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National Multiple Births Awareness Day 2008 Media Kit Now Available Online
Later this month, on May 28^th, Canada’s multiple-bir= th community will celebrate our 4^th Annual National Multiple Birt= hs Awareness Day. This year’s theme is "Multiple Births Canada encourages all health care professionals providing fertility advice and/or treatments to fully disclose all risks associated with a multiple pregnan= cy and birth, including all negative and positive outcomes, to enable patien= ts to make informed decisions." To provide unified message delivery,= MBC has developed a media kit for Chapters and non-affiliated clubs to distri= bute to the media on National Multiple Births Awareness Day. MBC will distribu= te the kit to national media; however, it is equally important that individu= als across Canada take the initiative to support this work by distributing the kit to local media in their respective communities. The kit is now post= ed on the MBC website and can be downloaded and printed in colour or in grayscale. Gail Moore, MBC’s Director of Communication,= has recorded 3 awareness ‘sound bytes’ (mp3) that can also be downloaded a= nd saved to CD for distribution. Be sure to find a few minutes to listen to these messages yourself. If= you have technical difficulties, call the MBC Business Office at 1-866-228-88= 24, or email offi= ce@multiplebirthscanada.org. MBC is also preparing a list= of events being held across the country on May 28th in celebration of National Multiple Births Awareness Day. This calendar of activities will = be updated as information is received. If your Chapter would like to have yo= ur event listed on this page, send details of your National Multiple Births Awareness Day celebration (including your Chapter logo) to = office@multiplebirthscanada.org or call 1-866-228-8824 as soo= n as you know them, or no later than May 20^th<= /sup>. National Multiple Births Awareness D= ay is important to our families because it encourages a better understanding= of the individuality and complexity of the multiple-birth relationship. Furt= her, it focuses on a single theme each year in order to educate those who are = not familiar with the multiple-birth experience. MBC believes that helping ot= hers to understand the journeys we travel will create awareness and lead to opportunities for the entire Canadian multiple-birth community. *Happy National Multiple Births Awareness Day!*
Announcement You Won̵= 7;t Want to Miss!
<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Multiple Births = Canada is pleased to announce a wonderful opportunity for our members! = Wh= irlpool Canada is inviting five Canadian multiple-birth families to become involved in an online initiative entitled moretimeforme.ca. These families will be invit= ed to either write a six-month blog or be the subject of a video shot over t= wo or three weeks with the goal of sharing time-saving tips and helpful hint= s on how to multi-task effectively. Getting involved has its rewards! The five Cana= dian multiple-birth families chosen for the mortimeforme.ca initiative will be rewarded by Whirlpool Canada with a gift of appliances. For more information, please review the letter of invitation posted in = the Members Only section of the MBC website. Good Luck!! More opportunities regarding this initiative wi= ll be happening at the <= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>2008 Conference in October.
2008 Conference Update
Here we are in May—when we are usually finalizing the Annual General Meeting and National Conference details—but instead, with the conference now being held in the Fall= , we are just finalizing the Conference Schedule and Speakers. Announcements w= ill be made very soon and the Registration Form and Schedule will be posted on the <= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>MBC website. We hope that you will be as excited as we are = with the scheduled speakers, keynotes and celebration activities. A big thank you goes out to those volunteers and Chapters who have already volunteered to assist with the conference detai= ls and sponsorships. If you would like to volunteer, donate, sponsor, or advertise at the 2008 Conference, click here for more details on these opportunities.=
Welcome New MBC Volunteer=
The MBC Board of Directors would like to extend a warm welcome to Michelle Tice. Michell= e is a Marketing & Sales professional from Vancouver who has spent the past= 13 years working with Intrawest, owners of Whistler Blackcomb, Tremblant, Panorama and many other resort destinations in Canada and the US. During her time at Intrawest, Michelle has held a number of key roles in = the areas of strategic planning, branding, call centre management, sales, gue= st service, pricing, and marketing strategy development. Since having her tw= in boys a year and a half ago, Michelle is thoroughly enjoying being a mom a= nd raising twins with her husband, Ben. Michelle wants to ensure that all parents of multiples have a positive experience raising their children the way she and her husband have had with their twins. Mich= elle and her family are members of the Vancouver Twins and More Club. Michelle has expressed an interest in volunteering with Multiple Births Canada in the area of Marketing & Sales. Welcome Michelle!
