By Tammy Van der Kamp How satisfying to find CPABC’s Disability Awareness Presentations for Elementary Schools are having a real impact on the way youngsters perceive a person who has a disability! The following excerpts were taken from letters sent to Tammy and PADS Service Dog Breeze from Grades Four and Five at Annieville Elementary […]
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On The Road: Kinsmen in Kelowna
Kinsmen Foundation’s Generosity What a pleasure it was to represent the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC (CPABC) at this year’s Kinsmen Foundation’s Annual General Meeting on October 19, in beautiful Kelowna, BC. I was happy to speak to the assembled Kinsmen and Kinettes to acknowledge Kinsmen Foundation generosity. Thanks to Kinsmen Foundation Chair Philip Jewell, […]
YPI CLEAN-UP CREW
By Tammy Van der Kamp In May, CPABC’s downtown Vancouver office welcomed four students from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School’s Youth Philanthropy and Initiatives Program. (YPI) The YPI program was started in 2002 by the Toskan Casale Foundation; its goal is to provide high school students with a practical experience in community development. Students learn […]