In the Community

Winnipeg Meet & Greet

Jackey LaBossière and volunteers

The Manitoba community is growing in strides! Over 50 people came together for the Myeloma Canada Patient and Caregiver Meet & Greet in Winnipeg on April 21.

We would like to thank Jackey LaBossière for helping to coordinate the planning of this event, as well Dr Kotb and Jayne Kasian who as guest speakers presented important information on managing myeloma.

Furthermore, a new community support group was launched in Winnipeg by Jackey herself and Kim Krahn has stepped-up as the new Winnipeg Multiple Myeloma March Leader! Congratulations to both dedicated Leaders for volunteering their time to make myeloma matter in Manitoba.

To contact Jackey, please email her at mysupportgroup@shaw.ca .

To register for the Winnipeg Multiple Myeloma March, visit www.myelomamarch.ca .

Trevor Olfert Concert

Congratulations to Trevor Olfert and the Open Sky Orchestra for performing their 7 ^th annual concert series benefitting Myeloma Canada and the Winnipeg Multiple Myeloma March. The orchestra consists of 40 musicians from the Winnipeg area who donate their time and share their talents to support this cause. This year, the concert series helped raise 5,000 !

Thank you to Trevor and the members of the orchestra for their valued contribution once again this year, as well as to long-time volunteer, Heidy Foot, for helping with the organization of this event.

Health and Wellness Expo in Thunder Bay

The Thunder Bay Myeloma Advocacy Group worked hard to increase myeloma awareness by facilitating a booth at the Health and Wellness Expo in Thunder Bay. The goal of this event was to create a venue where companies, groups and individuals in the business of promoting health and wellness products and services would have a platform to share information. This was a perfect opportunity to share information on myeloma and its symptoms. Thank you to Rolland Manning and group members for being creative and putting myeloma on the map in Thunder Bay.

Happy 12th Birthday to Nathan Murdoch

Shining a spotlight on a young philanthropist, Myeloma Canada would like to commend the efforts of Nathan Murdoch who, for his 12 ^th birthday, asked that in lieu of gifts, for donations to Myeloma Canada in memory of his mom’s dear friend. Thanks to Nathan’s generosity and selfless gesture, hundreds of dollars were donated to support a cause dear to him and to his friends and family. Thank you, Nathan for making myeloma matter and we wish you a very happy birthday!