Foundation for Cohesive Communities

Every year the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation radiothon features stories of families. We want to share the story of our Vice President, Melody Willier, and her family. https://omny.fm//ched-afternoon/stollery-radiothon-melody #StolleryRadiothon2021 #CohesiveCommunities #TriRegion #Disability #Inclusion

With just two more days to capitalize on a charitable donation tax credit for 2020, if you are interested in supporting our foundation, or learning more about us, send us a message or email at [email protected] We want to share a couple things in the works for 2021 that we are really excited about, to make some of our amazing parks more accessible in our region: 1. Communication core boards... 2. Wheelchair swings Sample photos for each of these things will be in the comments. Wheelchair swings in particular will require a considerable amount of fundraising on the part of our charity and our community partners. Thank you for considering our charity! Our organization is 100% volunteer based, and all funds go directly back to community projects. #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #triregion

Feel Good Monday! Have a great week! . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday

Happy holidays from our board of directors; Cheri Dymond-Steiner, Mel FW, Jordynn Morrissette, Mandy Ungar, and Amy Quintal!

Mark your calendars for December 21! Tune into 88.1 The ONE "Parkland County's Best Country" step outside and sing some carols with your family. Hashtag to win! #triregioncarols #881TheOne . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #triregion #communitylove #christmas2020

A reminder, this is tonight!

Thank you to everyone who entered our Christmas Dinner Draw! Congratulations to our winner Shelby Tellier!

Don't forget to submit your family name into the Christmas Dinner draw by NOON today!!! Good luck everyone!

Hi Everyone, Enter your name in the comments to be entered into our Christmas dinner draw! Draw is open and closes Friday at NOON!... Dinner will be ordered from SandyView Farms and details of the menu will be posted below. Menu and details: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3659947277426614&id=110951558992888

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). What better way to celebrate this day than with an online presentation by inclusive educator, researcher, consultant and storyteller Shelley Moore! If you haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing any of Shelley Moore’s presentations, this free (and by donation) online opportunity is happening tonight!... Special thanks to Strategic Alliance for Alberta Students with Learning Challenges for making this opportunity available.

Don't forget to check out the Spruce Grove Public Library for some great Sensory Item backpacks! These can be checked out at the front desk, and are great for family and/or individual activities. Have a great weekend!

On December 8, INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL will host a Virtual Summit on the Families Taking Action for Inclusion Programme. Join family leaders from around the w...orld to discuss inspiring a vision for #inclusion which identifies a family member’s rightful place in the community. Meet other family members committed to the pursuit of an inclusive life for their family members with a disability. See more

Feel Good Monday! Have a great week! . . .... #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday See more

Don't forget to support local for the holidays thru Kiwi Nurseries Ltd and support a great fundraiser to help Tri Region Pay Forward Kindness (Society). Make sure to place your order by November 20th! . .... . #cohesivecommunities #supportlocal See more

As the week comes to an end, we continue to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Week! . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #downsyndromeawareness

Please consider signing up to make a meal for the Harris Family. A great family, who is part of our community and is going through a long medical journey. . . . #inclusion #cohesivecommunities #HarrisFamily #mealtrain

Consider supporting @Tri Region Pay Forward Kindness (Society). They are a local grassroots volunteer group that work to serve the unsheltered in our community. You can purchase here : https://fundraising.kiwinurseries.com/43

Contact Inclusion Alberta to help with your employment needs.

The Play Cafe is having a sensory friendly Halloween tomorrow (FRIDAY)! Check out this great local cafe for some fun trick or treating in Spruce Grove! . . . #halloween #sensoryfriendly #cohesivecommunities

Thank you GS Construction Ltd. from the bottom of our hearts from the Cohesive board! These funds are going to a fantastic project we are doing in our local parks. Stay tuned!

For great resources on Inclusive Employment, contact Gateway Association for more information.

Here is a great resource through Rupertsland Institute: Métis Centre of Excellence.

Our family at the Foundation for Cohesive Communities want to send our deepest condolences to the Moss family. Joey paved the way to acceptance and changed the lives of many. A legend is lost but never forgotten.

