Children's Rehabilitation Foundation News: News

Beausejour Educational Toy Consultant donates commissions to CRF

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:37:00 PM

Learn and play with your family while making a difference for children living with disabilities! Discovery Toys Independent Leader Melinda Ives from Beausejour is raising funds for the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation and the Rehabilitation Centre for Children. Ives is donating her commission (20%) on all educational toy and game sales between May 1 and May 30 to CRF. “Everyone can help raise more money and book their own family learning party with family and friends and donate your FREE toy credit value to the Children’s Rehab Foundation”, says Ives. “I will match the donation for the Month of May! Up 40% of the retail sales would be donated this way”. Discovery Toys have incredible learning toys for your family! To book your party, or to learn more, contact Ives today at 204-268-1769 or discoverytoys.melinda@gmail.com. About Discovery Toys: Discovery Toys is the source for building and nurturing creative thinkers. A Discovery Toys product is not a typical educational toy that you can find at every local toy store. The company strives to incorporate multiple Layers of Learning into their products that stimulate multiple centers in the brain simultaneously. Click here to learn more about Discovery Toys.

Procurity Facebook Challenge for CRF

Tue, 15 May 2012 03:17:00 PM

For every “Like” on Facebook and Follow on Twitter, Procurity encounter Brand will donate $1 (up to $5,000) to RBC Cruisin’ Down the Crescent. Please share on Facebook with your friends. Click here to Like on Facebook! Click here to Follow on Twitter!

Timeraiser event supports local artists and charities

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:46:00 AM

Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation is very excited to be one of 26 charities invited to take part in The 2nd Winnipeg Timeraiser. The Timeraiser is part volunteer fair, part silent art auction and part night on the town. What is unique about this auction is that you bid on the artwork by pledging volunteer hours. This year they are looking to raise 4,000 Volunteer hours. Timeraiser takes place: - Friday May 25th,2012 - Richardson College, University of Winnipeg (599 Portage Avenue). - Doors open at 7:00 pm, along with the volunteer matching. To purchase tickets and view artwork up for auction, visit The Timeraiser site: http://www.timeraiser.ca/winnipeg.html

WestJet Raffle - Get your tickets today!

Mon, 07 May 2012 02:06:00 PM

Have you bought your tickets for the CRF WestJet Raffle? Here's your chance to win two return airfares to anywhere WestJet flies. Tickets are $5 each, and available by calling Erin Kangas at 477-4587 or emailing erin@crf.mb.ca Only 2,000 tickets were printed, so don't delay - get yours today! Funds raised will help the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation purchase specialized equipment and fund adapted recreation programs for children living with disabilities and special needs. Raffle License # MGCC 3813-RF

Independent Pharmacists Help Manitoba Children Living With Disabilities Become More Independent

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:36:00 AM

Once again in 2012, the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation will benefit from the proceeds of Encounter Brand products available at independent community pharmacies across Manitoba. From today to September 30, 2012, Procurity, a pharmacy distribution and services company owned by Manitoba’s independent community pharmacists, will donate a portion of the proceeds from Encounter product sales to the Foundation. These funds help children like Waverley Leduc get the support and programming they need to lead more independent lives. Waverley is a typical Grade 2 student, except that she’s diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, a genetic neurological disorder which affects her speech and both her fine and gross motor skills. To compound the challenges for her and her family, she also has a seizure disorder. Waverley and her family are just one of the many families who receive help and support from the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation. Hundreds more families in Manitoba, Nunavut and N.W. Ontario have benefitted from their ongoing programs and services. Since 2010 Procurity has been committed to helping the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation in their fundraising efforts. “Once again we’re extremely grateful to the shareholders and staff of Procurity for their commitment to helping these children,” says Christine Schollenberg, Executive Director, The Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation. “Last year’s initiative was very successful, so running this campaign another year just continues to enhance our capacity, as well as the quality of programs we can offer.” “We strongly believe in CRF’s mandate which is why we’re so happy to continue to support this incredible organization,” says Wayne Rivers, President & CEO, Procurity. “Last year, through a combination of Encounter proceeds and staff fundraisers, we were able to generate donationsto the Foundation in excess of $50,000, and this year we hope to be able to surpass that amount!’ Encounter private label products are exclusively available at independent CounterWise Drugmarts and CounterCare Pharmacies across Winnipeg and Manitoba. About Procurity Inc. Be fulfilled is Procurity’s mandate and the concept of ‘giving back’ to the community, profession, and industry are deeply entrenched within the organization’s core values. Established in 1978 as United Pharmacists Ltd., today Procurity is the purchasing, distribution, and marketing arm for a network of independently owned pharmacies. Operating 2 retail banner programs, CounterWise Drug Marts and CounterCare Pharmacies, as well as their own line of Encounter Brand Private Label Products, Procurity continues to serve as the voice and vehicle for the security and growth of community pharmacy across the Canadian prairies.

