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Information Circular – BO-02-27-07-#1 &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wasaga Beach, ON = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; February 27, 2007
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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 t= he information below to your Chapter Executive and members. Information Circular Contents:= National Multiple Births Awareness Day (NMBAD) 2007 Imagine Canada’s Report on = MBC Volunteer Hours Chair Email Issues National Conference 2007 ISTS Update ISTS Fundraisers Reminder – Nominations for Making a Difference Awards New Guidelines for Prenatal Testi= ng
<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>1. National Multiple Births Awareness Day (NMBAD 2007) – The Board reminds Chapters and Di= rect Members that all communication materials for this year’s event will= be available for download from the MBC website in early May. In addition, MBC Chapters will r= eceive a hard copy of the media kit by regular mail. Chapters planning family events = the weekend of May 26-27, 2007 are encouraged to advise MBC of your event as = soon as possible to ensure inclusion in the list of national events to be post= ed on the MBC website. Send de= tails of your event to communications@multiplebirthscanada.org.<= span class=3DEmailStyle30> The 2007 theme: *"Raising awareness of the need to recognize and encourage the individuality of multiple-birth individuals, while respecti= ng the uniqueness of their multiple-birth relationship"<= /span> le= nds itself well to hosting a Multiples Panel. MBC Chapters have previously hos= ted these events for their multiple-birth families with much success, noting = that they were a great learning experience.&n= bsp; The Board feels that holding a Multiples Panel on May 28^{th and inviting media, daycare providers, educational and medical profession= als to attend will allow us to provide others with a better understanding of = how} it feels to be a multiple-birth individ= ual while simultaneously being a twin, triplet, quadruplet or quintuplet. An outline on how to host a panel is locat= ed in the Chapter Executive section of the MBC website. The Board has also produced a Letter to the Editor inviting multiple-birth individuals to provide us with their personal stories. These comments will be posted on= our website and will be featured in future editions of Multiple Moments. This letter will be sent to newspapers across the country in early March. To ensure that your community’s newspaper(s) are contacted, we encourage you to send us= the email and/or fax number for your newspapers. Send this information to - = communications@multiplebirthscanada.org.<= /span> 2. &nbs= p;* Imagine Canada’s Report on MBC Volunteer Hours – Last year MBC was asked by Imagine Canada to identify its national volunteer hours for a national project assessing the value of volunteer hours. T= he results of this study were sent to MBC mid-February to the Board’s delight. Imagine Canada estimated that in 2006, national volunteers donated to MBC a total of 5,4= 27 volunteer hours. The dollar= value of this donation by our many hard-working supporters was estimated at $142,940! The Board thanks everyone for supporting this project and for working so hard week in and = week out for Canada’s multiple-birth community. <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-= ansi-language: EN-CA'> These figures were calculated using Imagine Canada’s Volunteer Value Calculator (http://www.kdc-cdc.ca/vvc/eng/default.asp= ).Our thanks to Cathy Barr, MBC Advisory Board Member and Director, Knowledge Development Centre and Dissemination Initiatives<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'> for Imagine Canada for providing us with this analysis. <= /span> 3. Chair Email Issue= s = R= 11; It is with regret tha= t we inform you of technical difficulties experienced with the Chair’s e= mail address during the second half of January. If you sent an email to Kim duri= ng that time, especially if you have been waiting for a response, please res= end your message(s) to chair@multiplebirthscanada.org.<= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-fam= ily: Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'> <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-fam= ily: Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'> 4.= National Conference 2007 – Kitchener-Waterloo POMBA is into the final m= onths of conference planning, preparing for what should be the best attended National Conference in years. If you have not yet registered, here are some important notes to consider: There are many aspects to organizing a conference, and all are impacted by attendance, which is why the Conference Committee is offering early registration incentive prizes; stay tuned for details= ! Please note that families are welcome. There will be activities for children as well as for Mom and Dad!= K-W POMBA is planning a 30^th Birthday Retro Casino Night focusing on 1977 on Friday night, followed by an Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday night. Delegates are encouraged to get into the spirit of these even= ings by wearing theme costumes; so start planning your outfits now!<= /o:p> The National Conference 2007 Committee is also looking for si= lent auction table donations and Chapter sponsorships of Health Breaks. Please consider how you and= your Chapter can help K-W POMBA. The Discovery Toys fundraiser for the National Conference 2007 Committee contin= ues. If you would like to save 1= 0% on high quality and educational toys for your children and help supp= ort the conference, please click here - = http://www.multipl= ebirthscanada.org/english/2007funds.php. For a full overview of= the conference workshops and seminars, click here to download the Conference Registration Form. 5. ISTS Update R= 11; Plans for the ICTS 2007, the 12th Congre= ss of the International Society for Twin Studies, to be held June 7-10, 2007= in Ghent Belgium, are beginning to come together. Make sure you check out the Congress webs= ite, www.twins2007.be/ for more information about this very important weekend in which the world’s leading medical specialists = and researchers with a specialization in multiple-births will come together to share their knowledge and experiences. This Congress promises to be a tim= e of learning, sharing, and networking for all attendees, especially for Counc= il of Multiple Birth Organizations (COMBO) members, which MBC is a member. M= BC is planning to send delegates to represent Canada at this year’s Congress and have submitted an abstract to be consid= ered for presentation about Canada’s National Multiple Births Awareness Day during the COMBO sessions. If you wish to have more informa= tion about MBC’s attendance at this yearR= 17;s