Feel Good Monday! . Did you know that October is Disability Employment Awareness Month? . Lets do our best to ensure all companies participate in this great initiative!... . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday See more

LAST CHANCE FOR TICKET PURCHASES!

Don't forget to buy your tickets! Drive In Concert is this weekend!

Feel Good Monday! . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday

Don’t forget to grab your tickets for this drive in concert coming up!

Hey everyone! Jax and his mom Amber Marie have some exciting news! We now have LAMP and Proloquo2go installed on our two iPads available for loan through the Spruce Grove Public Library. Thanks Jax and Amber for installing the apps for us! These are communication apps for non speaking or partially speaking individuals, but everyone benefits from breaking down barriers in communication!

Feel Good Monday! (Even though it’s Tuesday) . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday

Wendy Powell you are the winner of the Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner! Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated!

Comment on this video before 5pm tomorrow for a chance to win everything you need to make a turkey dinner with all the fixings! Happy thanksgiving everyone and good luck

Nab your tickets for October 24! This outdoor drive in concert with Gord Bamford is going to be such a good time. Tickets are per vehicle, maximum occupancy of 6. We were blessed to be a chosen charity alongside CURE-ECHS1 and Kinettes of Spruce Grove. It will help us with our next two major community projects; communication boards in parks for non verbal or partially verbal kiddos, but really, for all kiddos; and - a community retreat is in the works!! We will be sharing more information about both of these things soon! https://tickets.sprucegrovesaints.ca//14643-hockey-sticks-

We are so thankful for the ongoing support from GS Construction! We have a couple exciting projects in the works, and being chosen as a recipient charity for this event will help us realize them. One is communication boards for local parks, and, we are also in the very beginning phases of planning a community retreat once COVID restrictions allow for it. Stay tuned for more details coming soon on both projects! Information on the event: Silent Ice Sports and Entertainment in ...partnership with GS Construction and NeXgen Transportation are extremely excited to announce Hockey Sticks & Honky Tonk a drive-in concert featuring Gord Bamford. This socially distanced event will be hosted by Western Star Trucks North and will take place Saturday, October 24th in Acheson, Alberta at 7:00pm. The event will also feature local opening acts Jake Buckley and Steve Newsome. Bamford, a 26-time CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) Winner and 2-time CMA (Country Music Association) Global Country Artist Award Winner highlights the Hockey Sticks and Honky Tonk event in an effort to raise funds for local charities coupled with a Christmas toy drive. The two charities that have been chosen by the presenting sponsors are CURE-ECHS1 and The Foundation for Cohesive Communities Parkland County. Visit https://cure-echs1.com/ and https://cohesivecommunities.com/ for more information on these amazing charitable organizations. The Christmas toy drive is in support of the Spruce Grove Kinettes Christmas Hamper Drive (www.sgkinettes.ca) where less fortunate families are given food and gifts for children ages (0-17) at Christmas. Due to COVID-19 we are unable to accept food donations, however we will be able to accept unwrapped, packaged toys at the event. Hockey Sticks and Honky Tonks tickets will have a pre-sale release from today until Saturday with general public ticket access starting Saturday October, 3rd at 10:00am. This is an all ages event for light vehicles (cars, trucks, SUV’s). RV’s and similar sized vehicles will not be accepted. A maximum of 6 patrons per vehicle. The concert venue will be split up into three (3) zones for ticket sales. Tickets are General admission in each zone. First come first serve parking will be administered for each zone. To purchase tickets visit tickets.sprucegrovesaints.ca and use the promo code country for presale access.

Today marks the start of Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM). DEAM is held in October every year, and was established to increase awareness of the positive outcomes of hiring persons with disabilities in Canada. Join the online kick off event today! #deam #inclusiveemployment

Feel Good Monday! (Even though its Tuesday) . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday

As our 2019 AGM approaches, and we close out our previous year, we want to take a moment to thank our amazing donors and sponsors. We could not do what we do without your help! Thank you again!

