the late Harry
M. Kuntz
$25,000 to $49,999
Doug and Debbie Appleby
Geraldine Bablitz
Camrose Booster Ltd.
Gerrie and Linda Dey
Alan and Valerie Fielding
B. H. (Berdie) Fowler
Blain and Marlene Fowler
A. Hansen and Sons
Construction (Camrose) Ltd.
Hi Way 13 Transport Ltd.
Ray and Muriel Hong
Investors Group Financial
Services Inc.
James and Romonda Kuntz
Tom and Melanie Kuntz
Alver and Arlene Person
Al and Ann Schloss Family
Peter and Doris Spady
$10,000 to $24,999
Agricore United
Ebba Marion Anderson
Marie Annesley
Anonymous
Brian Austrom
Baumle Farms Ltd.
Sam and Anna Marie Belke
Doug and Diane Berg
Aksel and Eileen Birkjar
Grant and Elizabeth Blaeser
Border Paving Ltd.
Burgar Funeral Home
Camrose and District Family
Thrift Shop
Camrose Flying Club
Camrose K-40 Club
Canadian Bull Congress and the
Camrose Regional Exhibition
John and Muriel Chamberlain
Community Foundations
of Canada
The Kathleen and Leonard
Corkery Foundation
Gerry and Cathy Davis
Cliff and Brenda Denham
The families of Cyril and
Marguerite Drever
William R. Drever
Edmonton Community
Foundation
Dave and Joann Fetzner
Harry Gaede
R. C. (Dick) and Pat Gillespie
Arthur L. Ginter
Archie Graumann
Donald and Jean Green
Barry Grue
Ron and Vivianne Grue
Estate of John Hagel
Ron and Peggy Hauser
Donors (continued)
Gordon and Arlene Hay
Haywood Securities Inc.
Jim and Janet Hillaby
Bonnie Hutchinson
Robert and Karen James
Knud and Louise Jensen
Louise Jensen
LeRoy Johnson
The children of Marvin and
Betty Johnson
Estate of Norman Johnston
Klug’s Sheet Metal (Camrose)
Ltd.
Carl and Sandy Krenning
Corey Kudrowich
Tim and Michele Laird
Martha Lindsay
Lou’s Fashions (Camrose) Ltd.
Gordon and Adeline MacDonald
James and Valerie Mayer
Catherine R. McCoomb
and Family
Margie McCrea
Larry and Esther McDonald
Fred and Jean Molnar
Robert Moro
Gordon and Frieda Ness
Nokian Tyres
Norsemen Inn
Donna Oberg
Robbie O’Riordan
Panhandle Productions Ltd.
Harold and Corinne Parfett
Cecil Peacock
Lorne and Marlene Pearson
D. Lee and Gene Penman
Peterson Instrument Services Ltd.
Don and Mary Ann Pfeffer
Kurt and Helen Pilger
Kevin Pratt and
Jacqueline Schaffter
Ken and Audrey Rayment
Raymond James Ltd.
Dr. R. D. and Lois Reikie
Remax Real Estate (Camrose)
Margaret Rhine
Mabel Robson
The families of Betty and
Gordon Rombough
Darrell and Lila Rosland
Vernon Schnyder
Shuman Insurance Ltd.
Jon and Shannon Stolee
Mike and Doris Stolee
Sheila Streberg
Robert J. Taylor
TeePee Trade and RV Centre Ltd.
Allan and Viola Throndson
Tien Rostad
Town and Country Guardian
Drugs
C. Eloise Umbach
Doreen and Robert Walline
Norman and Jean White
Esther Williams
Tom and Edith Williams
Gerald Zimmerman
Robert Agrey
Dana Andreassen
Wilf and Lois Aspenes
Augustana Faculty, U of A
Avenir Capital Corporation
S. William Batke
Bob and Lesley Bell
Bert and Sharon Bromley
Camrose Insurance Services Ltd.
CFCW (Newcap Broadcasting)
Citizen Advocacy Society
of Camrose
Marion deJongh
Ellard Dilworth
Bob and Pat Dorsett
Cliff and Bev Drever
Drever Agencies Inc.
Red and Fran Elliott
Robert H. J. Elliott
Evraz Camrose Works
Fielding & Company LLP
Firstenergy Capital Corp.
Flagstaff Creative Writers
Antonio and Annamaria Fresia
Abe and Ethel Friesen
Garden Market I.G.A.
