The Stream of Dreams Murals Society had its AGM and a meeting of the new board today, and as the returning president of the board, I am very excited about the year ahead.
We have achieved charitable status, and while we haven't received our tax number yet, we've been told it will be retroactive to Jan. 1. This is a huge step, and it opens up a whole new world of fundraising to us to continue and expand our environmental education/community art programs.
Speaking of fundraising, I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the staff at the Kingsway and Royal Oak Safeway in Burnaby for choosing SDMS as their community fundraising organization for a second consecutive year. They raised over $10,000 for us last year!
I see 2006 as being a turning point for the society. We are preparing to leap into a new level of operations, and I think we will see many exciting developments. Requests for the society’s programs continue to pour in from across Canada.
Our educators and artists have taught over 30,000 children about their local watersheds and how they work, and how to care for them, while brightening school fences with beautiful "Dreamfish" and other wildlife.
Posted by Paul at January 21, 2006 08:29 PM