16 Mile Boat Cruise Itinerary Wednesday September 18th

Hello, this is Debbie, your Cruise Director.

Due to the large number of members going, there will be 3 cruise times, 12:00 Noon, 1:00pm and 2:00pm.  I have attached the listing of what time each member is cruising. Lunch will be served from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.  There will be a choice of chicken souvlaki  and shawarma wraps with a greek salad and baklava for desert.  Bottled water will be available to you.  For those of you who have a time of 12:00pm, please arrive by 11:30pm, you will have lunch after you come back. For those who have a time of 1:00pm please arrive at 12:00pm so you can enjoy some lunch before you cruise.  For those who have 2:00pm please arrive by 1:00pm, so you can enjoy some lunch before you cruise. 

We will be eating at Busby park in the gazebo that is just beside the dock parking lot.  There are a few picnic tables to sit at. Or you may want to bring  your own chairs to sit on.  Please let us know if you need help carrying chairs over to the gazebo.

Reminders:  Sun block -  the reflection of the sun off the water can still give you a nasty burn even this late in the season.  Also a hat to prevent sun stroke. 

The boat dock is located on 128 Water Street in Oakville.  Go east on Randall St to Navy St. Turn left on Navy st. Turn left onto Water St. You will go underneath Randall St bridge.   You will see a Blue CharterAbility sign. I have attached a map 

I can't wait to see all of you next Wednesday the 18th.

Debbie Butler

Your Cruise Director

butlerdebbie77@gmail.com

Cell : (905) 599-8332

For your personal cruise time assignments a meal choices and assignments look for Debbie's email from Sept. 13th. I am working on copying the assignments to this blog, - Al Beharrell

Our first Fall Stroke Recovery Burlington Meeting will be on September 25th at 12 Noon

Welcome back to a new & exciting year with Stroke Recovery Burlington.   We are extremely overjoyed to say that 28 new members  have joined our chapter since we have come back to in person meetings in September of 2022.  Throughout the lockdown our chapter stayed active with zoom meetings each month.  I stayed in contact with the Halton/Peel Aphasia program, Wellness House, Hamilton/Burlington Stroke Network and the MOD After Stroke Programs.  A lot of it is just word of mouth from existing members.  We have had inquiries from our website as well as an interest  from our brochures.   MOD was also able to restart the JBH visitation program.   Please keep passing on how great an experience of our chapter can give you. 

As our chapter has so many new members, we have decided at the September meeting we would like to go around to each table and have you  introduce yourself.   Are you a stroke survivor, caregiver, family member ?  How did you hear about our chapter and how long have you been a member ?  If there is enough time, we would love it if you could tell us what you did over the summer holidays.  

I will be collecting the yearly family membership fee of  $25.  This covers all meeting lunches, our Festive Christmas lunch, and all events/outings that our chapter will be offering.  We accept cash or cheque payable to : March of Dimes Canada. In the memo field: SR Burlington Membership Fee.  I hear that  MOD is working on adding  e-transfers as a choice of payment. 

Please let me know Yes I can attend or No I cannot attend  as we are continuing to order individual lunches from Marilu’s Market. 

I’m so excited to see all of you on the 25th. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Debbie Butler 

Executive 

butlerdebbie77@gmail.com

Cell: (905) 599-8332

Next Stroke Recovery Burlington Meeting will be on June 26th at 12 Noon

Hello Everyone

Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend before the hot humid weather arrives.

Our meeting on June 26th will be our last before we break for summer holidays. We will resume our monthly meetings on September 25th. 

We will be combining our regular meeting with the celebration of the March of Dimes’s Step Up For Stroke fundraiser.   The total donations that we collect are split, 70% to our chapter & 30% to MOD’s After Stroke Programs.  

I have acquired a special event parking permit for the north lot of the Lions Club.  There will be barriers set up so there will be lots of parking spots for everyone.

I have confirmation that 3 very special guests will be joining us .  Mayor Marianne Meed Ward,  MP North Oakville/Burlington Natalie Pierre and the Honourable MP Karina Gould. 

Anyone who wishes to donate online, here is the direct link to our team.  You can choose a Team Member or the Whole Team to donate to.

Automatic tax receipts will be issued to your email.  Cash & cheque donation will be collected at the meeting.  MOD will issue tax receipts for anything over $20. It may take 4-6 weeks to process these  donations. 

https://marchofdimes.akaraisin.com/ui/StepUpForStroke2024/t/37f2654a5ce34c2888edaf703404f054

The online link will stay open until July 31St . Any cash or cheque donations after the 26th meeting can be mailed or brought in person to Debbie Butler    502-3055 Glencrest Rd, Burlington, ON, L7N 2H4  Cell:  (905) 599-8332  New St & Guelph Line area. 

Please call for a mutual time to get together. 

There is no pressure or obligation to donate money to our chapter.  Everyone is welcome to come and just celebrate with us. 

The agenda is as follows :

12:00 - Arrival and collection of all cash/cheques/pledge sheets to Debbie Butler at the front table.

12:20 - Speeches from Andy Westcott then special guests 

12:30 - We will cut the ribbon to commence a walk outside (optional) on the sidewalk around the small kids park then back through the north lot. 

1:00 - Join us in a delicious lunch  

There will be no 50/50 tickets for this meeting.

Please send me a quick note of YES  or NO for your attendance so we may order the correct number of lunches.

FYI  - Notices

 - Andy Westcott has booked a boat cruise up the 16 mile creek in Oakville/Bronte for mid September with a catered BBQ lunch.  Andy to give more details at the Sept. meeting. 

 - The Yearly Fee of $25 is due at our September 25th meeting.  The yearly fee must be paid at the Sept meeting to participate in the boat cruise. 

Come and celebrate with us at our June 26th meeting.  If you can't make it, have a fantastic summer and I will see you  in September

Debbie Butler

Team Captain 

Stroke Recovery Burlington

butlerdebbie77@gmail.com

Cell : (905) 599-8332

Follow up from the above meeting:

A message from Andy Westcott, our President:

Hi I want to thank you as our team who put the event together and raised a lot of money.  Everything was so organized and professional.  Guests were welcomed and made to feel appreciated.  Members seemed to enjoy themselves as well.

We have every reason to feel proud of ourselves, Andy