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AMA Horitculture named sponsor of Virtual Brain Tumour Walk
The annual Remembrance and Butterfly Release ceremony held at Erie Memorial Gardens will be a virtual release this year. Last year’s ceremony had about 40 attendees and they released 40 butterflies in remebrance of children who had passed away. The ceremony is held by Erie Shores HealthCare. Sun photo
Hospital’s annual butterfly release goes virtual on June 24 this year LEAMINGTON — Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Erie Shores HealthCare, in association with the Spiritual Care Committee, will be moving the annual Remembrance & Butterfly Release Memorial Service event to a virtual, shortened ceremony on Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm. The event will be live on Facebook and the hospital’s newly launched YouTube Channel. Over the last 18 years, the event included a memorial service, butterfly release and a short reception for parents who have suffered the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or loss of a newborn at Erie Shores HealthCare. Normally, dozens of painted lady butterflies are provided to each family to be released after a brief eulogy, prayer and musical interlude. The butterflies are symbolic of the souls of their lost little ones.
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People as old as 80 have attended the ceremony and all are welcome, regardless of when the loss occurred. This year, due to COVID-19, a virtual shortened ceremony will take place. “COVID-19 has really made us approach our patient engagement and community outreach in a different manner,” said Arms Bumanlag, Director of Public Relations and Communications at Erie Shores HealthCare. “Events like these are traditions with the hospital, and we realize the impact it has on families,” he added. “We hope that this digital offering is of comfort for our families who continue to grieve the loss of their little ones.” Watch the ceremony on Wednesday June 24 at 7pm on Facebook or YouTube. For more information on ESHC visit www.erieshoreshealthcare.ca or check us out on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and now YouTube.
KINGSVILLE — A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. has been announced as the national sponsor for the first ever Virtual Brain Tumour Walk with the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (BTFC). A.M.A. has been supporting the BTFC since 2003 through the sales of Al’s Flower Pouch, after the company’s co-managing director, Rick Bradt, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. To date, more than $100,000 has been donated to BTFC through the sales of Al’s Flower Pouch. This year’s Brain Tumour Foundation walk will be virtual, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will be held on June 27.
On that date, every time you use the hashtag #VitrualBrainTumourWalk, A.M.A wil donate 27 cents to the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada. Participants can walk from wherever they are in the world. Opening ceremonies will be hosted by Canadian broadcast legend, Alan Cross. He will kick things off at 12 noon EST on Facebook Live. The half-hour ceremony will be shared from coast-tocoast and will feature live video check-ins from survivors and volunteers across the country. Participants are encouraged to share their activity online with the hashtag #VirtualBrainTumourWalk. “Since my own brain
tumour diagnosis, I’ve felt that getting information into patients’ hands is important,” says Rick Bradt. “We’re proud of our partnership that has already raised more than $100,000 to connect Canadians with resources that help them on their brain tumour journey.” We are excited to be the first ever hashtag sponsor for the Brain Tumour Walk and hope that everyone who uses the #VirtualBrainTumourWalk hashtag feels our support as they take steps to see an end to the disease on June 27, 2020.” To register yourself or your team for the 2020 Virtual Brain Tumour Walk, visit www.braintumourwalk.ca.
Rick and Connie Bradt pose with Al’s Flower Pouch at the 2017 Brain Tumour Walk.
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