Proposed Name Change
Many members of the RoadAhead Society have expressed a desire to change the name of our organization to PLANCalgary, in order to identify our organization more strongly with the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN), with which we are affiliated. This has been expressed at our Annual General Meeting, at recent Board meetings and at Coffee Group meetings of Lifetime Families. A formal name change requires a vote at our next Annual General Meeting. In the meantime, we have secured the website addresses PLANCalgary.org and PLANCalgary.ca, which point to the same location as our original website, theRoadAhead.ca. (Note that you don't need to type the capitals or italics to get to the site – we're just using this as an easy-to-remember address. Similarly, the www is optional.)
To aid this transition, we have a new logo, which cites the new web location. We have a final logo that we will use when the name is changed at the AGM.
We Met Our Match!
As noted on our Donations page, a private family donor offered to provide matching funds up to $5000 to match donations made from January 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009. At our May 28 Annual General Meeting, we announced that all of these matching funds had been taken up already, which is very good news for RAS.
Another family then offered to provide matching funds for the next $5000 in donations. Your donation is levered by this match and by the Alberta Community Spirit Program. More information is on our Donations page.
Purpose of the RoadAhead Society
The Road Ahead Society of Calgary was established in December 2000 in response to the needs of families with disabled children and adults.
The aim is to support families in three broad areas:
1. The first is the establishment of a secure future in very practical ways, such as finances (trusts, estates and will planning etc.) and housing and home ownership.
2. To promotion and development of enduring circles of support, the facilitation of meaningful relationships – people who look out for the interests of the person in the way a family might.
3. To develop long term partnerships with foundations and companies in the Calgary area to build a sustainable future for our members.
