Highlights of the 2025 Annual General Meeting
September 21, 2026- Dow Centennial Centre
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, September 21, 2026 – Twice But Nice (TBN) held their 40th Annual Meeting on September 21, at the DCC sharing its 2025 financial results and achievements, outlining goals for 2026, recognizing three retiring Directors, and hearing from several of its community grant recipients.
President, Judy Rehill stated, “I am ecstatic to share that during 2025 we granted $92,751. This number includes an additional $50,000 allotted to six organizations for capital projects as part of our 40th anniversary celebration. Our regular granting program was awarded to 14 organization for 17 projects. What better way to celebrate our milestone in this community.”
In addition to its grant funding, TBN kept about 52 tonnes out the landfill through their downlining program (excludes inventory sold in the store). The organization also recorded 2,559 volunteer hours, representing an estimated value of $38,385 in wages.
Donation volumes of clothing and household items remained consistent with 2024. TBN also completed several capital projects throughout the year, including the installation of a washer and dryer, improved exterior lighting, new ergonomic desks, new basement shelving, and the installation of security cameras.
Looking ahead to 2026, Rehill shared that the Board’s priorities will include implementation of its five-year Strategic Plan, rollout of the Safe Work Recognition Program, review of the Employee Handbook, and preparation of an Onboarding Handbook for new Board members.
Three retiring Board members – Joan Prochnau, Sheryl Exley and Noelia Garon – were recognized for their years of service to Twice But Nice.
The organization’s financial statements, prepared by Jay Hur Professional Corporation, indicated that the society remains in excellent financial health, particularly considering the number of capital projects completed over the past several years.
Treasurer Gail Zabolotny reported strong sales growth for the year, stating, “The store had a good year, with sales up almost 10% over the previous year. I also want to point out that our sales in 2025 were 75% higher than sales in 2021.”
Assistant Store Manager Kaitlin Chambers presented the Store Report, highlighting the achievement of several of the store’s 2025 goals, including improvements to internal operations and workplace safety.
“We took major strides in strengthening our internal operations and ensuring safety remained at the forefront, with the completion of several safety-related capital projects. We also continued to make big waves through social media on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.”
Kaitlin highlighted the TBN’s 40th anniversary celebrations stating, “Throughout the year, within the store we celebrated our 40th anniversary of operations with multiple contests designed to engage our customer base. We experimented with several new initiatives related to our window displays, which received positive feedback from our customers and provided an opportunity for our employees and volunteers to be both creative and innovative.”
We take great pride in our humble roots and the success our non profit store has had – especially the over one million dollars we have been able to give back to the community. We are successful because of the wonderful staff and volunteers that work for Twice But Nice. And of course, none of this is possible without the community’s continued generous donations and patronage of the store. Personally, I am over the moon to serve this organization,” concluded Judy.
President, Judy Rehill stated, “I am ecstatic to share that during 2025 we granted $92,751. This number includes an additional $50,000 allotted to six organizations for capital projects as part of our 40th anniversary celebration. Our regular granting program was awarded to 14 organization for 17 projects. What better way to celebrate our milestone in this community.”
In addition to its grant funding, TBN kept about 52 tonnes out the landfill through their downlining program (excludes inventory sold in the store). The organization also recorded 2,559 volunteer hours, representing an estimated value of $38,385 in wages.
Donation volumes of clothing and household items remained consistent with 2024. TBN also completed several capital projects throughout the year, including the installation of a washer and dryer, improved exterior lighting, new ergonomic desks, new basement shelving, and the installation of security cameras.
Looking ahead to 2026, Rehill shared that the Board’s priorities will include implementation of its five-year Strategic Plan, rollout of the Safe Work Recognition Program, review of the Employee Handbook, and preparation of an Onboarding Handbook for new Board members.
Three retiring Board members – Joan Prochnau, Sheryl Exley and Noelia Garon – were recognized for their years of service to Twice But Nice.
The organization’s financial statements, prepared by Jay Hur Professional Corporation, indicated that the society remains in excellent financial health, particularly considering the number of capital projects completed over the past several years.
Treasurer Gail Zabolotny reported strong sales growth for the year, stating, “The store had a good year, with sales up almost 10% over the previous year. I also want to point out that our sales in 2025 were 75% higher than sales in 2021.”
Assistant Store Manager Kaitlin Chambers presented the Store Report, highlighting the achievement of several of the store’s 2025 goals, including improvements to internal operations and workplace safety.
“We took major strides in strengthening our internal operations and ensuring safety remained at the forefront, with the completion of several safety-related capital projects. We also continued to make big waves through social media on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.”
Kaitlin highlighted the TBN’s 40th anniversary celebrations stating, “Throughout the year, within the store we celebrated our 40th anniversary of operations with multiple contests designed to engage our customer base. We experimented with several new initiatives related to our window displays, which received positive feedback from our customers and provided an opportunity for our employees and volunteers to be both creative and innovative.”
We take great pride in our humble roots and the success our non profit store has had – especially the over one million dollars we have been able to give back to the community. We are successful because of the wonderful staff and volunteers that work for Twice But Nice. And of course, none of this is possible without the community’s continued generous donations and patronage of the store. Personally, I am over the moon to serve this organization,” concluded Judy.
