Our Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Each month we feature different speakers and topics.
Continue readingSpeaker Series – October 2021
Our Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Each month we feature different speakers and topics.
Continue readingLight it Up campaign
Every year, Wellspring Calgary holds its Light it Up Campaign, to help shed a light on cancer support. Here’s an update on this year’s campaign.
Continue readingFacing 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.
Continue readingSpeaker Series – September 2021
Our Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Each month we feature different speakers and topics.
Continue readingPutting 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.
Continue readingPeggy Brosens: Wellspring pedal pusher
If you want to know about Wellspring Calgary’s history, ask Peggy Brosens who has been with Wellspring since its inception, and had the privilege of working with John Stephure, one of our three amazing co-founders. Peggy is also a longtime planner and participant of Cancervive – a cycling fundraiser for Wellspring.
Continue readingCancervive 2021
Cancervive is a grassroots, Calgary non-profit organization started in 2005 by Brian McGregor. Its sole objective is to support Wellspring in Alberta through an annual fundraising cycle tour.
Continue readingStairclimb Challenge Wrap-Up
Join us for the Firefighter Stairclimb Challenge wrap-up on Facebook Live, where we will announce prize winners and hear from Calgary Fire Department Chief, Steve Dongworth, as well as Codey McIntyre, Acting President of the Firefighters Assistance Charitable Society.
Continue readingFire Chief and Police Chief go toe to toe for Stairclimb Challenge in support of cancer
On Sunday, May 2, Chief Neufeld donned the full 50 pounds of firefighter gear and went toe to toe with Chief Dongworth. After climbing 1,204 steps outside at Calgary Edgemont stairs, Chief Dongworth emerged as the winner, by 10 seconds.
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