by Shirley Hickman | Oct 14, 2021 | Health and Safety, Volunteers
Life is a series of steps: first the baby steps, and then each phase of our lives grows from those first steps, those foundational steps. In the early stages of Maureen Shaw’s life, she would hear the screeching sirens from the local forestry mill. Everyone would wait...
by Lorna Catrambone | Aug 12, 2021 | Volunteers
Threads of Life is very fortunate to have a team of wonderful volunteers who support the delivery of our programs, events, speaker presentations, and help guide the organization into the future. And we have dedicated partners, who offer financial support, and work to...
by Elisa Kilbourne | Jul 15, 2021 | How We Help, Volunteers
Summer job causes death of loved and respected athlete and student The summer of 2013 was exciting and filled with many blessings. My daughter Kaitlyn had just graduated from Teacher’s College at Western University and was about to start her career; Jeremy was...
by Lorna Catrambone | Jun 17, 2021 | Volunteers
Eleanor Westwood, Threads of Life’s longest-serving board member will retire from the board this summer, after 15 years of service to the organization. Occupational health and safety has been very important to Eleanor, who worked at the Canadian Centre for...
by Lorna Catrambone | May 27, 2021 | Health and Safety, Volunteers
It’s been 6 years since the United Nations General Assembly established the Sustainable Development Goals that were adopted by all 193 United Nations Member States, including Canada. The goals set a timeline to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce...
by Lorna Catrambone | Apr 18, 2021 | Volunteers
How can we possibly thank our volunteers enough? They’re the driving force behind Threads of Life – as volunteer family guides, speakers, Steps for Life planning committees, trade show representatives, family forum support, workshop facilitators, and so much...