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SPIRIT NEWSLETTER - December 1997
Chairperson's Message
Once again it is time for another edition of the newsletter. It seems hard to believe that summer has come and gone. I hope you all had a good one!
I have now been a Board member for seven years and am in the middle of my second two-year term as Chairperson. I have gained many valuable skills from this experience but I believe that is because I have also put a lot of energy into it. This is, without a doubt, the most difficult job I have ever had. There was no training and there were no manuals to read. One day I was an ordinary Board member, whose only responsibility was to attend a monthly Board meeting and monthly committee meeting. Suddenly I had a multitude of responsibilities and did not know where or how to start! I was overwhelmed. I hope that the transition will be much easier for the next Chairperson.
I met with each Board member before our September Board meeting, to get input and feedback on various issues. I wanted our Board members to know that their individual input is important in making the Board, as a whole, function at its very best. I believe that we have a good Board and I am looking forward to a productive year.
Summer turned into autumn and now winter is almost here, and with the changing seasons come other changes as well. Our Board of Directors now has three new members and I would like to say "Welcome aboard!" to Jane Carr, Brandy Duchesne, and Tuah Peprah.
At our September Board meeting, we appointed our Executive Officers. They are as follows:
Chairperson - Joyce Nieuwesteeg
Vice-Chairperson - Randy Barrett
Treasurer - Brad Lund
Secretary - Brandy Duchesne.
I would like to thank Brad for his contribution in the past and for continuing to be our Treasurer for the next year. Thank you also to Randy for agreeing to take on some new responsibilities (no, he does not know what they are yet!), and thank you especially to Brandy who is new to the Board and who agreed to be our Secretary. It is a difficult job at any time, but it is especially difficult for someone who is new to the Board. I have complete confidence in her abilities, though.
By the time you read this, we will have turned our clocks back one hour and the days will be shorter and darker. It is a difficult time of year for many people. I hope that we can all remember that and try to be especially sensitive to others when they are feeling blue.
Finally, since the holiday season is fast approaching, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. May 1998 be your happiest year yet!
Joyce Nieuwesteeg, Chairperson
MEET THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE 1997-98 BOARD
Jane Carr was born and raised in Kitchener. She graduated from the Computer Technology Programme at Conestoga College in 1986 and began working for K-W Access-Ability in 1988. She was P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK Manager until August 1996, when she accepted a position as lab instructor at Conestoga College in the Computer Technology Programme. She has subsequently become a full instructor. Jane has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Hearing Society for a number of years and was Vice Chairperson for the past two years. Jane is also a member of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire.
Brandy Duchesne is a graduate of the Radio and Television programme at Conestoga College. Currently, she is employed with the Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region as a Receptionist. She participates in several volunteer projects that promote awareness and involvement for persons with disabilities and she volunteers the K-W Multi-Cultural Centre tutoring ESL. She is pursuing a career in Journalism, presently promoting herself as a freelance writer.
Tuah Peprah migrated from Ghana to Canada about five years ago. He trained as a professional teacher in Ghana and taught educational psychology in a teachers' college. He also worked with the Ghana Association of the Blind as a social worker\rehabilitation teacher. He recently completed the Master of Social Work Degree at Wilfrid Laurier University.
His personal philosophy on disabilities\ challenges\impairments is that, with the right training, support and the use of alternative techniques, persons with disabilities can lead very meaningful lives and even compete on terms of equality with the rest of the world.
These three new members join Nadia Baraghi, Randy Barrett, Brendan Clancy, Edward Faruzel, Peter Fraser, Pola Hickman, Peter Hulme, Brad Lund, Newton Milne, Joyce Nieuwesteeg, Gord Robson and Frank Rovers to complete your Board of Directors for 1997-1998.
Executive Director's Address
The summer passed so quickly! Fall is almost over and Christmas is nearly upon us. Our Annual General Meeting was held late this year; in September. In addition to electing our Board of Directors, we were fortunate enough to have Local Real Estate Broker and President of the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club, Ted Scharf as our Guest speaker. Ted held our meeting captive with reminiscences of his hockey career combined with tales of his personal philosophy on community involvement. Ted has been actively involved with electric wheelchair hockey and was a driving force in the Kitchener Rangers' donation of an accessible bus to our agency.
