PO Box 231, Main Post Office T5J 2J1

(780) 485-3052

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

WELCOME to the Stroke Recovery Association (SRA) of Edmonton. Did you happen to miss our January SRA Meeting? It was a pleasant surprize… the weather actually co-operated and we held our monthly meeting with Gail Elton-Smith (Stroke Service Co-ordinator) as our Guest Speaker. Thank you to Gail for a good presentation! Everyone seemed to have a good time and we had some familiar faces return along with some new faces who joined us… we hope to see everyone at our Monday, February 22^nd, 2010 meeting with Guest Speaker Zach Holtzman presenting “Tax Tips & Talk”! Zach has helped many of our Members with their Income Tax Returns and Income Tax Appeals… so come listen and learn from Zach!

For many of you who may be new and are now on our email distribution list… you may be wondering who we are?

We are a “unique” Support Group for SURVIVORS/FIGHTERS of Stroke and Brian Injury, their Caregivers and Loved Ones who meet at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, on the last Monday of each month to socialize and hear a special Guest Speaker. We hold meetings in the months of September, October, November, January, February, March, April and May. For our December meetings we have hosted an Annual Christmas Pot-Luck Dinner and/or Dinner Out (like we just did this past December 2009) and in June we have hosted an Annual SRA – Edmonton Picnic! We do not meet over the summer months (July and August) but we do have an answering machine, please phone (780) 485-3052, leave a message and someone will get back to you. We also have a website at www.sraedmonton.org.

The SRA Executive and Board of Directors are all “Volunteers” & they are either a Stroke Survivor/Fighter or a Caregiver! At the October 26^th, 2009 Annual General Meeting I was again voted in as the President (I’m a Caregiver), our Vice-President is Marie Connell (Caregiver), our Treasurers are Fred Chow (a Stroke Survivor) and his wife Alice Chow (his Caregiver) and our Recording Secretary is Charlotte Martynuik (Caregiver). Our Members-At-Large include: Bev Decore (Past President & Caregiver), Michele Clapp (Caregiver), Joan McCreight (Caregiver), Shawn McCreight (Stroke Survivor), Sharon Anderson (Caregiver), Randy Bell (Stroke Survivor), Gail Elton-Smith (Stroke Service Co-ordinator), Giri Srinivasan (Clinical Director & Physical Therapist) & Syke Stein, our liaison (Social Worker at the Glenrose Hospital). We have a Phoning Committee (Michele, Marie and Joan) who regularly phone our membership

list to remind people about our monthly meetings and special events! THANK YOU to each of you for taking on these “Volunteer” positions, the SRA - Edmonton couldn’t do it without each of you!

We hope everyone will enjoy attending our monthly 2010 SRA – Edmonton meetings! We have some new programs to present, special guest speakers and FUN get-togethers planned! Please look over the attached 2010 SRA Calendar of Events. If you have any ideas and or topics you would like to hear, please contact me…at our SRA number (780) 485-3052. Any and all suggestions appreciated… it’s what you would like?

If you are “new” to SRA, we are very happy you have come to visit us! If you are a paid member – thank you for your “financial support” to our membership! If you are a non-paid member – PLEASE see Fred or Alice Chow and they will gladly take your membership money and get you paid-up and in “good standing”! Our membership fees are very reasonable at $10.00 for a single person or $15.00 for a family, for the year! We also welcome charitable donations

and a tax receipt will be issued to you for them. We are a “non-profit” organization but we do have some expenses to be paid. You are more than welcome to come to any of our meetings and see for yourself what we are all about and to listen to our guest speakers!

Reminder - Our guest speaker for our February 22^nd, 2010 meeting will be Zach Holtzman… on “Tax Tips & Talk” (very good information regarding tax credits for the disabled for their 2009 Income Tax Returns)! Please join us at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and guest speaker at 7 p.m. Hope to see you there!

Until next month… Bye4Now…

Gladys Marie Magega (President of the Stroke Recovery Association of Edmonton)