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WINTER 2016
AGI CARES!
AGI PREND SOIN DE VOUS
AGI’S AMAZING RACE
A family friendly fundraiser! pages 16-17
LA FORCE D’AGI page 22
NEW! YOUNG ONSET SOCIAL GROUP page 20-21
SAFETY NET FOR CAREGIVERS page 23
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AGI welcomed all to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts –
RODIN – METAMORPHOSES
IN RODIN’S STUDIO
Presentation in the Bourgie Pavilion by
Stephen Glass and Chris Barillaro
RODIN – METAMORPHOSES
IN RODIN’S STUDIO
RODIN – MÉTAMORPHOSES
DANS L’ATELIER DE RODIN
SOIRÉE GALA
Une vision à se souvenir
GALA EVENING
A Vision to Remember
2014/15 AGI Board of Directors, Past Presidents and Honorary Board Members
Front row (l to r): Linda Israel (Executive Director), Miriam Friedman (Past President)
Second row (l to r): Sheila Pearl, Mona Golfman, Elaine Kotler, Esther Landsman, Claire Webster
(President), Evelyn Shrier
Third row (l to r): Heather Paperman (Vice President), Mimi Kerman, Judy Kaback, Rosalie Faigan,
Jessica Lapointe, Iris Hersh, Julie Katz, Eleanor Star (Treasurer), Gertie Wexelman, Lynne Brodrick
Cochrane (Secretary), Bernice Brownstein, Earl Veinish, Linda Rosenbloom
Back row (l to r): Wilfred Kravitz, Richard Walsh, Carole Arbess, Peter Wong
Absent: Robert Calder, Libby Ditkofsky, Malka Ettinger, Doug Finn, Mirna Hofbauer, Nan Lassner,
Alan Rimer, Beverly Salomon, Risa Libman Scherzer
2014/15 Gala Committee
Comité organisateur
Co-Chairs / Co-présidentes
Carole Arbess
Miriam Friedman
Agenda
Co-Chairs / Co-présidentes
Julie Katz
Elaine Kotler
Lucy McInnes
PHOTOS: JOE DONAHUE
Heather Paperman
Mona Golfman
Iris Hersh
Jessica Lapointe
Linda Rosenbloom
Risa Libman Scherzer
Earl Veinish
Breaking down the stigma with
knowledge and compassion
Paula Levinson, AGI President
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WINTER 2016
EXECUTIVE / EXÉCUTIF
President / Présidente
Paula Levinson
Immediate Past President / Présidente sortante
Claire Webster
Vice Presidents / Vice-présidents
Lucy McInnes
Richard Walsh
Secretary / Secrétaire
Lynne Brodrick Cochrane
Treasurer / Trésorière
Mirna Hofbauer
Board of Directors / Conseil d’administration
Robert Calder
Heather Paperman
Natasha Canales
Astri Prugger
Ricki Carr
Frederick Pye
Andrea Elias
Alan Rimer
Doug Finn
Linda Rosenbloom
Mona Golfman
Mark Shalhoub
Iris Hersh
Jody Shugar
Romi Swidler Howard
Bill Silverman
Julie Katz
Eleanor Star
Wilfred Kravitz
Earl Veinish
Jessica Lapointe
Peter Wong
Marlene Levenson
Past Presidents / Anciens présidentes
Carole Arbess
Esther Landsman
Phyllis Benjamin
Marilyn Rosenbloom
Miriam Friedman
Beverly Salomon
Elaine Kotler
Honorary Board of Directors
Conseil d’administration honoraire
Bernice Brownstein
Mimi Kerman
Libby Ditkofsky
Nan Lassner
Malka Ettinger
Sheila Pearl
Rosalie Faigan
Evelyn Shrier
Judy Kaback
Gertie Wexelman
Advisors /Conseillers
Bernard Arbess CA
Serge Gauthier MD, FRCPC
Rubin Becker MD
Louise A. Legault:
Howard Bergman MD
Translator
Dorothy Bloch MSW
Fiona Macfarlane
Henri Elbaz
Joyce Rappaport PhD
PERSONNEL AGI STAFF
Linda Israel
Executive Director / Directrice générale
Meghan Williams
Director, Support Services (maternity leave)
Directrice, Services de soutien
Lynn Abelson
Peggy Obaroghedo
Secretary/ Secrétaire
Activity Program Facilitator
Animatrice
Marivic Aplaon
Counsellor / Conseillère
Maude Robitaille
Paola Bresba
Art therapist / Art-thérapeute
Shaindl Shaffer
Program Coordinator
Activity Program Facilitator
Coordonnatrice de programme Animatrice
Karin Derouaux
Harriet Silversmith
Office Manager
Directrice du bureau
Susan K. Hutt
Communications
Jill Surridge
Bookkeeper
Omega Julien
Commis Comptable
Recreation therapist /
Récréologue
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n my professional capacity as Head Nurse at the
Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre for 23
years, I was witness to the effects that a diagnosis
of dementia can have on the whole family – families
needed support but too many felt very reluctant to
seek it – the stigma surrounding dementia often held
them back. It’s something I understand well, as I have
been touched personally by Alzheimer’s disease and
experienced first-hand the reticence of my own parents to get the help
they needed, even when it was available.
As a geriatric nurse, I observed the difficulties that families had in coping,
the confusion about the effects of the disease and the misunderstanding
of how the disease works. I often referred families to AGI, because I knew
the support staff and services could provide them with an understanding
about the disease and the realization that quality of life can be positive.
Seeing these families lives improve with the help they received from AGI, I
realised that AGI’s commitment to support and educate with compassion
made the group a leader in Alzheimer’s education and awareness.
14 years ago, I was invited to volunteer on AGI’s Education Committee
and I readily accepted, knowing that I would become part of a team that
works in so many ways to meet the changing needs of the community
affected; providing support, respite and training about the disease in a
warm and caring environment.
