Giving Back To The Community


Each and every day students at the Haskayne School of Business devote their time and efforts to help those around them, and the ASA is not an exception. Throughout the year, our Executive will be volunteering at a variety of events to help strengthen the Calgary Community. If you have an organization or event that requires volunteers, please do not hesitate to contact the ASA.

Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child

Another community initiative that the ASA participated in for the year 2010/2011 was sorting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child on November 20th, 2010. Operation Christmas Child is an annual program run by Samaritan's Purse collecting thousands of shoeboxes filled with toys, stationary, personal items, and other items, which are sent to children living in countries stricken by war, extreme poverty, natural disaster, or famine. The ASA volunteered at the distribution centre where they sorted and packed shoeboxes to be sent as Christmas gifts. Samaritan's Purse collects shoeboxes each November at thousands of locations  to send heartfelt gifts to children for Christmas. For more information on Operation Christmas Child, please visit their website at http://www.samaritanspurse.ca/occ/


The Salvation Army Christmas Program

The ASA participated in the Salvation Army Christmas Program for the year 2010/2011 on November 12th, 2010. The Salvation Army Christmas Program allows volunteers to choose from a selection of toys, clothes, and gifts as Christmas presents to children of low-income families in Calgary. The ASA volunteered at the Salvation Army warehouse where members personally chose gifts and toys for children of different ages  for Christmas. The Salvation Army runs this meaningful local program from October to November each year. In addition to the Christmas Program, the Salvation Army runs many other initiatives, such as Christmas Kettles, the Santa Shuffle, thrift stores, disaster services, and emergency food deposits. For more information on the Salvation Army Christmas Program, please visit their website at http://ab.salvationarmy.ca/index.htm

CIBC Run for the Cure

The first community initiative that the ASA participated in for the year 2010/2011 was the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, held on October 3rd, 2010. The CIBC Run for the Cure is Canada's largest single-day fund-raising event that is entirely volunteer-led. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation fund-raises for breast cancer research, in addition to programs that promote awareness and education for breast cancer. The CIBC Run for the Cure takes place every October in about 60 communities across Canada. This year, the run had about 10,000 supporters showing up in the Calgary location alone, and raised almost $1.5 million towards breast cancer research. For more information on the CIBC Run for the Cure, please visit their website at www.runforthecure.com

Ronald McDonald "Rock the House" Run

The first community initiative the ASA participated in took place on August 9th, 2009 and was the Ronald McDonald "Rock the House" Run. The Ronald McDonald House is an inspiring organization that strives to support families with children receiving treatment in local hospitals. The Ronald McDonald house provides out of town families with a place to stay with all the comforts of home. The "Rock the House" run is an annual fundraiser and was extremely successful this year. For more information on the Ronald McDonald house, please visit their website at www.rmhsouthernalberta.org