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At the Winnipeg Jets Game - Fathi, the recipient of DREAM SEATS award with Rob Lopez from West Broadway Youth Outreach.
January 2012 -
West Broadway Youth Outreach Dream Seats story on Shaw TV!
View on Shaw News
Reporter Daniella Ponticelli from Shaw TV has a story about the recipients of the DREAM SEATS program, Fathi from WBYO is profiled, his part comes on around 1:15 in, and then Emma is included too! Great story, thanks Daniella and crew!
January 2, 2012 -
West Broadway Youth Outreach profiled on CTV Winnipeg's Community Connections!
In this week's Community Connections, Eleanor Coopsammy takes a look at West Broadway Outreach.
Volunteers Emily Kesselman and her mom, Jane Kesselman are featured in this story! View TV Report
Check out our Our News for more media stories.
December 23, 2011
We just wanted to passive on a HUGE, MASSIVE, GIGANTIC THANK YOU to all of you who helped make our Holiday Party the biggest success ever. We thought about last night, and really, everything went flawlesslessly- the food was amazing, presents were beautifully wrapped, room looked gorgeous, Santa and Mrs. Claus pulled off their roles beautifully...
Some highlights of the night included the delighted look on each parent's face when they saw their beautiful family portraits, seeing children change into their new pajamas and wear them at the party, and the overwhelmed thank you's we got at the end of the night: "I thought you guys would just put out some snacks and maybe turn on some music but I never expected all THIS (full turkey dinner, home baking to take home, beautiful mini cheesecakes, decorations and table settings, Santa and Mrs. Claus, gifts for every child, framed professional family portraits, coats, pajamas, home made buttons....)." You all really went the extra mile to make our kids and their families to feel like they're WORTH IT, and that means so much to them, and to us.
We hope you all have very happy holidays- you've already made ours.
- Ken and Emma
December 5, 2011
"With the help of Canadian-born TV star Will Arnett, the United Way has launched a new initiative called Dream Seats, which will put pro sports tickets into the hands of Winnipeg youngsters who might otherwise never have the chance to experience a Jets, Blue Bombers or Goldeyes game live."
Read full story in the Winnipeg Free Press.
Thank you Will!
WBYO Directors Ken Opaleke and Emma Fineblit with Will Arnett - Photo Courtesy of United Way
Will Arnett donated Jets tickets to WBYO and other United Way youth-serving agencies so our kids could experience a Jets game... the happy recipient this time was Fathi who has been at every Homework Club but one since the beginning of the year and read 19 books since September!
Find out more about the
Dream Seats United Way Project and how you can help.
The Edward Carriere November 11th Fund Raiser
was a huge success- lots of fun, and raised over $21,000 for WBYO programs - thanks to all who contributed their time, energy, money, food, and other services to making the venet such a huge success.
Our good neighbor, the Edward Carriere Salon holds a yearly fund raiser and this year WBYO is the recipient!
All money from services at the salon on November 11th was donated. .
September 28, 2011
Ken accepts the Great Friend to Kids - Organization Award at The Children's Museum in Winnipeg for West Broadway Youth Outreach!
Photo courtesy of The Children's Museum (Winnipeg)
This inspiring event honours individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to enriching the lives of children. Awards like these have been presented to individuals, organizations and youth on behalf of Children’s Museums all over North America for years. Additionally, the Association of Children’s Museums annually presents their own International Great Friend to Kids Award.
From Left to Right:
* Abdikheir Ahmed - Individual Representing a Not-For-Profit Organization
* Ken Opaleke - Organization Category: West Broadway Youth Outreach
* Carly Welham - Youth Category
* Wanda Koop - Individual Category - (Artist and Founder of Art City)
-Regular school year programming is now back underway. Piano and Karate Lessons have started and swimming lessons will start in October- permission slips for all lessons are available at WBYO - Pick one up at the WBYO office or download the PDF - see above.
-Congrats to our top 10 Homework Heroes of 2011: Rofiat, Danny, Sciera, Dallas, Osani, Peter, Evadina, Samad, Brandon, and El Shaddai
- This school year our staff will be:
- Ken Opaleke, Director
- Emma Fineblit, Assistant Director
- Val Heide, Bookkeeper
- Rowan Gray, Dreams Program Coordinator
- Alex Tait, Youth Worker
- Emilie Anderson-Gregoire, Youth Worker
