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Celebrating 22 years

It’s Umbrella 22nd year and we asked our community partners and friend to share a bit about Umbrella's impact and they delivered! Check out what they had to say about us below. He are honoured and grateful to be part of this caring community.
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United Way Wreath Delivery

What a delightful way to start the week! Yesterday, our good friends at the United Way Southern Vancouver Island dropped by to deliver a beautiful handmade wreath. We could not be more in awe of the hard work and creativity that they put into this beautiful piece of holi...
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Happy 4 years Erik!!!

Today, everyone at Umbrella is celebrating our incredible Erik as he reaches his 4th year of recovery! Erik has always been the quiet, calm support who extends grace and understanding to each person he meets. This year, he welcomed his son into the world and became the ...
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Matching Managers

Looks like the boys all arranged to dress in plaid today. Those of us that dressed not in plaid did not get the memo! We've long said that plaid is Umbrella's uniform and today Jake, Evan and Blake were dressed accordingly!
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Chef Steve visits F-House

Last night at our weekly house meeting, the guys at Foundation House received a visit from Chef Steve. Steve joined the house meeting and shared his story and offered tips and tricks he has picked up along the way of his recovery journey. We also knew it was Steve's 10 ...
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Big Day at Umbrella!

Bronwyn has been with Umbrella for seven years, but today was her first day as a full time employee! We are very excited to have her join staff meetings, and see the fun things Umbrella does after 2pm, when she used to leave each day. As always, we celebrated with cake,...
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Recovery Month 2022 – Evan

September is Recovery Month and Umbrella is excited to celebrate by highlighting some of the amazing recovery stories happening all around us. Be like Evan. If you want freedom, fulfillment and purpose in your life like Evan has, then send Umbrella a message. Recover...
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Recovery Month 2022 – Louise

September is Recovery Month and Umbrella is excited to celebrate by highlighting some of the amazing recovery stories happening all around us. Be like Louise. Are you ready to discover your true self like Louise did? Recovery helps you identify your own superpowers an...
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Umbrella Sandwich Day

Today was Sandwich Day at Umbrella! Over the last few weeks our staff submitted orders for their perfect custom-made sandwich. This morning, our office staff and a few board members got to work; slicing, chopping, spreading and stacking to make beautiful sandwiches and w...
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Thank you Martha’s Delectables!

  There are few things in this world more delicious than shortbread cookies. Umbrella was thrilled to connect with local bakery Martha's Delectables recently. They asked if we could take their incredible shortbread cookie ends and give them out to people in the communi...