Date Change: Knife Club reception May 3rd

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:15:00 AM

Date Change: The Knife Club reception at Hermano's has been changed to May 3rd. About The Knife Club at Hermano's. Here's your chance to purchase one of 50 handmade "Gaucho" style knives made in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay for your exclusive use while dining at Hermanos. At the same time, you'll be helping CRF! For a $250 donation, you will receive a knife that will be permanently designated as your own at Hermanos Restaurant. A plaque will be placed to recognize Knife Club members and will be permanently on display at Hermanos. As a knife club member you will have your authentic handmade gaucho knife provided to you for use when dining at Hermanos. 100% tax receipt issued - 100% of the proceeds donated to the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation. Space is limited to the first 40 customers. Sign up today by calling Erin Kangas at 477-4587 or erin@crf.mb.ca. A wine and appetizer reception will be held for Knife Club members on May 3rd from 5pm - 9pm, where members will be presented with their knives. Family, friends and guests can attend for $25.00 each. Celebrity chef David Adjey from the Food Network will be a special guest at the reception! Special thanks to Hermano's Restaurant for creating this great event!

Registration open for RBC Cruisin' Down the Crescent

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:42:00 PM

Registration is now open for the 16th Annual RBC Cruisin' Down the Crescent. Register before May 1st to be entered to win an eReader! Two ways to register today: 1. Click here to go to the Cruisin' online registration page. You can sign up as a individual, and new this year, you can also register as part of a team. Once you are registered online, you can set up your profile and collect donations online. 2. Click here to download the official pledge form from the CRF website. Print it out, fill it out, and send it back to the CRF office at erin@crf.mb.ca or fax # 453-5182 to register. Use this form to collect pledges from family, friends and coworkers. With every $200 in pledges gathered, your name will be entered to win tickets to a Family Night on the Town including tickets to a Winnipeg Jets 2012-13 season game, dinner for 4 and a limo! If you have questions about registration, contact Erin Kangas, Development Officer, at erin@crf.mb.ca or 477-4587.

CRF wins Dufresne's Facebook challenge!

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:26:00 PM

CRF has won the Dufresne $1 Million Charity Challenge Bonus interactive social media contest and will receive $5,000 from Dufresne for receiving the most votes on Facebook. Thank you to everyone who voted for us! With the amazing ongoing support of our donors and volunteers, the Foundation is working to increase our visibility and public awareness, so we can help even more children living with special needs and disabilities. The contest had Facebook users “Like” Dufresne Furniture & Appliances Facebook page. For each like, Dufresne donated $1, up to a maximum $5,000, to charity. Facebook users then had the opportunity to vote for their favorite charity from the list of original 51 Charity Challenge recipients. CRF received the most votes. Dufresne was so thrilled with the community’s response, despite ending the contest just short of the 5,000 likes needed to reach the full $5,000, they will still present CRF with the $5,000 charity bonus on April 11th at 4:00 pm at the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation office at 611 Wellington Crescent. Earlier this year, CRF received an initial $10,000 from the Dufresne $1 Million Charity Challenge. This money will be used to purchase vital specialized equipment, such as laptops, electronic speaking devices, modified bikes, and lightweight wheelchairs, for Manitoba’s children living with disabilities and special needs. Through the Dufresne $1 Million Charity Challenge, over $1.16 million was raised for charities in Manitoba and Ontario by challenging the 51 charities to match Dufresne’s original donation of $500,000. Each charity received between $5,000 and $30,000. The Challenge was Dufresne’s way of thanking the community for supporting them for the past 25 years. The BONUS social media event was an exciting extension of this celebration. Thank you again for everyone who voted for us, and to Dufresne for their generous donation.

Garrett's Story

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:18:00 PM

Today I'm sharing a video about a young boy named Garrett, who lives in a small Manitoba farming town near Dauphin. Garrett lives with cerebral palsy, and faces many challenges. But his smile and laughter are contagious, and will make you grin yourself. See how Garrett gains strength in his legs by using a special bike bought for him by the Foundation - thanks to your donations. Please take a moment to watch Garrett's Story. It's just a small example of the children who rely on your generosity, so they can grow, learn, be independent and to be something ever so special - a child. Here is Garrett's Story.

