What's New in FCSS?

2010 FCSSAA Power of Prevention Conference

The 2010 FCSSAA Power of Prevention Conference will begin on Wednesday noon, November 24, with the registration desk open in the morning and through the afternoon.  The conference will end on Friday, November 26, before noon.

Details about speakers, sessions and registration information will be available in September.

LOCATION
The conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel Edmonton South
4440 Gateway Blvd Edmonton, AB T6H 5C2

GUEST ROOM RESERVATIONS
Guest rooms may be reserved by calling toll free at 1-800-395-7046
or directly to the Radisson in Edmonton at 780-437-6010

Standard rooms have been reserved at $119.00 per night, with free internet access and free heated underground parking.  For more information about the Radisson, please visit their website at http://www.radisson.com/hotels/abedmsou

ROOM BOOKING CODE
The booking code to reserve guest rooms is 1011FAMI01 (that’s one-zero-one-one-fami-zero-one)
The conference group name is Family and Community Support Services Association of Alberta, not the FCSS or FCSSAA acronyms.
If you have any trouble booking your guest rooms, please call Sue Thomson at the Radisson Edmonton South, at 780-431-5820

Look forward to seeing everyone again in November 2010!

Community Spirit Program

On April 30, 2008, Premier Stelmach and Minister Blackett launched the new Community Spirit Program to benefit the non-profit/voluntary sector.  This program has two components – the enhanced charitable tax credit and the new donation grant program.

The non-profit/voluntary sector has expressed considerable interest in this program and applications are coming in every day.  However, based on feedback, Minister Blackett has extended the application deadline date for the donation grant program from October 1 to December 31.  The new application deadline date will also apply to future years.

Organizations can visit the program’s website for additional information by linking to www.communityspiritprogram.ca.