Feb. 2008
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In This Issue
Bank of Montreal Donation
Kenya Interns Return Home
Good News at HTAC
Elderly Patients Connect with Intern
'Volunteering for a good cause'

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Featured Gran
Veritable Jeancois  
Sex: Male
Country: Haiti
 
Veritable Jeancois
Veritable is 91 and lives in Haiti. He is a widower with four children who also live in poverty and are unable to provide financial support. Veritable used to earn a living making straw mats, however, poor vision and pain in his hands have stopped him from working. With no source of income, day-to-day life is a constant struggle.
Learn more about Veritable...
 
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Lots of good news at Help the Aged this month, from our largest corporate donation ever to one of our volunteers featured in Outpost magazine. 
 
An outbreak of violence in Kenya has caused us to cancel three internships in Kenya and check up on our Grans there.
 
Lastly, thank you to all of our volunteers for their hard work in 2007!

Oh--And don't forget to check out the new audio-visual section of our web site featuring our PSAs with Flora MacDonald!
Bank of Montreal Gives HTA $50,000
 
 Help the Aged (Canada) received its largest corporate donation ever on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007.  The Bank of Montreal presented a $50,000 cheque at our annual Christmas luncheon for volunteers.  Michael Castledine, Division Manager of Nesbitt Burns BMO, and Whit Tucker of Nesbitt Burns Ottawa presented the cheque.  Read More...
Interns in Kenya to Return Home

Natasha and a Gran Due to the breakout of violence following the December 27, 2007 election in Kenya, Help the Aged (Canada) has cancelled the three International Youth Internship positions in Kenya. Keep reading...
Good News at Help the Aged
 
Guy Martel and a Gran HTAC Volunteer in Outpost Magazine - Help the Aged volunteer Guy Martel is featured in the Global Volunteer Guide. Read more...
 
Thanks to our Volunteers Help the Aged (Canada) hosted its annual Christmas party to honour volunteers on Thursday, December 13, 2007.  Keep reading...
 

Adopt-A-Gran Coordinator to Travel around the World to Visit Grans - Brenda Packer, Help the Aged (Canada)'s Adopt-A-Gran coordinator, will be meeting with Grans in Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Read about Brenda's Trip...
Elderly Patients Connecting with Intern
By: Erica Simmonds
Katie and VON Patient Jack
Half an hour after Jack McLean came into the VON foot care clinic in Miramichi, New Brunswick, he was chatting with intern Katie McCormack about everything from her family and to the fact that he'd never been married.  Learn more about Katie...
Translating Student enjoys 'volunteering for a good cause'
By Judy Williams
Melinda enjoying 'translating for a good cause'
As a relative newcomer Melinda has much to learn, as well as much to give because she'll be providing an extremely necessary service to Help the Aged (Canada).