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PO Box 231, Main Post Office T5J 2J1

(780) 485-3052

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

WELCOME BACK! The Stroke Recovery Association of Edmonton’s Executive and Board of Directors hope each of you had a wonderful, safe and FUN long weekend working in your yards, gardening, traveling, camping and/or enjoying the “wet” weather... some places “new” snow fell and other places it just rained… although it’s been very dry and we need the moisture… why on long weekends!? Well it’s Alberta… anything can happen… rain, snow & sometimes even sunshine… it tried to “shine” on Holiday Monday, May 24^th, 2010!?

The deadline for the Workshop Registrations has been extended to Wednesday p.m., May 26th

"Stroke...the Next Steps" Workshop

This Saturday, May 29, 2010

at the Central Lions Seniors' Recreation Centre

11113-113 street, Edmonton

9:15 am for registration; workshop 9:30 am- 3:30 pm

Registration fee: $15/person to attend… must be registered!

Please call (780) 485-3052 to register, leaving name and phone number

Please plan to attend next Monday, May 31st SRA – Edmonton’s Monthly Meeting… our Guest Speaker will be Wade Lever from “Innovative Housing” and this is open to all Stroke Survivors, their Caregivers and all Medical Professionals. The SRA – Edmonton meetings are held at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, lower level, Conference Room A (follow the signs) 6:30 pm refreshments & 7:00 pm meeting! Hope to see you there!

Friendly reminder: Monday, June 14th is our Annual SRAE Picnic from 5 pm to 7 pm, to be held in the Lounge at the A.C.T. Aquatic and Recreation Centre in Rundle Park… same location as last year’s! It is a Pot Luck Event! You will have until Monday, June 7^th to call Mrs. Joan McCreight (780) 484-2734 or our SRAE answering machine (780) 485-3052 to let us know if you plan to attend, how many guests you plan to bring and to let us know what you will be bringing (eg. salad, dessert, munchies or refreshments)! All the hotdog buns, wieners, condiments, etc. will be provided. It’s a FUN time and it will be our last meeting until Monday, September 27^th! Rain or Shine… We will be “hosting” this “Indoor Picnic” and We hope to see you there!

Membership fees: SRA – Edmonton membership fees are very reasonable at $10.00 for a single person or $15.00 for a family, for the year (that is from September to August)! If you are a paid member – thank you for your “financial support” to our membership! If you have not paid yet – PLEASE see Fred or Alice Chow at our meeting and they will gladly take your membership money and get you paid-up and in “good standing”! 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 that need to be paid.

If you have any other ideas and or topics you would like to hear discussed at our SRAE monthly meetings, please let us know by leaving a message on our SRA – Edmonton phone number (780) 485-3052 and someone will get back to you. We also have a website at www.sraedmonton.org.

Have a Wonderful, Safe & FUN Summer… Gladys Marie Magega, President of the SRA - Edmonton

ANY GOLFERS OUT THERE?

Fred Chow (SRAE Treasurer) and Randy Bell (SRAE Member-at-Large) would like to “Challenge” anyone to Share a Round of Golf with them on Monday, June 14^th, 2010… yes, same day as the SRAE Annual Picnic!

Tee Time is at 11:00 am at Rundle Park Golf Course on Monday, June 14^th!

If interested… please contact Fred Chow at (780) 475-4129 or Randy Bell at (780) 905-2355 and either one of them can give you further detailed information! HAVE FUN!!!

CARRIE’S REPORT

Five of us were invited to attend the 2010 SRAA Peer Support/Leadership Workshop/Facilitator Training weekend - in Calgary April 23 - 25, 2010.

I was so excited to go, to meet other Stroke Survivors and Caregivers, to learn of their experiences and journeys, and what’s to look forward to.

Jackie Poff and I met Gary Gutscher, Giri Srinivasan, Randy Bell and Bev Decore at the Hotel on Friday. We had several hours to talk and meet one other. I could tell it was going to be a great weekend.

Saturday we met everyone for the first day - from Leduc, Red Deer, Calgary, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. There were stroke survivors, Caregivers, Volunteers and even a Neurological Physiotherapist, all interested in supporting stroke!

During the two days, we studied the SRAA Framework, current things that work and possible changes to be improved, leadership skills, the role of the Facilitator, differences in support groups and taking care of ourselves. There was a lot of positive energy and ideas all weekend.

We shared our ideas between Chapters on ways to improve our own chapter to create plans and run a better working meeting, using tips and ideas shared in several mock exercises. The time flew by! And, each minute was used wisely, with the help of a Facilitator.

I think we all learned a lot, met good new friends and went home energized! It was worth every penny!

All of us would like to “Thank” the generous person who donated all the funds for our 2010 SRAA Peer Support/Leadership Workshop/Facilitator Training weekend and help to encourage us to Pay it Forward.

Carrie Lewis

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