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Christmas Angels

Umbrella's Angels were busy delivering gifts and cheer on Friday. Their first stop was Cooper House where Barry greeted Deedrie and Penny and the angels filled the space under the tree. Then they stopped over at Potter House for a quick visit with the residents there an...
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Holidays at Albina

Last week Louise took our new HR Manager, Danielle, out for a resource tour day and when they stopped at the Albina housing site we work at, they were overjoyed to see the holiday decorations and festive plans for the residents. Josh and Jeff, our full time Albina staff,...
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Holiday Festivities

Our last Umbrella staff social of 2024 was Wednesday and we had a full turnout. There was  yummy food and fun festive games, where people participating had to wear oven mitts, to unwrap a layer of gift paper, after 10 seconds passing to the next person until the prize wa...
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Women’s Group

We had another fantastic women's group end yesterday. The ladies have created connections and learned new practical skills to use in their recovery. For the last day the group practiced meditation, had some festive treats and created holiday crafts. There were a lot of ...
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Island Health Partnership Breakfast

Umbrella was pleased to be invited to Island Health Victoria Partnership Breakfast. There was meaningful conversation had at the table with Mental Health Recovery Partners (Janine and Zoë). Threshold Society (Colin), Luther Court Society (Kevin), Major of Oak Bay (Kevin)...
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Christmas Party 2024

Last night was Umbrella’s annual Christmas Party. Which is more of a dinner and connection for all our amazing staff and board. Once again, Blake emceed and did such a great job – he even brought his own mic and speaker which helped a lot - it worked the entire event! ...
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SMU Presentations

School presentations have started up again! Umbrella was pleased to present to about 120 grade 9 students on Friday at St Michaels School. The kids were very engaged and had great, thoughtful questions for Evan and Rebecca. School presentations are just beginning - we ...
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Victoria Foundation Event

Today was Victoria Foundation's hosted organization annual event. This is a great opportunity to get an overview of the non-profit sector, hear about where things are going in our sector and hear from Victoria Foundation about their strategic direction. It is also wonde...
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Podcast Season 3/E4 – Jeff

In today’s episode, Blake sits down with Jeff who shares his story of overcoming his battle with addiction and mental health, and how near death experiences drove him towards a life of recovery and gratitude. Have a listen to Jeff's story here.
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Metal Thursday!

Laurie, who is Umbrella's favourite Costco cashier, and Sharlene both wore their concert shirts on the same day, again. We capture these great phenomenons once a year, with last year's shirts being Guns N' Roses. They year Sharlene rocked her Metallica shirt and Laurie ...