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Walk and Roll
The 10th Annual Walk and Roll was a huge success and we couldn't have done it without you! Thank you to all our amazing teams, donors, and supporters. To see our event sponsors and more photos, click here.
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Annual Astonished! Holiday FeastMany gathered and were treated to delicious food, great company, Christmas trivia and tunes, and a wonderful Christmas spirit filling the room!
A BIG THANK YOU goes out to everyone who helped cook, brought food, baked, prepped, set up, cleaned up, and did any other odd job - We are so thankful for all of you! We couldn't have done it without you and it shows we are #bettertogether
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Celebrating Melissa Turbuck
What do you imagine when you learn someone is a ‘Program Coordinator’? If you imagine someone who cares about and attends to the strengths, dreams, and needs of the Core Members; knows their home places and their extended families; mentors and supervises University of Regina practicum students; helps organize program content for the Astonished! Teaching and Learning Centre, the A! Social Club, What’s Your style Dance, and A! special events; supports A! Summer Literacy; helps develop PATH plans, including literacy skills; creates amazing photos that reflect the Astonished! community; and much more, then you have a glimpse of Melissa (Mel) Turbuck.
To celebrate Mel’s five years (and we hope many more) with Astonished! A! Executive Director, Bonnie Cummings-Vickaryous, and A! Student Researchers, Avery Ottenbreit and Rebekah Lindenbach, organized a surprise party for Mel on November 15, 2024. There were over 30 guests and no one spilled the beans. Mel was truly surprised. It was a wonderful celebration.
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Holiday Baking Party
On December 19th, we celebrated A!TLC’s 3rd Annual Holiday Baking Party with Jodi Robson (Jodi Robson bio). Thank you to our hosts, Student Researchers Rebekah Lindenbach and Avery Ottenbreit, music leader Ruth Blaser, and the whole A! team, who made this party so much fun. What a great way to wrap up the semester in love and yummy, beautifully decorated treats.
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SSCF Funds
Our 2 funds at the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation reached a milestone anniversary of 10 years! To learn more about the Astonished! Legacy Funds, click here.
Please read the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation writeup below:
"Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Big Sky Centre for Learning and Being Astonished! Funds
It is with immense gratitude that we celebrate your initiative to begin the Big Sky Centre for Learning and Being Astonished! Funds.
We have had the pleasure of working with you in several capacities, and having the opportunity to be your partner in building a sustainable future for Astonished! is among our favourites. With a current Fund balance of $85,212.08 in the Legacy (Endowed Fund) and $29,931.27 in the Flow-Through (Non-Endowed Fund), the Funds are stronger than ever and are just getting started in being able to provide your worthy organization with reliable annual funding.
In 2024, we commemorate 26 Funds that have 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 35-year anniversaries. In celebrating all the unique stories of people with their own personal and compelling reasons to partner with the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation, I am astounded by their collective impact. Together these Funds have a combined granting history of nearly a million dollars made over 470 grants, to 43 charities, and to 62 scholarship recipients.
Thank you for your ten years of trust and partnership, and for the gift of being part of celebrating the building of a sustainable future for your organization.
With gratitude,
Donna Ziegler
Executive Director
South Saskatchewan Community Foundation"
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'Experiential Anatomy of the Heart' workshop! Thank you to the Art Gallery of Regina for inviting us to participate in the 'Experiential Anatomy of the Heart' workshop! It was great to get up close and personal with the art pieces and listen to the heart's rhythm and quietness! #inclusivecommunity #bettertogether
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Happy Holidays from Astonished! We wish you and your loved ones a season filled with joy, warmth, and cherished moments. May your holidays be bright and peaceful, and the coming year bring happiness, health, and endless opportunities. Take time to relax, celebrate, and make memories that last a lifetime. Thank you for being a member of the A! community. #inclusivecommunity #bettertogether
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Save The Date
Spring Gala - March 29, 2025Details to follow in 2025
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Thank You, Madison This semester, we were honoured to have Madison Huber complete her Major Practicum in the Faculty of Social Work with Astonished! We are so very thankful for the friendships that Maddie built with A! Core Members, families, staff, and the greater Astonished! community! We wish Maddie well in her future. We know it will include hanging out at A! when she can. Congratulations on completing your Bachelor of Social Work!!
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Thank You
We are thankful for our collaboration with the City of Regina. Astonished! receives funding from the City of Regina Social Development Grant - to partially fund the Social Club.
In the letter accompanying the grant, the city wrote “Your program provides supportive, meaningful, and accessible social, recreational, and cultural activities to young adults with complex physical disabilities. The committee acknowledged that your program responds to a great need in community and aligns strongly to the City’s social development priorities.”
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Thank You
Thank you, Fidelity Investments, for supporting the work of Astonished through a generous donation to support our overall programs.
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Thank You
Thank you to our volunteers. You helped to make this semester fly.
Volunteers: Mikaylia Davis, Amanda LaRose, Elisa Wong, Zain Khan.
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University of Regina
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