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Pranking Zack

Yesterday Zack, a huge Edmonton Oilers fan, put a small note on Jake's Vancouver Canucks flag. This turned into Jake, a huge Vancouver Canucks fan, needing to return the gesture, but on a bigger level. Having access to Zack's outreach calendar came in handy as Jake and ...
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BBQ for Evan

Today we celebrated Evan! Next week is Evan's 10 years with Umbrella, but he will be away, so we celebrated early. We had family, friends and employees all gather for a bbq at Umbrella headquarters. Trevor manned the bbq and we had Evan trivia that went a lightening ro...
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CUPE Presentation

Each September CUPE representatives  from all over BC gather and part of their business includes submitting which organization they would like to financially donate to. How lucky we are that they chose the Umbrella Society this year. On Saturday, May 4 Rebecca a...
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Podcast Season 2/E12 – Amy

In today's episode, we site down with Amy, another strong woman and mother in recovery. Amy shares a challenging and heart wrenching story of recovery and the work put in to stop the family cycle of addiction. Check out our podcast page to have a listen.
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Albina turns 1

Yesterday was a day for celebration at the Albina site where Umbrella works with Our Place. It was one year ago that the newly purpose built housing site had completed building and had residents moving in. The weather held out, burgers were grilled, cake was eaten and f...
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RBC Chat

Today, folks from RBC branches joined Evan and Sharlene for a conversation about Umbrella and how RBC can help. We at Umbrella love partnering with RBC, they share a similar community vision and values as we do and they enjoy supporting non-profits, like Umbrella, to make...
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Resident Bowling

On Wednesday night, all the residents from our three houses met at Foundation House for pizza and then they headed out to Langford Lanes for some fun bowling. Staff Zack, Kelsey and Erik all joined in on the fun and Erik beat everyone at bowling!! These events are reall...
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Vic High Resource Fair

Today, Sean and Evan are at the Resource Fair at Vic High School. This is an important event to be at, to answer questions, provide support and make connections. This all day resource fair, is also an opportunity for community members to learn more about Umbrella and fo...
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Administrative Professionals Day

Today is Administrative Professional Day and we think this is a pretty important day. Sharlene took the admin team for lunch and a bit of self care and fun, while Blake and Jake manned the office. Admin are the foundation of every organization and we couldn't do the wor...
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Grade 11 students

Last Friday, Evan and Rebecca spent the afternoon with the grade 11 students at St Michaels. This was another engaged and curious group of students. The questions these students submit anonymously and ask at each of the session we host, are thoughtful and genuine. This...