Reminders…
· *Multiple Moments, Quarterly Issu= e 2, 2008* is due for distribution i= n June. This issue will include the 2008 Conference Registration Form and Schedule. Not sure if your subscription has expired? Email the Business Office at office@mu= ltiplebirthscanada.org to find out. URGENT REQUEST! The M= ultiple Moments Editor is looking for more personal stories to include in the upcoming 2008 issues. Have you thought about contributing to Multiple Moments? If so, donR= 17;t hesitate to email your story and pictures to Meredith at mmeditor@multiplebirthscanada.org. We would love to hear fr= om you! · <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:blue;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Breastfeeding S= upport Network – The = MilkyWay e-newsletters are emailed every month to those members who have chosen to join this network. NEW! The = MilkyWay e-newsletters are now posted online in the Members Only section under Support Networks. Currently, there are issues from 2006 to 2008 ready for download. · L= oss of Multiples Support Network – *Forever Angels* e-newsletters are emailed every month to those who have joined this network (open to all who have experienced a loss of one or all of their multiple-birth children). These e-newsletters are now available online in the public are= a of the MBC website under Resources/Support Networks/Loss of Multiples Net= work. Currently, there are iss= ues from 2006 to 2008 ready for download. · <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:blue;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Sponsorships still available for the = 2008 Conference. Click here for details on sponsorship opportunities. Note: all corporate, business or chapter donations of $2,000 or more received before the Registration Form goes to print (May 31^st), will be recognize= d with their logo on the cover of the Registration Form. · <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:blue;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Looking for Ven= dors for the 2008 Conference<= /b> on Friday, October 17^th Vendor Showcase from 4 until 7pm. Please email office@multiplebirthscanada.org with suggestions or your = offer. Tables are available for $50. · <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:blue;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Photo Contest &= amp; MBC Fundraiser – click here to find out how to get yo= ur multiples on the front cover of the Special (Coloured) September issue of Multiple Moments. · <= span lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'color:blue;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>NOTE: The Business Office was having technical difficulties with email during the time period of April 12^th to the 29^th. If you emailed office@multiplebirthscanada.org during that time period a= nd have not had a response, please resend your message. We apologize for the inconvenience.
<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>	*Supporting Canada’s Multiple-Birth Community for 30 Years!* 2008 MBC National Conference October 16-19, 2008 - Delta = Markham Greater Toronto Area JOIN US!! <= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>Click Here For Details
Multiple Births Canada Naissances multiples Canada PO Box 432 Wasaga Beach, Ontario L9Z 1A4 Toll-free (in Canada): 1-866-228-8824 Tel: 705-429-0901 Fax: 705-429-9809 office@multiplebirthscanada.or= g www.multiplebirthscanada.org/<= /span><= /span> <= o:p> The content of this email is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with= any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Multiple Births Canada Information Circulars (ICs) are a mass email service managed by the Board of Director= s of Multiple Births Canada and are for information sharing purposes only. Opinions and conclusions expressed through this service do not necessarily reflect the views of either the Board of Directors or the caring voluntee= rs of Multiple Births Canada. If you wish to be removed or added to this lis= t, please contact the Business Office<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>.	MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARDS MBC’s Volunteer Recognition Program within the community of Multiple Births. It is time once again to= starting thinking about who in your community should receive the “Making a Difference” Award. This award was established to acknowledge outstanding contributions and achievements within the multiple-birth community. Nominating categories are: Local, National, International, Media and Dionne (Adult). For more information <= /span>click here. Remember… without volunteers, our local chapters and MBC would never be able to touch as many lives. Let’s recognize those people who “Make a Difference”! Nominate Someone Today–It’s Easy! Here’s how to get your nomination forms: online: Making A Difference Awards Nomination Form<= /span> by phone: toll-free in Canada 1-866-228-8824 by email: makingadifference@multiplebirt= hscanada.org Deadline for nominations is July= 1, 2008