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Hugs for Kids Club
Stigma-Free Zone
Every Child Matters
The Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island’s Hugs for Kids Club supports health programs that help children and families in our community to thrive, regardless of their medical concerns. Your automatic monthly gift is the easiest and most efficient way to make a significant contribution that will improve the lives of countless children and families. Monthly gifts also reduce the costs of processing donations, so more of your donation is going directly to Island kids and families. Start, change or stop your gift anytime. Visit islandkidsfirst. com/monthly-giving.
Stigma is a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person that sets a person apart from the norms of society. The Stigma-Free Tool is a simple and engaging way to assess your attitudes around stigma and to see where you can improve your actions and thoughts around the topic of stigma. This isn’t a judgement, but simply a way for you to look inside yourself and see if you are living stigma-free. You will receive a percentage at the end of the activity along with more ways to examine your perceptions and suggestions on how to take action.
To honour the 215 Indigenous children found by the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation at a former residential school in Kamloops, Indigenous artist Carey Newman has designed the heart and hands orange shirt and is also offering the feather design, from previous years. Child and adult sizes; $15 for kids’ shirts, $25 for adults. All proceeds go to the Witness Blanket Legacy Fund (witnessblanket.ca) and the Orange Shirt Day Society. (orangeshirtday.org). To order, email 215orangeshirts@gmail. com.
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