1,072 · Some examples of our care: • - preparing and delivering homemade meals, baked goods and food hampers, including catering to specific dietary needs. • - in-home support

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2,907CHILDREN

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Made by Momma is a 100% volunteer-run, grassroots non-profit organization and registered Canadian charity located in Calgary. We were founded in 2010, based on the belief that women helping women is one of the best and strongest support systems. Starting as a group of women with big ideas, and even bigger hearts, we have grown to a network of 500+ volunteers.

We provide services for mothers of young children affected by short-term or life -changing illness injury or adversity. In addition, we offer support to new mothers as they adjust to motherhood and allow them time to bond with their babies.

Some examples of our care:• - preparing and delivering

homemade meals, baked goods and food hampers, including catering to specific dietary needs.

• - in-home support and childcare assistance for overwhelmed families

• - providng new or gently used maternity wear, baby and children's essentials, books, personal care

• - providing healthy meals and snacks to families caring for NICU babies

• - helping families to celebrate birthdays, Christmas and special occasions like Mother's Day with lovingly prepared care packages.

Providing wholesome nourishment and nurturing care to mothers and young children facing situations of adversity & crisis.

1,031CARE PACKAGES (2015)

645CARE PACKAGES (2014)

1,681CARE PACKAGESDELIVERED

(2016)

735FAMILIES HELPED

(2015)

1,072FAMILIES HELPED

(2016)

430FAMILIES HELPED

(2014)

Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) and South

Health Campus (SHC) NICUs

Meals & Snacks: 1463

CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAYS

No. of Children: 1,051

Party Supplies: 25,996

Food & Beverage: 3,721

Gifts: 1,803

NEW

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

At Made by Momma our mission is to offer practical, hands-on, peer-to-peer support to mothers with young children facing situations of crisis and adversity. Why? Because sometimes moms are the ones

that need to be taken care of. Unexpected illness, injury, post-partum depression, a death in the family – these situations can be overwhelming and hard to manage alone. Our vision is for nurturers to feel nurtured through short-term assistance in times of transition and adversity.2016 was another truly inspiring year

for our organization. Our team grew stronger, our supporters believed in our

mission, and together we worked hard to help fill the many needs of families in our community. 2016 was our busiest year yet. Our

main focus, was simply keeping up with the demand for our services. And in spite of the difficult economic times we are still facing, we were able to successfully launch our NICU Family Meals program at two hospitals and seamlessly take The Happy Birthday Project on under our wing. These are two programs that I am very proud of and that I passionately put my heart into. Made by Momma’s success in 2016

could not have happened without the incredible contributions of many people. I’ve always believed that “It takes a Village” to raise a family and this is true for running our charity too. I sincerely thank our donors, supporters,

volunteers, committee chairs and our Board of Directors for their commitment this year.It’s hard to believe we are now in our

8th year of operations. We are helping more families than ever before and this is why fundraising needs to remain a top priority. From 3394 people helped in 2015 to 5,213 people in 2016 - We know that 2017 will be another year of growth and change as we work hard to raise the capital needed to increase the space at the Resource Centre so we can continue meeting the needs of families in need. Every hour of time volunteered, every

dollar donated, every opportunity that we are given - MAKES A DIFFERENCE!Thanks to every single one of you who

helped make it all possible.

Allyson Palaschuk, President

NICU FAMILY MEALSFamilies in the NICU try to direct all of their energy and love to caring for their often premature and critically ill newborn child. Unfortunately, for many new parents, this is often detrimental to their own health and

wellbeing. Enter Made by Momma volunteer

heros!

Every month, with the help of local service groups like

the Stampede City Kinettes and

the Kinette Club of Calgary, we fill our NICU

family meals' freezers on the PLC & SHC NICU Units with wholesome meals and snacks for parents and caregivers to recharge and refuel so they can get back to caring for their little one and starting their new journey as a family.

Cherishing the opportunity to provide a little magic and love to children, Made by Momma happily took over The Happy Birthday Project in 2016.

Every month, children living in local shelters or in situations where they may not be able to celebrate their birthday, are referred to us. We assemble birthday packages brimming with party supplies, gifts, cake and other supplies to make sure each child gets the celebration they deserve.

We thank all donors -- particularly Stepping Forward - Network of Friends -- who generously helped to make the HBP flourish and bring smiles and cheer to local children.

The Happy Birthday Project

We believe every child deserves to feel special and celebrated on their birthday!

208 CASH 325 GIFT-IN-KIND DONORS

2016 Revenue Sources

147 new volunteers519 amazing volunteers

Non-Resource Centre: 3,957

Resource Centre: 8,854

Total hours: 12,811

(+25% from 2015)

voLunTeers Volunteer Hours

coMMunITY PArTners & Donors

We believe every child deserves to feel special and celebrated on their birthday!

