Thank you for Making it Great to be a Senior in Calgary! Alan and Shelly Norris Alan Savi Alex and Kati Costen Alice Haji Alida Visbach Ann McCaig Andreas Strangemann Angela Elter Ann Falk Ann Wright Anne Dousett Arla Liska Arlene Adamson Bank of Montreal Bernard Florence Bev Hildebrand Boardwalk Charitable Trust Fund Bonnie Chmilowski Bill and Trudy Alexander Cal and Edith Wenzel Calgary Homeless Foundation Calgary Jewellery Ltd Carlee Hansen Carmelita Grest Carolyn Haseloh Chiu Liu Chris Singer Christine Harris Christopher J Clark Christopher Simpkins Cindy Down Claudia Chase Colleen Knudson Daniel and Kathy Hays Darrel and Adrienne Dowhaniuk David and Leslie Bissett Debra Collins Diane Waddell Dick and Lois Haskayne
Dolores and Richard Coutts Don Cushing Donald Raine Dorothy and James Britten Dorothy Woolstencroft Dr David Docherty Dr. Robert Sevick and Mrs. Brenda Sevick Earl Folkard EDM Interiors Emily Alice Sharpe Encana Corporation Florence Richard Fred Clark G. K. Hobbs Gary Williamson Geza and Phyllis Bodor Gordon Arnell Government of Alberta, Legislative Assembly Grant Bartlett and Dawn McDonald Gregg Scott Gregory George Turnbull Heather Walet Hedwig (Marlene) De Leeuw Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Inez Shiu May Kwok Investra Ltd Irene Wolf Janis Burns Jayman MasterBUILT Jim Hubbard Joan Davies John and Donna Ferrara-Kerr John Bullock John Gray Josefina Mendoza Judith and Edward Salwach Judith Helen Laird
Judy Birdsell Judy Stone Justina Donskers Kaj Nielsen Kathy Eyre Kathleen Givens Kathleen Givens Kelly Ogle Kelly Sexsmith Kenneth and Yvonne Funk Kirk Morrison L Mckenzie L.Mel and Lorna M Bumstead Laurice Mussallam Leanne Triplett Lecia Shpytkovsky Lee Tunstall Linda Ray Treeliving Lise Hubbard Lucy Welke Lyad Mussallam Malcolm Albery and Shairole Henchall Manna Kwan Margaret Salekin Margaret Southern Marian Crawford Marian Holmes Mary-Ann Smulders Matyas and Rosalia Lorincz Michael Stuart Michael and Arlene Pollack Natalie Johnston Nexen Inc Noreen Poitras Norma Gee Norma Lebsack Norton Rose Canada LLP Owen Hart Foundation at The Calgary Foundation
Patricia Moore Pamila Fonseka Pam Whitnack Pat and Lorne Gordon Pauline Gorton Peggy Wilson Petra Sipos Petronella Van Trenhoven Petula Foley Philip and Harriet Libin Rick Skauge Rita Alexander Robert Falconer Robert Price Roberta Marsh Rodolfo Manongdo Ronel Salwach Rory Zerbe Rosalie Torvi Rose Yurasek Ross Hahn and Rory Zerbe Royal Bank of Canada Ruth Bryant Ruth Herchak Sally Sallenback Sam Kolias Sam Morgan Sam Switzer Sarah Price Sarcee Pharmacy Selina Clary Sheila Johnson Sherri and Tim Logel Shirely Mann Shona M Forbes Silvana Saccomani Simcal Investments Ltd Stephanie Felesky Steven Richards Susan Healy Susannah Pierce
Suzanne Cabel Sylvia Loewen Tatiana Kharitorova Teresa Hornett Teresa Wong The Calgary Foundation Thomas Fong Timothy Down Tony Cheng University of Alberta Val McClean Vera Goertzen Verna Alexander Vicky Pickersgill Vincent Leung William Yuen Wilson Family Fund
Board of Directors Kirk Morrison, Chair Kelly Ogle, Vice-Chair Vincent Leung, Treasurer Jim Hubbard, Past Chair Ron Poon Pam Whitnack Dan Delaloye Ward Sutherland, City of Calgary Councillor Sarah Woodgate, City of Calgary Silvera thanks our Board of Directors who give generously of their time, talent and treasure.
If we missed you, sorry! Let me know. Pamila Fonseka at 403.567.5311 or email pfonseka@silvera.ca to correct our information.
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Pamila Fonseka 403.567.5311
pfonseka@silvera.ca
www.silvera.ca
They built our community. Now it’s our turn to build better programs and services for them.
Building Community
MEET just a few of Silvera’s Community Builders
2013 Silvera Revenue
Calgary’s community builders come in all shapes and sizes – and ages.
Betty Jean
Silvera for Seniors is honoured to be home to many of them.
Cared for thousands of Calgarians who needed a compassionate and competent nurse.
Living Well
Now it’s our turn to show compassion and care for her.
Issue: One in every three adults older than 65 in Alberta will experience a fall each year. In 2008, $96 million was spent on seniors’ fall-related hospital admissions.
Issue: About 30% of seniors in Canada battle with feelings of depression and crave meaningful activities. Solution: Based on feedback from our seniors, Silvera introduced new programs to promote wellbeing, which helped reduce anxiety and isolation.
$1,365,000 $1,653,457 $3,319,423 $18,198,780 Operating AB Provincial Funding
Silvera has been busy helping our residents improve their quality of life and wellbeing.
Solution: Silvera introduced a new program to prevent seniors from falling and ending up in the hospital.
Financials
Other Income City of Calgary Funding
2013 Silvera Expenses $2,141,253 $4,116,342
Henry
$16,623,577
Kept hundreds of thousands of people safe over his law enforcement career.
Operating Administration
Depreciation & Interest
Who we are
Now it’s our turn to help keep him safe.
Silvera for Seniors provides affordable housing to more than 1500 lower-income seniors across 26 communities in Calgary.
Joyce
Helped launch people’s lives together by sewing hundreds of bridal gowns.
Now it’s our turn to design a great life for her.
A non-profit organization, Silvera has been an advocate for those in the “silver era” of their lives for more than 50 years. We believe seniors are a vital and important part of our communities and are valued as such. Silvera is a partner in the RESOLVE Capital Campaign for Affordable Housing.
Now it’s your turn to be a community builder.