Brian Golka
Kevin Golka
Lou and Charlotte Golka
Darell Goodrich
W. Eugene Goodrich
Greg’s Contracting Services Ltd.
Kevin and Allyson Gurr
$5,000 to $9,999
Acumen Capital Finance Partners Harberg Nikiforuk Wood
Limited
Marian Harrison
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Donors (continued)
Bruce and Beverly Heroux
Warren and Faye Holte
John and Nancy Howard
Don Howden
Manfred Jesswein
Larry Johnson
Josie Jordan
Daniel and Jean Knudtson
Daryl and Judy Larson
Jeffery and Natalie Lawson
Calvin and Teresa Lewis
Estate of Mildred MacPhee
Robert and Ida Majeski
Walter and Myrtle McNary
Meridian Manufacturing Group
OSM Tubular Camrose
Peters & Co. Limited
Poplar Grove Farms Inc.
James and Mabel Quast
Richard and Lorna Read
Don and Chris Rebus
David and Helen Samm
Francis Saville
Walter and Lucille Siwak
Irene Streberg
the Real Canadian Superstore
Trader Classified Media
Wayne and Cheri Watson
$2,500 to $4,999
Andreassen Borth
Bill and Marg Andreassen
Anonymous
Stuart Bailey
Jim and Beth Balshaw
BMO Bank of Montreal
Allan and Marlene Brager
David and Melody Brager
James (Jim) and Marie Brager
Leslie and Lorraine Brager
Connie Braim
Norma Branes
Camrose Custom Cabinets
Camrose Open Door Association
David and Linda Chamberlain
Andrew and Beverly Church
Leonard and Sharon Church
Cliff and Vicki Cullum
Dale and Shelley Drever
Doug and Helen Drever
W. K. Drever Agencies Ltd.
EnCana Cares Foundation
Dr. George Evenson
Carol Finley
Laurel Goodrich
Ed and Pearl Grue
Jason Heise
Lorna Holmes
Diane Hutchinson
Lois Jacobson
Kirk Jensen
Rod Knaut
Deb Lentz
Larry Lewsaw
Carmen and Linda Loberg
Craig and Tracy Martin
Gordon and Linda McLean
Shane and Linda McLean
Wynn and Judy McLean
Grant Nahirniak
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Linda Norman Professional
Corporation
On Track Kuntz & Company Inc.
Deb Orcheski
Mike Ploner
RBC Royal Bank
Rosalind Elks No. 209
Ralph and Kaye Rud
J. L. Marie Schielke
Scotiabank
Daryl and Leta Shillington
Bob and Sheila Smith
Bruce and Glenys Smith
Randy and Maryann Sroka
Dennis and Irene Streberg
Otto and Marlene Streberg
Marvin and Margaret Weber
$1,000 to $2,499
Alberta Teachers’ Association
– Battle River Local 32
William and Cindy Anderson
David and Wenche Andreassen
Jim and Cathy Andreassen
Meri Andreassen and
Paul Johnston
Anonymous
ATB Financial
Augustana University College
– Faculty Association
Gene and Pat Badry
Battle River Implements Ltd.
Tim and Brenda Belec
Larry and Ann Blatz
Beth Borgel
Robert and Janet Borth
Donors (continued)
Walter Brickman
Ordean and Lavona Broen
Randle and Eileen Broen
Camrose H & R Block (1990)
Camrose Regional Exhibition
Camrose Solo Club
Canadian Nurs-ette
Distributers Ltd.
Cenovus Employee Foundation
Central Web Offset Ltd.
CIBC
M. D. Cloarec Professional
Corporation
Coil-Tech Services Ltd.
Community Home Directory
Cindy Cook
Lyle Dodsworth
Elliott’s Auto Care Ltd.
Roger Epp and
Rhonda Harder Epp
Scott and Linda Farnham
Roy and Lynn Fixsen
Forestburg Agencies Ltd.
Renaud Gauthier
David and Hollie Heroux
Debbie Hillaby
Wyatt and Vera Hinkey
Hugh and Betty Irving
Helen Jacobson
Dean and Beth Jarrett
Dennis and Shirley Johnson
Jeffrey and Kimberly Johnson
Andrew and Susan Judson
John and Ann Kendall
Allan Kerr
Roger and Ardelle Kerr
Kroeger Financial Services
Doyle and Laura Kuntz
Norman and Jane Kuntz
Franco and Emanuella Leoni
Vernon Linzmeyer
Einar Losness
Losness Drilling (2005)
Losness Insurance Agencies Ltd.
