Wasaga Beach,
ON: Multiple Births Canada (MBC)
is pleased to provide ongoing updates to its members, chapters and colleagues. Your commitment to Supporting Multiple Births Together is of
great importance to Canada’s multiple-birth community.
Chapter
Representatives: Please forward the information below to
your Chapter Executive and members.
Information
Circular Contents:
1.
A Message from the Making A Difference Awards Committee
Happy New Year! Last year at the Conference in New Liskeard, I challenged everyone to make me work this year. I would love to see so many nominations I can’t even keep up with them!! So in order to achieve this, we thought we would start early getting everyone excited about the Making A Difference Awards (MADA) for this year.
There are so many amazing people out
there who give their time and energy to supporting others. Please take a moment to recognize some
of these amazing people through the MADA Awards. This award is presented at the MBC Conference (Back to
Basics Volunteer Development Retreat for 2005) but you do not need to attend to
nominate or receive this award.
This is a wonderful opportunity to nominate someone who has made
contributions to the improvement of multiple birth families locally, nationally
and internationally. Is your
local chapter a success due to the tireless work of one particular person? Is there someone at the national level
whose commitment is "second to none"? Are you aware of someone at the international level who
helps to ensure the professionalism of Multiple Births Canada?
We know that there are many members
deserving of this award so go ahead... nominate someone!!
To see the latest MADA brochure and
Nomination Form click here or check out the
Multiple Births Canada website at www.multiplebirthscanada.org and
select Volunteering then Making A Difference.
Please submit your nomination for
consideration by March 15, 2005. Your submissions can be sent by email to
makingadifference@multiplebirthscanada.org,
by fax at (705) 429-9809 or by mail at Making a Difference, Attention: Chairperson, 28 Tom Edwards Drive, Whitby,
Ontario, L1R 2R4. Should you have any questions, please email Katherine Romain
at the above e-mail address.
I would also like to hear from anyone who
would like to be part of the committee this year. If you are interested in helping out with the
decision-making, speeches or obtaining small gifts for our winners please
contact me.
We look forward to hearing from
you. Remember without
volunteers our local chapters, as well as the National Organization, we would
never be able to touch as many lives as we have been able. Let's recognize those people that
"Make a Difference"!
Attention Chapter Newsletter Editors!
NEWSLETTER CONTENT: Please publicize this award in your
Newsletters so that everyone who is a member has the opportunity to nominate
someone special. Please feel free
to copy the brochure off the website and include it in your newsletter as
well. Please also indicate that
nominations can be done online.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Making a Difference Committee
makingadifference@multiplebirthscanada.org
2.
Back to Basics Volunteer Development Retreat
Are you going to
the 2005 Volunteer Retreat? Have you
reviewed the registration form? If not, go to the MBC website and download the
form from this link - http://www.multiplebirthscanada.org/english/Conference0506.php.
MBC volunteers are very excited about moving forward with this event and
encourage all chapters to start fundraising to send at least 2 volunteers from
their chapter.
The intent of
this weekend is to provide a complete programme of workshops for chapter
enrichment including such topics as Train the Trainer, Transferring Training to
your Chapter, PR and Community Awareness, Managing your Chapter, Growing your
programs to meet the needs of your members.
Keeping with
the theme of “Back to Basics” -- the Board of Directors selected a location
that would allow for strong networking opportunities in a relaxing and peaceful
environment. The added bonus is
that it’s just 20 minutes from where the Dionne Quintuplets were born, which is
also essential to our celebration of the 1st
Annual National Multiple Births Awareness Day (more information to follow
in a few days). You’ll be amazed
by the facilities at our retreat!
The Canadian Ecology Centre at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, just
east of Mattawa, Ontario is true luxury amid nature’s best.
“Back to Basics” takes place May 27-29, 2005 and the registration form is now posted on the website. It’s time to get excited about a well-deserved weekend away full of good times, teambuilding, improving volunteer skills and memory-making .
Come Celebrate our 1st Annual National Multiple
Births Awareness Day with us on May 28th, 2005 in North Bay!
Multiple Births Canada
Business Office
office@multiplebirthscanada.org
www.multiplebirthscanada.org
Multiple
Births Canada/Naissances multiples Canada
Toll-free (in Canada): 1-866-228-8824
Tel: 705-429-0901
Fax: 705-429-9809
www.multiplebirthscanada.org
office@multiplebirthscanada.org
NEW MBC WEBSITE LAUNCHED!!! View it at
www.multiplebirthscanada.org
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