HSC Newsletter Manitoba Spring 2016 www.huntingtonsociety.ca
RESOURCES & CHAPTER INFORMATION Manitoba News Winnipeg Chapter Winnipeg Chapter President: Vern Barrett Tel: (204) 694-1779 Chapter News Thank you to the volunteers who helped out at the Guns ‘n’ Hoses hockey Brandon Chapter game on February 13! What another great chance to build awareness and President: Sandra Harrison raise funds for HSC! Tel: (204) 726-8323
Upcoming Events HSC National Office 151 Frederick Street, Suite 400 Run2Finish HD: Saturday, June 4, 2016, Assiniboine Park Conservatory Kitchener, ON N2H 2M2 5K Walk (shortcuts permitted), 5K or 10K Run. Family event – strollers, roller 1-800-998 -7398 blades, leashed pets welcome! Email [email protected] or check [email protected] www.hdmanitoba.ca for details! ______Manitoba Huntington Disease Resource Huntington Indy Go-Kart Challenge: Sunday, September 11, 2016, Thunder Centre Rapids Fun Park, Headingley (just past Assiniboia Downs) Family fun, enter teams of up to 6 people. Contact Vern Barret 204-694-1779 Marla Benjamin, Director or [email protected]. www.hdmanitoba.ca for more info! 200 Woodlawn St Winnipeg, MB R3J 2H7 Support Group Tel: (204) 772-4617 th [email protected] 4 Tuesday of the month, 7pm – 8:30pm, Winnipeg. ______For more details, (204)-772-4617 or [email protected] The Manitoba Huntington Disease Resource Centre (MB-HDRC) located in Winnipeg, offers the Huntington Society of Brandon and Area Chapter Canada’s Family Services Program. Marla Benjamin, is available 3 days per week to offer services to individuals, families, and Upcoming Events professionals who are living with Going the Distance 4 HD: August 24-28. Huntington disease (HD). Educational This year, Bert is running non-stop from Swift Current, Saskatchewan to information is also available for health Brandon Manitoba, a distance of 600 kilometers. He is hoping to accomplish professionals who support HD patients. this in 90 hours. Show your support at http://bit.ly/1LserCA
Also available on an as-needed basis is a Registered Social Worker, Meg McConkey, 4th Annual Pierson Sprint into Summer: May 27, 6 p.m., Pierson Firehall
in Brandon and area. Meg can be Join the 5k or 10k walk/run in this fun family event with BBQ to follow! contacted by phone at Contact Terri Alphonso (306) 339-7990 or [email protected] or Cindy (204) 728 -2449 or by email at Horrigan (306) 482-8151 or [email protected]. [email protected].
MB-HDRC Services include: 20th Annual Golf Tournament: June 8, 12pm, Glen Lea Golf Course, Brandon Shotgun start, 3 divisions of 2 teams, mens/ladies/mixed. For more
Information on HD and related information, call Sandy at (204) 724-0534. community services Short- term counselling Connecting families with community Support Groups services through referral and advocacy Educational sessions to groups of This discussion group provides participants with an opportunity to mutually professionals support each other, share coping and problem-solving strategies and exchange information about HD and resources. The group is open to If you are in need of assistance in the individuals with HD, family caregivers, people at risk for HD and other family Winnipeg area, call Marla at members. Call Meg McConkey for details. (204) 772-4617, or in the Brandon area call Meg at (204) 728-2449.