Feel Good Monday! And because it’s back to school this week! . . . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday #backtoschool

Don't forget to check out Cohesive Communities' Lending Library items that are available to sign out at the Spruce Grove Library! Click the link below to see what is available: https://cohesivecommunities.com//Cohesive-Communities-Lend... Please be aware that as of August 24, 2020 face masks are now mandatory at the Spruce Grove Public Library.

Because today feels like a Monday... Feel Good Monday! . .... . #cohesivecommunities #inclusion #feelgoodmonday See more

"Fayden was always in a special needs stroller or wagon...which meant hiking and many places were not accessible for her!! Her dad would carry her as much as possible so she could go where everyone else was going!! But the bigger she gets, the harder that was getting for him!! Look at her now!!! She loved the backpack!!! And got to go with everyone!!! She got to hike up waterfalls and see all the sights her brother always gets to see and she never could." - Ashley-Ann Holo...waychuk We are so glad we could help Fayden explore with her family! Fayden and her family are using the Freeloader carrier signed out from our lending library collection. You can find this item and more at the Spruce Grove Public Library! #cohesivecommunities #familytime #inclusion #freeloaderbackpack #lendinglibrary

Great news! Our lending library items are available for signing out again from the Spruce Grove Public Library. The Lending Library Inventory can be found at https://cohesivecommunities.com//multi-sensory-toy-and-eq/ Watch the video below to see how the library is operating since they have reopened.

Our third place grocery gift card winner Teena Bull!

Our Second place grocery gift card winner Shauna Sebry!

Congratulations to our June Grocery Gift Card winners, Meranda Doll, Shauna Sebry and Teena Bull! Someone will contact you by phone to make arrangements to receive your prize!

Open to ALL those living in the Tri-Region! Grocery giveaway! We are taking nominations for a $250 grocery gift card. Nominate an individual or family via this link: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScwIqp6O-BFW4wL45/viewform *Please note: if you nominated someone in the MAY submission, they will be carried forward to JUNE. You will not need to resubmit.... Deadline: June 12

National AccessAbility Week comes to an end tomorrow. Accessibility and inclusion begin in our neighborhoods, schools, and communities. Let’s commit to taking action when we see opportunities to address barriers. Is your favorite restaurant/park/walking path completely barrier-free? Do you know any businesses that inclusively hire? Why or why not? Do you feel our community scores well in reducing barriers to employment, school, and recreation for people living with disabili...ties? We are continually inspired by the action and commitment of our region toward better understanding, and in committing to real change. Have a great weekend everyone, and if you are out in the community and see something inaccessible, share it with us! #NationalAccessAbilityweek #inclusion #triregion #sprucegrove #stonyplain #parklandcounty

National AccessAbility Week is May 31 to June 6. This week is meant to celebrate the valuable contributions of Canadians with disabilities, and to recognize the efforts of individuals, communities and workplaces actively working to remove barriers to accessibility and inclusion. We all benefit from a society and an economy without barriers to inclusion. In light of this week, we at Cohesive would encourage our community partners and citizens to think about our accessibility score in the Tri-Region. Can we do better? Take a peek at this opportunity - the Enabling Accessibility Fund. #AccessAbility #inclusion #cohesivecommunities #triregion

#cohesivecommunities #WeStandTogether #diversity #inclusion #respect

"We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color." - Maya Angelou . . . #cohesivecommunities #WeStandTogether #diversity #inclusion

Congratulations again to Kyle and his family on winning the $250.00 grocery gift card. Below is Cheri, one of Cohesive's board members presenting Kyle with his gift card! Have a great weekend!

GROCERY GIFT CARD WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! Congratulations Kyle Wright You are the winner of our $250 grocery gift card giveaway! Angela Deverill, you are the runner-up and winner of a $100 grocery gift card!... Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit nominations, we will contact both winners by phone to make arrangements to receive their prizes!

What are you and your family doing to keep busy? Our submission this week is Rachelle and her 2 awesome kids. They had a fantastic dance party together, and we are so happy they shared this with us! Thank you for the submission Rachelle!... If you have a video or pictures you would like to share with us in how you are keeping busy, please send us a message! . . . #cohesivecommunities #keepingbusy #community