CAsIno Revenue IncL, OgDen LegIon #154 DonATIon

36%

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4%

AwArDs & grAnTs

10%FunDrAIsIng &

EvenTs 30%

CorPorATIons & FounDATIon

DonATIons 16%

InDIvIDuAL DonATIons

4%

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At Made by Momma, we know donors have many choices when it comes to their charitable giving. We are truly grateful to those that choose to place their financial support — and hope — in our charity. This report lists those who honored Made by Momma with significant gifts in 2016.

Major Donors:Foundation & Corporate Financial Donors• #GivingTuesday Donors• ATB Financial• Bearspaw School • Benevity Corporate Clients• Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP• Calgary South Rotary Partners• Canada Summer Jobs• Canadian North• Cenovus Energy• Cindy Johnson Royer Fund at

The Calgary Foundation• eWomenNetwork

Foundation, Inc.• Home Solutions Corporation/

Simple Spaces• JRG Family Fund at The

Calgary Foundation• Kinsmen Care Foundation• McDaniel & Associates

Consultants Ltd• Mosaic Capital Corporation• Nexen Energy ULC• Ogden Legion #154• Order of the Eastern Star –

Chinook Chapter #133• Pembina Pipeline Corporation• Proud Family Fund at The

Calgary Foundation• Rotary Club of Calgary

Olympic • Sherritt International

Corporation• Silpada Foundation• Social Venture Partners• Stampede City Kinsmen• Stantec Consulting Ltd• Stepping Forward – Network

of Friends • Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd• The Calgary Foundation• The Prosser Charitable

Foundation• The Tennis Academy Ltd.• Triovest Realty Advisors Inc• Vintage Fund at The Calgary

Foundation• Youth Central Society

Community Partners:• COBS Bread Bakery• Dr. For Moms Perinatal &

Pediatric Natural Health Center

• Kinette Club of Calgary• Lifetime Smiles• Loblaws City Market - Sage

Hill• Marshalls • Mount Royal University

Nursing Students• Sentinel Storage• Posh Mommy• Scarlett Edge Beauty• Stampede City Kinettes• WestJet

Fundraising Events• Calgary Battleaxe Warriors• Chapter's Dalhousie Station• Golf for Girls/Kinette Club of

Calgary• Lin Lindseth & friends• Shared Blessings/E. Ngai &

friends• TCB Trailers friends & family

Annual Golf Tournament

Individual Donors:• A. Valckx • C & L Shaw• D & M Martin• E. Gustafson • J. Harms • K. Baumgardner • L. Neumann • M. Przystal• P. Hort• R. Kennedy• T. Schmitz• T. Taylor• Tutty Family

ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen Group Cooks• Baker Hughes• C. Bailey & Friends• Calgary Catholic School

District• Collette Foundation Canada• Home Solutions Corporation• K. Biever & Friends• KPMG• SAIT Polytechnic• Stantec Consulting Ltd.

• Adopt-a-Momma sponsors • Fall Fundraiser attendees &

donors• Golf for Girls attendees &

donors• Helping our Northern

Neighbours (HONN) donors• In-kind donors & supporters• Santa’s Workshop donors

Made by Momma is grateful for the honour and memory gifts made in tribute to these individuals and organizations.• Baby Lucas Desantis• Brenda Potts• Gloria Hrynuik• Isabella Roberts• Joyce Brotherston• Lambert Family• Lorrie Keon• Lynn Lappin• Marilyn Martin• Mary Serrett• Shabih Hasan• The Teachers at The Renert

School• Trina Angel• William Bauer

“I was honoured to be at a cook last night at your facility. All I have to say is Wow! Your mission, and your heart oozes gracefully out of every area of your beautiful space. Yes it's small, but it's huge in what it does. And to cook last night for your Mum's and families was amazing.” – Group Cook Volunteer

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD HAMPER

10,147

TOYS

1,860

FOOTWEAR &OUTERWEAR

1,305

CARE

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KIDS CLOTHING

19,502

BOOKS

2,013

BABY GEAR

1,675

BABY CARE

479

DIAPERS

70,320

ADULT CLOTHING

1,875

PERSONALCARE

3,894

BABY WIPES

81,233

BAKED GOODS

2,759

MEALS PREPARED

7,539

MEALS, BAKING, COBS SERVINGS

73,249

LINEN

373

In 2016 our volunteers prepared 7,539 containers of meals, 2,759 baked treats adding up to 41,549 servings! Add in COBS fresh bread & buns and our non-perishable hamper food and that number reaches 83,396 servings just in 2016! That's 228 healthy food servings delivered to families in need every single day last year!