The Education Committee promotes awareness and understanding of the
disease of Alzheimer’s and dementia through knowledge – AGI offers two
annual Awareness Conferences, monthly lectures, and specialised training
series for family and professional caregivers. It’s only through knowledge
and understanding that we can break through the stigma and fear
surrounding dementia – and make it easier for families to come to AGI to
get the help they need.
It’s not just the families touched by Alzheimer’s that can benefit from a
sharing of knowledge, I believe that professionals-in-training, i.e. nurses,
doctors, LPN’s, ambulance technicians would all be able to better handle
their patients if they know more about dementia and its effects on
individuals and families.
As AGI’s new President, my hope is to help AGI continue to provide
excellent education, training and support services to more family and
home caregivers and to welcome professional care providers into that
educative process.
Paula Levinson was installed as AGI’s President in October 2015 and
continues as AGI Education Committee Chair.
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The Faces of Support
Différentes facettes du soutien
“You can do anything as long as you have the
passion, the drive, the focus and the support”
Sabrina Bryan
Support is quite a word! It can have
a myriad of meanings and for AGI, it
certainly does.
We proudly state that our sole focus is
support services for everyone touched
by Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
With no known cause or cure, this
help is so very tangible!
You, ladies and gentlemen, provide support through your
participation in all of AGI’s endeavours, thereby adding
your support to all that we offer to our clients.
We are privileged to witness the support caregivers lovingly
wrap around their loved ones.
Support of friends and family to individuals with dementia
is so very critical to easing stress and a sense of isolation
for caregivers.
Without the support of all AGI’s Board and Committee
members, we would not be able to provide the programs
at the outstanding level of excellence that we do!
Every day, I am enthused by the support of my colleagues
to one another – the atmosphere in the AGI office benefits
enormously from their generosity of expertise and spirit.
AGI provides tangible support to the public and to
professionals throughout Montreal through conferences,
lectures, training programs.
Support provided financially by individuals like you, ladies
and gentlemen, from private and public foundations, from
government grants and from events like the AGI Gala make
all the difference to the programs AGI strives to develop,
offer to a rapidly growing population needing this support!
And talk about SUPPORT: On a personal note, permit me
to express my profound appreciation to Claire Webster for
her stewardship as AGI President, to Meghan Williams,
Director of Support Services, who strives daily to improve
all that we offer, to our administrative staff who are
incredibly wonderful, talented professionals and to our
support staff who come to work every day with dedication,
enthusiasm and talent! I have already written above about
the importance of our volunteers to committees and to our
Activity Centre – their contribution and support cannot be
overstated!
What a great place AGI is! As I approach my 7th anniversary
with AGI, I continue to be proud to serve as Executive
Director and to work with such outstanding individuals –
thank you all!
« Rien n’est impossible si vous avez la passion,
l’énergie, la détermination et le soutien »
Sabrina Bryan
Soutien : tout un mot! Il revêt de nombreux sens, chez AGI
en particulier.
Nous annonçons fièrement que notre principale mission est
d’assurer les services de soutien pour toutes les personnes
touchées par la maladie d’Alzheimer et les démences
connexes. Sans cause ou cure connue, cette aide est
essentielle!
Vous, messieurs, dames, offrez votre soutien par votre
participation à nos évènements, ajoutant votre soutien à
ce que nous offrons à nos clients.
Nous sommes privilégiés de voir le soutien dont les aidants
enveloppent leurs proches atteints de la maladie.
Le soutien d’amis et de membres de la famille est essentiel
à réduire le stress et l’isolement des aidants.
Sans le soutien des membres du conseil et des comités,
nous ne pourrions offrir nos programmes à un tel niveau
d’excellence!
Chaque jour, je suis motivée par le soutien de mes collègues
l’un pour l’autre : l’ambiance du bureau d’AGI profite
largement de leur générosité d’expertise et d’esprit.
AGI offre un soutien tangible au grand public et aux
professionnels de Montréal par le biais de conférences,
d’ateliers et de programmes de formation.
Le soutien financier que des personnes comme vous,
mesdames et messieurs, des fondations privées et
publiques, des subventions gouvernementales et des
événements comme le gala, fait toute la différence aux
programmes qu’AGI cherche à développer et à offrir à une
population en croissance qui a besoin de ce soutien.
En matière de SOUTIEN : sur une note plus personnelle,
permettez-moi d’exprimer toute ma gratitude à Claire Webster
pour sa gouvernance en tant que présidente d’AGI, à Meghan
Williams, directrice des services de soutien, qui cherche chaque
jour à améliorer ce que nous offrons, à notre merveilleux
personnel administratif, à nos talentueux professionnels et à
notre personnel de soutien qui vient au travail chaque jour
avec les mêmes dévouement, enthousiasme et talent! J’ai
aussi mentionné plus tôt l’importance de nos bénévoles aux
comités et au Centre d’activités – leur contribution et leur
soutien ne peuvent être quantifiés!
Quel magnifique endroit qu’AGI! Le mois d’avril 2016
signalera mon septième anniversaire avec AGI et je
suis toujours aussi fière de servir en qualité de directrice
générale et de travailler avec des gens aussi exceptionnels.
Merci à tous!
Linda Israel, AGI Executive Director
Linda Israel, AGI Directrice générale
Our sincerest gratitude goes to Joyce Rappaport and Risa Libman Scherzer for their proofreading skills. Special thanks
to photographer Joe Donohue and graphic designer Susan Gold for going beyond the call of duty throughout the year.
Cover: Photos from the AGI Aisenstadt Activity Centre.
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You are not alone
Vous n’êtes pas seul(e)
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Claire Webster, AGI Immediate Past President
ne of the greatest privileges that I have had as President
of AGI is the opportunity to spend time with so many
people whose lives have been touched by Alzheimer’s
disease. My role lets me not only share my own personal
journey as a caregiver, but allows others to share their stories
with me. I’ve come to learn throughout the years that the
more that I am able to share my experience with others,
the easier it becomes to find a sense of peace and healing
in coping with the impact that the disease has had on my
mother, who is now in the disease’s final stages.
