In his President's Report, David Martin spoke about how important it is for an organization to stay rooted in its mission and values, as well as the dependence of an organization on the generosity of its sponsors, patrons, donors and above all, its volunteers.
 
Executive Director Marilyn Matheson talked numbers, reporting that the face value of the food vouchers for families of two and more was increased in 2007.  Revenue was up over the previous year as well as the number of people who received direct assistance, from 22,900 in 2006 to 23,793 in 2007. The number of children helped increased from 10,502 to 10,967 and the number of seniors from 1,804 to 1,883.  Through the use of the centralized database, the Exchange coordinated services for an additional 3,528 families, and 11,305 children were referred to The Salvation Army Toy Centre.  Thanks to generous donations from many individuals and organizations, the Christmas Exchange was able to meet all of its obligations in 2007 without having to put out an emergency appeal through the media for more funds.
 
Plaques were awarded to representatives from many of our donors and supporters in recognition of their hard work and generosity. Three outgoing board members, David Rattray, Sean Caulfeild and Charles Goddard, were also honoured for their work with the Exchange, and a special thank you given to last year's Campaign Chair, A-Channel News Anchor Sandra Blaikie.

Past President Bill Wyman presents an award to outgoing Board Member David Rattray
 
The 2008/2009 Board of Directors was presented, including new members Audrey Lockhart and Doris Ramphos. 

 

 

Please click here to download a copy of our 2007-2008 annual report or email merryxmas@storm.ca to receive a hard copy.