BLOOD matters - Société Canadienne de l'Hémophilie

Central Western Ontario Region
CWOR
Regional Spotlight
Message from
the Chair
All articles in this section, unless otherwise
indicated, are by Alex McGillivray.
Regional Board and Staff
Cameron Peters, Chair
Dane Pedersen, Treasurer
Jace Pedersen, Secretary
Justin Terpstra, Program Chair
Donna Montminy,
Fundraising Co-Chair
Gail Cameron, Fundraising Co-Chair
Igor Ristevski, Director
Alexsandra McGillivray –
Regional Service Coordinator
10 George Street 4th
Floor – Office #19
Hamilton, ON, L8P 1C8
905-522-2545
amcgillivray@hemophilia.on.ca
In the Central West Region of Hemophilia Ontario we are wrapping
up a very successful year of programming and are currently in the process
of finalizing our roster of programs for 2011.
In the spring of 2010, we hosted men’s and women’s events led by our own
members that were well attended, with participants taking home some very
valuable shared experiences and education. Our summer event was held at
Marineland in June, attended by 170 people. We took that opportunity to
reconnect with our members and to find out what kind of programs they
want to see in the future. Our region was also a participant in the Just the
Guys event, which drew record numbers and brought together the traditional
Hemophilia community for a fun and educational weekend. We closed out
the season with our first event aimed solely at parents, focusing on parenting
experiences and helping to build support networks for our members outside
the clinic setting. Our winter event will be held on November 14 from 2:00
pm-4:30 pm at Mountsberg Conservation Area. This event is always well attended
and provides another chance for families to get out, have fun and
rekindle relationships. This year Kay Decker, Nurse Coordinator will conduct
an interactive presentation on traveling with a bleeding disorder. In all of
our programming, we strive to provide education, the opportunity to share
experiences and ideas and to have a little fun at the same time.
Our program roster for 2011 will continue the very successful programs
mentioned above. In addition, we are very excited to announce two new
events for our region. The first will be an Open House education seminar
to be held in conjunction with our AGM in February. We will invite doctors,
nurses and other members of the comprehensive care team to educate our
members about improvements in treatments and therapies for all kinds of
bleeding disorders—a first for our region. We are also proud to announce
that we will kick off our Youth Adventure Program at the Open House in
February. In conjunction with McMaster University, we will offer a range of
adventure style sports opportunities for youth over the age of 16 throughout
2011. We hope to provide a safe, fun and comfortable environment for youth
with bleeding disorders to come together and learn new skills and build new
friendships.
Providing education, programming and support for our membership has
always been a crucial aspect of the work that Hemophilia Ontario does for our
community and I am proud to say that 2011 is going to be even better than
2010 in that regard. If you live in the Central West Region and would like to
contribute ideas for future programs, or have any questions about what we
do, please contact our Regional Service Coordinator, Alex McGillivray. We
would be happy to hear from you.
Cameron Peters
Chair, Central West Region
14\ Blood Matters Fall 2010