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The Ontario Foundation for Visually Impaired Children
EVENTS



“Special thanks to all our Walkers, and to their friends, families and colleagues who supported them!!”
“We appreciate and thank all the volunteers who worked so hard to help make this Walkathon a success!”
It was a lot
of fun to see so many people sharing stories, making new friends,
enjoying the food and the prizes. A special thanks
to Peggy Nash, MP for
Fundraising activities are essential to OFVIC as a community agency providing services and programs to infants, toddlers and preschoolers who are blind or low-vision and their families. All fundraising dollars are crucial in order for us to maintain the quality services that the children need. The money raised will be used to offset the funding shortfall in our preschool program and our consultation service to families and community settings.
OFVIC
truly
appreciates everyone’s support!!
We
couldn’t do it without you!
Congratulations to the Thomson Family who raised the highest
amount for the walkathon for the third year in a row!!!
Thank you,thank you, thank you!!
Plans are
already underway to continue the “See It Our Way” Walkathon
tradition. We hope
to count on everyone’s support again next year on
Due to the generosity of our corporate and individual donors, the barbeque and raffle after the walk were once again a fabulous success. With special thanks and appreciation to:

Alternative
Grounds
Lucy Annarilli
Casa Loma
Dominion Stores
Ellie Medarev
Ennis Family Farm

Erwin Yager
Frito Lay
Gilda’s Club
Johnny the Wrench Plumbing and Contracting
Keg Restaurants Ltd.
Maple Leaf Foods


Rena Shadowitz
Sam’s Club – Etobicoke
Solo Cup
Stephen
Drummond and
Trolio
Family
And to all our donors who wish to remain Anonymous …. We thank you!
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Many thanks to Mirvish Productions for the generous donation to our 2007
Walkathon of the two tickets for the hit musical "We Will Rock You". The lucky
winners of the tickets were Andrea and Stuart Thomson, a past OFVIC
family, and the walkers who raised the most money for OFVIC at the 2006
and 2007 Walkathons. Thanks so much for your support!!
The
Thomson’s
share their story with us:
"Our daughter Megan suffered a
brain injury as a result of
seizures just days after she was born which resulted in neurological
visual
impairment. Megan turned 5 in March and OFVIC has been part of our
lives since
she was only a few months of age, by way of bi-weekly in-home services
when she
was an infant until the age of two. In addition, she attended OFVIC's
specialized preschool in
Even though, Megan is no longer attending the OFVIC preschool, OFVIC
has been
there to support Megan's transition every step of the way. Since the
staff at
Megan's new school were not familiar with Neurological Visual
Impairment, OFVIC
provided an educational workshop to all the Grandview Staff. Also,
Megan's
vision consultant visits her at the school once a month to assist the
school
staff with developing teaching strategies for Megan as well as home
visits.
These are just some of the ways that our family has been supported by
OFVIC.
Through fund-raising during the annual Walkathon, we hope to ensure
that other
children like Megan and their families also receive the vision services
that
they need.
We were pleasantly surprised to be
the top fundraisers for the walk for the
last 2 years in a row. As a result OFVIC kindly presented us with a
gift
certificate for the musical 'We Will Rock You' presented by Mirvish
productions. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening out and look forward to
fundraising again this year!!
See you at the walk!!"
Andrea & Stuart Thomson
OFVIC’s 5th annual raffle was held on:
at
Many wonderful prizes were won!!
Thanks to everyone who supported the Spring Raffle. Your contribution truly makes a difference!!
The winning ticket numbers (drawn in order from the prize with the least value to the highest) are:
0609, 2186, 0214, 0556, 0301, 1146,
0502, 0306, 3798
Lottery Licence #M592109

First Prize:
One Night Accommodation for
Two at the Millcroft Inn & Spa (Sunday
through Monday) with
dinner, breakfast and $100 towards spa
services (Value: $532.80)
Second
Prize:
Third
Prize: One pair of Ladies 14kt.
yellow gold hoop style Earrings with
hinged backs, including
appraisal (Value:$175)
Fourth
Prize: One pair of Ladies 10kt.
yellow gold twist hoop Earrings with
lever hinges, including
appraisal (Value:$120)
Fifth Prize: Two tickets to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Value:$110)
Sixth Prize: Omnitech DVD Player (Value:$50)
Seventh Prize: One Year Subscription to Wish Magazine (Value:$50)
Eighth Prize: Swiss Chalet Gift Card (Value:$30)
Ninth Prize: Wine
Opening Set (Value:$25)
Call the OFVIC office at 416-767-5977 for any further information.
