On September 14th, URSA held an Open House for our Copperfield home. We celebrated the hard work put into building this incredible 6 bedroom home, the amazing clients who now call this place home and the dedication and support from families and staff. This home would not be possible without the love … [Read more...]
URSA News
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First Calgary
On September 13th, 2017, we had a great group of volunteers from First Calgary Financial take on different projects in our Admnistration building for our Brain Injury Services Day Program. We are truly greateful for the generous support from Community Partners like First Calgary. … [Read more...]
Lowes Work Crew
Lowes Hero Makeover Day On August 18th, 2017, employees from Lowes Signal Hill volunteered with URSA for Lowes Hero Project. Lowes volunteers painted, set up new furniture and put together a beautiful patio oasis for URSA clients. We love when the Community chooses to partner with URSA. Thank … [Read more...]
Brain Art 2017
URSA’s fourth annual Brain Art Fundraiser was incredible! The clients were thrilled to show off their masterpieces. This year, we were lucky enough to have two-time Grey Cup Champion and Calgary Stampeder Legend, Jon Cornish as our guest speaker. He gave an inspirational speech about brain injuries … [Read more...]
Rehab on the Mountain 2017!
Another successful trip with the Rehab on the Mountain Group! Most of our URSA clients had gone before and were very much excited to challenge themselves with new tricks and see if they remembered what they had learned last year. Many were surprised how much they did remember and how much was just … [Read more...]
Coming this Summer…Brain Art 2017
Save the Date! Thursday, June 8th, 2017, URSA will be hosting the fourth annual Brain Art Event at Fort Calgary Historic Park. Our brain injury survivors started Brain Art in 2014. Through paint and photography, the artist can express what it's like living with a brain injury. The artists will be … [Read more...]
Super-Fly Apparel
URSA was fortunate to work with Super-Fly Apparel in February. Super-Fly Apparel is creating outerwear that is contemporary and suitable for individuals of all abilities. Super-Fly Apparel was developed to bring awareness to the everyday activities people with disabilities … [Read more...]
Brain Art Gala 2016 a Success!
URSA’s latest fundraising event, Brain Art, was a major success! Thank you to our staff, clients, and supporters for helping us with this fantastic new fundraising experience. We laughed, cried, ate a ton of delicious food, and raised money for URSA programs, including art therapy! Thank you … [Read more...]
CFEP for Inglewood!
Thank you to the office of MLA Joe Ceci for presenting URSA with a CFEP check for our Inglewood Home! … [Read more...]
“The Giving Day” with HBC and URSA
On April 2, 2015, URSA is partnering with the Hudson's Bay Company at Chinook Mall in Calgary for a special, Canada-wide shopping event called "The Giving Day". A full day of discounted shopping means that all proceeds of ticket sales (when ticket bought through URSA) go toward the wonderful … [Read more...]
