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Information Circular – BO-03-25-08-#1 &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wasaga Beach, ON = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; March 25, 2008
Bi-Monthly Activity Report = 211; January & February
Wasaga<= /span> Beach, ON: Multiple Births Canada (MBC) is pleased = to provide ongoing updates to its members, chapters and colleagues. Yo= ur commitment to Supporting Multiple Births Together is of great importance to Cana= da’s multiple-birth community. Chapter Representatives: Please forward the informat= ion below to your Chapter Executive and members. This January/February 2008 Board Activity Report is intende= d to inform MBC members of work performed by the Board of Directors on behalf = of all multiple-births individuals, families and supporters in Canada. It does not include the many activities coordinated in the business offic= e by our Business Services Manager or the many worthwhile projects currently b= eing handled by our valuable national volunteers. · &nbs= p; Welcomed a new volunteer to the Health and Education Committee, Erin Shaheen from Ottawa · &nbs= p; Welcomed back Ottawa Multi= ple Birth Families Association as an MBC Affiliate Chapter<= /span> · &nbs= p; Prepared for and held two = MSN Board Meetings and produced the minutes of both meetings · &nbs= p; Produced News and Informat= ion ICs and the Bi-Monthly Board Activity Report · &nbs= p; Produced reports and other contributions for the Spring edition of Multiple Moments · &nbs= p; Began follow-ups to the invitation package sent to 16 non-member groups = · Continued researching opti= ons for the MBC financial review engagement · &nbs= p; Continued preparing a busi= ness plan for Multiple Moments · Reviewed 3^rd Quarter MBC financials · &nbs= p; Began developing the 2009 Operating Budget · &nbs= p; Held two MSN Conference Meetings and produced minutes of both meetings · &nbs= p; Continued preparations for 2008 National Conference including distribution of the Call for Presenters, sponsorship and funding request= s, developing a draft conference program and a request for volunteers, and liaising with Silent Auction and Raffle Committee · &nbs= p; Through the COMBO (Council of Multiple Birth Organizations) Board, members and its MSN Community, researched membership structures and potential conference speakers · &nbs= p; Kim Weatheral= l and Gail Moor= e, as Board Members of COMBO, continued to represent Multiple Births Canada whi= le working on COMBO projects, initiating the production of the next COMBO Newsletter and the development of a database of comparable membership information. · &nbs= p; Began partnership discussions with the SOGC (The Soc= iety of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada= ). · Ongoing discussions with a corporate partner (Duchesnay) about website development project and sponsorship of the upcoming conference. · &nbs= p; Liaised with a volunteer researching funding opportunities for MBC · Handled media requests and supported MBC members by providing guidance for radio interviews · Provided input on upcoming Trillium Proposal for the ”Strengthening Multiple Birth Families Together” project · &nbs= p; Revised the 2008 theme for National Multiple Births Awareness Day (NMBAD), produced and approved a Communications Plan and po= sted it in the Chapter section of the MBC website · &nbs= p; Received an endorsement of the 2008 NMBAD theme from= the IAAC (Infertility Awareness Association of Canada) · Contacted potential partne= rs for 2008 NMBAD · Attended a Volunteer Canad= a networking session · Created an MBC Survey for multiple-birth families us= ing Artificial Reproductive Therapies (ART) to get pregnant and invited participants to complete the survey using a variety of communication meth= ods · Continued discussions with= a Chapter regarding hosting opportunities for a future National Conference<= /span> · Continued to monitor MBC’s Facebook ne= twork · Continued discussions with Chapters regarding the use of Facebook as a C= hapter communication tool · Continued working on enhanced Advisory Board biograp= hies · &nb= sp; Contributed to a variety of ongoing discussions and = handled all MBC correspondence
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