Stollery Women's Network
The Stollery Women’s Network (SWN) is made up of more than 300 supporters from backyards across Alberta, united in action with the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation to give all kids the best chance to live a long and healthy life.
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ShowAs a volunteer with our Network, you can:
- Advocate to help advance specialized physical and mental health care for kids
- Invest time, talent and money to help Stollery kids and families from across Alberta and Western Canada
- Inspire bold levels of giving in others as an ambassador for the Foundation and the Hospital
- Collaborate with motivated and diverse supporters and groups
- Celebrate accomplishments and have fun with philanthropy
Community impact
Since 2014, the Stollery Women’s Network has raised more than $1 million for vital Hospital initiatives through:
- Helping to fund a desperately needed new operating room at the Stollery
- Launching and helping to fund the Giving Comfort program that provides some of the comforts of home when they’re needed most — such as blankets, T-shirts, toiletry kits and books — in the Stollery Emergency, the David Schiff Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre and at the Stollery Philip C. Etches Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
This year, we’re excited to expand our efforts to raise awareness and funds for programs that bring comfort to Stollery kids and their families during their hospital stays, such as music and pet therapies, Child Life programs and Hospital play spaces.
Take an active role in the Network
Looking for a more active role in the Stollery Women’s Network? Each year, the Network actively recruits volunteers looking for an immersive experience, sharing their leadership and expertise at a committee level.
There are no current openings at this time.
Meet the committee
Kimberley Shuya
Shelley Borowski
Co-chair: Kimberley Shuya
Co-chair: Shelley Borowski
Zaahidah Ali
Katie Berghofer
Jen Coffin
Nicole Haarman
Ziyah Karmali
Elizabeth LoPresti
Gloria Lovsin
Desiree Rattray
Katie van Buuren
Amy Verhoeff
Chloe Xing Schimpf
Co-lead: Elizabeth LoPresti
Co-lead: Desiree Rattray
Danielle Carter
Katie Lee
Hayley Merchant
Nicole Rutkowski
Somarly Siek
Gurleen Dhaliwal
Monique Hnatiuk
Amber Hoppe
Lindsay Marshall
Lead: Jen Coffin
Abeir Halabi
Kimberly Hordal-Hlewka
Chenxin Jin
Erin Klassen
Nareen MacKenzie
Katie Murchison
Rakhee Patel
PJ Sangha
Harman Taggar
Rossella Trulli
Interested in joining SWN or want to become a sponsor? Contact Shelley:
Shelley Borowski
Senior Manager, Events, Volunteer Engagement & SWN 780.431.8900 shelley.borowski@stollerykids.comCommunity of supporters
Thank you to all SWN donors and sponsors who have supported our Network events and fundraisers to help the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation advance kids health care.
We thank the Thompson Family Foundation for their support as presenting sponsor of the SWN UpliftHer Event.
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Other ways to support Stollery kids
Fundraising for the Hospital is a wonderful way to make a life-changing difference for the kids and families who rely on the Stollery’s world-class care.
By donating your time and talents, you help us keep the cost of fundraising down, which means more of the funds we raise go to supporting world-class care for Stollery kids and their families.
Your generous monthly gift will help ensure the Hospital is able to plan for and support Stollery kids and their families, even during unpredictable times.