Pillar is fortunate to welcome eight talented summer staff into the fold. We're grateful to have such a dynamic group representing a variety of educational backgrounds ranging from political science to business, nonprofit management, leadership studies and more. We welcome their fresh ideas and perspectives to our team and look forward to seeing their contributions over the summer.
At our Annual Community Connector, we shared our new slate of officers for Pillar's Board of Directors. We are grateful to have such a dynamic and insightful group of individuals who will bring their unique lens, experiences and perspectives to our board.
One of Pillar's recent interns, Marissa Ouellette Quimby, Marketing and Communications Assistant, had the opportunity to attend the Local Indigenous Learning Series during her practicum with us. Marissa took the time to reflect on what the experience revealed to her and how she will carry the lessons moving forward as she continues her learning journey.
We are pleased to share our annual Impact Report for 2020. The theme of our report for this past year is Recover. Remodel. Rebuild., which encapsulates how Pillar has and will continue to respond to the pandemic and its aftereffects.
At Pillar's Annual Community Connector on April 21, 2021, our past Executive Director, Michelle Baldwin shared two beautiful gifts of thanks to our network: an original poem she wrote called Weaving our Future Together, and a piece of art she commissioned from local fibre artist Kristy Cairns of Joy Fibre Art cal
Pillar is excited to announce that Luis Patricio as the newest addition to our team joining us as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Cities Project Co-Lead for London.
To celebrate the incredible impact that our outgoing Executive Director Michelle Baldwin has had on our organization and on all of the people she has touched, we asked you to share the important lessons you've learned from working with Michelle over the past 14 years. Thank you all for sharing your pages of memories; they have all been shared with Michelle.
Michelle Baldwin, a visionary leader, purpose-driven community connector, mentor and change-maker, has stood at the helm of Pillar Nonprofit Network for over 14 years and even before that was engaged as a founding volunteer. During that time, Michelle ignited countless projects and community collaborations that have had a positive social impact in our community and region.
Pillar is testing a new way to crowdsource the various ideas and projects in our community specific to the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative (CHCI) funding opportunity to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19. This round is due March 9th, 2021, and there is another round in June 2021.