I was thrilled by the turnout at the Christmas party. It was the largest ever. We are already beginning to plan next years event, which we hope will be even better! Congratulations to Connie Walsh, our first two consecutive time recipient of the Corene Hamill "SPIRIT" Award. Connie is truly a deserving winner.
These past months since our last newsletter have been truly eventful. Our Summer Programme was an overwhelming success this year. We were privileged to have an outstanding summer staff who were extremely dedicated to the goals of our programme.
We introduced a tandem bike club during this past summer. Thanks to the donation of several bikes, the hard work of Ruzica Senjak in conjunction with Amanda of our summer staff and volunteers, Philip Merner and Marshall Hillier, the bike club was a success. We learned much through this experience and will be more prepared next year. Our hope is to have more people riding more often. We also hope to connect with existing bike clubs on some outings.
One of the enduring benefits coming out of the summer programme has been the Youth Group. It has taken some time to get rolling but it appears that this group will be an ongoing feature of agency programming. Karyn Thompson from this year's summer staff is continuing her work with the group.
More Internet access is on the minds of those members who are making use of this service. After a false start it appears that our 24 hour World Wide Web access will begin in mid December. We hope at that time to offer our online access as a part of our "Internet Café" information services. If you have ever wondered about the Internet, what it is and what it does, now is the time to find out. Do not be left behind! Call the office now for more information on how to join the information revolution.
I would like to commend those who have participated in our fundraising activities over the past number of months. Your support has been much appreciated. Rita Rudolph, Bill Zebedee, Kathy Hamilton and present Fundraising Chairperson Randy Barrett worked extremely hard to lay a foundation for our fundraising future. I ask you to continue to support the agency through your involvement in our fundraising activities.
This past summer was also a time of sadness as long time craft volunteer, Joanne Lang died. As witnessed by the tributes in this newsletter from her friends, Joanne was a person who impacted peoples' lives, in a positive way. Our craft group sorely misses her. Joanne was active in promoting the idea of the agency opening a storefront craft shop. In her honour, it was agreed that our craft shop should be named "Jo's Place". We anticipate its opening in the New Year.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Christmas is a time for each of us to examine our relationship to our God, and to others. It is also a time to contemplate our day to day lives and to think about our individual futures. I look forward to seeing you all in 1998.
- Chris B. Hodnett
IN MEMORIAM: TRIBUTES TO JOANNE
JOANNE
Loving, creative, warm and more,
Time with her was never a bore.
To hear us giggle you would have thought
We were teenagers but of course we were not.
She and Stella liked to smoke
Even though it made us choke.
All of us loved to be with her
For all of us Joanne was the cure.
Why did she have to die?
We were not ready to say goodbye.
I can speak for all of us
We loved her and we will miss her.
Love,
Cecelia O'Quinn
JOANNE
I didnt know Joanne for a long time - only eight months. However, during that time she became the best friend I've made since moving to Waterloo.
Jo was an unusual person to meet. She had tattoos all over, wild hair, and more often than not, she would speak in thoughts and phrases, instead of sentences. That didnt stop me from instantly connecting with her, because I can be a little unusual myself.
I met her when she appeared at my apartment to give painting lessons to Rita and me. I didnt think I could paint - Jo showed me otherwise. We started spending a lot of time together - trips to the Six Nations Reserve for craft supplies, feeding the waterfowl at Columbia Lake, and communing with the squirrels at Victoria Park.
I discovered that she couldn't watch a movie without asking twenty questions. During our visits to the cinema, I can't count the times that we were "sshhed" because she needed me to clarify a plot point or some such thing. We liked to go to sci-fi flicks and then have wild discussions about "what ifs" afterward.
She came with me to my parents home up north, and went to a concert featuring my former choir. During a quiet moment in the programme, she decided she had to open a package of Rolos, and crinkled the metallic wrapping. Everyone turned to look, and I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. It was impossible to be inconspicuous when you were with her.
She persuaded me to assist with the craft group at KWAA, despite the fact that I knew nothing about crafts. We had a lot of fun yelling at each other, telling jokes, and making the members laugh, because we were so silly. On those Friday afternoons after the group, we would usually go back to her place to watch The Young and the Restless, her favourite daytime drama. She hated Victor Newman, and couldn't understand how his son could not know that he wasn't sleeping with his wife, but her best friend. She was very vocal about what she thought about everything.
