Celebrating 6 Years of
May 6 & 7, 2010
St. Albert Inn
St. Albert, Alberta
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	We would like to gratefully acknowledge the Silver Sponsorship of Helping Canadian Kids Thrive! 2010 by The Lions of Alberta Foundation and The St. Albert Rotary Club.
Media Coverage
The following articles have appeared in local newspapers about the Conference - St. Albert Gazette, December 12,2009 St. Albert Gazette, March 27, 2010
Pre-Conference Sessions
	Three pre-conference sessions were offered in conjunction with the Helping Canadian Kids Thrive! 2010 Conference - Introduction to Asset Building How Asset-Based Policing is Making a Difference Reunion for Participants in the Positive Youth Development Training-of-Trainers Workshops	Information about Pre-Conference Sessions
Keynote Presentations
	Participants heard from 'Real People' who are doing great things in communities just like yours.  They shared what inspired them to take action and learned from their achievements, life lessons and wisdom. Presentations were made by - The Sum of Success for Youth - Presentation Team from The City of St. Albert The Story of Positive Tickets - Chief Ward Clapham, Transit Police – Metro Vancouver, and Former Superintendent RCMP Richmond The Power of YOUR Story - Conference Delegates The OTESHA Project - Jennifer Valberg	Click here to view the keynote descriptions.
	Learning Sessions
	Sessions are geared to the following audiences - Youth - geared to youth participation and youth engagement Asset Building - focusing on Asset Building as a key component to the project or concept presented. Community Stories & Tools – sharing stories, lessons learned from communities across the country, tools and processes that can aid communities in their positive youth development efforts. Education - geared toward participants who are involved in education and schools. Families - focusing on tools, topics and support for families, and family-serving agencies. Health & Recreation - geared to healthy living and recreation. Policing - includes material about Asset Building and community development from a police perspective. Research – focusing on research and methods for evaluation related to Asset Building and positive youth development.	Click here to view a list of Learning Sesions that were offered.
	Conference Sponsorship
	In addition to our Silver Sponsors listed at the top of our Conference Home Page we would like to gratefully acknowledge our Conference and Silent Auction Sponsors- Bill Webber, PID, Chair of Quest Life Skills Board of Directors Charles Jones Industrial Supply City of St. Albert, Mayor's Office City of St. Albert, The Sum of Success  Connelly-McKinley Funeral Home Corner 24 Media (Bobby Jones) Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Lynx Leisure Inc. (Chris Becker) St. Albert Centre Search Institute Servus Place - Servus Credit Union Warren Dosko, Host Team