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Good News at HTA

Strength in Numbers

Featured Gran:
Florie Fernandez

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Happy Summer! Hope you are enjoying the great weather and making the most of summer vacation if you have some! Lot's of great stories this month, so I'll keep the intro short.

Enjoy!

Kelly Rusk
Kelly Rusk
Volunteer e-News Editor

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Good News at HTA

Mississauga Clinic to raise funds for another Gran
The Mississauga Specialty Care Clinic recently adopted a Gran to honour its volunteers and have now decided it would like to be able to sponsor another. It will be holding kiosk on August 18th to raise funds for a second Gran and to provide local residents with information about our Adopt-A-Gran program. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers at the clinic for promoting the sponsorship program!

KioskHTA kiosks going city-wide
On July 17th, volunteers participated in a kiosk at Westgate Shopping Center to raise awareness about our local program, Reaching Out to Isolated Seniors (ROTIS). We will also be visiting more local malls.
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FacebookHTA premiers on Facebook
Help the Aged is now a group for those of you on Facebook. Come join up to see photos and stories from overseas interns. Also learn about our programs and services.


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Strength in Numbers - HTA Staff and volunteers

BethThe face behind the numbers- You’ll usually find our accountant Beth Gordon working away at her computer, paying bills and looking at spreadsheets. She has been here for nearly eight years and she loves it. Read more...

Youth Intern Adopts Indian Gran - Chelsea Harder, a 23-year-old university graduate began working at the Saskatoon Council on Aging June 19. Keep reading ...

Helped the Aged says goodbye to our Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) intern, Jennifer Neiszner, who worked with Marjorie Milloy as a Program Officer. Keep reading...


Intern KaraIntern puts her heart into helping elderly
- Kara-Leigh Jameson, a 25-year-old graduate of the University of Alberta, has recently left to begin her work in the “Nature Island” of Dominica--a small but wonderful place in the Caribbean. Kara left on July 18 and will be there until February 2008.

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Featured Gran
Florie Fernandez

Featured Gran

Florie is believed to be in her early seventies and lives in Calcutta, India. Florie previously earned a living working as a nurse in the Lawrence De Souza Home for the Aged. Florie became ill and was admitted to the same home for her care. Florie is a happy and pleasant woman. She tries to help at the home in any way so is able.

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