SOUTH CENTRAL CANCER RESOURCE

 Fundraiser

Rock’n Revival "Country Rocks"

On Saturday April 9th at the 3rd annual Rock’n Revival South Central Cancer Resource raised over $5300.  About 176 people attended and had a great time rockin’ to the Bare Yogis.  People in attendance bought tickets on silent auction prizes as well as a couple raffle items.  Two contestants, Ron Braun and Richard Dymond vied for everyone’s votes while they sang Conway Twitty and Johnny Cash songs.  The planning committee members were Sandy Thomson, Jay McKay, Karen Wiebe, Beth Faux and Carla Wallcraft along with some prize helpers Dale Brown, Ted Klassen, Kim Morrow, Cathy Lone and Shannon Klassen.  Many other people helped out along the way. Board members donated their time or prizes or both and helped out the night of the event.  Monetary and prize donations were given by many individuals and businesses in the communities we serve and we would like to send a huge thank you to them all.  We could not have done it without their support.  It was a great example of people working and playing together to help SCCR help those in need ease the burden of a cancer diagnosis in South Central Manitoba.

Thanks again to everyone who attended or helped out in some way.
Donations received from:

Agassiz Physicians Medical Corporation                         Fittwell Centre                                                 Giant Tiger

D.A. Loewen Electric                                                     Town of Altona                                                 Beth Faux        

Fehr Glass and Aluminum                                             Floral Scents                                                   Knockabouts

3M                                                                               Sheila Rex                                                       Lynn Froese

Miami Consumers Co-op                                               Personal Expressions                                      McDonald’s Morden, Winkler

Miami Variety                                                               Friesen Printing                                               Pam King

Tom Burnett Construction                                             Tim Horton’s                                                    Golden West Radio

Rural Municipality of Thompson                                     Robbins Electric                                              Haybusters

Westaway Pharmacy                                                    Focal Point                                                      Chicken Chef, Altona and Carman

Décor Cabinets                                                             Access Credit Union                                        Sandy Thomson

Elementary Computers                                                  Janzen Pontiac – Winkler                                 Carla Wallcraft

Royce Burnett                                                               Cheryl Fedorchuk                                            Adeline Braun

Rosebank Colony                                                          Morden Nurseries                                            Laura Matychuk

Janet Nedohin                                                               Sheryle Lyne                                                   Cheryl Peters

Eagleye Printing and Design                                         Appelt’s Jewelry                                              Pharmasave

CIBC – Morden                                                             Dale Brown                                                      Ev Kehler

Juletta McKay                                                               Karen Wiebe                                                    Real Canadian Superstore

Ted Klassen                                                                 Southland Honda                                              Shear Bliss

Computer Remedies                                                     C.W. Wiebe Medical Centre                             BSI Insurance, Altona

Carman Co-op                                                              Carman Pharmacy                                           Winkler Co-op  

Klassen’s of Winkler                                                      Evensong

FOCUS GROUP

Cancer Patient, Family and Caregiver Experience with Access to Cancer Services in Manitoba

 The Canadian Cancer Action Network (CCAN); CCAN/Manitoba and the Canadian Cancer Society, Manitoba Division are interested in hearing about Manitobans experience in accessing cancer services.

The goal is to hear the experiences, and then develop recommended changes for improvements to the Provincial and Federal governments.

Experiences will be captured in six Focus Groups, located throughout Manitoba,.  (Winnipeg, The Pas, Dauphin, Brandon, Morden; and Opaskwayak Cree Nation).

Manitobans that have experienced cancer services in the Province are invited to indicate their willingness to participate in a focus group.  All experiences are welcome. Interested individuals (patients, family members or caregivers) are asked to supply their contact information either to a member of the executive of CCAN Manitoba, or by emailing epele@peleresearch.com ; subject CCAN/CCS project.  Contact information should include:  name, phone numbers, email address and mailing address.  Volunteer interest must be communicated by Sept 2, 2008.

The focus group meeting will be scheduled for September, will generally start at 5:30 in the evening, a light snack will be provided and all participants will receive an honorarium of $80.00.   Individuals with long distances to drive can request out of pocket gas money. We expect that a few individuals will require overnight accommodation and some food allowance and this will be provided on a pre arranged basis.

Individuals that volunteer their names will be called by Pele Research, sometime in the first week of September, to confirm their ability to attend and to be provided with location details.

Access to care is an issue of significant importance to CCAN and CCS and we appreciate individuals that volunteer their time to make improvements in this area.

