![]() ![]() Actually, most of our financial donations are hoped for, but of course never a for-sure thing. Several years in the past decade, we were fortunate to receive unexpected donations near the year-end and we established a reserve fund – funds we tucked away for a rainy day. We started small and hired and grew within our means – both human and financially. Soon community partners across Canada embraced the mission and vision of Threads of Life. ![]() I reflect back to 2003 when a small group of family members and partners saw the need for family members to have support and be a voice for the prevention message. Your family life had changed, your work-life likely changed, our environment changed from what we knew. There were no fundraising events as you couldn’t hold your golf and ball tournaments, barbeques, etc. You couldn’t hold in-person events, so no health and safety training or conferences to bring in a family member spokesperson sharing their story. Sponsors, partners and the community participated.Īlso cancelled were our other avenues for fundraising and spreading the prevention message. Yes, our income from that fundraiser was significantly impacted, but you surpassed in other ways. You took to social media and shared your why and your way. You know the value of that event in providing support for family members, and equally in spreading the message of workplace injury awareness. The wind swung our sails in the middle of March, but didn’t stop us or you from ensuring Steps for Life happened in your community. Little did we know the storm that was about to challenge us. Our over-arching theme was the challenge: how do we reach 300 new family members each year? Steps for Life was ready to launch in another week. Our staff meeting in January 2020 held out all kinds of possibilities, including fun activities as we finalized our plans for the year. In 2019 our staff team thought the theme of ‘2020’ would be a fun one for the coming year. Vision 2020: a term to express visual acuity (the clarity or sharpness of vision). ![]()
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