This summer has thrown me a lot of curves, and Jo helped me through them all. Even though she is not here, I can feel her love helping me struggle with my new pain. Being at her funeral, with all the other people who cared about her, reaffirmed for me what a special person she was. I will miss her very much, but I thank God for letting me know her, and allowing her to share her gifts.
Gbye Jo, Warrior Princess.
Love, Mel
Remembering Joanne
Her untold past full of countless, incredible ventures.
Her stories always entertaining.
Her perfect art work reflecting nature's beauty.
Her talented hands constantly busy.
Her scent of smoke lingering well after her departure.
Her pepper hair styled like no other.
She welcomed everyone into her generous heart.
She put a smile on all our faces.
Rita Rudolph
P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK News
Greetings, once again from P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK. I hope you all had a great summer and are now looking forward to Christmas. I was certainly pleased to see a number of P.H.I.R.S.T. Linkers participating in our great summer programme and annual variety show this year. And now that the summer is over, a steady stream of members are returning to the P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK programme. We have also had quite a substantial influx of new members, all with their own needs and individual circumstances.
Thanks to all for the great turnout and show of support at our Annual General Meeting this year. This was my first Annual General Meeting, and I was pleased to present Certificates of Appreciation to a number of our volunteers, as well as Certificates of Completion to some of our members who have reached particular milestones in their Individual Programme Plans. Such outward signs of accomplishment are not important to everyone; but if you want them they are there to be worked for.
Thanks to all those who supported the United Way campaign, brought us Zehrs receipts, or contributed to the Thanksgiving Food Drive this year. I had some fun helping out at the donation booth for the Neil Hedley United Way Poster Boy campaign.
P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK has been catching some more outside attention, and we have been pleased to provide tours to groups from the C.N.I.B., as well as members of the press.
This month I attended the 15th annual Closing The Gap conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Closing The Gap's annual conference has earned a reputation internationally as a leading source for information on innovative applications of microcomputer technology for persons with disabilities. The Conference builds on a tradition of providing a comprehensive examination of the most current uses of technology by persons with disabilities and the professionals who work with them.
It will be cold season again soon. Please remember that one of the greatest transmitters of colds are computer keyboards. Please remember to wash your hands.
More and more of our members are taking advantage of our Internet service. It was fun to watch members here at KWA download pictures of the Mars Pathfinder that were on-line during the NASA mission. And we had a number of new CD ROM programs and data bases donated to us. Come on in and check them out on our multimedia machine.
-Ronald Fleming
CLOSURE WEEK
It has been a long time since we have had a closure week, as we have made an effort to keep computer maintenance down-time to a minimum this year. However, we will be closing during the week of Wednesday December 17 and Wednesday December 24. As the office will be closed for Christmas Holidays as well, there will be no P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK until January 5th of the New Year.
Message from the Webmaster:
Our web site on the Internet is currently being reorganized and hopefully improved on. New things are being added. Plans for the future include a "Creativity Corner" where members of K-W Access-Ability can display their poetry and other short writings. Members are welcome to submit their material any time they have something ready. Submissions are to be given directly to Kathryn Cowan or e-mail her at kcowan@kwa.on.ca. If you would like to learn more about the Internet and the World Wide Web, please contact Ron Fleming, Manager of P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK.
FREE SOFTWARE
P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK has a number of free software packages available for those members who qualify.
The software is available on a first-come-first-served basis, and in some instances we may ask you to take some instruction on learning the software here. To qualify, you must have your own computer at home, and be able to use and install the software yourself.
Available are: MS DOS Version 5.0, MS Windows Version 3.0,
Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS Release 2.3, and MS Word for Windows Version 1.1.
Though some of these software packages are early releases, they may make it more economical for you to upgrade to a later version.
SUMMER '97
A good time was had by all when we went for a trip to Anna Mae's Restaurant in Milbank. Chris drove the Cambridge Capables' van with Helen Renaud as the co-pilot. We all sang along to the golden oldies as they played on the radio and we cruised through towns such as Heidelberg and St. Clements.
