33rd Annual Report - Pathways Clubhouse€¦ · Annual Report 2016-2017 Page 9 Volunteer Program...

Annual Report 2016-2017

Pathways Clubhouse Society of Richmond

33rd Annual Report

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WHO WE ARE

Pathways Clubhouse We are a non-profit organization creating an

inclusive community through meaningful work and relationships, education, quality housing, and a

sense of belonging. We collaborate with people and organizations in the broader community to educate and eliminate the stigma around mental illness

while championing mental wellness.

CONTACT

Pathways Clubhouse 7351 Elmbridge Way, Richmond, BC V6X 1B8

Phone: 604-276-8834 Fax: 604-276-0342

Email: info.pathwaysclubhouse.com

www.pathwaysclubhouse.com

Thank you to our funders


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Table of Contents

Executive Report 4

Highlights of Our Year Employment 6

Supported Education 7

Volunteer 9

Wellness 10

Clerical, Orientation, Social, Thrift Store 11

Chinese Support 13

Supported Housing 14

Public Education 15

Food Services 17

Special Projects 18

Board of Directors and Staff 21

Thank You to Our Supporters 22

Building Pathways For Hope 26

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EXECUTIVE REPORT

There is much to celebrate at Pathways Clubhouse this past

year.

We are very excited with the

construction progress of our new

Clubhouse and will be moving in

this coming summer. We are

sincerely appreciative to the many

individuals, businesses and

organizations who have donated funds and services to make

this a reality.

Each year we host 2 major

fundraising events – Building

Pathways For Hope and Taking

Care of Business Breakfast.

Once again, both of these events

were a huge success with the amount of funds raised and the

community becoming more aware of the services we offer.

In November, Charity Intelligence released its 2016 Canadian

Charity Impact Fund (CCIF) report. The CCIF report provides

donors with confidence that their generosity will help

Canadians improve their lives. It has created a portfolio of 10

proven, high-impact social service charities. Pathways

Clubhouse was selected as one of the

top 10 Canadian Charities, the only

mental health organization and the only

organization in British Columbia that

made the grade.


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We continue to be actively involved in

Clubhouse International. Members and

staff attended the Canadian Clubhouse

Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and

also attended and presented at the Asian

Clubhouse Seminar in Changsha, China.

In April, we were very excited

about the announcement of a new

housing project which will allow

Pathways Clubhouse to provide

over 80 new affordable homes. The

BC Government will be providing

$12 million and the City of Richmond is donating $5.8 million

in land value and $2.2 million in cash. The start up of the

project is planned for this fall.

The Board of Directors continues to work diligently in ensuring

Pathways Clubhouse provides a quality service to the

Richmond Community. Our success is also due to the

dedicated group of individuals, members, staff and volunteers,

who provide support to our community with those living with

mental health challenges.

A special thanks to our major funders who provide us with

resources to offer our services: the Ministry of Health through

the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Richmond Health

Services Delivery Area, BC Housing Management

Commission, the SMART program, the City of Richmond, the

Betty Averbach Foundation.

Jessica Berglund Dave MacDonald

President Executive Director

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Employment Programs Employment Programs Employment Programs Employment Programs Pathways Clubhouse asserts that every person with a desire to work has the right to gain paid employment. We manage Transitional, Supported, and Independent Employment programs which offer varying amounts of support to members and employers.

This was a very prosperous year for the Transitional Employment Program. We partnered with McDonald’s in Ironwood who provided us with 2 lobby cleaning positions, and the City of Richmond who offered us 4 positions (Dishwasher/Food Prep at Minoru Senior Centre, Art Assistant at Richmond Art Centre, Office Worker at City Hall, and an Ambassador at City Centre Community Centre). In total, we had 50 members participate in the program at some point during the year. Currently, we have 19 placements with 11 businesses. In total, members worked 7,460 hours and earned $83,418.72.

In Supported Employment, we had 17 members working at 9 different businesses. In total, members worked 6,600 hours and earned $73,843.74.