Whether it be as a guest lecturer to a group of students
at McGill University, as an invited speaker at a Rotary Club
lunch, or what I enjoy most, one-on-one coffees with
family members, it never ceases to amaze me how many
people are affected by this disease and how so many family
members are desperate for support, regardless of age, race
or financial means. Despite the tremendous amount of
media attention that has surrounded Alzheimer’s disease
in the past few of years, as well as the awareness raised
due to the release of the Hollywood movie “Still Alice”,
there still remains a tremendous stigma around admitting
that they are living with the disease, either as a patient or
as caregiver.
The key to managing the disease is to become as educated
as possible on what to expect, asking for help and ensuring
that the proper support systems are in place. AGI is an
expert in this field and the staff and volunteers devote
a tremendous amount of time and resources providing
invaluable counseling, training, respite and support to
patients and their families. It is thanks to the continuous
generosity of donors that AGI has been able to provide this
much needed support for over 30 years, for which we are
extremely grateful.
I would like to take this opportunity to extend my
greatest appreciation to our compassionate staff, our
dedicated Board Members, past and present, to the
numerous volunteers who contribute their time on various
committees, as well as to our wonderful Executive Director,
Linda Israel, for her tremendous leadership.
Claire Webster, Présidente sortante
’un des plus grands privilèges de mon travail de
présidente d’AGI est de rencontrer des personnes
touchées par la maladie d’Alzheimer et de pouvoir
partager non seulement ma propre expérience, mais aussi
leurs histoires. J’en suis venue avec les années à comprendre
que plus je partage mon expérience avec d’autres, plus
aisément je trouve le sentiment de paix et de guérison qui
me permet de mieux réagir à l’effet de la maladie sur ma
mère qui en est maintenant dans les derniers stages.
Que ce soit en tant que
conférencière
auprès
d’un
groupe
d’étudiants
de l’université McGill, de
conférencière à un événement
du Club Rotary ou, ce que
j’aime par-dessus tout, dans le
cadre d’un tête-à-tête avec des membres d’une famille,
je reste étonnée du nombre de personnes touchées par
cette maladie et de la situation des membres de famille
qui cherchent désespérément du soutien, peu importe leur
âge, leur origine ou leurs moyens financiers. Malgré tout le
battage des médias sur la maladie au cours des dernières
années et le lancement de films comme Still Alice, tant les
patients que leur aidant hésitent toujours à admettre qu’ils
vivent avec la maladie.
La meilleure façon de gérer la maladie est de s’informer le plus
possible afin de savoir à quoi s’attendre, de demander de l’aide
et de s’assurer qu’un bon système de soutien est en place. AGI
est un expert dans ce domaine et le personnel et les bénévoles
consacrent temps et ressources à offrir conseils, formation, répit
et soutien aux patients et à leur famille. C’est grâce à la générosité
de nos donateurs qu’ AGI a pu offrir ce soutien depuis plus de 30
ans et nous vous en sommes très reconnaissants.
J’aimerais profiter de cette occasion pour exprimer toute
ma gratitude à notre personnel empathique, les dévoués
membres de notre conseil, anciens et actuels, aux nombreux
bénévoles qui donnent de leur temps aux divers comités
ainsi qu’à notre merveilleuse directrice générale Linda Israel
pour son leadership exceptionnel.
AGI’s Annual General Meeting took place on Tuesday, October 20, 2015
AGI’s President, Claire Webster, Board Members and AGI staff welcomed all assembled for a delightful evening of
celebration: to talk about the year just concluded and hear about the exciting plans for the coming year!
Miriam Friedman, AGI’s Immediate Past President, thanked Claire Webster for her successes, dedication and diligence, and
then installed Paula Levinson as AGI’s President, along with new board members.
2015/16 Board Members present at this year’s AGM
(l-r): Mark Shalhoub, Jessica Lapointe, Julie Katz, Andrea Elias, Natasha Canales, Linda Israel,
Earl Veinish, Claire Webster, Paula Levinson, Eleanor Star, Mirna Hofbauer, Richard Walsh, Lucy
McInnes, Robert Calder, Lynne Brodrick Cochrane, Heather Paperman, Iris Hersh, Marlene Levenson
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(l-r): Paula Levinson, AGI’s President;
Claire Webster, Immediate Past President;
and Miriam Friedman, Past President and
Chair of the Nominating Committee.
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AGI’s Annual Campaign
2015-2016 returns!
Donate Today!
AGI’s Annual Campaign provides
financial stability to the vital programs
and services we offer to everyone
touched by Alzheimer’s disease and
related dementias. We thank you for
your generous contribution.
Act Now!
Pledge your support
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Support AGI by sending
greeting cards for any occasion.
Sympathy, Birthday, Anniversary, Births, Graduations,
Marriages and Holidays!
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Alzheimer Groupe (AGI) Inc. is proud that we have
been acknowledged with some grant funding by the
Quebec Government through l’Agence de la santé et
des services sociaux de Montréal and l’Appui Montréal.
These funds assist us as we enhance the services and
expand the programs that AGI provides to the greater
Montreal community as it has done for over 30 years.
Further, these funds help us develop additional
programs to respond to today’s new realities.
C’est avec fierté qu’Alzheimer Groupe (AGI) Inc.
souligne les subventions reçues du Gouvernement du
Québec à travers l’Agence de la santé et des services
sociaux de Montréal et l’Appui Montréal.
Ces fonds nous aident à améliorer nos services et à
élargir les programmes qu’AGI offre à la communauté
montréalaise depuis maintenant plus de 30 ans.
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De plus, ces fonds nous aident à élaborer de nouveaux
programmes pour répondre aux besoins des nouvelles
réalités d’aujourd’hui.
