Get Involved in the Myeloma Community 
Would you like to take part in Myeloma Canada’s activities, engage the myeloma community in your area, advocate for patient rights or organize meetings for patients and caregivers?

Myeloma Canada offers many ways to get involved in your community, such as:
 
  • Launch a support group or get involved with an existing support group
  • Volunteer with an existing Multiple Myeloma March or start a new March in your area
  • Organize your own fundraiser
  • Participate in local, provincial or national advocacy efforts
How to Get Involved

A local support group is a great opportunity to meet and exchange with other patients and caregivers. There are groups in each province that can offer guidance and support as well as provide useful information on various treatment types and disease management. Your involvement could make a difference in the lives of many people impacted by the disease.
To launch a support group in your area, please email us at contact@myeloma.ca . To volunteer with an existing support group, search for the nearest support group in your area using the interactive map on our website and contact the group leader.

The Multiple Myeloma March is the only annual fundraising campaign that exclusively supports the Canadian myeloma community. Each year, in September, communities across the country get together for a 5 km March that aims to increase awareness and to raise funds for clinical research. In 2018, 3,100 participants in 23 communities from across Canada took part in the Multiple Myeloma March which raised a record $585,000. 

Would you like to take part and volunteer for the Multiple Myeloma March or would like to organize a new March in your community? Contact Michelle Oana, Associate Director of Development and Communications by email at  moana@myeloma.ca.
Lynn Hoffman, leader of the Multiple Myeloma March in Melville, Saskatchewan with her two daughters.
Noémi Labelle’s Boston Marathon Challenge

Raising funds for a cause that you care about can be a fulfilling and rewarding experience for you and your loved ones. Whether it be in honour or in memory of a myeloma patient or simply to support our cause, organizing your very own fundraising event allows you to create something that matters to you or that supports the interests of the person you wish to honour.

If you wish to organize an event to raise awareness for myeloma, know that we are here to help! All you need to do is contact Michelle Oana, Associate Director of Development and Communications by email at moana@myeloma.ca.

Our mission is to ensure that your voice is heard and we are committed to improving patient outcomes. To help us support you and achieve our mission, it’s important for you to help yourself first by becoming your own advocate.

There are two types of advocacy: personal advocacy and health system advocacy. Personal advocacy is when you become better informed about your condition, and take action to receive the best possible care for yourself. Health system advocacy is when you identify issues within your local, provincial or national government health policy that need to be addressed and you take action that can benefit yourself, your loved ones and many others within the province or territory.
Aldo Del Col, Co-founder of Myeloma Canada, Sharon Aloian, MPP  John Fraser  for Ottawa South, Martine Elias, Executive Director of Myeloma Canada and Steve Beattie.   
To find out more on how to get involved, contact us via email at contact@myeloma.ca.  
You can volunteer in many different ways locally or even help with administrative tasks at our head office in Montreal. Regardless of how you wish to get involved, we welcome and appreciate your help.
 
Contact us at 1-888-798‑5771, or fill out the form and we will contact you to discuss opportunities.