The Fraser Valley Self Advocacy Network would like to thank the following people and groups for responding to our What We Need From You list:

• The Mainstream Association for Proactive Community Living
    http://www.mapcl.org/

• H.O.M.E.S. Society for supporting self advocates to attend the Edenvale Retreats to get our website started

• Executive Director Steve Thiessen and the Mennonite Central Committee for donating their Boardroom for the monthly meetings of the Abbotsford Self Advocacy Group

• Executive Director Robert Keys and the Mission Association for Community Living for donating paper, photocopying, and office supplies for the Mission Self Advocacy Group

• Chilliwack Society for Community Living for donating space and staff to support the Chilliwack People First Self Advocacy Group

• Executive Director Richard Ashton and the M.S.A. Society for donating refreshments to the Abbotsford Self Advocacy Group meetings and the use of their barn for the upcoming Auction Fundraiser on December 1, 2001

• Uniserve.com for donating money so that self advocates can get free Internet access for a year

• Cam Dore of CareNetBC for believing in self advocates and helping us to get SelfAdvocateNet up and running on the "Information Highway"

• Chris Haynes, the former Deputy Minister for the Ministry for Social Development and Economic Security (MSDES) for also believing that the voice of self advocates needs to be heard everywhere around the world.

• MSDES for donating a large grant to support the work of SelfAdvocateNet and getting it up and running

• Doug Walls for all his work behind the scenes on behalf of SelfAdvocatetNet

• Mike West and the WestPro Insurance Company for all of their technical support to SelfAdvocateNet and being there for us all the time

• Arlene Schouten for her support at all our meetings and being a true friend

• Lorna Koyanagi and the Fraser Valley Training Committee for Community Living for donating money to support self advocacy training events like Self Advocates’ Day, the upcoming Leadership Institute this November 6-8, 2001 at Edenvale, and general expenses for the group meetings

• Edenvale Retreat and Conference Centre for making self advocates feel like they have another home away from home when we have our Retreats and for offering job training by working on their farm

• Jeff Sohy for all his time making the buttons and brochures for our website

• Chris McKinnon for helping us design new web pages for our interactive website

• Gregg Schiller for being our advisor and friend by supporting self advocates to get their dreams and ideas up on the Internet so the world can see what we can do
   

• VanCity for donating $100 to the Mission Self Advocacy Group
   

• The Elks Club for donating their hall for the Mission Self Advocacy Group meetings

• The community for supporting our goals over this past year
   

• The Abbotsford Kiwanis Group
   

• HMV Records Store in Mission, BC
   

• Lucky Loonies store in Mission, BC