We arrived at Anna Mae's and anxiously waited for a meal that was certainly worth waiting for. The home style dinner was almost as good as the dessert that followed.
We couldn't leave without buying some of the tempting cookies, pies and breads on the way out. The restaurant is decorated with crafts which can also be purchased.
We returned shortly before 9:00 with full tummies and are waiting anxiously for next summer, when hopefully we can do it again.
P.S. What on earth is an a-wheem-o-whap??
Helen Renaud & Linda Ryan
CHRISTMAS PARTY ATTRACTS STELLAR CROWD
On Saturday, November 29th, over 150 people attended our Annual Christmas Dinner and Dance at the Subscribers' Lounge, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex. We were thrilled with the wonderful turn out and we want to thank everyone who contributed to the party's success - Kennedy's, for the delicious food; Sundog, for their always great dance music and vocal renditions; Project Lift, for getting everyone there and back home; Ron, for boggling our minds with his magic; Dubravka, for all the phone calls she made inviting people to the party; Cedo, Dubravka's husband, for being such a warm and charming assistant host. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and will keep the date open for next year!
Each year, at this time, we present the "Corene Hamill Spirit Award" to the member who best exemplifies all of Corene's most endearing qualities. This year, for the first time, the award went to the same person for the second year in a row. We feel that Connie Walsh is most deserving of this distinction. Congratulations Connie!
STAFF NOTES
I worked as Fund Development Coordinator for K-W Access-Ability between January and August 1997. It was an exciting, interesting and challenging job. Fundraising is crucial for every non-profit organization. Fund developing helps to provide a more secure financial future in these difficult times. It takes a lot of time and work, but there are many benefits as well. Special events can provide a great opportunity for members to gather and have fun together. We have been able to participate in a few special events and begin fundraising programmes which can be found throughout this newsletter and the previous one. Although I would like to take credit for all of these endeavours, I don't deserve it. I had a lot of help from staff, members and volunteers. Meeting our members is the highlight of working with Access-Ability. The office is a welcoming home for people. I will miss seeing everyone on a regular basis. Even though I will not be working here daily, you may still see me as I hope to continue volunteering.
Much like our chairperson, I am constantly on the Internet. Please feel free to email me anytime: rrudolph@kwa.on.ca
Thanks for making my year very enjoyable.
Sincerely,
Rita Rudolph
Hello! Now I know most of you and you know me. Summer was a great time to see you more often than in winter.
I am glad that I attended the Annual General Meeting on September 4, 1997. It was a great experience for me. Everything was nice and well prepared and I was glad to be there. For our other big event, I missed the beginning. I was sorry that I couldn't come to the Variety Show to see the programmed, I came near the end, just for the dance, and it was so nice.
As you know, I am working on our database. Now I am designing a new database for our needs in MS Access programme. I am still enjoying working at K-W Access-Ability. Have a Merry Christmas and a nice, warm winter.
Dubravka Metikos
WHO'S NEWS
Joseph Togarepi as been in Kitchener-Waterloo on the Cultural Exchange Programme with Canadian Crossroads International. Joseph works for Jairos Jiri, a non-government organization, for people with disabilities in Zimbabwe. While here Joseph spearheaded the ZIMBABWE MOBILITY PROJECT.
"During my stay here, my local planners, Lynn Smith and Ken Cinerelli negotiated for my attachment with the Independent Living Centre and K-W Access-Ability respectively. Further to that, my host, Peter Hulme, and Rose Padacz gave me a familiarization tour of the University of Waterloo so as to have an insight of the services given to students with disabilities. I was impressed with the positive attitudes demonstrated by the people of Canada with regards to services given to people with disabilities. They are taken as equal citizens with equal opportunities to what is going on within their reach. Independence is realized through the removal of barriers, substituted by accessibility.
Nevertheless, Jairos Jiri Organization runs similar programmes providing medical services, educational services, vocational services, outreach and community based rehabilitation services. Consumers do benefit from the services but some services are not completed due to the scarcity of mobility and technical aids. On behalf of my organization and people with disabilities in Zimbabwe, I cordially request individuals, groups, companies, organizations, schools, church groups and the Provincial and Federal governments of Canada to generously donate old or new wheelchairs, arm pit and elbow crutches, hearing aids, assistive devices, musical instruments and two diesel vans. The vans would be used for transporting people with disabilities to clinics or hospitals and to community based rehabilitation programmes.
