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We had the opportunity to donate our van so that the group led by Mr. Lalonde and Mr. Dickeson from Rutland Senior Secondary to get to Seattle. The plan is that this group of leaders in our community are flying to El Salvador to build a house for Habitat For Humanity. Good luck guys!
Hey everyone:
This is really cool. A TV program developed by and for people… “where ability and vision meet”. Some pretty cool activities and interviews.
Check it out on YouTube: Ablevision
Or their website: Ablevision.org
how cool is this?
Several of the community support crew who went to see the Canucks game against Nashville got to meet my all-time favorite Canuck, Trevor Linden. Here’s a picture of our own Vern Rockwell with the man himself.
This got passed on to us the other day (edited), might be of interest for some of you who are wondering about participating in Special Olympics or just interested in some general knowledge about your health:
Hello!
We are three medical students collaborating with Special Olympics of BC to organize the first annual Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Screening Day.The health fair will be held in Kelowna and is open to all athletes and community members, regardless of whether they are competing in the Games. It is an event that promotes communication and education for athletes, caregivers, health professionals and even the community at large. The ultimate goal of this health fair is to support athletes who live with a disability by providing a fun and safe environment to learn about health issues.
The health screenings offered include:
Fit Feet (podiatry)
Fun Fitness
Health Promotion booths:
-BMI/waist circumference
-Nutrition and hydration
-Sun safety
-Blood pressure
-Hand hygiene
When: April 12th, 2014 from 10AM to 2PM(please arrive between 10AM and 2PM)
Where: UBC Okanagan Ballroom (UNC 200). Map here:
*Who*: Anyone who is eligible for Special Olympics is welcome to visit! All ages welcome!
This event will be a great opportunity for all participants to meet health care professionals, Special Olympic athletes, and other members of the community, while learning about health issues relevant to all participants.
No need to RSVP! Please come if you’re interested in participating.Looking forward to meeting you soon!
All the best,
Sara Treloar
Hi everyone:
Have you ever checked out the CanadaCares.org website? Here’s a link, some useful information and lots of recognition for the caregivers in our communities.
Check it out!
Hey everyone:
Hope you’re having an awesome week. Ever been to SelfAdvocateNet.com? It’s the BC Self Advocate Network’s website. It’s been around for 14 (!) years but has recently gone through some design changes. It looks great and has tons of useful information, Check it out!
BC Self Advocate Network: SelfAdvocateNet.com
We are proud to offer an ongoing subscription to all of our contractors and employees to Conversations That Matter (https://conversationsthatmatter.org). We are really excited to share this opportunity with our home share providers and know that you will enjoy the opportunity to be taught by some of the world leaders in the human services field.
Conversations That Matter is an online convention centre that focuses on training videos geared toward working in the helping professions. As such, internet access is required; if you don’t have it, there might be an opportunity to review the videos at a public venue that has internet access such as a library.
As part of our ongoing training and support efforts, all home share providers are registered for the service. These videos all have questions at the end of each and an opportunity to share your thoughts with us about the content. We’d love it if you took the time to let us know what you think of the videos and are hoping that they’ll generate ideas for future training opportunities and stimulate discussion about the issues that we face in providing supports.
By now, all of our contracted home share providers should have received a e-mail notification of their subscription. Please let your home share coordinator know if you haven’t yet received an invitation.
Once again, COPCS is providing a free workshop to home share providers. It’s in Kelowna on May 30, 2014, entitled “Health & Well-Being in Developmental Disabilities”
Please find the poster here. Thanks COPCS!
Darren and the crew organized a day helping out Pathways Ability Society. They bought a place out in our neighbourhood and so a group got together to paint a bunch of rooms in their new space.
Thanks everybody who participated in welcoming Pathways to Rutland and working together to achieve something great.