In Independent Employment, there were 37 members who worked 42 jobs.

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR YEAR


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A special appreciation to the following companies who have provided us with Transitional and Supported Employment positions.

Blundell Seafoods C-Wok

Cactus Club

City Centre Community Centre

City of Richmond

Coast Social Enterprises Heatherbrae Construction

Legear Pelling

Mass and Co

McDonald's Ironwood

Minoru Senior Centre

Mother's Choice Products RCFC

Richmond Art Centre

Richmond Chinese Community Society

Richmond Holdings Ltd (Swordfern Management) Richmond Food Bank

Richmond Rotary Club

Stacey Green Catering

Supported EducationSupported EducationSupported EducationSupported Education We believe that education is part of one’s vocational success and we support members’ with their educational goals and aspirations. Members are obtaining their GED, attending university, participating in workshops in the community, and learning job-related skills. Pathways Clubhouse supports members with applying for scholarships, bursaries, and schooling.

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We also run in-house classes to take advantage of the skills and interests of our staff and members. This was an exciting year for in-house classes. Staff and members worked together to create new classes - public speaking, creative writing, and wellness. The wellness class was unique in that members and staff went o community centres around Richmond for a tour and workout to give a hands on experience.

We also received community support in facilitating in-house education program. VanCity (Blundell & No. 2 Branch) facilitated a financial series covering a variety of topics including basic banking and budgeting, credit reports, and

fraud prevention. The class ended with a tour of the Branch and a celebration.

Since September, Back In Motion staff has been leading the monthly Dinner and Discussion Dinners. They have done a wonderful job facilitating and engaging our membership in productive discussions. Members have also been helping with the dinner by providing a recipe from their culture and helping prepare the meal.


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Volunteer Program Volunteer Program Volunteer Program Volunteer Program

Pathways Clubhouse members volunteer their time and skills

at organizations in the community. The Clubhouse supports

members both at their volunteer placement and at the

Clubhouse. We believe that volunteering promotes

independence, confidence and skill building which bolsters

their entry into the workforce.

This past year, over 40 members were volunteering in the

community. They volunteered 5,200 hours with 29

organizations.

Thank you to the following agencies for supporting our

volunteer program:

Childhood Early Learning

Child and Adolescent Program

Richmond Food Bank

Fraserview Intermediate Lodge

Safeway Group Shop/Shop By Phone

Richmond Health Dept.

Kinsmen

Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives

Richmond Friends and Consumers

Richmond Environmental Program

Richmond Centre for Disability

Richmond Family Place Thrift Store

Onstage

Minoru Seniors Centre

South Arm United Church

St. Alban's Anglican Church

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Wellness ProgramWellness ProgramWellness ProgramWellness Program Pathways Clubhouse recognizes the connection between

one’s mental health and physical health. As such, we

provide opportunities to be physically active, eat a balanced

diet and learn how to manage chronic conditions.

We go for daily lunch time walks,

gardening work at our own plot at

the Terra Nova Sharing Farm, have a

variety of on-site gym equipment,

provide free passes to community

centres, as well as a monthly

presentation from a Dietician.

This year members and staff rebuilt our

garden plot border at the sharing farm.

It was a team effort all around from

picking up the wood, to tearing down

the old one.

Thank you to the following individuals and agencies for

their support:

Annie Tsang – Vancouver Coastal Health Dietician

The Richmond Food Security Society

Sue Varley – Thompson / Sea Island Community Centres

Lally Govender – Yoga Instructor

Flaman Fitness


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C.O.S.T. UnitC.O.S.T. UnitC.O.S.T. UnitC.O.S.T. Unit This past year, the COST unit lost its “T” as the Thrift Store closed in March due to our upcoming move to our new Clubhouse. The major responsibilities of the COST unit include: Clerical, Orientation, Outreach, Social planning, and the Chinese Support Program.

