Economic Futures Council
Your commitment to JA programming helps southern Alberta youth attain the knowledge and skills to excel.
The JA Southern Alberta (JASA) Economic Futures Council (EFC) is a group of individuals who firmly believe that JA enhances the lives of young people, strengthens our economy and produces solid ethical citizens.
The EFC was launched in 2012 in an effort to raise much needed annual funding to support core programming and growth initiatives for JA Southern Alberta. In the beginning, each EFC Founder was asked to make a $100,000 financial contribution (outright or pledged over 2 to 4 years) to sustainably improve the state of 3 futures: our youth, our economy and the JA Southern Alberta charitable organization itself.
To ensure the Economic Futures Council is able to raise essential annual funding, and in the spirit of expanding philanthropy to younger generations and new leaders, we developed Additional Council Gift Levels from $5,000 to $75,000 (outright investment or pledged over 2, 3 or 4 years). Funds go to support program growth to meet demand, technology enhancements and sustainability of rural programming.
EFC Members
The reason I became one of the EFC Founders is that I want as many kids to get the JA programs as possible!
— Wayne Henuset, President and Owner Willow Park Resources Ltd.
Since its inception, EFC members have pledged over $2.8 Million to support programming and technology for JASA. Because of this support, we have:
- Increased program delivery and student reach by 30%
- Expanded JASA rural programming and reach
- Developed digital enhancements for popular programs
- Developed and delivered financial literacy programs for indigenous youth on reserves
- Partnered with All in For Youth – A United Way led Initiative to offer financial literacy and work readiness training to vulnerable youth
- Partnered with the Calgary Board of Education to build customized semester long financial literacy programs for students in non-traditional career pathways such as Arts and Trades
PATRONS* – $100,000
* The EFC Patron level is available exclusively to those who have served as an EFC Founder. Only after recognizing their Founders contribution to the EFC are members eligible to join this elite group of benefactors.
Clive Beddoe
JR Shaw (In Memoriam)
Clayton Riddell (In Memoriam)
Ronald N. Mannix
Richard F. Haskayne
Mac Van Wielingen
FOUNDERS – $100,000
John (In Memoriam) and Cheryl Aldred
David A. Bissett
Richard Bonnycastle
Robert G. Brawn
Wayne Chiu
Jim Davidson
Jack and Joan Donald
N. Murray Edwards
Dr. T. Chen Fong & Alice Chan
John and Lana Geddes
Wayne Henuset
The Hunter Family Foundation
Sam Kolias
Hal Kvisle
Alvin Libin
Eda Libin, Nora Lee & Louis Libin
Ronald P. Mathison
Jeff McCaig
Susan Nelson & Gordon Case
David O’Brien
Todd Poland
Brian Sidorsky
The Stollery Family
Mike and Renea Tims
Guy Turcotte
David Werklund (as Chairman of the Werklund Foundation)
C. H. Woitas Family
MENTORS – $25,000
Sean McBurney
Gerard McInnis
Karl Smith
SUSTAINERS – $10,000
Jody Balko
Dawn de Lima
Ken Tate
Tracy Johnson
Karl Smith
Helen Wesley
SUPPORTERS – $5,000
Raj Bhogal
David Butler
Melissa From
Cheryl Hamelin
Sarah Hawitt
Scott Hillier
Anila Lee Yuen