President's Message
Dear Viewers:
August is only a short time away. I hope everyone has made arrangements to vacation in our very own Cape Breton Isle. The setting of Sydney promises not to disappoint anyone who arrives for a visit.
UOAC will spread out the red carpet from August 19 through August 22. UOAC will provide the opportunity to renew former acquaintances as well as to establish new ones. The conference provides lots of educational sessions as well as social functions for all. The chapter delegates will witness and participate in the business meeting of UOAC. The elections for UOAC will be held and the delegates will elect the some new leaders of the organization for the next two years.
Please remember the cut off for discounted registration for our conference is July 1, 2010. It was brought to my attention by Verna Petrie that there are still rooms available at the Delta Sydney Hotel at the conference rate. The reservation centre is aware of the availability but if you encounter any problems, please call the hotel directly and ask for Jason McNeil or contact Verna Petrie.
The Annual UOAC Appeal commenced on April 1 and is in full swing. We are extremely grateful to the members who support us with additional funding each year. Thank you to the 440 donors who have contributed so far. We could not continue to provide the services of UOAC without your generous financial support.
Ostomy Canada magazine will be out within the next week or so. Please support our advertisers. As always there are amazing stories with lots of great information. In this issue there are product updates as well as human interest stories for our members to enjoy. If you wish, it would be a great gesture for our members to donate the magazine to their doctor's office, local library or any public area. If you choose to do this, it would assist persons with an ostomy by providing additional information about ostomies. Plus, you will be helping to further the cause of UOAC.
Last week I attended the CAET conference in Niagara Falls. It was a great event and I had the opportunity to announce the recipients of the UOAC E.T. Recognition Award from 1999 to 2009. There were four of the honoured E.T.'s present to whom I presented a single rose to recognize them before their peers for all they do to assist ostomates across our country.
A single rose was also presented to the President of CAET from the children at our Youth Camp to signify our appreciation for all the work that has been done for the Youth Camp over the past years. The efforts of CAET certainly helped Pat Cimmeck and her committee to almost double its enrollment this year. UOAC applauds the work that many members of CAET do for persons with an ostomy.
I hope to see everyone in Sydney in August. Please have an enjoyable, full and safe summer.
We thank you for visiting our website and hope that the information has been helpful. If you would like to contact UOAC, please address comments c/o President at info1@ostomycanada.ca and/or fill out the form in the "Contact Us" section.
Les Kehoe
President UOAC