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Meet Amy – “One Thing is Certain: It Takes a Village”
“Living an independent and successful life with thalassemia requires strength and resilience. These are the values my family instilled in me, and I continue to hold true to them today.” This is the message Amy shares with the people she meets as a longtime volunteer advocating for the needs of people who require life-saving treatment.…
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33rd Annual Valentine’s Gala Dinner
This is an invitation to our upcoming 33rd Annual Valentine’s Dinner and Dance.It will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Hazelton Manor, located at 99 Peelar Road, Concord, ON.The cost of each ticket is $150.00, and a partial tax receipt will be issued. Cocktails will be served at 6:00 p.m. The antipasto table will…
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2025 Thalassemia Scholarships & Awards
On behalf of the Thalassemia Foundation of Canada, we are pleased to announce the following scholarships and awards for 2025. The awards will be announced at the 34th Annual Thalassemia Valentine’s Gala on February 8, 2025. We look forward to seeing you there! Applications must be submitted by January 26, 2025. Please see below for…
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24th Annual Golf Tournament 2022
Join us on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 for a day of fun and great golfing tournament sponsored by Roma Fence Group of Companies for the benefit of Thalassemia Foundation of Canada. For details please contact Christina Marra at christina.marra@thalassemia.ca
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2022 Scholarship Winners Announcement
The Corrado Falcitelli Memorial Scholarship Award This award is given to a Canadian citizen with thalassemia major or intermedia who is registered in a full-time post-secondary education program, in order to provide an incentive to patients who are continuing their education. – No applications were received for 2022. The Thalassemia Secondary Student Excellence Award This…
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Mental Health and Wellness in Thalassemia
Join us for a patient and family virtual session Mental Health and Wellness in Thalassemia Tuesday, June 28, 6-8 PM EDT Guest Speaker: Kelly Bos, MSW, RSWPsychotherapist Followed by a Discussion and Q/A Panel of thalassemia patients and social workers from various Canadian thalassemia clinics. Kindly please register in advance through the link below. Register…
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Thal Survey 2022
To all thalassemia patients receiving care in Canada: We want to hear about your experiences receiving care and living with thalassemia in order to help us effectively advocate for the needs of thalassemia patients. Your experiences can help us better understand the challenges and barriers thalassemia patients face and therefore, help to establish focused research…
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National Thalassemia Conference 2021
We are extremely thankful to all Attendees, Speakers, Panelists, Sponsors, Volunteersand Organizers for the remarkable success and their contribution to towards a veryinformative 2-day virtual National Conference on Thalassemia hosted on Saturdayand Sunday October 23-24th , 2021 at 12:00-4:00 PM EDT. The goal of the conference is to empower patients and families through increasedknowledge on the most…
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Bill 255
Thalassemia Foundation of Canada is delighted that #Bill 255, has passed 2nd reading at the Ontario Legislation on March 2nd. The Thalassemia Community is extremely appreciative for the support of MPP Rudy Cuzzetto and MPP Andrea Khanjin for co-sponsoring the bill. Please read the press release. If passed, Bill 255 will recognize: Thalassemia Awareness Day…
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Our Fundraising Page Is Now LIVE!
Dear Friends and Supporters, We hope you are all keeping well and safe during these unprecedented times. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we had to postpone our annual Gala event this year. In lieu of this initiative, we have launched an online fundraising campaign. All of us at the Thalassemia Foundation of Canada are forever…
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Virtual Conference on Alpha Thalassemia Major: January 8-9, 2021
The Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine will host an online international conference on Alpha Thalassemia Major (ATM), which was once considered universally fatal in utero. If left untreated, a fetus with ATM will develop severe anemia and hydrops and will die before or shortly after birth. However, recent evidence from patient registries has demonstrated that when…
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NRBDO Access to Innovative and Curative Therapies Virtual Conference: Nov 5 – 7, 2020
The NRBDO is a pan-Canadian coalition of patient organizations representing people with rare blood disorders and/or people with a chronic condition who are recipients of blood or blood products or their alternatives. Together we work to educate and advocate for Canadians affected by rare blood disorders. Many innovative and curative therapies are coming to market…