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Office of the Public Guardian
Adult Guardianship & Trusteeship Act
Kelly Lekien and Dan White, from the Office of the Public Guardian, will provide an in-depth presentation on recent and significant changes to the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (AGTA).
This event follows up our May 12th OPG information session. Not enough time was given to properly cover the major changes to AGTA. As a result, we are holding a half-day session focusing entirely on AGTA.
Note: You do not need to have attended the first session to register.
Saturday, October 2, 2010 9 a.m. to Noon
(Registration starts 8:30 a.m.)
Location: Bow River Room City of Calgary Water Centre
625-25 Ave SE, Calgary T2G 4K8
Register by September 28, 2010
Phone: 403.263.8226
Email: families@PLANCalgary.ca
Google Map, Poster
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Tyze Microsites Available to Lifetime Members
PLAN Calgary has a licence to develop Microsites for each Lifetime Member. These are networks, life Facebook networks, but are more secure, free of advertisements and allow members by invitation only, with no lurkers. For more information go to our Tyze section.
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CBC Radio Interview
Judy Aldous of CBC Calgary's morning radio show "The Eye Opener" recently interviewed some PLAN Calgary people. The interview is a very helpful and concise description of our objectives and our methods.
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RDSP For the Future Workshops
The RoadAhead Society recently presented 6 free Calgary Area workshops in conjunction with PLAN and HRSDC in a series called RDSP For the Future.
Canmore, Alberta
May 26, 2010 6:30 pm
Calgary Alberta
June 2, 2010 7:00 pm
Drumheller Alberta
July 20, 2010
Okotoks, Alberta
August 23, 2010
Red Deer, Alberta
August 24, 2010
Calgary Alberta
August 30, 2010
These workshops are all finished, but you can sign up for webinars and telephone workshops at forthefuture.ca
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Darrell Cook
1948-2010
Darrell Cook was a strong advocate for persons with disabilities who gave generously of his time and money in this endeavour. Darrell and his wife Sheilagh were founding members of the RoadAhead Society of Calgary. Darrell took on many projects for us, such as organizing a golf tournament to raise funds and awareness for the RoadAhead and its cause. His company, Gibraltar Mortgage, has been a long-time supporter of us, providing us with funding, office space and meeting space.
More recently, Darrell was very involved in making the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) a valuable resource for families that have a member with a disability. He participated in the nationwide lobbying to enact the Federal RDSP legislation. Then, he was a key lobbyist with the Provincial Government to make sure Alberta benefits and funding would not be clawed back from persons with disabilities because they owned an RDSP. When all of these things came into alignment, he offered workshops on the RDSP in the Calgary area as recently as last November. The photo above was taken at such a workshop.
Darrell also worked with other organizations that help persons with disabilities to become included in society. These include the Alberta Association for Community Living, and Calgary Family Voices.
Darrell passed away after a brief struggle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife Sheilagh and children, Jocelyn and Devan.
The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, people may give donations to the RoadAhead Society in memory of Darrell. You can do so by mailing a donation to the address at the left, or by our online donation system at Canada helps, where you can specify that the donation is in honour of Darrell. All donors will receive a charitable receipt for tax purposes.
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