Realizing your Philanthropic Dreams
Legacy Giving
Considering Alzheimer Groupe (AGI) as a
beneficiary of your estate’s assets would prove to be
a meaningful way to support the important work
we do. Bequests, life insurance policies and gifts of
securities are among the many ways that Legacy
Giving provides you with significant tax options that
can also be beneficial to your estate.
Please contact Linda Israel, AGI Executive Director,
who will arrange a meeting with the appropriate
professional consultants so you may create your
own personal legacy.
[email protected] or 514.485.7233
S O I R É E G A L A E V E N I N G
Une vision à se souvenir | A Vision to Remember
P O M P E I I
Portrait de femme (détail). Mosaïque, Pompéi, dans une maison, Museo
Archeologica Nazionale di Napoli (MANN). Portrait of a woman (detail).
Mosaic, Pompeii, house, Museo Archeologica Nazionale di Napoli (MANN)
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Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Mardi 17 mai 2016 • Tuesday, May 17, 2016
18h • 6:00 p.m.
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After 30 years, AGI continues to offer a warm,
caring, positive and respectful environment that
fosters enjoyable and enriching experiences. The
AGI community supports you and your loved ones
as you travel throughout your journey.
Depuis plus que 30 ans, AGI continue d’offrir un
environnement chaleureux, attentionné, positif et
respectueux qui favorise le plus agréable et une
expérience enrichissante. Nos conseillères donnent
du soutien nécessaire à vous et vos proches tout au
long de votre voyage avec la maladie d’Alzheimer et
les démences connexes.
Support for Care Providers
Soutien pour les proches aidants
• Safety Net Program – Mentorship
•Respite
• Help/support telephone line
• Counselling – individual and family
• Support groups
• Filet de sécurité – Programme de Mentorat
•Répit
• Ligne téléphonique de soutien et d’aide
• Consultation – individuel et en groupe
• Groupes d’appui
Training
Éducation et Formation
• Home caregivers
• Healthcare professionals
• Les proches aidants
• Les professionnels de la santé
Community Outreach
Présence communautaire
• Education and Awareness Conferences
•Lectures
• Professional speakers
• Conférences de sensibilisation
•Conférences
• Formation professionnelles
Programs for people with dementia
Programmes pour les personnes
atteintes de démence
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Aisenstadt Activity Centre
Fruchter Respite on Wheels™
Young Onset Social Group
Intergenerational projects
Programs at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
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Centre d’activité Aisenstadt
Fruchter Respite on WheelsCM
Groupe social démence en début précoce
Projets intergénérationnels
Visites guidées au Musée des
beaux-arts de Montréal
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AGI plays a pivotal role in the lives of
Alzheimer clients and their families.
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AGI reponded to
330
AGI reponded to
1,200
telephone calls
INDIVIDUAL
OR FAMILY
CONSULTATIONS
and emails
last year.
last year.
PROVIDED TRAINING to
professionals
The AGI
in hospitals,
long-term care facilities
and home-care agencies
ACTIVITY CENTRE
is open
and hosts
5 6
days
per week.
GROUPS
5 days a week.
1,988
hours of RESPITE provided to 20 families
in Montreal and on the West Island through the
FRUCHTER RESPITE-ON-WHEELS™
program created especially for those unable to
afford professional help, brings the Activity
Centre TO THE HOME
INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS
gave young people an understanding
of cognitive impairment and its effect on the
family unit.
675
people
touched by AGI’s
OUTREACH
through
FREE LECTURES, CONFERENCES
COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS
and
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Last year AGI
BI-WEEKLY
SUPPORT GROUPS
FOR SPOUSES
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MUSEUM OF FINE
ARTS offering monthly tours and art
workshops at the museum. AGI clients come
with a friend or family member so they share this
creative experience together.
AGI collaborates with the
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initiatives that do not currently
exist elsewhere in Quebec!
JUST LAUNCHED!
YOUNG ONSET DEMENTIA
affecting individuals under 65 years of age,
and the
SAFETY NET MENTORING
PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS.
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Vintage Recall IV: Shopping for a great cause!
Jessica Lapointe, Vintage Recall Committee Chair
Vintage Recall IV
Committee 2014/15
Jessica Lapointe – Chair
Lisa Bornstein
Liz Finney Brinberg
Robert Calder
Natasha Canales
Andrea Elias
Mona Golfman
Francine Hébert Belanger
Iris Hersh
Mirna Hofbauer
Laura Osborne
Astri Prugger
Dorothy Reitman
Susan Rosenoff
Eleanor Star
Dominique Voyer
A very special Thank You to
Danielle Bitton
for her ongoing generosity!
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Vintage Designer Clothing
& Accessories
Vente Privée
including handbags,
shoes and more
Wednesday
May 4, 2016
Vêtements et accessoires
griffés vintage
5 – 9pm
$75 in advance
$100 at the door
dont des sacs à main, souliers
et autres…
Partial tax receipt
Tickets:
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Chanel
Yves St. Laurent
Louis Vuitton
Christian Louboutin
Manolo Blahnik
Vente Privée
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mercredi
4 mai 2016
Hermes
Armani
Prada
Gucci
and more!
17h à 21h00
75$ à l’avance
100$ à la porte
Billets:
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Open to the public
ENTRÉE GRATUITE
FREE ADMISSION
jeudi 5 mai
11h à 20h
Thursday, May 5
11am – 8pm
vendredi 6 mai
11h à 19h
Friday, May 6
11am – 7pm
samedi 7 mai
10h à 17h
Saturday, May 7
10am – 5pm
L’Atelier
5500 rue Ferrier
Montréal H4P 1M2
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All proceeds to benefit Alzheimer’s support and care | Toutes les recettes de bénéficier du soutien et de soins de la maladie d’Alzheimer
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AGI’s Alzheimer Education Conferences, Lectures and Training
in 2015 – Our commitment to awareness!
