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Steele seems not to have had much trouble adjusting to life in Lotusland, like so many Edmontonians in the brain drain before her. The main reason for the easy transition, Steele says, is that few people who live in Vancouver are actually from Vancouver.
In a new city on a new network, Steele has been thrust into one of the most difficult and expensive branches of journalism there is — advocacy journalism. You have to find a good subject, a case of outrageous injustice, verify the complaint, drive all the way the hell to Surrey or some place to do the interview, then chase down the corporate malefactor to get their side of the story, do more interviews, edit the footage, check the facts and so on and so forth until the piece is complete.
A typical segment can take three days to put together, she says, or much longer — and even then it can all be for nothing. Dick move. In the early s, she began organizing horse shows for Westerner Park, a role she enjoyed for the next two decades.
In , Joan and Jack donated a substantial gift to assist in building a new Westerner administration building.
Joan was instrumental in starting the Festival of Trees in Red Deer in Under her guidance, the festival grew from a relatively small fundraiser to become the premiere community charitable event in the city, raising funds for the Red Deer Regional Hospital Foundation. Each year, she and the volunteers focused on growing the festival by adding new events and activities. Joan has served on the Board of Governors and as honorary chair of the highly successful capital campaigns.
Joan and Jack have also been major personal donors to Red Deer Polytechnic for many years, as have their companies. This honoured more than their philanthropy and support of lifelong learning. They also contributed a significant gift for the new Library Information Common. While many people may write a cheque for a good cause, Joan realizes that fewer will become campaign leaders.
She has an enduring track record of starting organizations on the right foot with strong principles, plans and practices, then staying on to cultivate future leaders. She has mentored many community members, guiding fellow volunteers on how to best put together a fundraising team, how to lay out their goals and plans very clearly, and share what is expected of their team members to reach those goals.
Joan also invested in young people to cultivate future leaders for Alberta and Canada, developing a unique program with the Red Deer School Board.
At Lindsay Thurber High School, she supported the Minerva Club for girls in Grade 9, where they examined careers in math, sciences and non-traditional areas. She and Jack have received the G. In , Joan was made a Member of the Order of Canada for her lifetime of distinguished community service. Joan continues to actively volunteer and will continue to, as long as she sees a need.
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Continue Reading. By Government of Alberta. Eight exceptional Albertans will be inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in The Alberta Order of Excellence members being invested in are: Joan Donald of Red Deer has enriched the social and economic health of her community by bringing governance and leadership to boardrooms of organizations that range from business, health and education to social justice, sport and culture.
His vision to create and lead internationally respected multidisciplinary teams has revolutionized biomedical research. Murray McCann of Calgary is an entrepreneur and community leader who reinvests his success into organizations that combat hunger, homelessness, fear and violence.
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