Congress please feel free to contact Kim at ch= air@multiplebirthscanada.org. = 6. ISTS Fundraisers – As mentioned above, Multiple Births Canada is hoping to send delegates to the ISTS Congress in Belgium in June of 2007. As members of COMBO (Council of Multiple Birth Organizations) it is very important to have representation from Canada at this Congress where the most important researchers and medical professionals in the area of multiple-births will be gathering along with delegates from other national organizations from around the world. The proceeds from the following = two fundraisers will assist with the travel expenses for MBC Delegates to att= end the Congress. <= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>Stuck = On You Labels! – Label it, Own it, Keep it—with Stuck On You Labels! No shipping! No Taxes! Deli= vered directly to you! Parti= al proceeds from each order will come back to Multiple Births Canada wh= en you enter "MBC" in the 'School/Camp Fundraiser' line in yo= ur customer details section during your on-line order. Go to www.stuckonyou.biz or, call 1-866-904-9790= to place your order by phone and tell them you are supporting "Multiple Births Canada". QSP On= -line Magazine Sales – This fundraising opportu= nity allows you to buy new magazines or renew your f= avourite subscriptions while earning MBC profit with each order. QSP’s prices are the same and sometimes = better than regular subscription rates and there are over 700 magazines to choose from! You might find a new subscription to try, or purchase a gift to give to a friend or family member! Visit www.qsp.ca to participate in Multi= ple Births Canada’s On-line Magazine Sale!<= /span> Please follow these instructions: 1. = Log onto www.qsp.ca= 2. = Click on ‘Shop Now’ and follow the instructions. = 3. = MBC’s group number is 30752; please enter MBC= in the boxes for teacher’s and student’s name = 4. = For every purchase made on this secure site, you will receive an e-mail confirmation of purchase. 5. = Print the receipt page for your records. Pl= ease feel free to email this fundraiser to friends and relatives across Canada who enjoy reading too! They can receive the same opport= unity to order at these fantastic prices, while supporting MBC at the same time= ! <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;mso= -ansi-language: EN-CA'>7. Reminder – Nominations for Making a Difference Awards – The deadline of March 30, 2007 is fast approaching! Please help MBC to acknowledge outstanding contri= butions and achievements within and for the multiple-birth community. There are five awards available for consideration: <= span style=3D'font-weight:normal'> MADA LOCAL to= an individual who has displayed outstanding dedication or has been resp= onsible for outstanding accomplishments of local significance in the field of multiple-births in a local community in Canada. Use this MADA Local Online Nomination Form <= /span> MADA NATIONAL to an individual who has displayed outstanding dedication or has been responsible for outstanding accomplishments of national significance in the field of multiple-births in Canada. Use this MADA National Online Nomination Form <= o:p> MADA INTERNATIONAL to an individual who has displayed outstanding dedication or has been responsible for exceptional accomplishments of international significance in the field of multiple-births with a Canadian element or impact on the Canadian multiple-birth community. Use this MADA International Online Nomination Form<= /span> <= o:p> MEDIA AWARD t= o an individual and/or newspaper, magazine, radio or television outlet th= at printed or aired a story in 2005/2006 which created awareness of multiple-birth issues, individual chapters, or spotlighted MBC and/or chapter initiatives. U= se this MADA Media Award Online Nomination Form DIONNE AWARD to adult multiple-birth individual(s) who through his/her/their actions have created a deeper awareness of the challenges faced by Canada’s multiple-birth children and their families and/or have made a significant impact on the multiple-birth community through th= eir own personal efforts. = Use this MADA Dionne Award Online Nomination Form 8.= New Guidelines for Prenatal Testing - Th= e Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists= of Canada (SOGC) released new guidelines on prenatal genetic testing. The Society recommends that every Canadian woman, regardless of her age, be offered the choice to undergo non-invasive genetic screening during her pregnancy. Previously, prenatal genetic screening was only offered as a choice for women over age 35. For details visit www.sogc.org/media/advisories-20070205_e.asp. &nbs= p;
Having a party?<= /span> = Supporting Multiple Births Together!	<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>= MBC Annual General Meeting and Conference &#= 8211; May 31^st-June 3^rd, 2007 Kitchener, Ontario <= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>Discovery Toys – Disc= ount & Fundraiser <= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>Conference Registration For= m
Mult= iple Births Canada Naissances multiples Canada PO = Box 432 Wasaga Be= ach, Ontario = L9Z 1A4 Toll-free (in Canada): 1-866-228-8824 Tel: 705-429-0901 Fax: 705-429-9809 mailto:office@multiplebi= rthscanada.org http://www.multiplebirthscanada.org/ The content of this email is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may h= ave regarding a medical condition. Multiple Births Canada Information Circulars (ICs) are a mass email service manage= d by the Board of Directors of Multiple Births Canada and is for information sharing purposes only. Opinions and conclusions expressed through this service do not necessarily reflect the views of either the Board of Direc= tors or the caring volunteers of Multiple Births Canada. If you wish to be rem= oved or added to this list, please contact the Business Office.	Multiple Births = Canada and Mount Sinai Hospital’s Multiple Birth DVD Project Multiple Births Canada is pleased to announce that we have forged a partnership with Mount Sinai Hospi= tal to produce an educational video/DVD for parents expecting multiple-birth children. It is anticipated that this DVD will become a valuable educational resource for prenatal educators, parenting groups, and indivi= dual families. The initial work in the partnership will focus on learner needs assessment to ensure that the DVD content meets the needs of our intended audience, and on fundraising to cover the costs of the DVD development. If you are interested in making a financial contribution to the project, please forward your cheque to: Multiples DVD Project Maternal Infant Program Mount Sinai Hospital 600 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5G 1X5<= /o:p> A charitable donation receipt will be made available for all donations.

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