MULTIPLE BIRTHS CANADA/NAISSANCES MULTIPLES
CANADA
PO Box 432, Wasaga Beach,
ON L9Z 1A4
Toll free: (866) 228-8824
INFORMATION CIRCULAR
BO-02-10-05-#1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February
10, 2005
News & Information from
Multiple Births Canada
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.
February is Black
History Month – MBC Involvement
2.
Report From National –
March 2005
3.
Multiple Moments –
Quarterly Issue 1, 2005
4.
Goodbyes and Welcomes
from MBC!
1. February is Black History Month – MBC
Involvement
Multiple Births Canada
is pleased to let you know that we will be offering a Poster Presentation in
Ottawa, in celebration of February as Black History Month. See the attached flyer for more details.
2. Report From National – March 2005
Hot off
the presses, the March 2005 Report From National is attached! This is your
national newsletter to let you know what's new, what's changed, and for sharing
special notices. Report From National is published for its members and for use
within its chapters. Chapters are
free to reprint any portion or all of Report from National in their local
newsletter. Feel free to forward this to all your members by e-mail as
well. Report From National
contains news for ALL members.
Submissions
are always welcome so please don't hesitate to send in any notices or write-ups
on your special events, or support programs. Share your ideas so we can all
benefit from the collective wisdom within our multiple-birth community.
All issues of Report From National are posted on the website
for easy access by all members - http://www.multiplebirthscanada.org/english/rep_national.php.
3. Multiple Moments – Quarterly Issue 1,
2005 (Q105)
The
first edition of 2005 is being printed and will be distributed early
March! Thanks to the dedicated
Multiple Moments team for a job well done!
Did you
know that Multiple Moments is also available as an electronic
subscription? For only $5 (member
price) a year, you could be enjoying 4 issues of Canada’s only magazine for the
multiple-birth family. Multiple
Moments can be purchased by mail or on-line through PayPal's secure ordering
system. Members must log-in to the
members only section to receive their half price rate. Non-members 1 year (4 issues)
subscription is $20. Contact the Business Office for further
details.
The
Editor is looking for more personal stories and photos! Do you have a story to share? Submit your story and photos to mmeditor@multiplebirthscanada.org.
4. Goodbyes and Welcomes from MBC!
Goodbye to Lisa McInnes…
We would like to take this opportunity to say goodbye and
wish Lisa McInnes all the best upon her departure from the MBC Board of
Directors. Lisa has been on the Board for the last couple of years in the role
of Director of Information Management, however earlier this year she had to
take a leave of absence while she moved west with her family.
Unfortunately Lisa has had to put her volunteering with MBC
on hold due to work and family commitments. It has not been an easy decision
for Lisa with her mom (Sheryl McInnes) being the founder of POMBA and her wish
to carry on the work of her mom. When one thinks about it, it is the birth of
Lisa and her sister that was instrumental in the creation of POMBA and now MBC.
We know Lisa’s mom would be very proud of her desire to help an organization
that she was so passionate about, and maybe one day Lisa will be able to help
MBC in other ways.
Lisa, we wish you all the best and look forward to hearing
more from you in the future!
Return of Jennifer Dawson to the Board…
MBC would like to welcome Jennifer Dawson back to the MBC
Board of Directors. Jennifer left the Board due to work commitments back in May
of 2003 after serving 3 years as the Director of Finance.
Jennifer has recently returned to take on the position of
Director at Large with the Officer position of Secretary. Jennifer brings to
her role an extensive background in the area of finance and administrative
management, and will provide the MBC Board with advice on financial matters
without holding that specific portfolio. Jennifer is currently enrolled in the
Ryerson Certificate Program in Interdisciplinary Non-Profit and Volunteer
Management. Welcome back Jen!
Welcome Audrey Huberman…
The Board of Directors warmly welcomes
Audrey Huberman to the MBC Advisory Board. Audrey joins MBC with a wealth of
information and knowledge to share about children who are experiencing
challenges at home and/or at school, with a focus on counseling multiple-birth
families.
Audrey recently completed her Doctor of
Education, and also holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in Education, as well
as a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts. Audrey, who is a twin, wrote her thesis
about twins/multiples.
At the moment, Audrey's private practice
in Toronto is centered on 'social emotional education,’ which is teaching
empathy, anger management, problem-solving and impulse control to children. She
is actively involved with medical professionals, designing and implementing
workshops for teachers and nurses on interacting with the multiple-birth
population, and regularly presents her research to physicians and obstetricians
in the Toronto area.
There is no doubt that Audrey represents
for MBC a valuable resource in terms of research information, connections with
the professional sector, and access to parenting/teaching strategies. We are
happy and honoured to have Audrey aboard -- welcome!
Multiple
Births Canada/Naissances multiples Canada
Toll-free
(in Canada): 1-866-228-8824
Tel:
705-429-0901
Fax:
705-429-9809
http://www.multiplebirthscanada.org/
mailto:office@multiplebirthscanada.org
2005
Back to Basics Volunteer Development Retreat – May 27 – 29, 2005 – Canadian Ecology Centre in Mattawa, Ontario
National Multiple Births Awareness Day – May 28th, 2005
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