[Viva] Last support group at Women's hospital

[Danielle Lucia]

I'll try that again.  Sometimes I somehow manage to click "send" without
meaning to.

I was trying to say ....
Thank you for the information, Margarite.  Oak Tree, because so many went
there for appointments, is a great loss as a venue.  I suppose going back
downtown is not ideal, but I wonder if meeting at Friends For Life, or
maybe Positive Living could work?  Maybe a community center (Gathering
Place ... Aboriginal Friendship Center ... or Carnegie Center?) ... or a
library conference room?  It's been a long time since I've done anything in
Vancouver I can't think of other suggestions.


> On Sun, Jan 19, 2020, 4:02 PM Margarite Sanchez <
> margaritesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What made the Oak Tree support group interesting is that women from
>> outside of the lower mainland could try to align their appointments to be
>> in Vancouver for the group. Which meant that we would only see some gals
>> once or twice a year since we only met once a month.
>> When I helped start the groups many years ago the funding was from Mac
>> Cosmetics. I don't know if Oak Tree ever tried to get funding from other
>> sources.
>> It's not expensive to run a peer support group (I'm fond of saying it
>> only takes two or more people and a tea bag) but at the Oak Tree funded
>> groups we always tried to have a warm healthy meal, a picnic in the summer
>> and in December there was often a little budget for gift bags.
>> All that said, I don't think that's necessary. it doesn't need to be
>> expensive. I think a pot luck or community kitchen would be great ways to
>> build community, try new foods and make new friends.
>> all the best,
>> Margarite
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 3:32 PM Danielle Lucia <
>> northern.islander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As is everything mainland, the support groups are too far away for me to
>>> make use of but I am nonetheless sorry to hear that such a useful resource
>>> is shutting down while there is still a need.  Were women meeting
>>> regularly?  How much funding is required to keep a venue open?  What is
>>> needed in order to facilitate a group somewhere?  What organization, or
>>> who, previously covered the costs?
>>>
>>> On Sun, 19 Jan 2020 at 15:02, Margarite Sanchez <
>>> margaritesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh! This news makes me sad. I'm SO disappointed that the Oak Tree group
>>>> is folding!  (First the Surrey group and then the Women's Health Collective
>>>> group, now Oaktree)
>>>> That group has been so healing and so much fun over the years and it's
>>>> touched the lives of hundreds of poz women.
>>>> Are the attendees disappointed? Is there interest in getting new
>>>> funding to keep it afloat?
>>>> What do you think Melanie, Valerie and whoever else is still
>>>> facilitating?
>>>>
>>>> I'm glad at least that SWIN hasn't lost it's funding.
>>>> hugs to all,
>>>> Margarite
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 8:05 PM M L <givemegiggles at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ladies, our support group scheduled for January 17 has been
>>>>> postponed until January 31 due to weather conditions.
>>>>> We no longer have funding so this will be the last support group and
>>>>> it will be held between 11-1. For further information please contact Jane
>>>>> at Oaktree Clinic.
>>>>>
>>>>> The SWIN (Strong Women in Numbers) Indigenous support group is still
>>>>> ongoing and the next meeting will be February 14th at 10am at
>>>>> Positive Living. They will be having a pancake breakfast meeting and
>>>>> then going to the Murdered and Missing Women's March. For further
>>>>> information, contact Valerie at 778 847 9752.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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