Frank Lovsin
Neil Lunty
Stephen Maltby
Darrell and Gayle McClements
Bob and Mary McKinnon
Estate of Elsie Miller
Mary Noullett
David and Karen Ofrim
Estate of J. D. Ofrim
Stan and Gloria Olson
Verlyn and Mardell Olson
Raymond and Helene
Ouellette-Kuntz
Ryan and Megan Paterson
Plan It Consulting Inc.
Robert and Lois Ponto
Bruce Pound
Prefontaine Agencies
Lloyd Reed
Phyllis Robertson
Edward and Karen Robinson
Rosalind Agricultural Society
Ross Agri-Supplies
(Camrose) Inc.
Al and Jackie Rostad
Ken and Shirley Rostad
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Rotary Club of Camrose
Daybreak
Jean Saville
Douglas Sawle
Gordon and Mina Schieck
Denis and Elizabeth Schmidt
D. L. Schultz Professional
Corporation
Kathy Schwab
Mary Jean Scullion
Tom Seto
Brian and Lisa Sharp
Monty Sommer
S.R.B. Investments
Roger and Lori Stokowski
Allan and Beryle Strandberg
The Soap Stop
Tish’s Fashions & Finery
Stan and Mary Trautman
Vital Effect Inc.
Edith L. Watt
Weber Funeral Home Ltd.
Ralph and Rose Weller
Martin West
John and Carol Zerkee
The following also made
contributions during 2010:
Herb and Carolyn Andersen
Laura M. Anderson
Anonymous
Gordon and Joan Baltimore
Nancy Bateman
Battle River Regional
Division No. 31
Patricia Milne Bell
Donors (continued)
Ernie and Letha Bertschi
Doug Bish
Sheldon and Karen Blumhagen
Elmer Bly
Roy and Crystel Bolding
Bernie and Jeanette Boser
Frances Bowlan
A. Keith and Jean Brennan
Signi Bruner
Camrose Association for
Community Living
Camrose Booster Staff Fund
Marshall and Deb Chalmers
J. C. Christians
Max and Norma Christie
Colborne Transportation
Services Ltd.
Doug and Helen Coubrough
Creative Bedrooms Ltd.
John and Sheila Cunningham
Leonard and Rosemarie
Cunningham
David and Darlene Dahle
George and Selena Demelo
Hazel Dingman
Mary Doerksen
Verna Drimmie
Ernie and Elaine Duchscherer
Duff Layton’s Men’s Wear
Lawrence and Denise Dufresne
Clifford and Mary Durand
Leo and Wendy Dussault
Dorothy Easton
Marilyn Elliott
Shirley Elson
Sylvia Engen-Espe
Reg and Elly Enright
Farnham West Stolee LLP
Doris Farvolden
Dorothy Felgate
Mike Ference
Jim Fink
Brett and Leslie Fixsen
Clay and Julia Fixsen
Cody Fixsen
Jeff and Jaima Fixsen
Micheal and Heather Fixsen
Alan Ford
Merlyn and Marlise Forster
Ron and Loretta Foshaug
Keith and Eva Fossen
Orville and Shirley Fossen
Adam and Penny Foster
Diane Frado
Edna Francoeur
Maurice and Gloria Francoeur
Betty Friesen
Robert and Audrey Frizzell
Glen and Marcia Fuller
Gerry and Sandi Galenza
Harry Gerbrandt and Colleen Rick
Milton and Sharon Gilbertson
Nora Gilbertson
Max and Donna Lea Ginther
Richard and Stella Glasgow
Janet Gojmerac
Laverna Grandfield
Kerry and Dora Grettum
Ray (Bob) Grettum
Evert and Ruth Grue
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Brian and Catherine Hamblin
Harold and Marilyn Haugen
Steve Haugen
Hauser Home Hardware
Building Centre
Ray and Audrey Heck
Douglas and Janet Heffel
Agnes and James Hoveland
Cliff and Dorothy Hoyme
Don and Nola Hutchinson
J.E.G.O. Farms Ltd.
Lorna Jackson
Grant and Joanne Jackson
Reese and Trish James
Dan and Helga Jensen
Ruth Jensen
Roy and Betty Kells
John and Lily Kirschman
Knaut Johnson
Robert and Cathy Knudtson
Eleanor Kopperud
Larry Kuefler
Jean Kumar
Beatrice Kvemshagean
Lamb Ford Sales Ltd.