Last, but not least, I urge you all to draw on your generosity and to have a positive response to this appeal in order to alleviate the socio-economic status of people with disabilities. It is not their choice. Therefore, let us put our heads together and help them reach a stage of self actualization. All donations should be sent to K-W Access-Ability, Waterloo Town Square, Suite #7, 75 King St. S., Waterloo N2J 1P2, Tel. 885-6640 or the Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region, 34 King St. E., Kitchener N2A 4B2, Tel. 894-8350.
Yours faithfully
Joseph Togarepi"
Victoria School Senior Day Program has received funding for a Saturday Senior Day programme for younger seniors with a disability. The programme is aimed at those in the 50 to 70 age bracket and the objective is to facilitate their integration into other community and centre activities. Average length of participation will be 6 months to one year. Staff will work with individuals and their families to develop individual programme plans, set goals and review time lines. The programme will run from 10 to 3:30 on Saturdays. Activities will include discussions, guest speakers, music and recreational and therapeutic activities. A hot noon meal is provided. Cost is $8. per day, including transportation by volunteer drivers. If a participant can arrange their own transportation, cost is $6. Eligibility for the programme will be determined through a home visit. Call Gail Wideman at 741-2501 if interested.
The Head Injury Association Waterloo Wellington announces the Guelph Drop-In meeting for survivors of brain injury, their family and their friends. Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of every month from 10 to 11:30 am at Guelph Services for the Physically Disabled, 238 Willow Road. Just come in the main door.
For anyone travelling to or vacationing in the Parry Sound area, we have just learned about the Seguin Country Inn Bed & Breakfast, off highway 124. They have a spacious main floor room with private bath and a private walk out to the back deck that is wheelchair accessible. This room is called the "Susan" room (Each of the 5 large rooms is named after one of the owners' daughters). One of our friends was so enchanted with the place, she asked us to pass the information along. Open year round, you can call Judy or Neil at (705) 746-5911 to make a reservation.
K-W Counselling Services Inc. has recently moved to Waterloo Town Square. The offices occupy the entire 3rd floor of the tower. Call 884-0000.
K-W Access-Ability is looking for video tapes of movies! We wish to set up a video loan library for members, so if you have any tapes of movies that you no longer watch, please let us know! Your donation will be greatly appreciated. Call Chris at 885-6640 anytime.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to work on SIDD (Services Information Database for People with Disabilities) data base for the Waterloo Region. This information will be added to the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy's provincial data base. Tasks include information gathering and data entry. Training provided. Knowledge of services for people with disabilities is an asset. Call 885-6640.
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
Between April 1st and Aug 31st we have been able to raise $200 from the Zehrs' tapes. The winner of our contest was Helen Renaud. Helen was presented with a gift certificate for Zehrs at our Annual General Meeting. She brought in $33, 840.64 worth of receipts. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far.
We are still accepting Zehrs receipts and the contest is still on. If you are already donating your Zehrs tapes, please continue bringing them into the office. If you haven't started bringing in your tapes yet, join the fun and start saving them for the agency If each person would donate their own tapes and find 2 other people to save their tapes for us, we could really raise some money. We need your help to do this though.
In June, forty hearty souls went to the Elmira Raceway for an evening of sensual delight. We enjoyed a delicious dinner and then watched (and bet on) the horse races. Some of our lucky members even managed to win. Fine food, fresh air and for some of us the unmistakable feel of money slipping through our fingers made for an extremely entertaining evening.
Sportsworld and Zehrs provided a wonderful fundraising opportunity for us this past July. People got into the Sportsworld Waterpark for free if they brought $50 worth of Zehrs receipts. K-W Access-Ability was one of the lucky charities chosen to participate and gather the tapes for two days. We collected over $405,000 in Zehrs tapes and made over $900 cash from this event.
