YESS Champion

*this donor requested to remain anonymous Tell us a bit about yourself! Our family are born Edmontonians, derived from homesteader stock. I was gifted with the ability and means to achieve a…

Global sat down with Margo Long, President & CEO of YESS, and Janet Harroun, Golf Tournament Director for Lexus South Pointe, to talk about the upcoming Lexus Golf Tournament in support of YESS!…

We are thrilled to announce that Michelle has won the Alberta Blue Cross Volunteer Community Wellbeing Grant Program! The Community Wellbeing grant program celebrates our province’s exceptional…

YESS is honoured to recognize The Vans Community Fund and the local Vans store in West Edmonton Mall for their continuous leadership and dedication to support youth experiencing homelessness in…

Suzanne and Donald Colter gifted the very best of themselves to their family, intentionally passing on a legacy rich and consistent with their beliefs and values: the importance of being kind and compassionate, helping others without expectation, facing challenges with courage and sacrifice, being truly present, and finding joy in simplicity and optimism. With unwavering love, Sue and Don had a profound impact on their children, grandchildren, and all those whose lives they touched.

Sandra Munn lived a life filled with the joy and passion of music, a life shaped by courage, vision, discipline, generosity, expectation, and standards. A warm personality, she was funny, outgoing, and vivacious. Deeply committed to a journey of continuous learning and growth, Sandra was never shy about encouraging a personal excellence; of daring to create that spark of change within one’s own sphere of daily life and influence. Most importantly, to be wholly inspired to recognize how one act of kindness has the power to lift someone up the whole of their life.

As a longtime donor to YESS, it wasn’t difficult when staff asked me if I could write something about what inspires me to donate: why, since 1998 I have supported their programs and services for youth through donations and volunteering; and why, since 2015, I have been a monthly donor; and why, when I recently updated my will, I included a bequest to YESS?

Royal Purple Edmonton has been supporting Youth Empowerment and Support Services for over a decade. They are a fun-loving, dynamic, dedicated group of volunteers helping our communities.