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Commemorative Tree Planting
DURING THE FIRST week of October,
Hemophilia Ontario arranged
to have a beautiful Red Oak planted
in Vickers Bay, one of the oldest and
most beautiful parks in Thunder Bay.
This tree was planted to commemorate
the loss of our loved ones in the
Tainted Blood Tragedy. On Saturday
morning, October 23, we had our
commemoration service to honour
those lost. It was a beautiful morning
for it, too! The Tree Commemoration
is an annual event held in October.
Next year, we plan to have the plaque
with our name, erected beside the
tree during the commemoration
service.
Commemorative planting: Pictured are (Left) Dan and Vicky Anniuk and (Right) Sylvia
Storozuk
Changing with the Times
As needs change, so do directions. Our intended focus for both 2010 and
2011 has been community awareness and that has not changed. Having said
that, what will change is that a little more time will be focused on building,
training and maintaining a solid volunteer pool. Hemophilia Ontario has the
potential to be a loud voice and advocate in the north, for people with bleeding
disorders. I know that with our membership, we can realize that potential.
I have been very fortunate to have had a wonderful volunteer—Amanda
Green—with me for the past year. Unfortunately, due to time constraints,
Amanda is no longer able to assist me.
We have events that we would like
to facilitate for the members and for
fundraising purposes, but cannot do
any of these without the volunteers to
help. I have communicated this need to
our membership in Thunder Bay, and
knowing the hearts of people in the
city, I expect a positive response at our
November 3 Volunteer Meeting. Notices
have been sent out. I know that we will
pull together as a community, yet again,
and am very much looking forward to
working with you.
32\ Blood Matters Fall 2010
Meet & Greet
Potluck
Yup! just what it says. A Meet
& Greet. You. Me. We’re not going
to talk about blood disorders or volunteering
or anything else like that.
We’re gonna talk about you… and me
… and what we like to do. I want to
know who YOU are. Hopefully, you
like making new friends, too. This is
a pot luck and you know what that
means—bring a dish of something.
If you can’t cook, call me. I’ll assign
you to bread and pickles. This will
be a fun, relaxed, late afternoon
thing, so wear whatever makes you
comfortable. For us to be effective as
a support for each other, as well as
garnering support in the community,
we need to bond as a group. This is a
step in that direction.
This is one of the first events that
new volunteers will be arranging
and notices will go out at the end of
November. Watch your e-mails and
mail boxes.