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Monthly Archive for: "May, 2021"
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The GRAGOPEAN Scholarship Trust: Q&A with Mitch Wheeler

The GRAGOPEAN Scholarship Trust: Q&A with Mitch Wheeler

May 19, 2021

The GRAGOPEAN Scholarship Trust helped Mitch return to school with the goal of providing for his family and pursuing a career in construction estimating and drafting and design.

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    The Spin Doctor: Edema and SCI

    The Spin Doctor: Edema and SCI

    May 12, 2021

    “As a paraplegic, I always thought my lower legs looked pretty good in shorts .. Then I got a pretty bad pressure sore and had to spend about a week in bed. During that time, I noticed my calves [...]

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      SCI and Pregnancy During COVID-19

      SCI and Pregnancy During COVID-19

      May 4, 2021

      SCI BC peer, Jana Husseini shares the challenges, struggles, and joys of pregnancy and childbirth with an SCI during COVID-19.

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        Mathews Park92A Street and 87 Avenue, Fort St. John

        14aug12:00 pm2:00 pmFort St. John Picnic at the Park12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mathews Park, 92A Street and 87 Avenue, Fort St. John

        Event Details

        Reconnect with old friends and meet new ones at our Peer Picnics! Join your Northern BC Peers for some great food and conversations at the park. This event is free

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        Reconnect with old friends and meet new ones at our Peer Picnics! Join your Northern BC Peers for some great food and conversations at the park. This event is free but registration is required. RSVP by August 10 to Lori at lslater@sci-bc.ca or 250-262-8599.

        Time

        (Sunday) 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

        Location

        Mathews Park

        92A Street and 87 Avenue, Fort St. John

        Organizer

        Lori Slaterlslater@sci-bc.ca | 250-262-8599

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        15aug2:00 pm4:00 pmVictoria Women's Online Coffee Group2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

        Event Details

        The Victoria Women’s Online Coffee Group meets the third Monday of every month online. The meetups are full of questions, deep discussions, light-hearted banter, (sometimes) tough love, but they are

        Event Details

        The Victoria Women’s Online Coffee Group meets the third Monday of every month online. The meetups are full of questions, deep discussions, light-hearted banter, (sometimes) tough love, but they are always full, meaningful, and supportive.

        How to Connect to Zoom:

        • From your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/956293455
        • From your mobile phone or tablet: download the Zoom app from your app store, then use the meeting ID to get into the meeting. Meeting ID: 956 293 455
        • Dial-in on a landline (telephone): call +1 778 907 2071 Canada (the local number for BC), and enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 956 293 455
        • If not in BC, find your local number here: https://zoom.us/u/acMz0fXoVA

        If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca.

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        Time

        (Monday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

        Organizer

        Scott Heronsheron@sci-bc.ca | 250-812-0773

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        15aug3:30 pm4:30 pmGet Wild Online Dance Class3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

        Event Details

        Groove with us and get wild! This is a fun, easy-going class for folks looking to learn some easy dance moves and have a great cardio workout. All abilities

        Event Details

        Groove with us and get wild! This is a fun, easy-going class for folks looking to learn some easy dance moves and have a great cardio workout. All abilities are welcome and encouraged to attend.

        How to Connect to Zoom:

        • From your browser:https://utah.zoom.us/j/92717670355
        • From your mobile phone or tablet: download the Zoom app from your app store, then use the meeting ID to get into the meeting. Meeting ID: 92717670355
        • Dial-in on a landline (telephone): call +1 778 907 2071 Canada (the local number for BC), and enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 92717670355
        • If not in BC, find your local number here: zoom.us/u/acMz0fXoVA

        If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca.

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        Time

        (Monday) 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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        15aug6:00 pm7:00 pmBook Club with Lisa6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

        Event Details

        Zoom connection info is below. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the books you’re reading, join SCI BC peer Lisa Hislop and the book club readers as we work

        Event Details

        Zoom connection info is below.

        If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the books you’re reading, join SCI BC peer Lisa Hislop and the book club readers as we work our way through books we’ve always wanted to read (the books are available as audiobooks, digital and hard copy versions). Each week, we read about an hour of the book (or three chapters), then meet to discuss it. We go over what happened and dip our toes into literary analysis, discussing the plot, themes, characters, the author, the time period, and other influences. It usually takes us between 8 and 20 weeks to read the longer texts and 2 to 4 weeks for shorter stories and plays. Once we’re nearing the end of a book, we submit books we’d like to try and choose the group favourite for our next read. Feel free to pop in and check us out!

        The next read will run from July 18 to November 7: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

        Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.
        It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with “woman’s work,” including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the “girl’s book” her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

        How to Connect to Zoom:

        –   From your browser: https://zoom.us/j/91890201610

        –   From your mobile phone or tablet: download the Zoom app from your app store, then use the meeting ID to get in to the meeting. Meeting ID: 918 9020 1610

        –   Dial-in on a landline (telephone): call +1 778 907 2071 Canada (the local number for BC), and enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 918 9020 1610

        –  If not in BC, find your local number here: https://zoom.us/u/acMz0fXoVA

        If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca.

        Have ideas for other ReachOut! Online sessions? Contact Jenna at jwright@sci-bc.ca to share your feedback.

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        Time

        (Monday) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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        Ice Cream Parlour in Burnaby Village Museum6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby BC

        16aug1:00 pm3:00 pmBurnaby Ice Cream Meetup1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Ice Cream Parlour in Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby BC

        Event Details

        What’s a better summer treat than ice cream?? Come cool off with us and enjoy some tasty ice cream and good conversations with your peers. RSVP to Rod at rbitz@sci-bc.ca to

        Event Details

        What’s a better summer treat than ice cream?? Come cool off with us and enjoy some tasty ice cream and good conversations with your peers.

        RSVP to Rod at rbitz@sci-bc.ca to attend.

        Time

        (Tuesday) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

        Location

        Ice Cream Parlour in Burnaby Village Museum

        6501 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby BC

        Organizer

        Rod Bitz

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