Teamsters Charity Golf Tournament 2013



I am very excited to announce the amount raised from this year's Teamsters Charity Golf Tournament which was held May 30th at D'Arcy Ranch in Okotoks, AB. The Golf Committee recently presented me with a Cheque for $35,000.00  which makes the total amount raised by Teamsters in 7 years holding the tournament to an astounding $204,000! 

 

I find it hard to express appropriately the gratitude I have for Teamsters Union 362 and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference for their continued support for the past 11 years.  Brianne's LEAP of Hope is honored to be the recipient of the funds raised each year and are thrilled to be able to continue on with the efforts to help children with life threatening illnesses in Calgary and surrounding area.

 



Total Raised at Calgary Girls School Run- June 7th, 2013

It is with great pleasure that I am writing to announce that an amazing $10,809.00 was raised at Brianne's Run on June 7th at the Calgary Girls School!!  Funds were raised by tickets sold for two raffle baskets that I made for each of both the Lakeveiw and the Belaire Campuses. Girls sold tickets during lunch hour and as well they were sharing Brianne's story with their family and friends to collect pledges.  They have done an amazing job once again and I am both honoured and proud to be part of the CGS Community where "giving" is such a strong aspect of their culture at the school.

We had Jennifer from The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation present (and shared more information regarding Brian Health) as well as other Board Members attended from the ACHF which was great.  As always, Teamsters Union 362 provided us with our stage and PA system and this event would never be the same without them.  Unilever Canada donated many items to give away, Sysco provided us with our post race refreshments as did the Parent Council. Tim Hortons provided us with Timbits which of course were a huge hit!
We appreciate all the parent volunteers and staff that helped organize and handout the food for the post race activities.  Of course, North Glenmore Park Community Association is our greatest sponsor as they allow us to hold this event each year and again, we are so very grateful.  So a big thank you to all the Staff, students, parents and sponsors that equally helped to make Brianne's Run a huge success once again!!  Please read the previous post for information on the Brain Health Program and as always we will donate to The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada.
I look forward to it all again next June!!

Patti presenting to Lakeview Campus

Jennifer from Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation speaking to students about Brain Health 

Poster made by the Students to demonstrate progress of goal, so amazing!

Brianne's Hope for a Miracle Run at Calgary Girls School

Excited for this Friday morning,  June 7th, 2013, as we celebrate another end of the year at The Calgary Girls School by hosting our Annual Fun 3/5K Run benefiting Brianne's LEAP of Hope.
I will post photos following the event and thanks to all those who are helping us raise funds for The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation Brain Health Program and The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada.

Special thanks to Teamsters Union 362 for providing the Truck and Trailer for our stage and PA system for the last 11 years, Sysco Foods, Sure Print (Southland), North Glenmore Park Community Hall, Tim Hortons, Unilever Canada and of course the Calgary Girls School (Staff, Parent Council, students and all volunteers) for the continued support for the last 8 years. 

 

 

7th Annual Teamster's Charity Golf Tournament

The date is set for the 7th Annual Teamsters Charity Golf Tournament at D'Arcy Ranch in Okotoks, AB.  We are set to go for Thursday, May 30th, 2013 and I look forward to another great day of Golf, lots of fun and incredible food with our amazing participants who have offered continued support each year and also to those who may be new to this most special day to "Make a Difference" to many of our children in Calgary and surrounding area!

This 11th year of Brianne's LEAP of Hope's spring fundraising events will continue to support both The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada who graciously sent our family to Disneyland, CA for Brianne's Wish Trip and also The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation.   This year we have chosen to help fund the "Brain Health Program".

The Alberta Children’s Hospital is committed to becoming a global leader in the discovery and application of new treatments for brain health. Adding research

resources – clinical, translational and basic science - is essential to drive innovation and advances in treatment for the future. Three of the areas the pediatric brain injury research program will concentrate on are:

Stroke: Established provincial collaborations exist to create the largest population-based sample of perinatal stroke ever studied – around 800 children. Using this cohort, focused research areas in fetal and newborn stroke will include clinical, prothrombotic, genetic, and biomarker risk profiles; the role of placental disease; epidemiology of perinatal stroke syndromes; and imaging studies to predict outcome and understand recovery. Capitalizing on these existing collaborations will provide an opportunity to improve our understanding of perinatal stroke, treatment options, and ultimately, uncover opportunities to advance care for these infants.

Concussion: While the existing brain injury and rehabilitation clinic can accommodate all forms of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), they are presently unable to handle mild TBI - the most common form of TBI. 20% of children have a mild traumatic brain injury before the age of 10 years. At this time, there are no known effective treatments for persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) or methods to assess the effectiveness of potential treatments. By focusing on prevention, education, training, clinical care and research, a formalized complex concussion clinic would provide a unique approach as it would offer comprehensive medical evaluation and intervention.

Epilepsy: It is the conventional belief that seizures in the majority of epileptic patients can be controlled with medications; however, the adverse cognitive psychiatric and psychological problems, memory difficulties, mood and behavioral problems and anxiety are often minimized or overlooked. Up to 30-40% of patients with epilepsy will remain unresponsive to medications and only a small fraction of these may be eligible for epilepsy surgery. Currently, those patients who are not candidates for epilepsy surgery have only two major alternative treatment options. We need to better understand what treatments will work for whom and under what conditions treatments will be most effective.

With your support, you will help us move closer to our vision of become national leaders in Brain Health.

The total needed for the pediatric brain injury research is $7.5 million. Brianne’s LEAP of Hope is proud to be part of this so incredibly important program.

We look forward to seeing you all on May 30th!! 

Patti, Lorea, Ken and The Teamsters Union and Teamsters Rail Conference~