[Viva] Last support group at Women's hospital

[Lisa Lagos]

Margarite I totally agree.  I have also always felt that the exchange of
our troubles and our triumphs was all that was needed.  The rest was just
icing on the cake.
It sounds like there are a lot of great ideas as to where the group could
be held.  Indeed it was good for those with appointments at Oak Tree to
time them with the Group.
As long as the need is still there, something will work out.
L I s a

On Sun., Jan. 19, 2020, 4:48 p.m. Danielle Lucia, <
northern.islander at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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