Paula Levinson, Education Chair
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ne of the main functions of AGI and its Education
Committee is to bring awareness, knowledge and
support to the public regarding Alzheimer’s disease and
related dementias, as well as to provide practical, hands-on
information to both professional and family caregivers.
We certainly achieved our goal this past year through the
variety of conferences, lectures and workshops described in
this newsletter. None of this could have been accomplished
without the dedication and hard work of Education Committee members and AGI
Staff. Thank you to everyone who was involved in all these endeavours.
I look forward to working with all of you over the coming year and I invite everyone
to participate in the wide variety of programs we offer.
days
Wednesne
except Ju 16
Les mercredis
sauf le 16 juin
2015/16 Education Committee:
Paula Levinson – Chair
Rita Aber
Carole Arbess
Patricia Belchior
Marilyn Bicher
Robert Calder
Lynne Brodrick Cochrane
Wilfred Kravitz
Lois Manton
Beverly Salomon
Sandy Sitcoff
Ellen Tissenbaum
Lindsay Memorial Foundation Lecture Series 2016
FREE lectures for caregivers in each of TWO locations
Conférences GRATUITES pour aidants en DEUX endroits
Lectures
in English
Formation
en anglais
seulement
Montreal | Montréal
Pointe-Claire
AGI, 5555, av. Westminster, bureau 304, H4W 2J2
**Chalet Arthur-Séguin, 365, av. St-Louis, H9R 2A1
March 30 mars
7:30 – 9pm / 19h30 à 21h
** compliments of/avec les hommages de la ville de Pointe-Claire
March 23 mars
1:00 – 2:30pm / 13h à 14h30
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Willie Kravitz
Lawyer, Mandates and Wills
Avocat exerçant dans les mandats et testaments
“Answers to your Legal Questions”
« Réponses à vos questions juridiques »
Willie Kravitz
Lawyer, Mandates and Wills
Avocat exerçant dans les mandats et testaments
April 13 avril
1:30 – 3:00pm / 13h30 à 15h
April 6 avril
1:00 – 2:30pm / 13h à 14h30
“How to Connect with the Pubic System to Support your Autonomy” /
« Comment se servir du système public pour renforcer votre autonomie »
Joanne Besner
Program Manager / Gestionnaire de programme
Home Care Services / Services de soins à domicile CSSS Cavendish
May 4 mai
7:00 – 8:30 pm / 19h à 20h30
“Driving and Dementia”
«Conduite automobile et démence »
Susan Sofer
Occupational Therapist / Ergothérapeute, ACT Inc.
Thursday, June 16 / Jeudi 16 juin
1:00 – 2:30pm / 13h à 14h30
“Meaningful Activities for People with Dementia”
« Activités stimulantes pour les personnes atteintes de démence »
Karin Derouaux
AGI Counsellor / Conseillère à AGI
“Medications: Addressing Concerns for a Greater Understanding”
« Comprendre les médicaments »
Larissa Feldman
Pharmacist / Pharmacienne
May 4 mai
1:00 – 2:30pm / 13h à 14h30
“Driving and Dementia”
«Conduite automobile et démence »
Susan Sofer
Occupational Therapist / Ergothérapeute, ACT Inc.
June 8 juin
1:00 – 2:30pm / 13h à 14h30
“Experiencing Dementia”
« L’expérience de la démence »
Karin Derouaux
AGI Counsellor / Conseillère à AGI
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Special appreciation for the generosity of the Lindsay Memorial Foundation / Nous remercions la Lindsay Memorial Foundation de sa générosité
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A full year of interesting and informative conferences
AGI’s Marva Whyte Alzheimer Awareness
Conference – February 4, 2016
AGI’s November 2015 conference with
Teepa Snow – November 3, 2015
(l-r): Omega Julien, Dr. Ruby Friedman, Marva Whyte, Susan Hutt,
Paula Levinson, Shandl Shaffer, Dr. Howard Chertkow, Dr. Pedro
Rosa-Neto, Marivic Aplaon, Linda Israel, Karin Derouaux, Teri Cota
(l-r): Cindy Pinchuk, Linda Israel, Paula Levinson, Teepa Snow,
Esther Handelman, Shaindl Shaffer, Peggy Obaroghedo, Karin
Derouaux, Marivic Aplaon
Our annual Alzheimer Awareness Conference featured
three of Montreal’s leading medical experts on Alzheimer’s
and dementia: Dr. Howard Chertkow, Dr. Ruby Friedman
and Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto. Each doctor shared with an
attentive audience the recent developments in their
respective areas of study and work: including the latest
in dementia detection, concerns about delirium in an
emergency room setting, providing adequate geriatric
care and the technological advances in finding dementia
biomarkers in the brain. A question and answer period
rounded out this informative evening. AGI’s Education
Committee is already looking forward to bringing you next
year’s Awareness Conference!
Daily Dementia Care – Hands on Approach
AGI’s Lindsay Memorial Foundation Lecture
Series – October, 2015
AGI’s Alzheimer Education Conference –
November 4, 2014
Dr. Michael Wiseman, DDS, presented “Geriatric Dentistry – Tips
and Tricks to Lindsay Memorial Foundation lecture attendees in
October 2015.
(l-r): Lynne Brodrick Cochrane, Sandy Sitcoff, Martha S. Wolf,
Linda Israel, Carole Arbess, Paula Levinson, Marilyn Bicher,
Barbara Sederoff and Lois Manton
Beginning last year, AGI was pleased to extend the Lindsay
Memorial Foundation Lecture Series to a second location,
due to the generosity of the City of Pointe-Claire.