Jope Langejans
Lana Larson
Dave and Lois Larson
Rita LeGear
Greg and Susan Lemay
Clark and Ashley Leslie
Lorna Lien
Max and Alice Lindstrand
Clara Lohner
Leon and Joyce Lohner
Donors (continued)
Stan Lohner
Garth Lunty
Irna Lunty
Lilyon Lunty
Terry Lunty
Cal and Anne Lyseng
Dorothy Lysons
Merle and Gwen Lyster
Stanley and Karen MacDonald
Alicia Mackie
Don MacLeod
Rod and Vi Madison
Kenneth and Lorraine Mahner
Arnold Malone
Carman and Marilyn Mason
Jeffrey and Rebecca McClements
Brenda McDermott
George McIver
C. Inga McLeod
Bruce and Penny McNabb
Gordon and Patricia McPherson
Don and Judy Melnyk
Jared Melnyk
Ron and Laurie Melnyk
Bernard and Mary Louise Merrick
Mike’s Lube ’N Clean Ltd.
Colin Millang
Peter and Ruby Miller
Ken and Laurine Mingo
Enid Moe
Jonathan Mohr and
Robyn Simpson Mohr
Michael and Brenda Mucz
Peter and Pam Mykityshyn
Don and Joanne Myrehuag
Doris Nelson
Edna Nelson
Randal and Suzanne Nickel
Nielsen Heating & Sheet Metal
Jeff and Monica Northey
Barry and Rosemarie Oberg
Doreen Oberg
Eldon Oberg
Gloria Oberg
Neal and Brenda Oberg
Wilmer Oberg
Bernell and Linda Odegard
Bernice Olufson
Doug and Terri Parker
Maureen Parker
Betty Pearson
Mary Percy
M. Pidherney’s Trucking Ltd.
Erhard and Lorene Pinno
Linda Ponto
Duncan and Doris Powell
Larry and Margaret Rathnavalu
R B Mechanical Services
Bayard (By) and Sue Reesor
Ken and Marion Riise
Walt and Doris Ritter
Jean Roddick
Bernice Rogers
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Clare and Elsie Rudosky
O. Robert Sand
Virginia Schorak
Leonard and Iris Senger
Allen and Mary Severson
Dolores Skaret
Berniece Sogge
William and Mary Solverson
Russell and Judith Sommer
Neta Specht
Irene Stewart
Paul and Jennifer Stone
David and Elaine Taylor
Gerry Tetzloff
The Bethany Group
Ian Thompson
Wayne Throndson
A. Marie Tveit
Dale and Andrea Uglem
Village of Forestburg
Craig Wentland and
Paula Marentette
Peter Wetmore
Kenneth and Joyce White
Wideman Paint and Decor
Lorraine Winch
Douglas Wold and Donna Smith
Ken and Sylvia Wold
Robert and Darlene Wold
Bob and Laura Woods
Christopher and Heather Zarski
Memorials
Mildred Anderson-Flemming
Moneca Babiy
Helen Balko
Margarethe Banack
Fred Beasley
Laurence (Larry) Beeton
Norbert Beier
Brant Berglund
Jeff Blaeser
Frances Blaeser
Art Boyko
Ron Brager
David Brausen
Arne Brothen
Wally Brown
Joyce Byers
Bryan Creasy
Phyliss Downie
Kim Drager
Jim Drever
Walter Dunlop
Adrian Elm
Lynne Erickson
Donald Fischer
Elmer Freund
Ken Gerber
Shirley Harty
Jim Helmig
Orville Henkel
Art Hewitt
Ricky James Hillaby
Dr. John Hnatiuk
Gilbert Huber
Eddie Jackson
Connie Jacobs
Ollie Jacobs
Shari (Sharon) Jacobs
Ferguson
Carl Johnson
Lois Johnson
Angie Kanten
Margaret Kendall
Janice Klug
Tony Klug
Clarence Kolisniak
Fr. Tom Kroetsch
Bev Kuchnerek
Sharon Lamb
Dorothy Lang
Helen Lassu
Frances Leeb
Shirley Leeb
Charlie Lindberg
Ernest Lindholm
Ken Loesch
Blaine Lynch
Doris MacKenzie
Marian Madden
Walter Manchakowski
Phyllis Manning
Alice Marler
Mabel Martz
Clifford Massel
Sadie McClements
Ron McFee
Olive Metcalfe
Stanley Moore
Harry Naslund
Larry Nelson
Leroy Nelson
Gordon Oliver
Bud Overman
Shelly Patterson
Marj Peterson
Earl Rasmussen
Veronica Rattell
Libby Ritter
George Rood
Lettie Roth
Lillian Schmitke
Robert Screen
Michael and Lydia Sherman
Herbert Skaret
Jean Stewardson
Doris Stolee
Mike and Doris Stolee
Jack Stumbo
Shirley Taylor
Dorothy Tollefson
Jean Trautman
Dr. Dennis Twerdun
Esther Marie (Camy) Tyzuk
Rudolph Undin
Bert Walker
Vi Webber
David Weller
Anthony Wenger
Bertha Wetsch
Harold Whidden
Frank Wilcox
Fannie Wilder
Jutta Wilm
Baby Grace Zietarsky
Tony Zimmer
Gifts were made in honour of…
Birthdays
Jim Andreassen
Florence Boden
Fred Crone
Gerry Czapp
Ken Drever
Gordon Enghoj
Alvin Finley
B. H. (Berdie) Fowler
Violet (Vi) Furman
Chris Hertel
Jeanette MacQuarrie
Phyllis Manning
Mary Noullett
Christmas and other