In addition to our meals program, we provided families in need other essential items like baby care, personal hygiene, clothing and household items. In 2016 that totaled 34,294 items, plus 70,320 baby diapers and 81,223 baby wipes… for a whopping total of 185,847 essential (non-food) items delivered to local families!

Thank you for helping us make an impact and achieve this success!

HOUSEHOLDITEMS

1,318

“This is an amazing organization. You helped me so much after I had a traumatic delivery and newborn

twins to care for!”

– Made by Momma Program Recipient

“Really appreciated having meals available in the unit. It gave me

more time to focus on my son which was priceless. I knew if I had a really busy day I could count on

having a Made by Momma meal. So thankful for this amazing charity. I will be excited to give back to this

organization as I think it is very important.”

– NICU Family Meals Recipient

“These women helped my family when I was at risk of having PPD again and put on bedrest and unable to prep for baby number two's inevitable c section. The support, food and mother’s day gifts

filled my heart and soul. I will be forever grateful!!”

– Made by Momma Program Recipient

Mothers Day Mommas: 25

# of items in gift bags: 375

Santa's Workshop

# families: 26 # adults: 39

# children: 50# of items donated: 4,364

SAIT participated in two group cooking events with Made by Momma as part of the 100 Projects Project, in celebration of our 100th birthday. The cooking events brought together SAIT employees and alumni to do something for families in need, and one volunteer was so captivated by the organization, she even joined the Board. Thank you! - Jodi C., Volunteer Coordinator, Centennial Project

# of ATCO cooks - 11

# volunteers - 160

# volunteer hours - 400

40 Resource Centre corporate group cooksFUN & FOOD

At our roots, Made by Momma is about filling tummies with healthy savoury meals and tasty treats. While we may not be masterchefs, our volunteer cooks prepare recipes with tlc like they would for their own family. Families,

friends, girls' night out, or corporate groups come to our resource centre and prepare hundreds of meals or attend one of our monthly ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen cooking experiences. All meals and baking stock our freezers and get delivered to clients in need.

Adopt-A-Momma # families adopted: 31

# adults: 47 | # children: 82 # of people helped through

sponsors: 129

Helping our Northern Neighbours

# Nunavut families supported: 4 # of care shipments: 10,

containing: 788 essential items donated

Thanks to Canadian North & The Kinette Club of Calgary for their support

Hosted 4 Share Tables

# moms : 220# of children: 212

# of donated items: 14,153

Home Support Program

# of families: 20

# of children: 53

# of home visits: 114

# of returning

families: 325

# new families: 747

Thanks for providing us the opportunity to support your efforts and the families you serve. The world is a much better place because of people like yourselves and your commitment to helping.

- Calgary Catholic School Board

40 Resource Centre corporate group cooks

It takes a village. Whether it's volunteers dropping in to provide baby snuggles and in-home support to moms needing time to relax or hosting share tables for students from Louise Dean School for Pregnant and Parenting Teens to receive gently used baby essentials, MBM is that village helping families overcome life's challenges.

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Thank you from our family to yours, from us to MBM….to all your selfless & AMAZING volunteers. I would, (we) would, be so lost right now without your help & compassion. We can never repay or thank you enough. But we promise to pay it forward. - MBM Client

2016 Highlights

#LinsLocks#KatieFisherDay

Louise Dean Share Table

Mommylicious

Calgary's Child Magazine Award of Distinction winner

The Happy Birthday Project launched

National Volunteer Week

Alberta Grassroots Tennis Championships

NICU Family Meals Program launched

Neighbour Day YYC

Calgary Marathon

Louise Dean Share Table

Shared Blessings, a Musical Fundraiser#Golf4Girls with The Kinette Club of Calgary

#Roundemupbaby Diaper Drive

#10CanRoundup

Casino Fundraiser

eWomen Network Conference

Bow Valley College Volunteer Fair

Chapters' Dalhousie FUNdraiser

Fabulous at Fifty Trade Show

Mommylicious #Giving TuesdayCA

Dueling Pianos Charity Fundraiser

#FastpitchYYC

#12Cans4MBM

Santa's Workshop

Adopt-a-Momma

Louise Dean Share TableLouise Dean Share Table

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2016 BOARD MEMBERS ALLYSON PALASCHUK President

WENDY THATCHER Vice President

VICTORIA SAVILLE Treasurer

ELLERY CHYZYK Secretary

LEANNE SHAWAssistance Coordinator

JAMIE KHORYCommunity Events

Coordinator

JOANNA LOWGrants & Fund

Development Coordinator

LORRIE KEONVolunteer Membership

Coordinator

RENU CHANDARANACommunications

Coordinator

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Community Heroes Award