Chickwagon! was profiled in the April 2010 edition of BUSINESS IN CALGARY |
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Economic Impact
Over the past ten years -- Talk about economic impact :
Ten years of buying tarps: $ 250,000
Ten years of selling special artworks: $ 45,000
Ten years of charity giving: $ 300,000
Ten years of charity in kind: $ 100,000
Ten years of barn dances/party: $ 150,000
Ten years of parade floats: $ 80,000
Ten years of baskets and bows: $ 30,000
Ten years of voluntary hours: unmeasurable |
| More info: Lorraine Jones; lorrainejones@xplorenet.com |
Chicks - Our Favourite Things
Experiencing Stampede from the inside and not on the sidelines
Supporting our community and helping those in need
Being in the Stampede Parade
Supporting so many great artists
Looking forward to all the new clothes
Meeting the best “chicks “ in the world |
| More info: Diane Cruise; dcruise@shaw.ca |
Chicks Help the Stampede
Marketing to women – Women make 75 % of the entertainment budget decisions.
Old boys club – proved chuckwagon races are not just for the boys.
Vitality and color on the tarmac – chickens, flags and fun.
Wardrobe become a recognizable symbol at the chucks belonging to a group.
Safety:
- Help change the safety in the barns.
- New rules for fire harzards, glass elimination.
- Walking horses and spectators.
Entertainment and Food in the barns – The first year be feed about 200 people every night, now 70 % of the barns have food, drinks and some even have planned entertainment.
Being in the barns is THE ticket to have – it is fun back in the barns with the hay and the horses. Great camaraderie
Drivers’ wives recognizing them. |
University Scholarship
We have arranged for a University scholarship in the name of the Chickwagon! Foundation for Women. This scholarship will be awarded to a masters student in social work and specializing in domestic violence. |
| More info: Shelly Helsa; helsa9@hotmail.com |
Charities
Chickwagon, over the last ten years, has been involved extensively with various women’s charities both with cash donations, articles in kinds, and manpower. Some of these include Wings of Hope, Safe Haven, Ranch 118 Youth Project, and most recently the YWCA.
Given in cash donations: $300,000 |
Baskets and Bow
Each year the chicks put together over 150 baskets for underprivileged women. These baskets include personal items shampoo, perfume, soap, hair products etc. These baskets are greeted with great joy by the mothers, as they are rarely recognized.
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Décor for the YWCA
Chickwagon worked with the YWCA and decorated an entire floor of the temporary accommodations for women. The amount of personal time given in labor was extraordinary.
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More Info:
Contact Chickwagon Foundation for Women:
Vanessa Laine; vanessa_laine@scotiamacleod.com |
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