Yukon who is who

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Donna Isaac, nee Everson
	
Donna Everson was born and raised in Winnipeg. She came to the Yukon in 1963 and started working at the 98 Hotel. She met her future husband Ed Isaac, who also came to the Yukon in 1963, and they married in December of that year. Ed was a musician with the Canucks, and the band members and their families toured for several years. In 1968 Ed and Donna returned to Whitehorse to raise their children. The Canucks developed a 40's style comedy review known as the Canteen Show in Watson Lake. The show eventually moved to Whitehorse and ran until Ed and Donna took over the lease on the Discovery Bar in the Taku Hotel. They held many fund raisers in the bar for those with special needs and led to Donna starting Adopt-A-Family.((Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Souvenir Program, 2015 Winter Festival, February 18-22:25.)) The program began in the winter of 1994 wih a goal of providing a quality Christmas dinner, including everything a family should have, as a tribute to her mother who was always doing good works for other people. Organizers raised $3,500 through the Discovery Bar in just five weeks. In nine years they raised a total of $245,000 and helped 344 families. Families were chosen anonymously, and the buyers had family profiles and wish lists to go by. Health issues stopped Isaac's involvement in the program and so the Kinsmen took it over. The program is now called Sharing the Spirit.((Liesel Briggs, "Two caring women honoured." //The Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 23 July 2004.)) The Isaacs lost their daughter in 1978 and Donna became a trained volunteer with Hospice Yukon to help others. She has received the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award, Paul Harris Fellow Award, and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal.((Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous Souvenir Program, 2015 Winter Festival, February 18-22:25.))