Five new members join The Princess Shop’s Board of Directors
The Princess Shop is pleased to introduce and welcome five new board members!
Paul Magnuson – By day Paul is directing the business development department at Tap Communications, where he has the privilege of working with some of Saskatchewan’s largest corporations and charitable organizations. By night he is a passionate DJ and VJ, playing in clubs across the prairies and in some of Canada’s largest music festivals.
Bernie Ness – Bernie is the Director of Business Development at the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority where she is busy attracting and retaining business throughout the Saskatoon region. She is also in the final stages of completing her MBA from Cape Breton University.
Maria Rideout – Maria is a school counselor for the Lloydminster Catholic School Division. She is passionate about inspiring positive change in schools and community and is a founding member of Beyond Borders Circle of Change.
Wanda Underhill – Wanda owns the fabulous Rouge Gallery downtown Saskatoon and brings a wealth of experience with other nonprofit organizations and fundraising initiatives.
Leah Bitternose – Leah is a private practice lawyer with her own firm working primarily with First Nation clients. She is also currently completing a Masters in Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.
We are so excited to have them join our Board of Directors.
Welcome Paul, Bernie, Maria, Wanda and Leah!
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Welcome to the team Micaela!
The Princess Shop is very pleased to welcome another dedicated and passionate woman to our team of volunteer staff.
Micaela Thompson is from Yorkton, SK and moved to Saskatoon in 2008 to attend university. She is a fourth year Management student, with an interest in marketing, at the Edwards School of Business at the U of S. Micaela brings a lot of other volunteer experience to our team at The Princess Shop, as she is currently the executive secretary of the U of S Kinsmen Club and has been a member of the club for the past three years.
Micaela says, “It was during my time volunteering at The Princess Shop with the Kinsmen club that I developed a great admiration for what The Princess Shop stands for. I understand how important and exciting the accomplishment of graduation is for young women. I am thrilled to join the team and help spread feelings of joy and beauty to girls on their graduation day.”
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Princess Graduates create vision boards in the Fairy Godmother Program
The Fairy Godmother Program’s November monthly activity took place in the art room of Confederation Park Elementary School. The purpose of this meeting was to ensure that everyone left with a visual reminder of their hopes and aspirations. The idea behind vision boards is that if we are reminded visually of what we want to achieve, we are more likely to change our lives to match those desires. To make our vision boards, The Princess Shop received donations of old magazines from the Saskatoon community. Everyone in attendance left the event with a completed vision board and those that wanted to share their ideas were invited to show the rest of the group.
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The Fairy Godmother Program provides Princess Graduates with the opportunity to build a relationship with a role model. These role models, known as Fairy Godmothers, are female volunteers from the community who wish to make a difference in the lives of young women. Once per month, all twelve matches meet for an activity – to socialize, learn, and try new things.
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