Dive For A Cause - 2011
Date: August 27, 2011
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Wreck of the Morrison - Centennial Beach, Barrie, ON
Charity | Events | Sponsors | Committee | Nominations
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults.
There is no cure for cystic fibrosis. CF is a multi-organ disease, primarily affecting the lungs and digestive system.
Mission
Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s mission is to help people with cystic fibrosis (CF).Cystic Fibrosis Canada:
- funds research towards the goal of a cure or control for cystic fibrosis
- supports high quality CF care
- promotes public awareness of cystic fibrosis, and
- raises and allocates funds for these purposes.
Vision
A world where cystic fibrosis is no longer a progressive, life-shortening disease.Dive For A Cause Events
Dive For A Cause will be attending the following events to promote the cause for this year. You can get more information and pledge forms at any of these events.- Ice Floe Race 2011 - March 6, 2011 - see us at the OUC booth
- EUC Family Night - March 17, 2011 - see us at the Albion Pool
- Shipwrecks 2011 - April 2, 2011 - see us at the OUC booth
- Scuba Swap 2011 - April 16, 2011 - see us at the OUC booth
- other events as determined - stay tuned here!
- Dive For A Cause 2011 Main Event - August 27, 2011 - see us at the venue
**> Don't forget... if your organization would like to cooperate with a satellite event, please contact us as early as possible so that we can help promote your event.
Sponsors
Dive For A Cause is always looking for sponsors to help us with donations, prizes, advertising and any other support. We will be pleased to add your Name, logo, information and a link to your site to our page.Please contact us to provide your support.
Committee
The Dive For A Cause committee is comprised of volunteers of differing backgrounds. We are always looking for assistance with organizing and running the various events. If you feel you might like to join our group and you have the time, commitment, enthusiasm and desire to help others, then we are looking for you!Please contact us to get keep this event a success.
To see our committe for this year, please Click HERE!
Nominations
Each year, the Dive For A Cause committee members nominate charities which are believed to be worthy causes.The nomination information is then sent out to the previous year's participants and a vote is taken. Once the results are tallied, we then approach the charity to request permission and support for their cause.
This year, the nominations were:
To see the specifics of the nominations select from one of the links below:
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario | Foundation Fighting Blindness | Cystic Fibrosis Canada | David Suzuki Foundation
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Nominated by: Eleonora Kolar
For the Dive4aCause I would like to nominate the Heart & Stroke Foundation, since we as divers implement so much of the teachings of this foundation. In fact, just look at the great turn out that we had on Feb 4 / 11 for the CPR Course. We are already involved hand in hand with this foundation and we just need to take it to the next step.The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living and advocacy.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a federation of 10 provincial Foundations, led and supported by a force of more than 130,000 volunteers.
- Throughout its history, the Foundation has relied on the generous donations of millions of Canadians.
- The Foundation receives no operational funding from government sources.
Heart disease and stroke are responsible for 1 in 3 Canadian deaths every year.
My father died of a heart attack.
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Nominated by: David Noble
You are all reading this nomination because you can. Two of our EUC club members will not easily be able to do so.Tom Richardson suffers from a visual disorder known as Retinitis Pigmentosa and Bill Crawford (CrawDaddy) suffers from a visual disorder known as Macular Degeneration.
There is a charity in Canada which funds research into curing and helping those with visual problems, this is the Foundation Fighting Blindness. www.ffb.ca
Over the last 12 years I have participated in the Ride For Sight – an annual event for motorcyclists to help raise funds for FFB. Since 1979, motorcyclists have raised over $18 million dollars. I personally have raised over $1,000 as a motorcyclist.
I am attaching a brochure about FFB for you to consider.
As additional events for D4C, I also noticed a couple of events on the US page (www.blindness.org) which might be of interest to divers.
Dining in the Dark = an event to help sighted people understand the perceptual limitations of those who are not so fortunate.
I think a Diving in the Dark event would be of interest to divers. We would get a pool where we can turn off the lights (or use blackout masks) and have divers go in and try performing various challenges.
So please read the attached brochure and consider this as one of the charities for D4C and EUC.
Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Nominated by: John Crook
Our grandson Derrick always had trouble with chest & was diagnosed with asthma for many years. He spent quite a lot of his babyhood in hospital with bouts of pneumonia. When he was about eight years old he was in Peel hospital with pneumonia again when the doctor on duty asked my daughter if Derrick had ever been tested for Cystic Fibrosis (C.F.) which he had not so far been tested for.Derrick was tested while the family held their breaths waiting for the results. We had heard of C.F. but did not know too much about the disease. We found out that the life expectancy was about four years but through the internet found that it was about eighteen years of age, which to us was still a shock. We received the news that Derrick had indeed tested positive with the disease and all the family was now tested for C.F. and thank God everyone tested negative. By then we were expecting another baby in the family to our son & daughter in law. Megan was born in April and was tested soon after and she also tested positive and treatment was started right away. One good thing came out of Derrick illness was the fact that Megan was tested right away and the fact that she started treatment at that time helped her a lot. As an infant she spent a few weeks in hospital and has had a two week stay in sick kids. Because of her medication & therapy she has not spent as much time in sick kids. Derrick on the other hand spends as much as four times a year in the hospital. I hope all families are tested for CF as it would break your heart to have to pound on your child back & chest to bring up the mucus off their lungs and to see them spend quite a bit of time, at least twice a day in a mask which dispenses the much needed medication into their lungs.
Megan is now almost nine years old & runs & plays with no problems even though she still needs her medication twice a day & has to visit sick kids four times a year for treatment & shots. Derrick cannot play too many sports but does enjoy fishing & swimming. He cannot do any contact sports like all other boys at his age.
Because of the donations from the community to everyone with C.F and with the help of the wonderful doctors support staff the life expectancy is now up to twenty eight for males & thirty four for females. There are exceptions to the rule as we know of one lady who is fifty-nine and is a mother & grandmother which in itself is a miracle as C.F sufferers are not expected to be able to become parents. With the help of community donations we hope someday to find a cure for this awful disease and give all kids a fighting chance for along and happy life which every child is entitled to.
Sincerely yours,
PAT & BILL POLAND & FAMILY
David Suzuki Foundation
Nominated by: Cam Sherriff
I would like to nominate the David Suzuki Foundation for this year’s charity. Many of you will know Dr. David Suzuki as one of the great champions for sustainable ecology. The foundation and his personal work are particularly interesting to divers as they are one of the strongest advocates in sustaining our oceans, freshwaters and all that live within them. There are too many areas that the foundation works for to list here so below is just a small sample taken directly from the website. David Suzuki turns 75 this year, so it is a significant year to show our support for his dedication to preserving all we get to enjoy.For those who would like to read more, the link is http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
"About Oceans-
Changes under the surface of the deep blue sea are not easy to see, but the effects of industrial fishing, pollution, and climate change are having a major impact on our oceans. The David Suzuki Foundation is working through a variety of approaches and with many other organizations to ensure that our oceans are well managed and protected. The range of approaches we engage to support our healthy oceans objective include:
- As a member of SeaChoice, Canada's most comprehensive sustainable seafood program, we're helping Canadians take an active role in supporting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture at all levels of the seafood supply chain.
- Promoting and participating in the establishment of marine use planning initiatives based on the principle of ecosystem-based management.
- Promoting the designation of marine protected areas.
- Profiling industrial impacts and advocating for reforms to marine-related policies, regulations, and laws to protect ecosystem services.
- Promoting conservation and recovery plans for threatened and endangered species."