As we approach our summer break, it is a good time to reflect on our accomplishments the past year. It has been a very busy and productive year for us that included the addition of new members, numerous public awareness events, our participation in a major national conference, many networking opportunities, and a few social events.
With respect to new members, we were able to match up those with special needs with others who have gone through and are living with similar challenges.
Most noteworthy has been the enthusiastic participation of Dr. Sorensen, an esteemed local urologist who was instrumental in founding our group several decades ago. He has breathed fresh hope into our group this past year and we hope to continue to enjoy his enthusiasm and energy.
We would like to again welcome all new members; we hope to continue seeing you at our meetings. We remind everyone to pass on the word of our existence to anyone you meet who are impacted by prostate cancer. This word-of-mouth approach has been very effective; please continue!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 11 June 2024 Spring Get-Together
The Tuesday 11 June 2024 meeting will NOT be held at the Hospice, but we will instead have a Spring Get-Together at Legion 594 (Howard Ave.). As with our Xmas get-together, this will coincide with that Legion’s bi-weekly $10 all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner; in the past, this has proven to be very successful and affordable. Whereas this spaghetti dinner is open to the general public in the main halls (to the right), the Legion is giving us the “royal” treatment with white tablecloths and will set up an area just for our group in the main bar area (to the left).
The spaghetti dinner opens to the public at 4:30 pm, but the first 30 to 40 minutes get pretty busy. We suggest folks show up by 5:30 when the crowds reduce a bit. Please bring pot-luck desserts, grab your ticket at the door, proceed to the bar area directly or after you grab your pasta. We have some new members, so please try and make it to this event to make them feel welcome.
SUMMER OFF
Please remember that following our Spring Get-Together, we do NOT meet in July or August. However, we remain “Open for Business” and will continue to welcome new members and support any existing members. We will also continue to provide monthly communiques to let you know what is going on.
If you are aware of any company or organization that might want a prostate cancer awareness briefing or our presence at an event, please let us know.
In the meantime, please continue to “advertise” our existence and have a great summer!
RECENT EVENTS
City of Windsor Donation to our Group – Following several briefings to City of Windsor Firefighters by Jim and Garry, the City of Windsor sent us a financial donation.
Special thanks to the City of Windsor!
WRH Foundation Golf Tournament – This fundraiser for the new Da Vinci surgical robot machine, was excellent and the organizers were sincerely appreciative of the valuable time given by our volunteers.
Motorcycle Ride for Dad (MRfD)
The Motorcycle Ride for Dad (MRfD) event was amazing as always. It is an exhilarating experience surrounded by hundreds of very enthusiastic bikers. The following Windsor
Star link provides a wonderful summary. Windsor Star ePaper
We received the following sincere thank-you message from the organizers Shane and Cori Miles:
“Thank you for everything your group did for us today. We love your help and we couldn’t have done it without your group. What amazing men!”
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION CANADA (NATIONAL GROUP)
2024 FATHERS DAY WALK/RUN, SUNDAY JUNE 16TH
(https://www.thefathersdayrun.ca/)
Our group and others across Canada’s membership receive significant support from Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada, including:
Insurance
The availability of special groups – Active Surveillance Nationwide Support Group, Advanced Prostate Cancer Support Group, GBTQ Prostate Cancer Support Group, Partners In Prostate;
Assistance with the design of our brochures and ads;
Availability of regular newsletters, and speakers over ZOOM; and
Identification of potential speakers, etc.
They have recently announced a fundraising initiative that we should support:
Your participation with this event also helps our group directly as we can receive up to 50% of funds raised by our team to cover approved reasonable expenses relating to our group.
Participate in the Virtual Event:
There will be physical (i.e. in person) events taking place in some locations across Canada but the Windsor/Essex team will be participating in the Virtual Event. This means that you have the flexibility to walk/run whenever and wherever you want and you do not have to do it on Father’s Day. Moreover, you can create your own walking group if you wish or walk alone. The only requirement is if you are participating in the Bingo challenge (activities are printed on the Bingo card when you register) – a picture of the completed card must be sent to PCFC by June 18th.
There are two ways to participate. Both ways include t-shirt and bingo card.
Pay $35 and receive a tax receipt for $25.
Raise $100 and participate for free.
If you are interested in donating, please visit our Team Page at the following link: https://gifttool.com/athon/OurTeamPage?ID=1852&AID=4316&TID=30288
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION CANADA (NATIONAL GROUP)
JUNE NEWSLETTER
Please remember that Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada (www.prostatecanada.ca), does an amazing job and provides significant valuable support to our group and support groups across the country. We encourage you to visit their web-site; it is a mint of information and help that directly helps individuals. The following is a link to their latest monthly newsletter:
