international dinner

Jeff Goldie

Introducing Rachel Levee, our Keynote Speaker for the International dinner

Pathways to Partnership: Centering our work in community and communication
Rachel (she/her) is the current Interim Executive Director of the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation.  Prior to holding this role, she was the Director – Spur Change Program, while her colleague Andréanne Martel was on parental leave.
Before joining the ACGC team, she was the acting Executive Director, and former Vice-president of the Board, for the Pacific Peoples’ Partnership, a Canadian NGO dedicated to supporting the work of Pacific Islanders through community-led initiatives. She is also active within her local community as a volunteer with her child’s school and as a member of the Canadian International Council (CIC), including previously acting as Community Advisor, and former co-chair, to the South Vancouver Island (SOVI) chapter of the British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC). For five years away from paid work, she had the privilege of spending the majority of her moments with her young child, and prior to this time, she was the National Coordinator for the ICN (Inter-Council Network).She has worked and volunteered in various capacities with partners both locally and internationally, including AMREF Health Africa, Shanti Uganda, and Class Afloat, largely focused on community building, knowledge sharing, and good practices in non-profit governance. She loves cycling but has trouble changing tire tubes, and she is currently working her way through reading the books she bought last year, because she tends to be overly ambitious about her reading time. She is currently enjoying the shifting of the seasons to autumn, as she joins the ACGC team from and lives with gratitude on the lands the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples (also known as Victoria, British Columbia.
Jeff Goldie

Join us for our Annual International Dinner

Sombrilla invites you to come join us for our annual International Dinner.  This year’s event will take place at the Polish Hall on Saturday, October 14th.  Doors open at 5 PM and there will be Live entertainment.  Single Tickets are $55, or you can purchase a table for you and your friends – $400 for a table seating 8, $500 for a table seating 10.

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Update on Sombrilla’s International Dinner 2020

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your continued support of Sombrilla. In keeping in line with Alberta Health Authority we are postponing the Sombrilla Dinner and Fundraiser. We care about everybody’s health and well-being and postponing the event is the responsible thing to do.

We look forward to celebrating with you at the Sombrilla Dinner and Fundraiser some time in the future. In the meantime, stay healthy!

Sincerely,

Peter Schalk

President,

Sombrilla International Development Society