Volunteer Appreciation 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Friday, February 10th, 2018 AHC held its annual volunteer appreciation event at the Central Lions Recreation Centre, hosted by Michelle Luyimbazi & Aminat Tijani. The event brought together over 100 people including: volunteers, community initiative groups, partner agencies, staff, and students gathered in order to recognize and celebrate the enormous contributions that AHC volunteers provide to various areas of the organization (programming, administration, accounting, special events, children & youth programs, settlement services). AHC was able to award volunteers certificates of excellence based on volunteers hours totalling 50 or more in 2017. Three volunteers in the Syrian program ( Marilyn Scott, Niel Sawyers, Amal Monzer) contributed more that 500 hours in 2017. There were also awards given to several partner agencies (Edmonton Food Bank, Santa's Anonymous, MacEwan School of Business and more), community initiative groups, and community leaders. It was a great pleasure to share a meal, enjoy several performances from the AHC community, hear testimonies from volunteers turned staff members, and acknowledge such a significant part of Action for Healthy Communities. View images from the event below.

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Date:

February 13, 2018

Time:

5 PM to 5 PM

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Land Acknowledgment

As an organization working towards improving peoples’ well being, we acknowledge our presence on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, Ojibway, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, and Inuit, as our responsibility to extend support for healing to our Indigenous Community members during this difficult times.

We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries and whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.

As an organization, we commit ourselves to continue to acknowledge, learn, understand, and create opportunities to educate our staff, volunteers, and community members about the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis, walking the path of reconciliation.

Action for Healthy Communities Society of Alberta (AHC's) Diversity and Inclusion Statement

AHC is a proud proponent of diversity in the workforce, and we support an inclusive workplace that values the diversity of ideas.

AHC fosters diversity and inclusion at all levels of our organization. It is among the cornerstones of our core values of inclusion, collaboration, participation, personal development, innovation and excellence. We understand that equity deserving individuals and communities possess huge potential for growth and development but facing myriad of challenges which can be addressed through their capacity building by hiring and retaining individuals with an array of competencies, talents, experiences, and ideas to propel the innovation that drives our success.

A diverse workforce and inclusive culture help us strengthen performance and inspire creative solutions. We believe the attention given to diversity and inclusion makes us more responsive, agile, trustworthy and innovative.

AHC's diversity and inclusion policies aim to foster an inclusive space that encourages more meaningful engagement among all program participants, employees, volunteers and other stakeholders to strengthen our performance.