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The Hideout Supports CASASC

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The Hideout raises funds to support the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC).

From Wednesday, February 22 to Sunday, February 26, The Hideout raised funds as part of a Pink Shirt Day campaign, a day to support bullying awareness and prevention initiatives, and choose to share those funds with CASASC. A portion of sales from special pink food and drink items sold during this time were collected in support of Anti Bullying programs.

 

CASASCs school aged prevention education programs, iRespect US 1 and iRespect US 2 provide middle school students with the knowledge and skills to have healthy peer relationships, positively impact their schools and contribute to safe spaces without bullying behaviour. A free bullying prevention and education activity resource is available all year for schools and communities.

The donation of $316 was presented by The Hideout on March 27. Executive Director, Patricia, Fundraising and Event Planner, Lara, and our office mascot and friendly greeter, Oscar, accepted the donation on behalf of CASASC.

Thank you so much for your support.

Prime Boiler Services Supports CASASC

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Prime Boiler Services raises funds to support the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC).

This past Wednesday, February 22, Prime Boiler Services raised funds as Part of Pink Shirt Day, a day to support bullying awareness and prevention initiatives, and choose to share those funds with CASASC.

CASASCs school aged prevention education programs, iRespect US 1 and iRespect US 2 provide middle school students with the knowledge and skills to have healthy peer relationships, positively impact their schools and contribute to safe spaces without bullying behaviour. As part of Pink Shirt Day, CASASC had a booth at the Red Deer Rebels community corner during their home game February 24 against the Winnipeg Ice.

The donation accepted on February 24 by Carlia Schwab, CASASC Education and Community Relations Manager, was presented by Eric Madsen, President of Prime Boiler Services at the Red Deer Rebels game.

Thank you so much for your support.

February bottle drive

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Mark your calendar. On the week of February 13 -16, bring your bottles and cans to the CASASC main office to donate directly to our organization.

We have a pick up scheduled with Skip the Depot on Feb 17, so it’s as easy as saving your cans and bottles over the few weeks and dropping them off to us.

We have limited storage space so please bring your bottles to us within the week (Feb 13-16). We will have late drop off availability on Feb 16 until 8 p.m. to make it make more accessible for those who can’t get to us during our regular hours.

How to donate:

1)Drop off your bottle and cans to the CASASC main office (A201, 5212 48 Street) during our business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on February 13, 14 and 15th

2)Drop off your bottles and cans to the CASASC main office after hours on Feb 16th. We will have late drop off hours running from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on this day only.

3)Schedule your own Skip the Depot pick up at your home or business. Skip the Depot picks up your bottles and cans, saving you a trip to the depot and making it easy to donate the funds to CASASC. Sign up here: https://app.skipthedepot.com/casasc

If you do want to donate your bottles to us, but don’t have a way to bring the bottles to us, contact us to arrange a pick up. We can accommodate small pick ups by request only. Email Lara at lal-hmidat@casasc.ca to request a pickup or for more information.

It’s time to start rounding up all of your holiday recyclables.

Scotiabank giving campaign supports CASASC

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A Red Deer area Scotiabank raised funds to support the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC).

Part of a Giving Tree campaign, throughout November and December, customers could donate to the campaign in store, with the choice for their donations to go directly to CASASC to support those affected by sexual violence.

The donation accepted on January 6 by Lara Alhmidat, CASASC Fundraising and Event Planner, was presented by Dipen Rathod of Scotiabank – Lancaster Centre.

Thank you so much for your support.

Giving Tuesday 2022

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Tuesday, November 29th is Giving Tuesday, a global movement for giving and volunteering which takes place each year after Black Friday.

This year CASASC is encouraging support of the A Season of Giving donation campaign.

Your donations help CASASC offer free services and support to thousands of Central Albertans affected by sexual violence each year. Learn more about A Season of Giving campaign here

Monetary donations are accepted at the main office (cash, credit or cheque). Online donations to this campaign are accepted via our CanadaHelps page

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/central-alberta-sexual-assault-centre/campaign/a-season-of-giving/

A Season of Giving

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We are excited to launch of A Season of Giving campaign, a first for CASASC.
You can play an important role in supporting a survivor’s journey of renewal, empowerment and healing this season.
Find more info and to donate here on our campaign page on CanadaHelps: https://www.canadahelps.org/…/campaign/a-season-of-giving/

Scotiabank Supports CASASC

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The Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC) recently received a donation from Scotiabank.

CASASC Executive Director Patricia Arango (right) accepted the donation of $451 and comfort items from Scotiabank Business Advisor Jennifer Forrest (left) on January 19.

The generous donation, including items like blankets, journals and fuzzy socks, will be used for the CASASC SART program.

CASASC offers a 24-hour Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). This team is a collaborative partnership between CASASC and the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Together support and treatment is provided to those who have experienced recent sexual assault.

The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre completes sexual assault exams for anyone within the Central Alberta Region and is the main regional artery and contact for towns and cities between Edmonton and Calgary. If a survivor decides to seek medical support at the hospital, it is reassuring to know a trained team is there to meet them and provide the best patient care and support.

When in the hospital, the survivor may also choose to speak with a CASASC trained SART member, who provide information and support. SART members offer each individual a care package that includes comfort items like a blanket, slippers or socks, a journal or a stress ball.

These comfort items provide individuals with a small piece of solace during a trying time. Each pair of slippers or blanket provided show compassion, care and love from the community.

SART members are there not only to support the survivor, but also their family members or anyone who may have come with them to the hospital.

The Central Alberta SART team provides in-hospital support to over 130 individuals each year.

The donations were collected during the month of December 2021. Two Scotiabank locations in Red Deer (Scotiabank – Gaetz Avenue + 45 Street and Scotiabank – Gaetz + 67 Street) chose CASASC as their charity of choice. Throughout the month the two teams collected donations, both cash and items, from staff and customers.

Thank you so much for your support.

CASASC partners with SkipTheDepot

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CASASC needs your bottles and cans.

We’re running a bottle drive on Friday, April 16. All you need to do is book a free home pickup through SkipTheDepot and place your bags outside on Friday morning.

All proceeds will be donated to CASASC and a tax receipt is even sent out.

Visit to sign up https://app.skipthedepot.com/casasc

SkipTheDepot is a door-to-door recycling and donation pickup service for charities. Visit the website or download the App from Google Play or Apple App Store to get started.