Grandmothers of Steel: September 2008

Thursday, September 25, 2008

VENUE CHANGE - WORDS FOR AFRICA

Please note that Church of The Resurrection will now be combining with St. John's Ancaster for our Scrabble Event. So please register and come and join us for this fun day. A great chance to help our Grandmothers in Africa

Sunday, September 14, 2008

WORDS FOR AFRICA!

The following Scrabble Events will be taking place to help raise funds for our Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. We seek to raise awareness and generate funds to support the African Grandmothers who are shouldering much of the burden as they cre for their grandchildren orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. All proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

C'mon out and have some fun while helping very brave grandmothers who in face of adversity just keep going and going and going. Words can't express what our help means to them. You don't have to be good spellers or know much about Scrabble, there are others that will be there to show you, so come on, we look forward to seeing you!! Call the following to register ($5) and pickup sponsor sheet.

St. John's Anglican, Ancaster, Oct. 5, 1:30-5:00 pm
Jan Lukas: 905-648-1582 or Theresa Randles: 905-389-1405

There are other small groups having Scrabble Tournaments in their homes. If you would like information about them, please email: grandmothersofsteel@gmail.com

SEE YOU THERE!!

Friday, September 12, 2008

GRANDPARENTS DAY - SEPT. 7TH

Grandmothers of Steel:
Diane Keesmaat, Georgina Hewitt, Theresa Randles, Dorothy and Joy Warner, Kay O'Sullivan & Family were present but left before photo was taken.

Raging Grannies:
Anna Schafer, Roberta McGregor, Georgina Hewitt, Diane Keesmaat, Joy Warner, Barbara Hale, Karen Jose

Although a terrible rainy day, the members that were there were very enthusiastic and thoroughly enjoyed the 'Raging Grannies'.
A blue hydrangea from the Grandmothers of Steel will be planted in the garden of the International Children's Centre to commemorate the theme for this year 'Keeping our Promises'.

Who We Are, What We Do:

The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign seeks to raise awareness and mobilize support in Canada for Africa’s grandmothers who are raising their orphaned grandchildren. www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/grandmothers.htm
http://www.grandmotherscampaign.org/

The Campaign was launched by the Stephen Lewis Foundation on March 7, 2006. Since the launch, more than 150 groups of Canadian grandmothers have taken up the call to action and together have raised over $1 million for the campaign. SLF directs these funds to community-level organizations in 14
Sub-Saharan African countries that provide grandmothers with much needed support, such as food, housing grants, school fees for their grandchildren and grief counselling.

We are open to ALL women: we are students, married, single, aunts, mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation serves as a vehicle to send funds to grassroots projects that support grandmothers and their grandchildren.

GOALS OF THE GRANDMOTHERS TO GRANDMOTHERS CAMPAIGN:
Encourage awareness in Canada about Africa’s grandmothers and their struggle to secure a hopeful future for children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.

Build solidarity among African and Canadian grandmothers and their friends in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Support actively groups of grandmothers in Africa who are dealing with the painful loss of their own children and struggling to care for AIDS orphans.

Provide funds to grandmothers with assistance through food, support for school attendance, income-generating projects, counseling and social support.

Fundraising – Prints and Beautiful cards featuring original artwork by Theresa Randles are available for purchase. http://www.art-in-canada.com/theresarandles