Wow, its bee a while since I updated! Big news today though...

This coming Tuesday, I am going to be the keynote speaker at a lunch & learn, talking about stroke recovery and nutrition... It's at Mind Forward in Mississauga, so if you can make it out, please feel free! 

After that, at the beginning of this coming December, I am getting ready to launch my Stroke of Power Survivor's Club! This will be a group of stroke survivors, their caregivers and their families, who are looking for those conn...
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The Special AVM Research & Awareness Fund will be fundraising at the Christmas Bazaar at Viva Retirement Residence in Mississauga (5575 Bonnie St, Mississauga, ON) on Sunday November 5th between 11am and 4pm! Come on out and browse the show, shop for Christmas gifts/decorations/more, and check out our fundraising table... we will be there with our Kneeded Angels, as well as a variety of warm and fuzzy (and homemade!) hat and scarf sets. 

ALL proceeds go to The Hospital For Sick Children in Tor...

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Well, it's a few weeks later than I would have liked to give in the fundraising cheque for 2016, but at least I finally had the chance to head down to Toronto to drop it off at the Sick Kids Foundation office today! 


Not for much this year, but every little bit helps because it all adds up! (And isn't the little guy in the picture behind us adorable?)

So for 2017, I am planning a few things that I hope I can pull off (on top of school and friends/family and life and all that other fun stuff)......
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It may have been a while since I last remembered to post about an event that I have run, but that doesn't mean that they haven't been happening!! I have just gotten super busy with school, still working as blogger, writing my cookbook, and everything else that life seems to think needs to happen.

However, this weekend, my mom and I are teaming up to run a booth at a small event in Mississauga. So I am looking forward to that (and I will be doing my homework at the booth most likely hehehehe......
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It sure has been a while since anything has gone on with us here at AVM Foundation headquarters... but all that may change come fall. I am hoping to team up with some local bands and hold a few small benefit concert-type things. (If you have a band and want to chat about this, give me a hollar! Email AVM_Foundation@hotmail.com for more details.)

In other news, I decided to enter a weight lifting competition! It will be very low-level, but I figure that I have something to prove (plus, my worko...
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  My goodness, where did the last half of this year go??  Time has flown since the summer and planning for The SHINE! Festival was in full swing.  The festival itself turned out great - amazing music, played to an amazing crowd.  Plans for what we do different next year are being discussed, and other then that, it's safe to say that SHINE! is on hold for the holidays  :)

  On an awesome note - today, one of my incredibly amazing volunteers from SHINE! came with me out to the Sick Kids Foundati...
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  Have you ever worked as part of a team that plans events like concerts?  This is like nothing that I have EVER done before!!  So I am kind of making this up as I go... but it seems to be working so far!  

  We have bands!!!  This is the line-up so far:

• 4pm: Rebekah Stevens
• 5pm: J'aime Paine
• 6pm: Colin James Clark
• 7pm: Barry Szeto
• 8pm: J'ai

  So things look pretty great, entertainment-wise!  Tomorrow's missions include talking to The Oakville Centre staff to see if they have someone who can run the...
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  IT IS HAPPENING!!!  On Saturday August 17th, 2013, the AVM Research & Awareness Fund at The Hospital For Sick Children will take over Coronation Park in Oakville ( http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&tab=wl ) to help spread some sunshine.

  The SHINE! Festival is a celebration of life and living it.  We want to have live music playing on the stage at the west end of the park from 3:00pm until 10:00pm.  (For this though, we will need bands... if you have one and are interested, please contact me...
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  The AVM Foundation and Veronica have teamed up with one of her friends from college, and together we are working on getting together a benefit concert for this coming summer.  We are still waiting to hear back from the city of Oakville regarding if we got the stage at Coronation Park for the date that we want, but our fingers are crossed! 

  That being said, we are looking for bands and musicians that would be interested in helping out a great cause and joining in a day of fun!  If you are ...
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  The date has been set... on Monday September 24th, 2012, the AVM Foundation will take over the parking lot at St. Thomas Aquinas high school in Oakville to decorate it with positivity!  This year, we hope to get some actual media coverage, but even if we don't it should be a fantastic day  :)
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  I have been spending a fair amount of time lately getting everything I need to set up for this summer and the second year of the Positive Graffiti Project.  So far, it looks like it's going to be amazing!  I am looking for any local businesses that would like to donate their parking lot over a weekend when they may be closed for us to use as our canvas.  If you have any ideas for businesses, please let me know!  Other than that, life is good.  Fundraising events are coming up here and there...
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  For me, 2012 marks the beginning of a new era in my fundraising.  This is the year, now that the foundation is ten years old, that I take over much of the administrative duties from my mom (who is just too busy for all that) and start really pushing forward with the planning of new and exciting events, outreach, and hopefully speech-giving.  I want my fondation to really be on the map as of the end of this year, so we shall see how far I get with that!

  Stay tuned to http://PositiveGraffiti...
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      Well, this coming Monday, we will be at St.Thomas Aquinas high school in Oakville for the *Positive Graffiti Project*!  Come on out and join us as we spread a little positivity.  We are harnessing the creativity of the students and using it to create a mural full of positive thinking in the parking lot, so stay tuned to hear how it went!
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  So the planning for the walk-a-thon this past spring didn't pan out, and things thus got postponed for a bit.  We have started up something new (and exciting!) though - The Positivity Project!  Check us out online at http://PositivityProject.webs.com and get involved!
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  The date for the AVM Foundation's "Walk Cuz You Can" had to be moved to Saturday May 21st, due to scheduling conflicts with the City of Hamilton.  Fingers crossed that everything works out!

  Planning a few fundraising events for the spring and summer coming up... Stay tuned for news about things like "The Positive Graphitti Project", our walk, and much more!
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  The AVM Foundation is organizing an exciting event for this coming spring!  If you are in the Hamilton area on Saturday April 23rd, 2011, come on down to the bayfront area and join us in walking to fund life-saving research!


  Veronica White, head of the AVM Foundation, has been trying to pull this walk-a-thon together for a number of years now, but finally this coming spring (and with the help of some friends!), it is going to happen! 

  Sign-in times begin at 8:30am that Saturday (you can ...
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