What's Happening in the Canadian Myeloma Community?
Thunder Bay InfoSession
A warm thank you to the patients and caregivers from Thunder Bay who joined us at the very first Myeloma Canada InfoSession in the region. Presentations at the InfoSession included: drug access navigation, travel and reimbursement options for patients living in Northern Ontario, new research updates, myeloma research in Canada, as well as practical resources for patients and information for caregivers.
 
Thank you to our expert speakers from the Thunder Bay Regional Cancer Centre: Dr Dolores Sicheri, Oncologist/Hematologist, Gisele Boily, Drug Access Navigator, and Paul Carrier, Supportive Care Counsellor. A special thanks to Rolland Manning, Support Group Leader and caregiver, for all his help!
Sam’s 2 nd Annual Monte Carlo Casino Night – A Tribute to Richard Oana
On behalf of the Oana family and the team at Myeloma Canada, we would like to sincerely thank all of the sponsors, donors, partners and guests for doing their part to make myeloma matter at the second annual Sam’s Monte Carlo Casino Night – A Tribute to Richard Oana. The event was an astounding success and thanks to your generosity, we raised $48,300 for Myeloma Canada this year!
 
We would like to thank our industry sponsors, for their very generous contributions to this event: NKF Devencore, Econo-malls, Mercantile, Canderel, Montoni, TD Real Estate Group, TD Wealth, Spa Munari and Groupe Petra.
 
We would also like to highlight the contributions from the event partners, who played a significant role in making this evening a success: Auberge des Gallant, Cava Spiliadis, Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, Sugar Mama and Lise McAuley from CTV News.
The 2017 photo album is now available for viewing, downloading and sharing.
 
 
Save the date!
Sam's Third Annual Monte Carlo Casino Night will take place on October 27, 2018.
Gilda’s Gala
On October 21, 2017, Judy Tavares from Toronto organized a beautiful tribute Gala in memory of her mom who passed away 25 years ago from myeloma. “Gilda’s Gala”, described as a “25-year celebration of life”, raised $4000 in support of Myeloma Canada. Thank you to Judy and everyone who took part in this beautiful event!
Congratulations to the Newlyweds!
On October 15, 2017, Linda Nash-Presidente from Toronto married the man of her dreams. As part of their celebration, in lieu of gifts, the newlyweds asked their guests to make a contribution to Myeloma Canada, a cause that is close to their hearts. Linda’s sister is currently living with myeloma, so this tribute was one way for Linda to support her sister’s courageous journey and contribute to important research. Thank you to all of the guests who donated and helped raise $3000 for the cause! Congratulations and thank you for thinking of Myeloma Canada on your speci al day - l’chaim!