Because of You - Donor Report 2011

SAIT Polytechnic is rapidly becoming Canada’s premier polytechnic. 

Thanks to our supporters SAIT is able to give students the best skills-based trades, technical and business education possible. SAIT donors ensure students learn on the best equipment, have the best instructors and have access to $3.6 million in scholarships that help remove financial barriers.

SAIT students graduate with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce. They join 180,000 alumni around the world who become leaders in their industries.

Please watch this brief video and read the following stories that illustrate the impact our donors are having on our students’ success.

	Promising Futures™ And You, Making History SAIT Polytechnic is undergoing a major transformation that is redefining the campus – construction of the new Trades and Technology Complex – and we have you to thank. Read more...
	A Fitting Memorial Signalman Alan “Ack Eddy” Edward Johnston served his country during World War II with the skills he learned at PITA (Provincial Institute of Technology and Art). Now his family’s contribution... Read more...
	Career Success and a Sense of Community Vanessa Plain Eagle has always put other peoples’ needs before hers. Her parents passed away when she was young so Plain Eagle's grandmother raised Vanessa and her two younger siblings as a single parent. Read more...
	Memories of “Malibu’s Friend" “Malibu’s Friend” may sound like an odd name for a scholarship but it’s the perfect name for an award to honour the memory of Tammy Wegmann. Read more...
	The Heart Of Jackson’s Garden A group of children sits at a picnic table beside a garden on a sunny afternoon. They're laughing and dipping freshly-picked rhubarb in a plate of sugar. Read more...
	Students Plan A Trade School In Guatemala It started as a “what if” conversation between two SAIT Polytechnic Architectural Technologies students. Today, it is their passion – to build a trade school for an impoverished community in Guatemala. Read more...
	The Nickie Do Scholarship Instructors usually reward their outstanding students with good marks and a pat on the back for a job well done. Nickie Do, a recent SAIT grad, got a little more than that. Read more...
	Energized for a fresh start After ten years as a high school math teacher, Elizabeth Steinburg decided that it was time for a change. She quit her job and moved to Calgary with her husband and two daughters. Read more...
	Framing A Future For SAIT Students Harvey Williams is a Renaissance-man and jack-of-all-trades. He has lived in many places and worked at many occupations. His travels brought him to Calgary in the early 90s in search of opportunity. Read more...
	Calgary Philanthropists Believe in SAIT Polytechnic The Haskaynes’ support of trades education goes back to their roots. Dick and Lois Haskayne grew up in small communities in southern Alberta. Read more...
	Your Support Paves the Way for Success If he didn't use a wheelchair, you might mistake Joel Dejardine for just another student in SAIT’s Civil Engineering Technology program. Read more...