Our Alzheimer Education conference on November 4, 2014
welcomed Martha S. Wolf, Director of Community Dementia
Care at the Parker Jewish Institute in New York. Martha’s
conference, titled Creating Connections – Alzheimer’s Care,
provided our Montreal community of caregivers with several
positive new methods to deal with dementia. As an acclaimed
counselor and advocate for services to the aged, Martha has
helped countless families and professionals with her insight
and education on Alzheimer’s and dementia care, along with
providing tips on how to maintain a good quality of life for as
long as possible.
Family caregivers and professionals came to hear various
speakers discuss dementia and caregiving related topics. We
are grateful to the Lindsay Memorial Foundation for their
continued support and outstanding generosity.
The Lindsay Memorial Foundation Lectures resume in
February 2016 and will continue through June. More
details on this year’s lecture topics are on the next page.
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The Education Committee was thrilled to welcome back
Teepa Snow, one of North America’s leading educators on
dementia care, to AGI’s 2015 November Conference. A
registered occupational therapist for over 30 years, Teepa
is a tireless advocate determined to enhance the lives of
people with dementia, along with those of their caregivers.
An extraordinary presenter, Teepa shared her wealth of
experience and knowledge of care techniques to a very
large group of family and professional care providers who
are working or living with dementia.
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2015
Tournament / Tournoi de
Patrons
Felicia and Arnold Aaron Foundation
Chelminski Family Foundation
Len Sanders and Family
Peter and Micki Morton
Oberfeld Design/Dimitrov Architecture
Pembroke Private Wealth Management
IA Clarington Investments – Sergio M. Batista
Loyal Express
Nelmar Security Packaging Systems
BMO Capital Markets – Jérôme Cloutier
CIBC Wood Gundy – Arthur Silber
Sponsors
Gary Bromberg and Rhonda Wolfe
Marlene Levenson
Industrial Alliance
National Bank –
KBHNS
Richard Walsh Investments
Harvey and Alta Levenson
Hole / Tee Sponsors
AMG Medical Inc
Steve Mowder
Bessner Gallay Kreisman
Avrum Stark
Bruce Kent Group
TriTech Electricians
Executive Registry – Harvey Sternthal
Vicki and Stan Zack
Manulife Mutual Funds
Appreciation to
Hillsdale Golf & Country Club | Labatt Breweries of Canada | Mitchel-Lincoln Packaging Ltd
Silver Star Montreal | Sleeman Brewery
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PHOTOS: GORDON KADONOFF
Golf Committee 2014/15
Bill Silverman – Chair
Ray Batrie
Ralph Chodos
Avner Cobrin
Harvey Faigan
Miriam Friedman
Jimmy Garfinkle
Marlene Kahn
Marlene Levenson
Micki Morton
George Platanitis
Alan Rimer
Linda Rosenbloom
Harvey Sternthal
Richard Walsh
To increase awareness of AGI’s support services to the growing number who need us the AGI Golf Committee is excited to announce that
the 2016 Golf Tournament will take place at Elm Ridge Golf & Country Club
Monday, June 20, 2016
Lundi le 20 juin 2016
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514.485.7233
[email protected]
PHOTOS: GORDON KADONOFF
AGI wishes to express special appreciation to everyone
on the AGI Bowling with the Stars Committees and
especially Howard Grundman of Laurentian Lanes,
for the dedication, generosity and support they’ve
given this wonderful event over the past 5 years.
Bowling with the Stars Committee 2014
Allan Schneiderman
Doug Finn | Susan Gold | Bunny Goldberg
Risa Libman Scherzer | Michael Witt
Our Proud 2014 Sponsors
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AGI’s Amazing Race 2015
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Amazing Race II
Congratulations to our AGI’s Amazing Race 2015 winning teams!
October 2016 octobre
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AGI’s Amazing Race
Committee 2015
First Place – Team Family Ties
Second Place – Team Enoteca MOZZA
Third Place – Team Fantastic Four
Thank you to last year’s Sponsors of AGI’s Amazing Race
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Alli Carr
Ricki Carr
Ariel Chackowicz
Andrea Elias
Tali Katz
Jessica Lapointe
Lucy McInnes
Felice Oberfeld
Chris Wynn
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Rotary Club of Old Montreal
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Community Outreach
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GI believes in fostering a supportive and informed network of individuals,
healthcare professionals and organizations. Community groups, medical
facilities and community clubs can request an AGI expert speaker for
informative presentations about dementia.
In 2015, Linda Israel and AGI counsellors Karin Derouaux, Helen Baum and
Maude Robitaille gave presentations on dementia and AGI services to health care
personnel working in several Montreal hospitals – including St. Mary’s, the Jewish
General’s Memory Clinic, the Geriatric Day Hospital at the Montreal General and
the McGill University Centre for Studies in Aging.
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facility or group.
Cambridge Health Fair 2015: Meghan Williams and Lois Manton
explained the many services and programs that AGI offers to
attendees of the Cambridge Health Fair.
AGI and the Rotary Club: Meghan Williams, AGI’s Director of
Support Services, along Claire Webster and Linda Israel were
invited to speak to Rotarians in the West Island, providing
information about the services and programs that AGI offers.
AGI was very well represented by Linda Israel and members
of the Education Committee last November at the Montérégie
Health Promotion Fair for Seniors in Chateauguay!
AGI Board Member Peter Wong, a long standing Rotarian,
organized a presentation to the Rotary Club in Old Montreal.
Counsellor Karin Derouaux and Linda Israel addressed Rotarians.
To commemorate Caregivers’ Week,
Karin Derouaux, Linda Israel and
Meghan Williams were able to offer
West Island family caregivers a free daylong AGI Alzheimer 101 training course
at the Holiday Inn Pointe-Claire, thanks
to the generous support of L’Appui
Montréal.
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l-r Judith Ross, Dr. Natasha Bird, Claire Webster, Eric
A. Manolson
Karin Derouaux and Linda
Israel at the West End Seniors’
Table luncheon, a collection of
organizations that help seniors in
the community, at the invitation
of New Hope.
