Fonds F2738 - Doreen Orman fonds

Doreen Cumming, 1925- , was born in Cayley, Alberta, the daughter of Ted and Eva Eaglesham Cumming. She attended school there, followed by college in Calgary. In 1946 she married Jack Orman, 1925-2006, and they had two children, Richard "Rick" and Maureen. Doreen had a long career as a volunteer for over 40 years, primarily in an administrative capacity on committees and boards. She was extensively involved with the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) at the local and national levels, particularly with the Cooperation for Development Committee. She attended several YWCA World Councils as a Canadian representative. Her interest in international development led to her involvement with the Alberta Committee of International Agencies, later the Alberta Council for International Cooperation.

She was active in the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada, and helped to organize the annual World Day of Prayer. She was the Program Director for the Canadian Christian Festival held in Calgary in 1986. Other groups she volunteered for included Calgary Seniors' Resource Society, Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association, Knox Church (which ran the Knox Centre for adult education), Calgary Inter-Faith Community Action Committee (which produced a television series on social issues), Alberta Children's Hospital (where she created the Community Advisory Committee), and the Calgary Drug Advisory Society (which ran the Drug Information Centre). She was the first Calgarian to receive the Governor-General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case in 1992.