On July 5th K-W Access-Ability organized an exhibition hockey game with Dave Shannon at the Moses Springer Arena. Dave was travelling across Canada in his electric wheelchair to raise money and awareness for Canadians with disabilities. He completed his journey in Vancouver in mid October. The Tri-City Storm defeated the Dave Shannon All-Stars (a team composed of our local celebrities). We all enjoyed a barbecue after the game where we had a chance to talk to Dave. We would like to thank Zehrs and BunsMaster for their donations. Congratulations to Dave Shannon for his incredible accomplishment.
ATTENTION - BOWLERS - PRESENT AND PAST
The K-W Wildcats are purchasing new bowling shirts. We are wondering if any former bowlers are also interested in having one of these incredible collector item shirts. Your choice of size and colour. Please call Chris Hodnett at 885-6640 to get in on this exciting offer.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Hockey Tryouts for the Tri-City Rangers and the Tri-City Storm start on Saturday, January 8, 1998 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Alpine School, 75 Lucerne Dr. Kitchener. For further information and transportation, call Kathryn Cowan at 885-6640. This is your opportunity to experience playing for the love of the game.
The K-W Boccia Club, an exciting new venture is offering eleven week sessions for people 8 years and older. The second session goes from Jan. 13 to Mar. 24, 1998 and the third from Mar. 31 to Jun. 9, 1998. Time on Tuesdays is 6:30 to 8:00 pm at St. Patrick's Elementary School, 50 Burgetz Ave., Kitchener (off River Rd.) $15 per person for 11 week session. Call Jo-Ann Hutchison, City of Kitchener at 741-2228 or Sheryl Dedman, Rotary Centre at 886-8886, ext. 206 for more information.
TAX CLINICS: On Monday & Tuesday evenings, during the month of March, 1998 K-W Access-Ability is once again offering free tax preparation for those who meet the income criteria. Tax forms are prepared by volunteers from the Waterloo-Wellington Chartered Accountants Association. We will begin taking appointments in February. The clinics start on March 2, 1998, Call for information - 885-6770.
Plan to attend ACCESS '98, an Exhibition of Products and Services for Independence. Friday, April 17, 1998 from 10 am to 9 pm and Saturday, April 18, 1998 from 10 am to 5 pm. Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex. Sponsored by the Independent Living Centre of Waterloo Region.
Saturday, May 9, 1998 is the date of the Southwestern Regional Athletics and Boccia Meet. Mark your calendar and plan to take in some of the track and field and slalom events as well as the Boccia competition. Events take place at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex.
POETRY CORNER
KIDS
I love kids but I know I'm nuts
They have runny noses and stinky butts.
I love them all. They sure are noisy
But at least they're small and tall.
They may be whiny but I don't care.
I'm whiny too and I don't like to share.
What the heck I love them all.
They're smarter than me but I'm just as tall.
- Cecelia O'Quinn
UNLOVED
I sit here in immense sadness
Not knowing where to hide.
Unknown of what to do,
What plan I will abide?
I still do not know where to go,
What should I do?
I have nowhere to turn,
Pure freedom is really what I truly yearn.
When will I see them all
In this no man's land?
I have nowhere to go,
Not a place to stand.
- Heidy Banderob
October, 1995
NOTICE: 1998 MEMBERSHIP FEES DUE
The time is fast approaching to renew your memberships for 1998.
They are due January 1st, 1998. The cost is $10.00 per year.
A membership card allows you access to all the services of the Agency and demonstrates your support for our goals and objectives.
Please complete the form below and bring it along to one of the programmes, drop it off at the office or mail it to:
K-W Access-Ability
Waterloo Town Square
Concourse #7
75 King Street South
Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P2
*** Please remember to enclose your $10.00 payment.
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OUR STAFF
Administrative Assistant - Dubravka Metikos
Bookkeeper - Wayne Kaiser
Executive Director - Chris Hodnett
P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK Manager - Ronald Fleming
P.H.I.R.S.T. LINK Tutor - Bonnie Rees
Recreation Worker - Nina Blekic
Recreation Worker - Brad Schlonies
Resource Information Person - Kathryn Cowan
Waterloo Town Square
Lower Level
75 King Street South
Waterloo, Ontario, N2J 1P2
519-885-6640 Voice
519-885-4526 TTY
519-885-4525 Fax
KWAA @ KWA.ON.CA
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