February 13, 2025

As you may know, our organization is turning 60 this year, and now in mid-February, you might be wondering how we plan to celebrate this milestone. Our organizational theme, “Celebrate Every Journey,” will be our rallying cry as we tell stories and find moments of celebration to honour the people we support, our journey toward belonging, and our story of 60 years!

Here are some ways we will celebrate and some things you can expect from the Marketing Communications team to help your teams celebrate:

  1. Collecting Stories: We want to hear your stories and see your pictures of celebrations, birthdays, and important milestones aligning with our theme “Celebrate Every Journey.” If you are interested in submitting a story, please fill out this form (note: this form will only work for Karis employees): https://forms.office.com/r/W9b7q1eFJc.
  2. Marketing Materials: Launching on March 31, you can expect a 60-year email signature, a PowerPoint template with slides about our organization’s history, digital backgrounds for Zoom and Teams, and key messages and speaker’s notes detailing our 60-years and organizational theme.
  3. Landing Page: Also launching on March 31, we will send a Dear Everybody letter inviting the Karis network to join our celebration by checking out a dedicated landing page on our website with an introduction video, our 60-year timeline, and a Survey Monkey link for families and people supported to submit their stories and photos.
  4. In-Person Celebrations: Look for celebrations at the Belongathon, Elim Lodge Summer Family Camp, the Annual General Meeting, and the Annual Community Meetings.

Stay tuned to On The Horizon for more updates about our 60-year celebrations. For any questions, please reach out to vgravesande@karis.org.