Thursday, March 14, 2013

History in the making - Banner Report March 2013


Hi again and a good day to you.

Well my friends - things are on a roll and the day is coming up fast and I am on the run.

I have been sewing banner segments together 10 meters at a time, I then add the gold boarder on the fabric. This process takes about 1 1/2 hours.
[So you can imagine - What a relief it is to me and how happy I am when banners arrive  with their gold boarder and the segments are all sewn together. ]
 I'm also doing school presentations - attending meetings and talking to people in our community about our historical event.

Well I'm off to town again.

God bless - take care and have a great day.

Maria


Banner Report - March 14, 2013

It’s wonderful to have so many individuals helping to make this a successful historical event

All working together to help save lives by talking about organ & tisssue donation.

A part of Canadian History in the making

Of the Material - bought for the World’s Longest Banner for Canada
for the Parade of Banners in Peace River on May 5th 2013

We have 1,209 - meters for the banner-

To date 885 meters have been distributed
310 meters - went to communities - Outside of Peace River

So far we have documented Participation from
5 Provinces
14 communities outside of Peace Country in AB
9 ---Other communities in the Peace Country

Mexico - Banner segment - made by transplant athletes attending 2012 Transplant Games held in Calgary   

Thursday, March 7, 2013

[You are cordially invited to help set a Guinness World Record to promote the cause of organ & tissue donation] the Dare to Dream - Gift of Life - Parade of Banners

Hello again and good day, my friends

Well, it's been a full week again...During these past few days, hubby and I have been helping to take of Max again [who has been down with a bad cold]

But despite having to divide my time up with family matters etc. -

I still managed to spend these past couple of days on the computer trying to get this message out to all of my contacts.

p.s. if you would like me to forward the formal invitation to you - just email me at stranaghan1@hotmail.com

This is the message that I have sent out.

 

Could you do me a great favour and help get the word out and forward this invitation on to others?

Canadians are working together to set a Guinness World Book Record for the Longest Banner in the World for Organ & Tissue Donation

 

Included in the attachments is information on what is planned to take place along with an official invitation for the Dare to Dream - Gift of Life - Parade of Banners. 
[You are cordially invited to help set a Guinness World Record to promote the cause of organ & tissue donation] the  Dare to Dream  - Gift of Life - Parade of Banners
 
Take care, God bless and have a great day.

Maria Stranaghan (donor mom 1993)
 

p.s.

I have officially cut 1,209 segments for the banner, therefore if everyone on returns their segments for the parade and if at least one person from each province accepts the Canadian Challenge, we should have a substantial representation for organ and tissue donation and the Guinness World Book Record.

 

Please Note – That, anyone can be in the parade - even those that haven't had time to make banners - on that day, we will need a lot of volunteer hands.


Well my friends - Due to a special invitation to an open house at the U of A - for donor families from the Peace Country - This morning, hubby and I are heading out to Edmonton for a couple of days.
It's going to be an interesting trip and I am looking forward to finding out what the near future will bring.
Take care - God bless and have a great day.
Maria