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Members in the News

• semester timing helps youth better prepare for re-inte- Lutherwood is a not-for-profit health and social service or-
gration into their community schools ganization that supports youth with mental health issues,
workers looking for employment and people at risk of being
“Innovation is critical to every business and the best way to homeless. It also operates Safe Haven Youth Shelter. Its ser-
improve services is to involve the staff members who work vices are accessed by more than 14,000 people annually in
closest to customers,” said John Colangeli, CEO of Lutherwood. Waterloo Region and Wellington County. For more information
“Our staff came up with a model that makes sense for every- visit: Lutherwood.ca
one involved. All we needed was the funding to fully and ef-
fectively implement these fundamental and very necessary Cambridge Theatre Officially
changes. The Cowan Foundation listened to our proposal, saw Renamed
our vision and invested in the future of the kids we serve.” As award-winning Drayton Entertainment launched its 2018
Season during the week of March 12, 2018 with the Broadway
“Having to wait to receive the tools and strategies to cope musical Hairspray, theatregoers will be welcomed with new
and prosper in life is just not acceptable,” said Terry Reidel, signage at the renamed Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge,
Executive Director of The Cowan Foundation. “This change in formerly Dunfield Theatre Cambridge.
programming is another example of Lutherwood’s ability to
innovate to continue to respond to the needs of the youth Last July, Artistic Director Alex Mustakas announced that the
they serve. The ability to adapt is an organizational imperative venue would be renamed in recognition of the sustained sup-
that aligns with Cowan’s goal of continuing to deliver market port of community philanthropists John & Terry Hamilton.
leading solutions for our clients.”
“Our community has been fortunate to be the beneficiary of
The $100,000 grant will help Lutherwood design a new assess- visionary donors and their generous approach to philanthro-
ment strategy for assigning classrooms, train staff in the new py,” says Mustakas. “The Chaplin Family YMCA in Cambridge,
treatment and education approach, modify classroom spaces, A.R. Kaufman Family YMCA in Kitchener, and the Conrad Centre
complete an outdoor classroom and hire a full-time supervi- for the Performing Arts are just a few of the notable naming
sor to ensure the new model is consistently implemented. examples that enhance and enrich our community and make

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