Here comes ChickenFest!

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:09:00 AM

It's that time of year again - Rotary ChickenFest! If you've attended before, then you know what a fantastic event the Rotary Club of Winnipeg West puts on. If you haven't, keep reading to find out all the details, and how you can get involved. What's ChickenFest all about? Well, it's about supporting a worthwhile charity (just like Hal Anderson, the honourary chair does!) and enjoying a fabulous chicken meal (provided by Chicken Delight). Here's how you can get involved: 1. Between Thursday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 27th, treat your staff to a lunch or dinner for only $15.00 per chicken meal (see the Fax Order Sheet here). Rotary volunteers will be available to deliver the hot meals to your business or home. 2. Come out to the ChickenFest supper on Tuesday, May 1st at CanadInns Polo Park from 4pm - 9pm. Tickets are $15.00 and available from the CRF office. Attend to support the charity, and enjoy a great chicken meal, but stay for the entertainment and the silent auction. Both dine-in and take-out options are available. Over the past 60 years, the Rotary Club of Winnipeg West has donated more than $1 Million to local and international charities and groups. For more information on the Club, click here. For the past 3 years, Rotary ChickenFest has supported the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation. This year, the funds raised will go to the Specialized Services for Children and Youth (SSCY) capital campaign to support the creation of the new SSCY building. For more information on the SSCY campaign, click here. For more information on ChickenFest, contact Nicole LaTourelle, Capital Campaign Director for SSCY, click here.

Watch us on CTV Morning Live!

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:19:00 AM

Kris Laudien, co-anchor for CTV Morning Live came by our office last week to film a "Share the Warmth" feature about the work being done at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children. The featured aired this morning. The 2-minute video features 17-year-old Andrew Fenwick, a client of the Rehab Centre, whose appendix burst when he was 10 years old, and left him only able to move his eyes. It also features one of the Rehab Centre's physiotherapists - Jane Daniels - who speaks about Andrew's progress over the years. I won't give away the ending - you have to see the whole story for yourself. Watch it here on the CTV Morning Live website. Scroll down the featured videos listed today, and click on Share the Warmth feature. And leave a comment about what you thought of it.

WestJet raffle winner announced!

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:29:00 AM

The winner of the Ride For Rehab/Barrett Jackson Bash WestJet raffle is .... Ticket #0148. Congratulations to Paul! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and supported the Foundation. We sold all the tickets and raised $5000 for CRF!

New CRF Fundraiser - The Knife Club!

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:57:00 AM

A new fundraiser for CRF is taking place. Here's your chance to be part of it! The Knife Club at Hermano's. Purchase one of 50 handmade "Gaucho" style knives made in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay for your exclusive use while dining at Hermanos. At the same time, you'll be helping CRF! For a $250 donation, you will receive a knife that will be permanently designated as your own at Hermanos Restaurant. A plaque will be placed to recognize Knife Club members and will be permanently on display at Hermanos. As a knife club member you will have your authentic handmade gaucho knife provided to you for use when dining at Hermanos. 100% tax receipt issued - 100% of the proceeds donated to the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation. Space is limited to the first 40 customers. Sign up today by calling Erin Kangas at 477-4587 or erin@crf.mb.ca. A wine and appetizer reception will be held for Knife Club members on April 26th from 5pm - 9pm, where members will be presented with their knives. Family, friends and guests can attend for $25.00 each. Special thanks to Hermano's Restaurant for creating this great event!

Vote for us! Help CRF win $5,000!

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:46:00 AM

The Children's Rehabilitation Foundation was very fortunate to be a recipient of a $10,000 grant through the Dufresne $1 Million Charity Challenge. Now we have the chance to win up to an additional $5,000 - with your help! This week, Dufresne launched the Dufresne $1 Million Charity Challenge BONUS - an interactive social media contest. Here’s how it works: “Like” the Dufresne Furniture & Appliances’ Facebook page at www.dufresne.ca/Facebook. For each like, Dufresne will donate $1 (up to $5,000) to charity. Then, on their Facebook page, vote for Children's Rehabilitation Foundation as your charity. The charity with the most votes wins the extra grant money! Please ask your friends, neighbours, family and coworkers to vote for us. With your help, we can win this challenge. And with the extra grant money, we can help even more children living with disabilities and special needs. You only have 'till April 1 to vote! So please, vote for us now! That link again is www.dufresne.ca/Facebook.

