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OT HEALTH GROWING LEAPS AND BOUNDS
DISCOVERY CENTRE RECEIVES LARGE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT The Discovery Centre received a $6 million dollar investment for its Inspiring Youth to Climate Action project. With a goal to reach over 200 thousand K-12 youth and an additional five thousand Indigenous youth in their communities, the project’s focus is to affect their daily actions and collectively contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Outreach will include
school programs, other hands-on locally relevant activities in every province and territory in Canada, transforming youth’s thinking and most importantly inspiring them to take action. The funding is part of a $38 million climate action awareness fund available to support similar projects across the country to reach Canada's emissions reduction targets of net zero by 2050.
ALANA TATTRIE CELEBRATES FIVE-YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY Alana Tattrie is ADDvocacy's COO and Head Coach. On May 7, she celebrated being with the company for 5 years, and ADDvocacy wouldn't be what it is today without her! Alana is from River John in Pictou County, N.S. and is the first in her family to graduate from university. Keith Gelhorn, Founder & CEO first met her in 2011 when she was 18, where they both attended NSCC Truro
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for Human Services. She went on to obtain a Bachelors of Child and Youth from MSVU in 2016 while Keith launched ADDvocacy.org from NSCC. He told her when she was done university to give him a shout and he would give her a job - he hired her before she graduated! With her help, they have expanded their business throughout North America and the UK.
BUSINESS VOICE
Striving to assist clients in resuming productive lives following illness, injuries and accidents, OT Health providers deliver services within the client's communities. This business model is what makes OT Health unique! The boutique, Nova Scotia-based occupational therapy company started during the pandemic and has grown since with the addition of a new consultant to keep up with demands. It delivers Occupational Therapy (OT) based services throughout Nova Scotia. It provides Functional Abilities Assessments, Physical Demands Assessment, and Prolonged Exposure following traumatic injuries, to name only a few. OT Health supports clients from MVA, WCB, LTD and private sectors. It presently provides services to both small and nationally based companies. HUG CHARM PARTNERSHIP RAISES FUNDS FOR IWK AUXILIARY The artisans at Amos Pewter spread ‘hugs’ in support of the IWK Auxiliary. Thousands of Pewter Hug Pocket Charms, specially designed for the IWK Auxiliary, were sent worldwide to friends and relatives, colleagues and customers, essential workers and even to the Prime Minister and Premiers as well as the Chief Medical Officers of Health across Canada. Over $22 thousand have been raised and all proceeds were donated to the Auxiliary. Hugs continue to be available in support of the IWK Auxiliary at amospewter.com
