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Annual Costco Trip

Every year, usually when Erik is away, Sharlene drags Evan to shop at Costco with her for Foundation House groceries. Sharlene LOVES Costco, and Evan does not. Today, Sharlene called him a "Costco Rookie" and Evan responded he was more of a "Washed up Veteran"... The guy...
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Shelly’s Secondary

On October 10 Evan and Rebecca did their first school presentation of the year at Stellys Secondary School for their comprehensive health and wellness days initiative. There is a total of 18 presentation for the students through the year from various organizations ...
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Project Reconnect

Today is the annual Project Reconnect event in Victoria. Every year, community partners come together to showcase the services they offer and how they can help our community. This year Jeff and Sarena manned the Umbrella table and fielded the questions and chatted with ...
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Youth In Service

Jarret and Rebecca had a great time mingling with the students and other community partners at St. Michaels University School on Monday. The event was called "Youth in service, volunteer" which students and organizations shared different ways youth can engage in the comm...
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Angels Lunch

Yesterday Sharlene met with Penny and Deedrie from the Angels to catch up on all things Umbrella and celebrate our continued collaborations. The Angels have generously funded our Women's Group again and this year, we expanded our Parents Group to an additional night (due...
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Bolen Books

For the month of September, which is also Recovery month, Umbrella and our friends at Bolen Books have been promoting recovery inspired books that some of the folks in recovery were inspired by during their own journey. Every recovery journey is unique but a lot of peopl...
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Vital Signs Launch

Yesterday, Sharlene and Evan attended the 2024 Vital Signs Lauch event at the Victoria Conference Centre. The Vital Signs are a very helpful and important initiative that Victoria Foundation releases annually. It is like a report card for our community on things like sa...
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Recovery Day 2024

Yesterday was Recovery Day in Victoria. This event had taken a few years off and came back with a bang! Umbrella and New Roads partnered together to bring this event to Central Park with sponsorships from Island Health and Victoria Community Action Team. Lots of friend...
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United Way Kick Off

Today was the United Way Kick Off at Centennial Square. Umbrella was thrilled to be part of the big celebration and make new connections and reconnect with resources and friends. We are big United Way fans and have been fortunate to be a recipient of United Way funding ...
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Recovery Campaign Y3

September is recovery month and every year Umbrella highlights and celebrates our local recovery heroes. Sue and her daughters Emily and Nicola are prominent members in the recovery community whether it is through their personal recovery or through the great work they d...