How Many Bucks Does It Take?
December 26, 2022
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Wild Lands Advocate article by: Debborah Donnelly, AWA Executive Director
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As the new Executive Director of Alberta Wilderness Association, I must first give thanks to Christyann Olson, who not only built AWA into what it is today but has shared her experience with me since I picked up the reins in August of this year. Secondly, I wish to thank our volunteer Board of Directors for their unwavering support and kind attention to my many queries. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to our excellent staff who have steadfastly continued their amazing work during this period of transition.
My biggest sense of gratitude however goes to you, our members and volunteers, our funders and supporters, for selecting AWA to be the recipient of your time and donations. We could not do the vitally important work that we do without your generosity. Seventy percent of AWA’s revenues in 2021-2022 came from general donations from you and others like you. It is incredible to me that the people of Alberta are so committed to supporting our efforts to protect this province’s natural heritage and biodiversity.
It is not just me who thinks that AWA is doing incredible work. Our impressive track record as a charity is supported by the rating given to us by Charity Intelligence Canada (CI). Once again AWA is included in CI’s list of the Top 100 charities in Canada, and we have achieved a 5-star rating – the highest available rating from CI. We are one of only ten environmental charities to be included in the Top 100.
I am looking forward to the challenges the new year will bring, the opportunity to share with you about the work we are doing and getting to meet more of you on one of our Adventures for Wilderness, or through our talks or public outreach events. Feel free to contact me if you wish to discuss our work.
I sincerely thank you for being a supporter of AWA!
Wilderness and Wildlife Bequests
Daphne M. Smith 1980
Dr. James Birkett Cragg 1997
Anna Nowick 1999
Myrtle Muriel Koch 2001
Ian Ross 2003
Dorothy Barry 2003
William Mayer 2004
Diane Hughes 2005
Harold deVries 2009
Ann Roberts 2009
Richard Collier 2013
Harriet Ruth Mowat 2016
Kim Bennett 2016
Carol A. Haines 2017
Wendy Williams 2017
Herbert G. Kariel 2017
Ted Davy 2018
Richard Pharis 2018
Del Lavallee 2019
Meyer Estate 2019
Doris Davy 2019
Helen Dixon 2020
Robert Bartlett 2020
Annemarie Marriner 2021
Stanley Daniel Rosenbaum 2022
Ross Murray 2022
Donations in Memoriam 2021 – 2022
Bruce Anderson 1954 – 2022
Anna Hordern Dahonick 1988 – 2022
Morgan Dyck 1955 – 2022
Thomas Franks 1926 – 2022
Barry Hertz 1949 – 2022
William (Dick) Jull 1931 – 2022
Bryan Klatt 1972 – 2022
Barb Collister 1953 – 2021
John Clarence Duffy 1941 – 2021
Jackie Eason 1931 – 2021
Barry Emes 1945 – 2021
Jean Gaucher 1940 – 2021
Andy Hill 1948 – 2021
Dale Morasch 1958 – 2021
Roxie Neale 1922 – 2021
Richard Pharis 1937 – 2018
Weslyn Mather 1945 – 2015
Paul K Anderson 1927 – 2014
Sharon Tranter 1940 – 2013
Charles A. Miller 1921 – 2009
Joanne Dunford 1921 – 2009
Mel Dunford 1924 – 2008
Ray Sloan 1941 – 1996
Kenneth and Mary Bunn
Brian and Cindy Luini
David Manzer
Murray Manzer
Elizabeth Nicholls
Gursharn Mann
Our family and friends who have gone before
Recognition for Outstanding Individuals
Adam Thorhaug
Ainsley
Barbara Naden
Jack Siferd
Bonnyvile Medical Clinic
Caroline
Charlie Myles
Christian-Wowk Family
Christyann Olson
Clyde Corser
Eric
Gavin White
Isabelle Bauer
Joseph Spowart
Julia Casorso
Karel Jambor
Kari
Karli Gourley
Ethan Gourley
Katrina Muller
Nathan Schmidt
Kevin and Joy Smith
Madeleine Patton
Mathais Pocock
Maureen Bush
Michael Savilow
Michael Tourond
Pat Mahaffey
Paul Kozhimannil
Peep and Nut
Phillip Turnbull
Richard Johnson
Salim Abboud
Shona
Thomas Oakley
Trevor Meador