Caregivers’ Week in the Eastern Townships – Claire
Webster, a caregiver to her mother, was invited
to speak in the Eastern townships and presented
her personal experience in “The Rise and Fall of
Superwoman” to an audience of family caregivers
and others in Coaticook, QC.
Dementia Affects Everyone!
Meghan Williams, Director, Support Services
Did you ever know someone who kept telling the
same story over and over again?
Did you ever see a caregiver trying to convince their
spouse to get into a car?
Did you ever meet your neighbor on the street and he
or she didn’t know which house was theirs?
Chances are these people may have dementia.
We all know that the prevalence of dementia has
increased drastically over the last few years and these numbers are expected
to rise. However, a diagnosis does not mean that your life will change
tomorrow.
For many, it is a slow progressive disease, enabling you to continue living a
meaningful life post diagnosis. People with Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias have taught me the importance of today and more importantly
the ‘NOW’. We all make mistakes; we forget dates, we have difficulty
executing certain tasks but, in the end, what matters most is how we feel.
Were we supported and validated? Were we loved? Did those around us
stick by us through our challenges and help us along the way?
At AGI, our raison d’être is to be here for anyone touched by the disease.
We pride ourselves in the services we offer. We take a holistic approach
when developing programs, keeping in mind that a diagnosis does not
affect solely the person or the spouse, but the entire family unit, including
friends and neighbours.
AGI’s respite programs, the Aisenstadt Activity Centre and Fruchter
Respite on Wheels™, provide family members with a vital and welldeserved break for a few hours a week while the participant benefits from
engaging activities helping maintain their abilities and social interactions.
Caregivers are reassured, leaving their loved one with AGI’s professional staff,
as they know that he or she will be safe and engaged.
Our new mentorship program, Safety Net, focuses on the caregiver.
Mentors are paired with caregivers to provide guidance and encouragement
as they experience life with their new reality. While the primary purpose
of this program is to support the caregiver, the diagnosed individual also
benefits. Caregivers will develop practical skills about the disease which, in
turn, will help ease their stress and affect the relationship in a very positive
way.
AGI’s outreach programs, including the Lindsay Memorial Foundation
Lecture Series, the Intergenerational Learning to Care program and
our Educational Conferences, continue to sensitize the public about the
disease. There are so many misconceptions about dementia – it is essential
people become more informed and continue to help break the stigma.
This past year, AGI hosted 11 different lectures, in Montreal and on the
West Island, all at no charge. Each lecture brought practical information
to caregivers in an effort to improve their day to day and enhance their
understanding about the illness. This year, we were gratified that more
neighbours and friends attended these sessions to help those around them.
We are all in this together. Whether or not you are touched directly by this
disease, there may very well be a time when you will know someone in
your life who is.
We are a phone call away and we understand the challenges that lie ahead.
With proper planning, education and access to AGI services and support
(including counseling and support groups), we help guide families along
the way.
As with any illness or life change, it is how you perceive the situation that
makes the difference.
AGI is here to help!
Meghan Williams, AGI’s Director of Support Services returns from her
maternity leave in August 2016
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What’s happening at the
Aisenstadt Activity Centre
AGI’s Aisenstadt Activity Centre offers
programs five days a week to serve people
living with Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias. We honour each individual as
a unique person beyond the diagnosis and
we tailor our activities to the individual’s
abilities. We create a caring, non-judgmental
environment providing specialized,
therapeutic programming enhancing the
quality of life of the people we serve.
Programming includes
•Social and Physical Activities
•Cognitive Exercises
•Intergenerational Programs
•Dance and Creative Movement
•Tactile and Sensory Stimulation
• Art Therapy
•Music Program
•Reminiscence
•Museum visits
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AGI’s Young Onset Social Group – See the Person first!
Marivic Aplaon, Counselor and Co-Coordinator of AGI’s Young Onset Dementia
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ince the beginning, AGI has been
committed to providing direct care and
support to people and families touched
by Alzheimer’s disease, and to meeting the
changing needs of the community.
When demands for services for young
families affected by dementia began to
increase, AGI made the decision to address
the needs of this underserved demographic and the Support
Services staff created a pilot social program for people with
Young Onset Dementia (YOD).
I was given the task to design and deliver the social activity
program. This new YOD social program aims to understand
and aptly respond to the needs of the individual. In order to
prepare for my involvement in the AGI pilot YOD project, I
did substantial research about Young Onset Dementia.
I also traveled to New York to visit the Sid Jacobson Jewish
Community Center, a facility that has been offering social
activity programs for people with YOD since 2005. Reading
the books and journals allowed me to understand the person
and the disease a little bit more, but it was the “hands-on”
experience, my meeting and working with several individuals
with YOD that was by far the most enriching experience. It
enabled me to see and acknowledge “the person” and the
kind of services and programs needed by people diagnosed
with YOD.
AGI launched the pilot social activity program for YOD last
April, when I had the privilege of meeting our first three
participants: Steve, François and Richard. François is 52 years
old, Steve and Richard are both 60. All three of them have
been have been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia
(FTD) and other forms of dementia.
It is important to understand that these men are much more
than their diagnoses. They are husbands. They are fathers of
young adult children; François has a 12-year-old daughter.
They were breadwinners: a passionate, devoted minister,
an enthusiastic and energetic hospital staff member, and an
ambitious businessman. They are men at the prime of their
lives. Then, the diagnosis...their lives changed...as did the lives
of their families.
The AGI Young Onset Dementia Program’s social group met
once a week for eight weeks at the St. Raymond’s Community
Centre on Upper Lachine. Engaged from the very beginning,
Steve, François and Richard showed a lot of openness and were
anxious to participate and contribute to something brand new.
After a couple of years of living with the diagnosis, they all
understood that resources are very limited for them, so they
did not hesitate and participated in every activity we offered
them. In the course of the program, relationships were made
and trust was built among them and with us, the program
coordinators. That trust allowed them to share their hopes
and their struggles. The social group became “their group,”
a group to belong to, and a place they go to be with people
whose companionship they enjoyed.
