Community Involvement

Oilers - Reading---Give it a Shot!

Heading into the 2003-2004 hockey season we have become a corporate sponsor of the "Reading.....Give It a Shot" literacy program developed by the Edmonton Oilers and the Copper Jackets organizations.  This reading program partners the Edmonton Oilers and the corporate community with student achievement.  "Reading....Give it a Shot" helps to increase literacy by encouraging students to read and rewarding those who work hard at it.  After each student in a class has read 5 books in one month their teacher enters the class into a draw to win hockey tickets to an Edmonton Oilers game which have been donated by local businesses. During the 2002-2003 season in excess of 4000 students attended an Edmonton Oilers NHL game.

Drive Right

"Drive Right" was a community safety program that encouraged positive driving habits and attitudes.

The objective of "Drive Right" was to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries caused by motor vehicle collisions. Awareness of this program was created through information sessions at high schools, displays at trade events and participation in parades.

Peace Hills was proud to participate in this program in 1996.

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Community Smoke Alarm Program

"The Community Smoke Alarm Program" was developed in 1996. It was created to provide rooming house tenants, which include university students as well as people on a fixed income, with a smoke alarm for their protection.

The program objectives were:

• To raise awareness of the need to use, test and maintain smoke alarms.
• To increase the number of working smoke alarms in rooming houses.

This program was launched in the city of Edmonton and it was the first program of its kind.

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Mission Possible

Mission Possible is a traffic safety initiative supported by various business partners committed to improving traffic safety in Alberta. We have been a partner in Mission Possible since 1997.

	Stunt Double - Someone is Killed on Alberta Roads every 24 Hours.  This is in-theatre public service announcement is reinforcing a safety message to all drivers not to mistake art for real life.
	Snooze - What are you doing Behind the Wheel? - A public awareness program targeting driver fatigue.  This billboard won an advertising award in 2001.

 

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Mustard Seed Church

For the past two years, staff members from Peace Hills Insurance and Leonard Hirst & Miller Adjusters have joined forces to purchase and serve a complete dinner for 450 inner city families at the Mustard Seed Church in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Future Endeavours

Our future plans are to expand our involvement in the provinces that we now consider to be part of our community.

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