Special Occasions
Ladd Parsons
Lloyd Reed
Paul Schorak
Lucille Siwak
Fannie Wilder
Laura Woods
Anniversaries
Terry and Alma Bonnett
Doug and Helen Coubrough
Wilf and Ruby Dyer
Allan and Donna Kennedy
Harold and Betty Nelson
Investing in
our Future
The Battle River Community Foundation
exists thanks to the generous support of
donors.
Every gift is appreciated and every gift
contributes to the well-being of our
communities.
Sincere thanks to each of those who have
chosen to support the Foundation and
invest in our communities’ futures.
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Willie Anderson
Bonnie Hutchinson and
Dick Chamney
Ken and Iris Drever
Jeff Fixsen
B. H. (Berdie) Fowler
Blain Fowler
Blain and Marlene Fowler
Dan and Sally MacIntyre
Kevin Martin
Pat Hopf and Skip Mowat
Allen Nelson
Mary Noullett
Rod and Yvonne Seibold
BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND UNALLOCATED SURPLUS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
(with prior year’s figures for comparison)
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BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2010
(with prior year’s figures for comparison)
Chairman
Treasurer
BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2010
(with prior year’s figures for comparison)
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BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2010
(continued…)
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BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SCHEDULE OF ENDOWMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
Schedule
(continued…)
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BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SCHEDULE OF ENDOWMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
Schedule continued
(continued…)
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BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SCHEDULE OF ENDOWMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
Schedule continued
(continued…)
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BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SCHEDULE OF ENDOWMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
Schedule continued
(continued…)
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BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SCHEDULE OF ENDOWMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
Schedule continued
(continued…)
Schedule continued
BATTLE RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SCHEDULE OF ENDOWMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
6,000,000
5,500,000
5,000,000
4,500,000
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
BATTLE RIVER
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
60
4,8
,42
$4
83
0,5
,27
$3
36
2,5
,92
$3
Growth of Assets 1995-2010
88
4,7
,07
$5
48
7,4
,13
$6
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
35
8,8
,10
$1
500,000
0
7,9
,65
$1
23
1,6
,98
1
19 $
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Blain Fowler
Chairman
672-3142
Vivianne Grue
Vice-Chair
672-9624
Dana Andreassen
Secretary
672-2964
Turn your
philanthropic
dreams into
reality.
James Mayer
Treasurer
672-4491
Corey Kudrowich
Director
679-5085
Clarence Mastel
Director
679-7714
For
assistance,
please call
any of the
2011 Board
David Ofrim
Director
672-3534
By Reesor
Director
672-5709
Wayne Throndson
Director
672-8851
Ken Drever
Past Chair
672-4651
Kerry Grettum
Executive Director
679-0449
Phyllis Robertson
Admin. Assistant
679-0449
Battle River
Community Foundation
Box 1122, Camrose, AB T4V 4E7 • Phone: 780-679-0449 • Email: info@brcf.ca • www.brcf.ca
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members
Sincere Thanks
is extended to the following sponsors whose support has offset the
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Investing in our future