They came for a sense of belonging, to become a part of a
group they trusted and be where they felt safe.
In the beginning, planning the activities rested with me and the
rest of the staff. After the first week, however, it became clear
that these men did not come to the group to be told what to
do. Steve, François and Richard took advantage of the space and
opportunity to do things they enjoyed and to be heard. I may
have planned and designed their activities but they filled in the
gaps that made the days flow together and be meaningful for
them. Lunch may have been in the schedule, but eating in the
park and enjoying the nice spring breeze was their idea. There
were so many other instances where they tried to show their
desire to be recognized as individuals beyond their diagnosis.
As I write this article, thinking back to last spring and my
participation in the YOD social program, I realize how much
I want to share my desire to help us all appreciate that AGI’s
approach to “see the person first” is fundamental to true
understanding of individuals with dementia, whether it be late
or young onset, late or early stage.
At the end of the day, what really matters is not just the
practical training we learned from our university studies, but
how we make each other feel.
To borrow from the words of Maya Angelou: “People will
forget what you said, what you did but people will not forget
how you made them feel.”
Testimonial
To read more about the Young
From the wife of François
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hen I called AGI a year and a half ago, looking for help, the young onset
social group is what my husband and I were looking for. Most people with
dementia are much older than François, in their seventies, eighties and
nineties. My husband, who is in his early fifties, tried groups at other organizations but
did not feel comfortable. They were for people with such different life experiences.
François was still working and we have a young daughter, so he found it really hard
to relate to the other people who were at a different place in their lives. Most of them
had been retired for years, their children and sometimes even grandchildren were
grown, they didn’t have mortgages to pay and their spouses weren’t working, like I
am. François needed people to connect with and participate in some sort of physical
activity. In this program offered by AGI he met people who were his age and were
living similar experiences. He finally has peers that he can relate to and, as a result,
he’s made wonderful relationships with Steve and Richard. We are really thankful to
you, AGI for providing the support that we really needed.
Gloria Chu
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Onset Dementia Social Group
and find out how the program is
helping those with a diagnosis of
Alzheimer’s before age 65,
be sure to sign up for our
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What is Young Onset Dementia
Dementia is a term used to describe certain symptoms
that affect a person’s mental functioning, including a loss
in planning abilities, language skills and memory. Young
Onset Dementia refers to any form of dementia diagnosed
in people under age 65.
Difficult to Diagnose Dementia is still believed to be an
elderly person’s disease, so symptoms may go unnoticed.
Some might believe that the person is depressed, having
a mid-life crisis, going through menopause or is overly
stressed. It is critical that families seek out medical experts
for a proper diagnosis.
Why Young Onset services are needed Younger
people and their families have unique issues. At the
time of diagnosis, the person may be working, have
dependent children still living at home and have financial
responsibilities. Families may deal with multiple losses,
changes in future plans and income, and they may need to
adjust roles and relationships.
How AGI can help AGI counsellors can guide you to
get an accurate diagnosis. We will then assess your family’s
specific needs and connect you to appropriate resources
including counselling, social and support groups, and
outings – all tailored to a younger age group.
The idea of a Young Onset Social group at AGI originated a
few years ago when younger people with dementia came
to us looking for activities. At the time, we integrated
these younger individuals into our activity groups but
quickly understood they had particular needs. They were
more physically fit and energetic. We realized we needed
a separate location and program for this age group to
address their needs appropriately.
Qu’est-ce que la démence précoce?
Le terme démence réfère à des symptômes de maladies qui
affectent le fonctionnement de l’esprit, incluant la perte
des habiletés de planification, de langage, de mémoire.
La démence précoce est toute forme de démence
diagnostiquée chez une personne de moins de 65 ans.
Difficulté du diagnostic On associe encore la
démence aux personnes d’âge avancée. Certains pensent
qu’il s’agit d’une crise de la quarantaine, de la ménopause
ou de stress. Il est essentiel que les familles s’adressent à
des experts pour obtenir le bon diagnostic.
Pourquoi des services sont-ils requis? Les
personnes plus jeunes et leur famille vivent des situations
particulières. Au moment du diagnostic, la personne peut
travailler à temps plein, avoir des enfants à charge à la
maison et de nombreuses responsabilités financières. Les
familles doivent vivre plusieurs deuils et changements dont
les plans d’avenir, le revenu, les rôles et les relations.
Comment AGI peut aider Les conseillers d’AGI
peuvent vous aider à obtenir un diagnostic précis. Nous
évaluerons ensuite les besoins particuliers de votre famille et
vous référerons aux bonnes ressources, dont le counseling, les
groupes de soutien et les sorties appropriés à ce groupe d’âge.
L’idée d’un groupe social a vu le jour il y a quelques années
lorsque des personnes plus jeunes atteintes de démence
cherchaient des activités pour remplir leur journée. Nous
les avons alors intégrées à nos groupes d’activité, mais
avons rapidement compris qu’elles avaient des besoins
uniques. Les participants étaient en meilleur forme
physique et avaient plus d’énergie. Nous savions que nous
avions besoin d’un endroit et d’un groupe séparés pour ce
groupe d’âge afin de répondre à ses besoins.
Young Onset Social Group
Le groupe social pour les personnes ayant la démence à début précoce
for those with a diagnosis before 65 / Un diagnostic avant 65 ans
Au Centre Communautaire St. Raymond’s Community Center, 5600 ch. Upper Lachine, Montréal H4A 2A6
Every Tuesday
10am – 2:30pm
*Bring your
lunch!
• Artistic, physical and intellectual activities
• Education and information about the disease
• A chance to share experiences in
a supportive environment
• Appropriate to age, abilities and needs
• In French and in English
• Small group with 2 staff members
• Cost: $20 / day
VENDