A CAll to ACTION

Well my friends I've been up since 5 a.m. and I've been working on a package of information to further introduce these projects into my community.

This information will be on the first page (I have tried to insert the pictures for you but it doesn't seem to want to work for me right now.  [Well I have to get back to my home life now... it's going to be a busy few days with my  83 year old mom is here to visit and with also watching my soon to be 3, grandson Max  - things should get interesting...lol]

take care God bless and have a great day Maria-


INTRODUCTION –
September 26^th, 2012

Answering a Call to Action in the community of Peace River AB

With two Projects –

1.   Gift of Life Arboretum

a.    The2.5 kilometer Gift of Life Path

[in this spot I have a composite sketch of the Gift of Life Arboretum]

2.    Parade of Banners – May 5^th 2013

a.    A Guinness World Book attempt for the Longest Banner in the World – promoting the cause of organ & tissue donation

[Under this caption are 2 pictures of the first 2 banners that I hand painted]

National News –

UPDATE –
Organ & Tissue Donation – A Call to Action.

Our federal government asked the Canadian Blood Services to help address the subject of organ and tissue donation on a national level.

While they were addressing this issue I was asked to take part in the process.

 The report from Canadian Blood Services is now out and it is titled -- A Call to Action  

Page 42 – Introduction - In this report, is this mention of me as a donor mom working towards the cause of organ and tissue donation.

[ With this I have included what was written in the report that includes my picture...].
by the way....it's a good thing that I can laugh at myself because....when I look at the picture of myself that they put in this national report. --all I can think of is ....DARN...look at my hair...and geeezzz what the heck was i wearing ????  !!!!!]

Ms. Maria Stranaghan, whose child

donated both organs and tissues, was one

of many who participated in regional public

dialogues to help shape the future of OTDT Beside this notation is that picture they took of me..

Speaking with one voice

Call to Action has been prepared by Canadian Blood Services in

close collaboration with a long list of OTDT experts, health care

organizations, patients, donors and concerned members of the public.

During the planning process, the authors came to identify the range of

stakeholders as members of either the organ donation and transplantation

(ODT) community or the tissue donation and transplantation (TDT)

community. In expressing the aspirations and expectations of these

communities, Call to Action works to faithfully articulate their common

needs, insights and ambitions. The ‘we’ that readers will encounter

throughout the plan refers not to Canadian Blood Services, but to all

OTDT.