Online Auction Results

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:48:22 AM

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2nd Online Auction. As the auction neared closing time yesterday at 3:30 pm, the online bidding became rapid and very active. It was so much fun to watch. We hope everyone got the item they were hoping to secure! The results are in, and we're thrilled to report that we made $7355! A definite success! Winners have been notified by email, and can start picking up their prizes today. Again, thanks to all the bidders, and to everyone who helped promote the event.

Online Auction starts today!

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:40:00 PM

It's back! CRF's Ride for Rehab Online Auction 2012 starts today! Lots of great items up for bidding: autographed sports jerseys, kitchen appliances, artwork, a 51" tv, blue ray disks, children's toy packages and bikes, and much more! How to get started: Click here to go to the auction site. Click the LOGIN button to sign up as a bidder with your email and password. A verification email will be sent to you. Once you verify your account by clicking on the link emailed to you by 32auctions, you can start bidding! Auction runs from February 6th to February 29th, 2012. All funds raised through the Auction will help the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation purchased specialized equipment and fund adapted recreation programs for children living with disabilities from Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, Nunavut and parts of Saskatchewan.

Ride for Rehab - Update

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:46:00 PM

In lieu of the Ride, the Foundation is hosting a fun evening for all registered riders. Join us March 16, 2012 at the St. Boniface Golf Course. Reception: 6pm. 3-course Dinner: 7pm Evening includes special presentations, silent auction and draws for WestJet tickets and a new Ski-Doo! Registered riders are invited and can bring one guest free of charge. Tickets for additional guests can be purchased for $50 each. Please RSVP to Erin at 477-4587 or erin@crf.mb.ca by March 5th. Special meal requests can be accommodated with sufficient notice.

CRF asks "Where's the Snow??"

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:13:00 PM

The Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation regretfully announces that due to uncooperative winter weather, the 2012 Ride for Rehab has been cancelled for this year. With such a lack of snow in Biwabik, Minnesota, it just wasn’t possible to hold a proper snowmobile event. We greatly appreciate the support of our sponsors and all the registered riders who committed to attending the event. The Foundation is offering registered riders the opportunity to put their 2012 registration fee they have already paid toward the 2013 Ride. The plan is to go to Giant’s Ridge next year and do the ride we were not be able to do this year. Everyone who supported a rider by making a pledge will receive a full tax receipt for their donation (if they haven’t already). In lieu of the Ride, the Foundation will be hosting a gathering for all registered riders and spouses in mid-March. More details will be emailed to riders as soon as possible. At this event, we will draw for the snowmobile. We encourage riders to continue collecting pledges and hand them in to CRF by February 29th. Remember, for every $250 riders collect, up to $1000, they receive one entry into a draw for a 2012 sled courtesy of Enns Brothers Powersports. After $1000, riders receive 2 entries for every $250 raised. The Foundation sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. We were very much looking forward to Ride for Rehab and spending time with all the wonderful participants, who have become friends over the years. However, we are excited to visit with you at the gathering in March. If you have any questions about Ride, please contact Erin Kangas, Development Officer at erin@crf.mb.ca.

And the winner is....!

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:11:00 AM

Congratulations to Neil (ticket # 3044)! Neil has won two 2011 TNT 600 E-Tec Ski-Doo Snowmobiles and one XT10 Triton Trailer with multiple options. The winning ticket was drawn at 10:30 today by Cheryl Susinski, Executive Director of the Rehabilitation Centre for Children. Thank you to everyone who supported the raffle - including everyone who purchased tickets, to the Ride committee and volunteers who worked hard selling them. And a big thank you to our generous sponsors - Enns Brothers PowerSports and Triton Trailers.

Snowmobile Raffle Update - Only 4 Days Left!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:40:00 PM

There's only 4 days left before we draw for the Grand Prize in the first ever Ride for Rehab Snowmobile Raffle. The winning ticket will be drawn Monday, January 9th at 10:30am at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children. Don't miss out on your chance to win two 2011 TNT 600 E-Tec Ski-Doo Snowmobiles and one XT10 Triton Trailer with multiple options. Tickets are still available - $20 each or 3 for $50. Call Alexis at 452-4311 ext 182 or email alexis@crf.mb.ca to get yours today. Volunteers will also be selling tickets at a booth at St. Vital Centre on Sunday All funds raised through Ride for Rehab will help fund equipment and adapted recreation program for children living with disabilities and special needs in Manitoba, Nunavut and Northwestern Ontario. Thank you to our generous sponsors - Enns Brothers PowerSports and Triton Trailers.