Clerical duties include publishing our three newsletters: “The Good News” is our monthly Clubhouse and mental health related publication. Editions of this newsletter can be found on our webpage, pathwaysclubhouse.com. “The Lantern” is a quarterly edition of short stories, poetry and artwork. "The Weekly" outlines our weekly menu, socials, and upcoming events.

Tours and orientations for new members involve a visit to the Clubhouse, processing paperwork, inputting data, and follow-up. Recently, we started using an online application system for perspective members. They can either complete the application at home through our website or on a Clubhouse computer after their tour. Clubhouse tours are provided to potential members, community members, social service providers, or anyone who may be interested in finding out more about Pathways.

Our social program takes place on Monday and Wednesday evenings, Saturdays, Sundays and all public holidays. Socials are in-house or outings, for outings Our most popular activities include, dining out for

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dinner or dessert, movies at Silver

City Theatre, bowling and holiday

themed dances. We are very

grateful to Earl Clapp for

sponsoring our public holidays.

We held our fourth annual

“Summer Fun Day” at Second

Beach in Stanley Park. Members and staff enjoyed relay

races, crafts, pitch and putt, swimming, a nature walk and a

picnic lunch. Highlights of the event were limbo, Laura’s

cookies, the relay races and piñatas!

On December 12th Pathways held its annual Christmas party.

Despite the snow, members and staff had a merry time! We

would like to thank Karey Jochimski for donating many of

the gifts and prizes.

After many sales, the Thrift Store closed in

March. Thank you to everyone who donated

items and volunteered their time as it helped

us in many ways of providing support to

Pathways Clubhouse.


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Chinese Support ProgramChinese Support ProgramChinese Support ProgramChinese Support Program This is the tenth year

Pathways Clubhouse has

offered the Chinese

Support program. This

program has continuously

served over 500 Chinese

speaking individuals and

families affected by mental illness. Our program offers a self-

help support group, psychoeducation workshops and

seminars, community information booths and outreach. The

monthly support group has between 25-35 attendees each time

and both Cantonese and Mandarin groups run simultaneously.

We have sixteen volunteers with five new volunteers joining

this year.

In order to communicate more efficiently with our

volunteers and members, we have added “wechat” and

“whatsapp” in addition to E-mail as communication

platforms. We have also started a tech team with our

volunteers to promote our program online and reach a wider

audience. We also collaborate with community agencies and

local businesses to become

known as a prominent source

for mental health support for

local Chinese speaking

individuals and families.

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Supported Housing ProgramSupported Housing ProgramSupported Housing ProgramSupported Housing Program Pathways Clubhouse operates a Supported Housing Program that helps individuals with mental illness find access to financial, community, and mental health support. There are two types of subsidies provided. The first is a Semi Independent Living subsidy which provides up to $375.00 for individuals to use towards their rent. With the housing market in Richmond becoming more unaffordable, the subsidy helps individuals to financially support themselves and be able to live independently in the community. Also, we work in partnership with BC Housing with a “rent geared to income” program which allows individuals to pay 30% of their household income, or a flat rent fee towards their housing if receiving money from the Ministry. The remaining rent is subsidized by BC Housing. Pathways Clubhouse also owns and operates a 24 unit townhouse complex called Alexandra Court. This unit is great for providing members with a place where they can create social networks.

Each housing member also receives a housing worker, a support staff, who provides tailored services to the member to ensure their success in maintaining their housing. Housing Workers help members with budgeting, grocery shopping, tenancy disputes, Social Assistance claims and crisis support to name a few.

The announcement of over 80 new affordable homes through Pathways Clubhouse has members and staff very excited. This will provide affordable, safe housing for members and lower income residents in Richmond community.

“I’m really grateful for the housing subsidy. It allows me to pay my rent and lets me buy more food. I go to the

food bank weekly and you don’t get things like meat, milk, or

cheese. Pathways has been a God send. I wasn’t homeless but I

was starving.”

