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Think back to the lessons you learned about sexuality: who taught you? Where and when did it take place?
You might have received your sexuality education in school like the majority of adults today– before smartphones, social media, and increased access to sexually explicit media. It was likely before the #MeToo movement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the shift towards a society that celebrates sexual and gender diversity.

While some teachers, parents and caregivers are getting it right, unfortunately,
the vast majority of sexuality education that children and youth receive is from the internet, social media, peers and other often unreliable sources.
This can lead to misinformation, confusion and even shame about a healthy and important part of our lives.

SERC’s approach goes beyond prevention, addressing the many parts of sexual and reproductive health, including consent, sexual and gender identity, relationships, culture, and values.

“SERC is ‘it’ for sexuality education,
the services are well-known and are respected with stakeholders.
The competent staff are responsive to the needs of the community.”
-High School Teacher in Manitoba

A donation from you today helps us meet the demand for quality sexual and reproductive health education in Manitoba, which leads to:

• Increased confidence and capacity to communicate and negotiate sexual boundaries
• Increased awareness of the role that power plays in gender-based violence
• Increased awareness of trustworthy resources and service providers
• The prevention of unintended pregnancies and sexually-transmitted infections
• The prevention of stigma and feelings of shame that impact mental health

 “It’s my body, my choice.
Thank you for teaching me that consent can be fun!”
-14-year-old Participant in SERC’s
Healthy Teen Relationships Program

Yes! You choose where gift goes, the amount, and how often you donate! All funds raised stay in Manitoba:

1. The SERC #SexEdForEveryone Campaign: innovation and best practices in sexual health education
2. The SERC Support for Newcomers Campaign: programming and services for Newcomer children, youth, parents and families
3. The SERC Support for Youth Campaign: workshops for children and youth on topics such as consent, healthy sexuality, safer sexual health, etc.
4. The SERC Support for Brandon Campaign: education, outreach and resources designed to meet the needs of Brandon and the WestMan region

If you have any questions or would like to discuss ways to support SERC, contact Leigh Anne Caron, Co-Executive Director, at 204-299-8475 or by email at: lcaron@serc.mb.ca.

Click this link to read our latest e-appeal sent to donors during Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week 2023.

We are grateful to donors like you who have chosen to include us in their will.  Your bequest is your legacy and an enduring symbol of your commitment to the provision of safe, accessible, and judgment-free sex education for generations to come.

Legacy gifts made to SERC ensure we remain Manitoba’s primary source for sexuality and reproductive health information and advocacy. You may choose to leave an undesignated legacy gift to be used according to the needs and priorities identified by SERC at the time your gift is received.  You may also choose to designate your gift to a specific program operated by SERC or to its Endowment Fund, held in perpetuity at The Winnipeg Foundation.

Whether you choose to designate your legacy gift or not, know that SERC remains grateful for your foresight and commitment to the work we do.

Ways to Leave Your Legacy Gift

Gift in your Will (Bequest)

You can make a gift in you Will for a specific dollar amount, percentage, or residue of an estate. Your estate receives a tax receipt for your gift, which can reduce taxes owing.

To leave a gift in your will to SERC, please print and complete the form below to submit to your lawyer or financial advisor:

SERC Codicil – Bequest Language 

Retirement funds

You can name SERC  as the beneficiary of your RRSP, RRIF, or TFSA. Your estate will receive a tax receipt that can be used to offset taxes owing.

Gifts of Life Insurance

You can name SERC as the beneficiary of an existing policy, donate an existing policy, or purchase a policy to donate. Each option includes tax benefits for your estate or during your lifetime.

For more information about legacy giving, please contact Leigh Anne Caron, Co-Executive Director, at 204-299-8475 or by email at: lcaron@serc.mb.ca.

Are you looking for ways to support access to sexual health resources in Manitoba? Consider hosting a third-party fundraiser in support of SERC!  

Your next event could help us deliver accessible, culturally sensitive, comprehensive sexuality education throughout Manitoba. When you host a third-party fundraiser, you collaborate with SERC to raise money supporting our sexual health programs and resources. This can be done through a small business promotional campaign, where a percentage of proceeds on a specific product is donated to SERC, or an event where a percentage of proceeds from ticket sales is donated to SERC.  

For example. The Dock on Princess, in Brandon, MB, has donated the proceeds from their “Love is Love Cocktail” as a Pride month special.    

We work with third-party supporters to ensure that the SERC brand is consistent, and we can cross-promote to ensure that your event or campaign is a success.  

If you’re interested in hosting a third-party fundraiser, please read the Third-Party Fundraising Procedure and submit the Third-Party Fundraising Application to:  

SERC, 2nd Floor, 167 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2B7. Attention: Co-Executive Directors.   

There may be a time in which funding for vital, life-saving sexuality education and advocacy is reduced, or even disappears.  And if that happens, SERC’s Endowment Fund will ensure there is a steady, reliable source of income to help keep SERC on a solid, secure foundation.

By maintaining a consistent and predictable stream of income year over year, the Endowment Fund allows SERC to plan strategically for its future.  Held at The Winnipeg Foundation, the SERC Endowment Fund annually disburses the interest earned, providing a steady revenue stream for SERC’s operations.

Please make a gift to the SERC Endowment Fund and safeguard SERC’s future.  Your donation is crucial to providing lasting and continuing funding and helps ensure a healthy future for SERC and the Manitobans it supports.

Donate to SERC’s Endowment Fund

Sometimes, humor makes uncomfortable subjects easier to discuss. That’s why we’re wrapping up 2024 with some fun. This month, we’re relaunching a campaign called #WrapItUpManitoba, where every donation will help us roll a condom down a banana and “wrap it up!”   

2024 marked SERC’s 90th anniversary, so our goal is to raise 90 donations by the end of the year! Throughout December, we’ll post updates on how many gifts we’ve received and how far down we’ve rolled the condom in hopes that we reach our goal of 90 gifts by 2025. Every donation counts; a $5 donation rolls the condom down the banana just as much as a $500 donation!    

Safety is sexy. Donating to SERC is sexy, too.  

So, if you’re planning on getting warm and cozy this holiday season, be sure to #WrapItUpManitoba! And we don’t just mean wrapping up your “present;” we also mean wrapping up 2024 and 90 years of sexuality education in Manitoba with a year-end donation to SERC.     

Please give. Your donation is vitally important to SERC’s work. And it is vitally important to rolling the condom down this banana.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you know that SERC has an Amazon Wish List? Here, you’ll find a list of books that we’d like to have in our free lending library. Having these books in our library means that they would be available for our local communities in Winnipeg and Brandon to borrow, free of charge. Buying SERC a book is a great way to make a big impact with a small, one-time cost.

View SERC’s Amazon Wish List

 

To buy SERC a book, simply select the book you’d like to buy, enter your billing information, and enter the address of our Winnipeg or Brandon office as the shipping address.

SERC Winnipeg’s Shipping Address:

Sexuality Education Resource Centre

167 Sherbrook Street

Winnipeg, MB

R3C 2B7 Canada

SERC Brandon’s Shipping Address:

Sexuality Education Resource Centre

Unit B-345 10th Street

Brandon, MB

R7A 4E9 Canada