Weyburn This Week, March 15th, 2019

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Teddy bears, supplies collected for medical mission to Kenya Knitted teddy bears and bunnies, and sanitary pads and pouches, were gathered at the annual Teddy Bear Tea on Saturday at the Allie Griffin Art Gallery, organized by Marnie Bernard of Khedive. The collection is done every year with all of the bears and pads given to the Canadian Nurses for Africa, who will be sending a group of Canadian nurses to Kenya in April. Canadian Nurses for Africa (CNFA) was formed in 2007 by Marnie’s sister-in-law, Gail Wolters of Burlington, Ont., and formerly of Khedive. CNFA is a nurse-led volunteer organization empowering nurses to use their highly developed skills and knowledge in a field setting, in particular with medical missions to Kenya. Last year for the 2018 mission, the nurses saw a total of 5,823 people over 11 days. This number does not include the 315 people the nurses treated for jiggers, the 181 people who were tested positive for malaria and treated for, the 90 wounds treated, the 405 young girls taught sexual education and given reusable sanitary pads, the 1,559 kids dewormed, and the 411 people given reading glasses. The nurses also did 12 home visits and sent 19 people to the hospital for further treatment. The organization was formed when Wolters met Aggrey Mulamba, who is from the Vihiga region of Kenya, and hearing of the lack of affordable health care was moved to help those communities. She began organizing in Canada and Aggrey began talking to the communities in Kenya. The first mission travelled in May 2009 with eight nurses and conducted eight clinics. The nurses worked alongside 12 Kenyan nurses and clinical officers. The needs in these communities were overwhelming and they committed to return and to add programs as they were able. The Canadian nurses treat a wide range of illnesses, with malaria and upper respiratory problems being the most frequent. They also treat many wounds and do point-of-care diabetes

Knitters gather with teddy bears bound for Kenya

Photo 2290 — Greg Nikkel

Four of the volunteer knitters and sewers gathered with the bears and bunnies they made and donated to be given to the Canadian Nurses for Africa, which will send a group of Canadian nurses on a medical mission to Kenya in April. From left are Eleanor Neilson, Ileen Yates, Marcelle Waite and B. Eunice Coghill. Khedive resident Marnie Bernard hosted the Teddy Bear Tea on Saturday afternoon at the Allie Griffin Art Gallery, where the bears were gathered along with hand-sewn sanitary napkins and pouches. testing. Along with their daily clinics, they conduct sexual health education classes for men, women and students, deworming programs in schools, a jiggers eradication program and finance the building of school latrines. They also provide hospital care for the acutely ill that are seen at the clinics. The goal of the nurses is to improve the general health of those who live in the area. Improved health results in improved school performance and higher levels of employment. The nurses organization will continue to provide ongoing programs, such as a jiggers eradication program, school deworming program, and building school latrines in order to meet their objectives.

Applications open for Helen Davidson Award

Applications for the annual $2,000 Helen Davidson Music Award need to be submitted by Tuesday, April 30. Application forms for this award are available online at www.helendavidsonmusicaward.com/applications. You can apply by mail with a performance DVD or by e-mail with a digital performance application. Instructions are on the applications page of the website. The music award is open to Weyburn and area residents who are studying or who formerly studied here and are actively involved in the study of music. This music award is in honour of Helen Davidson, who was a 50-year member of the Registered

Music Teachers Association, and taught piano in Weyburn for 70 years. She was an avid supporter of the Music Festival and a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as organist and choir director for over 60 years. She is remembered by many not only for her passion for music but al-

so her involvement in the community. Past recipients of the $2000 include Meagan Milatz (2008 - piano), Chelsea Woodard (2009 voice), Britney Alexander (2010 - piano), Mikyla Jensen (2011 - flute), Brayden Jensen (2012 - saxophone), Lisa Frederick (2013 - piano), Kjel

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