Rick M. -Pathways Member

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Public Education ProgramPublic Education ProgramPublic Education ProgramPublic Education Program The Public Education Program promotes understanding of mental illnesses as well as awareness of the mental health services that are available in our community. Our aim is to decrease stigma and encourage well-being and recovery. Highlights of the Year: Mental Health Week displays all week at Richmond Public Library involving many of the members and staff from Pathways. Screening of the hit film INSIDE OUT at Richmond Hospital with over 50 attendees. Presented with support from the Richmond School District. Counsellor Roma Palmer presented at the Richmond Public Library on Mindfulness Meditation 101. Pacific Gateway Hotel invited us to participate in their Health and Wellness Fair where close to 80 staff members and their families attended.

Dr. Deborah McNamara, on faculty at the Neufeld Institute, presented on Nurturing the Natural Roots of Self Esteem for Supporting Families Affected by Parental Mental Illness / Addiction. Our wonderful volunteers from South Arm United Church, Maureen and Judy Ann, provided two workshops during the summer on Customer Service the Vibrant Way to 20 members. In September we provided two in-service workshops to 30 library staff on Supporting the Diverse Needs of Richmond in partnership with RASS and Turning Point staff. Training was also provided to staff at Family Services of Greater Vancouver.

Mental Illness Awareness Week’s film was Autism in Love with

close to 100 people attending. This film was presented in

partnership with Richmond Society for Community Living and

the newly opened Pacific Autism Family Centre.

Beyond the Blues event at the Richmond

Public Library with Counsellor Roma

Palmer presenting on Mindfulness for

Mental Wellness in conjunction with a

Wellness Fair that had over 100 attendees.

Dr. Carol Ann Saari, Child and Adolescent

Psychiatrist from UBC, presented to the

community on Celebrating the Teenage Brain for Supporting

Families.

In December, a member and staff presented on Pathways

Clubhouse as well as an overview of mental illness to Employee

and Family Assistant staff at the International Aerospace and

Machinists lodge.

We received approval of our grant application from Richmond

Community Foundation to offer Visual Art Therapy in the new

year. The grant provided us the opportunity to pay art therapist,

Teresa Massel, to support 12

students through 10 weeks of

Visual Art Therapy. This

would not have taken place

without the grant as well as the

kind venue donation from the

Richmond Arts Centre.

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Food Services UnitFood Services UnitFood Services UnitFood Services Unit The Food Services Unit provides nutritional and delicious low cost meals to our members every day of the week. We take pride in the quality of the meals that we produce side by side and are creative in coming up with tantalizing and seasonal menus all year round. This past year, we served over 18,000 meals.

Members and staff work together to shop for groceries, prepare and cook meals, serve lunch, clean up, and run the snack bar. We continue to have healthy snack options in the snack bar. Our small garden provides an alternative kind of work for our members and allows us an opportunity to get outside for some fresh air and Vitamin D. We continue to create a menu of more complex dishes which allows us to have meaningful work in the afternoons as we prepare for the day to come, not to mention cater board meetings and events and bake treats for the snack bar.

We are very thankful for City of Richmond’s financial support that allows us to offer our fabulous meals to members for only $2.00. A big thank you to Canfisco who keeps us supplied with as much salmon as we can dream up recipes for and to Blundell Seafood who never fails to makes sure we are stocked in tuna.

This year we received 900.00 in gift cards from Save On Foods. Also, we can’t forget to say a big thank you to Earl Clapp for funding Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter meals again this year. Thanks to Earl, members enjoyed a special meal free of charge during the holidays.

Special ProjectsSpecial ProjectsSpecial ProjectsSpecial Projects This past year, Pathways Clubhouse continued to be involved in a variety of events to help raise awareness of our services and to raise funds for our new Clubhouse.

Eight One Apparel recognized Pathways Clubhouse as their charity of the season. A percentage of sales was donated to the Clubhouse.

