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A brother deeply missed

A brother deeply missed

by Tera Colville – In June of 2021, we all gathered to celebrate Father’s Day and our father’s birthday for the weekend at our parents’ home in the Haliburton Highlands. When Jamie left for his work week that Sunday, we hugged him and told him we loved him, not knowing we would never see him alive again.

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Meet one of the families you’ll help through Steps for Life

Meet one of the families you’ll help through Steps for Life

Compassion can change lives. With registration open now for Steps for Life 2024, it’s compassion for Canadian families that is driving walkers, fundraisers, sponsors and donors to get involved. For all the reasons so many people participate in Steps for Life (fun, exercise, networking, prevention), compassion is at the core. We’d like you to meet one of the families you’ll be helping.

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Volunteer Profile: Anton Voronin

Volunteer Profile: Anton Voronin

Community engagement – what does that mean? How does one step into a volunteer role of this nature? Anton Voronin is a Community Engagement Volunteer with Threads of Life, in addition to being one of the Steps for Life planning committee members in Winnipeg. Anton began volunteering with Threads of Life in 2022 and took on the dual roles of planning committee member and Community Engagement Volunteer when he learned more about the organization and the families served, through an invitation from a professional colleague and his own research.

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A mother’s story

A mother’s story

“Larger than life”. That is how most of Colton’s friends andfamily have described him since he unexpectedly left this world. He lived his short life to the fullest and is remembered most for his kind andloyal heart, gentle and dedicated spirit, his fierce love of friends and family, and his larger-than-life attitude and presence.

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