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100 Women Who Care donates $7,000 to Thompson Ski Club for accessibility upgrades The ”100 Women Who Care Thompson” is inspired by the simple idea that together, individuals can make a substantial difference. One of the defining characteristics of this group is their commitment to supporting local causes. By directing their donations to local organizations, members keep the funds local and help strengthen our community. The local chapter had their quarterly meeting on September 13. This meeting saw the Thompson Ski Club receive a cheque for $7,000. This will be going towards building material to make the chalet more accessible for those with mobility issues. The Thompson Ski Club is very thankful to the 100 Women Who Care Thompson for their generosity and will be putting the money to good use. At this quarters meeting the Thompson Seniors Community Resource Council did a presentation to apply for funding to print senior resource guides/phone books. “The resource guide is a beautiful booklet full of wonderful local photos and was designed by local Thompson born graphic artist Joelle Prévost, translated into Cree for our elders by Star Beardy and proof read by a number of seniors in Thompson.” During their last run 2000 copies were printed and distributed with only eight copies being left and many looking for more. During the presentation it was proposed to print 2500 copies to distribute. “Because we want to drop some of them off at the institutional living. We want to make sure every senior and elder has access to those updated numbers and services and we would still like to offer this for free.” The meeting concluded with the Thompson Seniors Resource Centre being overjoyed as being announced the successful recipient.
Book a way to preserve and pass on memories of growing up in Churchill
Indigenous voters could have a lot of say about who wins Manitoba provincial election: U of M Prof and in a close election it and court voters leading up with Heather Stefanson.” been centred in Winni- (SCO) Grand Chief Jerry becomes that much more to the Oct. 3 election, CarAccording to Carrière, peg,” Carrière said. 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LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, WINNIPEG SUN
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Linda MARKUS