Highbanks' New Practicum Student

Hello all!

I am very pleased and humbled that Cecilia and Stephanie have accepted me on as Highbanks Society's newest practicum student. I am so excited to embark on this experience and learn a lot as I go. From May to August I will be working at Highbanks to complete 286 hours. I will be directly working with both Stephanie and Cecilia for the duration of my placement.

A little about myself, I am currently completing my fourth and final year at the University of Victoria; I will be graduating with a bachelors of Child and Youth Care. Born and raised here in Calgary I moved to Victoria, BC for schooling four years ago. I am now moving back to my lovely hometown permanently and am very excited about this change. I enjoy all kinds physical activity (especially the kind that involves outdoors), baking, reading and being creative (even though I’m no artist).

I am so excited to be here at Highbanks and cannot wait to immerse myself into this practicum!

Best Wishes,

Katie Sellers

Posted by Katie

Earth Day Celebrations

Happy Earth Day everyone!  

The young moms at Highbanks have had their culinary skills put to the test with our monthly cooking program, and today we used those skills with a slightly different angle - cooking raw!  This evening we celebrated earth day by getting green with green smoothies complemented by raw brownies.  The snacks were nutritious (thanks, kale) and so delicious.  The best snacks are those you don’t have to feel guilty about!

Here’s to our health and the health of the earth!  Cheers.

Below, Jasie and Dylan make their own delicious green smoothie.

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Happy 50th Anniversary!

Our dear friends and previous on-site guardians, Hattie and Joe Foote recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary! We were honoured to have the chance to swing by their new place to congratulate them on this amazing life achievement! Hattie and Joe are two of our most favourite people and they have been a shining example to our community of what a loving and respectful couple is. We could not be more proud and happy for them as they celebrate their golden anniversary!

Much love, Hattie & Joe, from your friends at Highbanks!

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Self Esteem Does NOT Come in a Bottle!

Those words could not be any truer (and they happen to be the title of a great new book)! At last night's EWI Calgary General Meeting, we had the pleasure to listen to Kelly Falardeau as she told the story of her early childhood and her journey, as a burn survivor, from near death to success!

Once again, we are so pleased to be this year's EWI Calgary Charity of Choice and the recipients of the fundraising efforts by this dynamic group of women. In particular, we cannot thank Jacquie Stevens of Breakthrough Consulting enough for her continuous generosity to Highbanks. We now have both of Kelly's published books on the shelves of our resources library thanks to her!

Stay tuned as we update you on all the hard work going into the upcoming EWI Events - Hot Heels Spring Fashion Show on May 4th and the Charity Connect Classic on August 12th.

Posted by Cecilia 

Precision Slap-Shot Charity Tournie - Three Years Strong!

Cecilia with Bonnie KuntzHighbanks is thrilled to have been selected as the charity of choice for the 10th Annual Precision Slap-Shot Charity Tournament hosted by Precision Drilling. This now historic hockey tournament has never been for the faint of heart! Many talented and committed tournament participants from the oil and gas industry united March 29th - 31st at the Flames Community Arenas to battle it out.  

We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to the players and supporters from Apache Canada Ltd., Tourmaline Oil Corp., Crescent Point, Laricina Energy Ltd., Conoco-Phillips, Canadian Natural, Devon, NB Technologies Inc., Penn West Exploration, Trilogy Energy Corp., Paramount Resources Ltd., and Petrobakken. 

A special thanks goes to Tim Mooney and Bonnie Kuntz from Precision Well Servicing and Precision Rentals for all their hard work and support!

Posted by Cecilia