South Central Cancer Resource would like to thank all those who attended our Sara Williams Horticulture evening on May 1st.  Approximately $2000.00 was raised which will continue to help fund our transportation program and many other support services offered by SCCR.   The Board of SCCR extends a heartfelt thank you to Morden Nurseries for sponsoring the event and donating all of the beautiful perennials and shrubs for our silent auction, as well as for the lovely centerpieces.  Thank you to Nancy Penner for being the MC of the evening and to all of those who donated the delicious desserts.  And last but not least we thank Sara Williams for putting on a great presentation.  Sara was in Morden on Chautauqua Spirit business and will be returning on Sept 27 as part of a 3 day Chautauqua Celebration.  Thank you again!

Rock'n Revival

The Board of Directors of SCCR sincerely thank the following committee members for their hard work at organizing this fantastic event:

Dianne Brown
Sandy Thomson
Nancy Driedger
Cathy Lone
Kim Morrow
Jen Sager
Jen Sager-Hlady

 SCCR raised $3500.00 after expenses!  The Board of Directors would like to take this special opportunity to thank the following for their prize/monetary donations:

 Fehr Glass & Aluminum in Morden (Gold Record Donor) 3M Canada in Morden  (Gold Record Donor) Janet & Brian Nedohin  (Gold Record Donor) The Bare Yogi's  (Gold Record Donor) Gislason Targownik Peters in Winkler (Gold Record Donor) Agassiz Credit Union in Morden Dianne & Richard Brown Karen Ching Complements Hairy & Day Spa in Morden Morden Diary Queen Nancy Driedger Brian & Jen Hlady Shannon Holenski Labatts Breweries Cathy Lone Morden McDonalds Kim Morrow Morden Pharmasave RANA-Respiratory Care Group in Morden Bev Remple (Heritage Bath Essentials) Jen & Steven Sager Shear Bliss in Morden Shoppers Drug Mart in Morden Southland Honda in Winkler Cottonwood Creations (Patti Rach) Westaway Pharmacy in Miami Winkler Chamber of Commerce

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5th Annual General Meeting report

 The 5th Annual General Meeting of South Central Cancer Resource was held on January 24, 2008 at 7:30 pm in the in the Multipurpose Room at Boundary Trails Health Center. Reports were given on SCCR’s activities and financial position during the fiscal year which ended Sept.30, 2007. Dr. Margie Hesom addressed the audience about early recognition and screening for cancer and musical entertainment was provided by Rick Wiebe. Refreshments were served.
The draw for Kerry’s Quilt was made. Winner of the quilt is Margaret Ann Popplestone of Morden and winner of the 2nd prize of $200 was Joyce Phillips of Altona. The $200 prize was a substitute for the original prize of one night’s stay and 2 half-hour massages at the heartland Inn in Winkler. SCCR thanks all of the friends of Kerry’s who completed this project at Kerry’s request and donated it to the organization. A profit of about $2000 was realized from the raffle and much awareness of SCCR was raised by the raffle.
The Resource Coordinators gave a report on the year’s activity and the services that were provided to the people living with cancer in south central Manitoba.. SCCR has provided assistance and/or drivers for 506 trips to cancer appointments for people from Altona, Carman, Cartwright, Crystal City, Darlingford, La Riviere Manitou,  Mather, Miami, Morden, Pilot Mound, Roland and Winkler  The cost to SCCR, excluding the patient contribution was over $42,000 dollars in this fiscal year which was up from $30,000 in the previous year. The transportation program is available to persons who need assistance to be able to attend cancer related appointments, such as Dr. appointments, chemotherapy or radiation. The client pays a small fee and SCCR reimburses the driver or family member for their mileage, parking and a meal if necessary.
23 wigs have been loaned out to clients who have lost their hair from cancer treatment to new clients in Altona, Carman, Morden, Gretna, Crystal City, Cartwright, Rosebank, Roland, Darlingford and Winkler and women in several other communities are still using the service from the previous year.  In addition, many of these clients and others were able to obtain head coverings which have been made and donated by various individuals and groups in the area. A few breast prostheses were loaned out as well.
Expansion continues in the Resource Library as material in video, CD-ROM and print form is updated and added to the library.
Staff has developed a program called Sun Safety, which is about protecting the skin from ultraviolet radiation to prevent skin damage and skin cancer. This program was presented in schools in Manitou, Altona, Winkler and the Pembina Colony and at the Miami Farm Safety Day and the Carman and Manitou Preschool/Kindergarten Wellness Days.
Staff, Board members and volunteers have attended functions such as Health Fairs and Community Expos so that more people are aware of the services provided by SCCR.
Funding for SCCR continues to be provided by the people in the south central MB communities in the form of donations, memoriams, grants and fund-raisers by individuals and groups.