Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation

60^th Anniversary

On May 28, 2017 the Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation held their 60^th Anniversary celebration! The Board of Directors along with the 60^th Anniversary Planning Committee began planning this event several years in advance to ensure the impact was significant.

It was decided that to best involve the family, the blood lineage children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Founder J.P. Leier would have the opportunity to distribute funding to their preferred registered charity within Canada. A total of $178,105 was disbursed!

The celebration began with a social and lunch held at the Top of the Inn at the Sheraton Cavalier. Power Point presentations were running throughout the afternoon showing the history of the Foundation along with the many projects that have been funded throughout the years. Families were later introduced and provided time to outline the charities they chose to give money to.

The celebration turned out wonderfully and was not only an excellent chance to connect with family, but also a great opportunity to highlight so many impactful charities.

Below is a listing of the charities who were chosen to receive funding along with a few of the notes we received afterwards.

Donation Amount	Charity
$3,000	Atira Women's Resource Society
$2,000	Bethany Assisted Living
$6,000	Blackstrap Youth Camp
$4,000	Canadian Cancer Society
$12,000	Canadian Mental Health Association Saskatchewan Division
$3,000	Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
$3,000	Care & Share Saskatoon Inc.
$3,000	Child Find Saskatchewan Inc.
$1,000	Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan (Capital Campaign)
$3,000	Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan
$600	Chrohn's & Colitis Canada
$1,000	Cold Lake Food Bank Society
$1,000	Creative Kids Saskatchewan
$8,000	CUPS
$6,000	Elizabeth Bagshaw Women's Clinic
$1,000	Empty Arms Perinatal Loss Support Services Inc.
$5,000	Flying Dust Youth & Disabled Wish Foundation
$3,000	Gordon Neighbourhood House
$2,000	Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Foundation
$1,500	Haying in the 30's Cancer Support Society
$1,000	Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
$3,000	Holy Spirit Parish
$6,000	Hope Restored Canada
$1,000	Jack Millikin Centre
$1,000	Kelowna Women's Shelter
$8,000	Kidsport Saskatoon
$3,000	Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitations
$500	Make-A-Wish Saskatchewan
$2,105	Medical Mission Sisters
$1,000	Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
$1,000	Muscular Dystrophy Canada (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)
$1,000	New Hope Dog Rescue
$1,000	OUTSaskatoon
$2,000	Parkview Place
$2,500	Prince Albert Community Meals Inc.
$6,000	Qu'Appelle House of Prayer
$1,000	Remai Modern Art Gallery (Capital Campaign)
$6,000	RM of Loon Lake
$1,000	Royal University Hospital Foundation
$1,000	Saskatoon Crisis Nursery
$3,000	Saskatoon Food Bank
$1,000	Saskatoon Friendship Inn
$2,000	Saskatoon Interval House
$4,000	Saskatoon Interval House - Adelle House
$1,000	Saskatoon Pregnancy Options Centre
$1,000	Saskatoon Services for Seniors Inc.
$4,000	Saskatoon SPCA
$1,000	SCAT Street Cat Rescue
$3,000	Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival Inc.
$1,000	Shilo Military Family Resource Centre
$4,000	STARS
$5,400	STARS Fund a Flight
$1,000	The Children's Wish Foundation - Saskatchewan Chapter
$1,500	The Global Gathering Place
$1,000	The Lighthouse
$6,000	The Saskatoon Breast Health Centre c/o Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation
$3,000	Unity and District Food Bank Inc.
$5,000	Unity Community Resource Centre
$1,000	Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority (Capital Campaign)
$6,000	Waskesiu Foundation
$2,000	Wilkie Health Centre - Activity Department
$3,000	YWCA

"Thank you for your generous gift to STARS. The Foundation's gift towards our mission and Fund-A-Flight program will have meaningful impact on our air medical crews' ability to serve patients across Western Canada in the year ahead. We sincerely thank the family members who graciously picked STARS as their charity of choice in honor of the Foundations 60th anniversary, we are so appreciative."

- STARS

"We were overwhelmed to receive your donation last week! This donation is a huge blessing. Thank you for building into our organization and furthering our vision of creating a world where humanity is renewed and restored in healthy relationships. Your donation will go towards our efforts to get programs up and running for both Holistic Restoration, Outreach, Partnership, and Education."

- Hope Restored Canada

"Thank you for including our charity in your Foundation's 60th Anniversary celebrations. This support is deeply appreciated. The Leier Family continues to be a shining example of compassionate community builders. Thank you for giving the gift of creativity to a Saskatchewan child."

- Creative Kids

"Congratulations to Our Lady of the Prairies Foundation for celebrating your 60th Anniversary! Thank you again for choosing Global Gathering Place to commemorate the occasion. Your donation went towards extending our Learn to Camp program in Prince Albert National Park to include canoeing and kayaking instruction and equipment. This was a new Canadian activity for all 50 participants, and made for an unforgettable experience. Thank you for bringing this program to life!"

- Global Gathering Place

"Heartfelt thanks for the very generous donation to the House of Prayer. It is deeply appreciated. From the beginning of this small centre of spirituality in 1995, the Foundation has been a strong and essential supporter. It is no exaggeration to state the house would never have existed except for the generous support from the Foundation and family. With much gratitude and every blessing for the good works of the Foundation."

- Qu'Appelle House of Prayer