Category: Donor Stories

Becky Trussell: impassioned Wellspring member, program leader & donor

Becky Trussell was a respected Calgary physician specializing in pediatric endocrinology for 25 years. She was also a wife, busy mother of two, avid researcher, budding photographer, and an extraordinary role model to many in the medical world. Then one day, cancer rocked her world.

Heartfelt donation

Velma Beebe found solace and joy at Wellspring Calgary. When Velma lost her life to cancer, her sister Dorothy transformed Velma’s love of artistic pursuits into a donation, so others facing cancer could benefit from Wellspring’s supports.

CNOOC provides funding for Wellspring Calgary’s diversity and inclusion work

Wellspring’s Diversity and Inclusion imperative gets a funding boost from CNOOC International, thanks to common goals to build thriving communities.

Facing their own divide

When Wellspring Calgary volunteer Heather Charbonneau and her partner Ken Cook decided to turn their 2021 ‘Conquer the Divide’ bikepacking adventure into a fundraiser for Wellspring Calgary, they had no idea their plans would be radically altered, or that they would be challenged like never before.

Putting for a personal cause

Stephanie Kirby put Wellspring Calgary forward as a charity of choice for the 2021 MortgageLine golf tournament. Why? Because she knows all too well, how important it is to have support when faced with cancer.

Ian Loughran: ticket to ride

Ian Loughran is pumped to be alive and well at (almost) 50, after facing terminal cancer at 35. He’s also pumping up his bike tires and doing the Cancervive ride in August in support of Wellspring Calgary and those living with cancer. Read Ian’s remarkable story of survival and revival.

Juliana Sydoruk

A few days prior to her big day, she confided in me that what she was experiencing emotionally was akin to someone who is about to have an amputation. That comment stunned me. I had never thought of it that way, but it was a brutally raw and real description.