A group of Steveston London Secondary

students hosted a fashion show to create awareness

of mental health challenges amongst

youth. They raised over $1,000 for Pathways

Young Adult Program.

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Seven fitness trainers hosted a one hour work out at Garry Point called “Sweat Away the Stigma” with 100 participants. This event raised funds for Pathways Clubhouse and created more awareness about our organization and the value of physical wellness with mental wellness.

Thank you to Earl Clapp for donating a van to Pathways Clubhouse. We are very appreciative for the many ways that he supports our Clubhouse community.


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A great time was had by all with the Richmond RCMP hosting a

free barbecue for all of the members and staff.

For the 4th year in a row, Pathways participated in the Salmon Festival.

Members and staff participated in Grind for the Mind, a fundraising event for mental health services at Richmond Hospital. Close to 200 participants hiked Grouse Moun-

tain in support of this cause.

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In celebration of World Mental Health Day, Clubhouses across Canada participated in a Flash Mob.

Over 300 guests attended our 11th Annual Fundraising Dinner – Building Pathways For Hope.

We celebrated and thanked all of our employers and volunteers at our “Taking Care of Business” Breakfast.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF

Board of Directors

President Jessica Berglund

Vice President Ron Paysen

Treasurer Kathleen Campbell

Secretary Karen Campbell

Past President Bill Wright

Directors Jose Campillo, Heather Hall,

David Hansen, Michelle Jokai,

Susan Knight

Staff

Executive Director Dave MacDonald

Program Director Una Mulhall

Program Managers Laura Clarke, Barbara Fee, Lisa Frick,

Tanya Wheatley, Colin Wong

Special Projects Cathy Sha

Program Staff Theresa Bergen, Ann Cao,

Mary Cordeiro, Tajana Ferns,

Dan Fisher, Evan Houle,

Pascale Jendral, Suzanne Kennedy,

Faiza Khalil, Barry Lamb,

Ruiyun Li, Yasemin Orgey,

Alison Phillips, Mireya Rex,

Chris Rohr, Lynn Slater,

Lindsay Tabata, Chelsea Tang,

Bessie Wang, Jim Young

Accountant Debi McFetridge

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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS

Karim Adatia

Allranel Spa

Christina Anthony

Joshua Armstrong

Arrow Transportation

Corrado Avolese

Marilyn Baker Sherri Barkoff Cindy Bennett Berezan Hospitality Group

Rowan Birch

Milt Blackburn

Blundell Centre

Maria Boleak

Erin Boogemans Catherine Borrie

George Brandak

Malcolm Brodie

Priscilla Brown

Naomi Brunemeyer Bryan Zellweger Ltd

Jonathan Burke

Cactus Club Café

Fergal Callaghan

Archie & Kathleen Campbell Karen Campbell Cdn Airways Lodge No. 764

Canadian Fishing Company

Evelyn Cannata

Louise Chaput-Ross Charlies Chocolate Factory

Suzanne Chen

Anna Cheung

Barrie Chipchase

Kenny Chiu

Hazel Choyl Hua Hsuan Chung Earl Clapp

Tammy Clapp

Casey Clerkson

Jack Clerkson

Kirsten Close

Ashley Cockrill Judith Cole Conway Richmond Ltd. Joey Corrie

CPG Systems Michele Cupit Derek Dang

Marcia Dash

Lawrence Davis Anna Delaney

Meakin Family Foundation

Margaret Dixon

E. G. Boyd Installations Danielle Earle

Eight-1 Apparel Inc. Executive Airport Plaza

Fairmont Vancouver Airport Marueen Fakaro-Kwan

Fantastic Consulting Ltd

Sarah Fleming Flying Beaver Bar & Grill Gary & Ruth Frick


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Cheryl Garner Robert Garnett Michelle Gelfand

