Our Community Involvement
Since our inception in October 2005, Riverside Spa has been committed to supporting both our local and global communities. Our mandate was to fully support two organizations that work to improve the lives of people in both local and global communities.
Riverside Spa has had an exciting year focusing our support on two amazing organizations. A new school building was opened in the Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone in West Africa with the help of CAUSE Kids, and our 1st annual day of Guilt Free Pampering in support of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.
CAUSE Kids
CAUSE Kids is an international child sponsorship program based in Canmore, Alberta that takes a holistic approach to helping children break free from the poverty cycle. With a focus on education, CAUSE Kids works to provide both children and families with tools for education, food, and health/development programs. The current phase of CAUSE Kids benefits the Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone in West Africa.
In 2009, Riverside Spa saw the completion of the two classroom building adjacent to the Kabala Baptist Primary School. Due to substantially increased enrollment the school previously had no space for the 600 students in its grade one and two classes and was temporarily using a community member’s house. The new building provides two more classrooms for the school and a lot more room where teachers can teach and students can learn. It will stand as a reminder of the importance of education and our commitment to developing the potential of the world’s youth.
Click here to read Kelly Doody’s article published in the Calgary Sun Tuesday August 18, 2009.
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Student at Kabala Baptist School |
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For more information about CAUSE Canada please visit www.causekids.ca
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation
In 2009, Riverside Spa was proud to host our 1st annual day of Guilt Free Pampering in support of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. On Wednesday, November 18th 2009, Riverside Spa donated 100% of the money from all services to the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. We would like to thank everyone who supported our event to assist the more than 75 thousand children and families helped each year by the hospital. Please check our website later this fall for details on our 2nd annual day of Guilt Free Pampering.
The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation is the official fundraising body for the Alberta Children’s Hospital here in Calgary. With funds raised for the excellence in child health and family centered care, the foundation invests in the finest:
- Child Health Programs
- Specialized Life-Saving Equipment
- Advanced Pediatric Research & Education
For more information about the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation please visit: www.childrenshospital.ab.ca
Donation Requests
Organizations looking for support in are encouraged to submit a request via e-mail management@riversidespa.ca. All requests will be kept on file and each November, Riverside Spa will review requests and contact organizations that we are interested in working with. For more information about our current community participation, please contact Shannon Sembo at 403.270.7500.