Ajmer Ghag

Khashayar Ghanbari Gilmore Park United Church

Georgeann Glover Elaine Goddard

Elana Gold

Barbara Goodwin

David & Shannon Gorski Trish Gorton

Kelly Ann Greene

Derek Gretsinger Shauna Grinke

Christine Gullacher Heather Hall Tracy Hallam

David Hansen

Brian & Sandra Hass Wendy Hawthorne

Heatherbrae Builders Marilyn Hebert HeliJet Margarete Helmuth

Helen Hii Kenny Ho

May Ho

IHOP

Integra Architecture Inc. Jocelyn Jens Jet-Lag Travel Fashion

Karey Jochimski Zinnia Johnston

Michelle Jokai-Danis Juvelisto

Anwer & Shabnam Kamal Penny Karjala

Harry Karlinsky

The Keg

Lois Kennedy

Kinman & Associates Susan Knight Lionel LaFlamme

Sanya Lakhani Peter Lang

Monique Langlois David Langmuir Janet Law

Vivian Lee

Doug LePard

Kenneth Leung

Man Chi Leung

Peter Levelton

Limited Brand

Ching Lin

Sally Ling

Little h Entertainment Chee Lan Lo

Marion Lomas Lulu Island Winery

Dave MacDonald

Sue Macdonald

Julie Martiniuk

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Scott Matheson

Ian McClintock

Mary McCulligh

Debra McFetridge

Jennifer McGinn

Michael & Olesia McKatyn Linda McPhail Shirley McWhinnie

Greg Meloche

Mijo Holdings Mary Lou Miles Mission of Care Association

Paul Monaghan

Brian & Catherine Mori Donna Moscovitz

Andrea Mottu

Nancy Munro

Jeannette Murao

Debbie Murphy

Floyd Murphy

N & Z Futures Ltd. Susan Ness, Stefanie Neth

Melinda Newman

Joravar Nijjar Cormac Nolan

Dan Nomura

O.K. Tire Ocean Brands GP

O’Hares Gastro Pub

David Olson

Tom Ostby

Pacific Bottleworks Pacific Breeze Winery

R Paterson

Georgina Patko

Patti Martin Pattison Outdoor Advertising Ron Paysen

Peller Estates Helen Pettipiece

Nadia Picco

Pieces Graham Plant Julien Ponsioen

Donna Price

Percy Priebe

PWI Insurance

Linda Reid

Leslie Reilly

Richmond Chinatown Lions Club

Richmond Olympic Oval Richmond Sunrise Rotary Club

Shaun Rickerby

River Green

River Rock Casino

Paul Rolly

Marilyn Roy

Clayton Rubinstein

S.T.E.P.S. Catrin Samimi Debbie Samsom

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Donna Sargent Save On Foods Seafair Meats Nancy Schick Skinner Doris Schoebel Dean Scovill Doug Semple

ServiceMaster of Vancouver Laurie Sewell Sha Sha

Michael Shaman

Melissa Shiau

Praveen Sidhu

Risa Skurnik

Barbara Smith

Marion Smith

South Arm United Church

Elizabeth Specht Steveston General Store

Steveston - London Second-ary School Steveston Pizza Co Inc

Steveston Seafood House

Richard Steward

Amy Victoria Swanson

Debbie & Andrew Tablotney

Vivien Tangsoc

Tantalus Vineyards TELUS

The Gyro Club of Vancouver Daphne Thomas Lorne Turner

United Way

Vancouver Umbrella

David & Janet Valitis Bessie Wang

VanMar Constructors Nancy Veres Rikkert Vos Teresa Vozza

Richard Wagner Randall Walrond

WestJet Tanya Wheatley

Frances Wheeler Danny Wong

Josephine Wong

Nelson Wong

Susan Wong

Lynne Woods WorkSafeBC

Bill Wright William Wright Philip Wu

Lois Yamamoto

Sue Yamamoto

Henry Yao

Chia-Hung Yeh

Louise Yeoh

Kim Young

Nancy & Tony Yurkovich

Susan Yurkovich

Bryan Zellweger Ltd

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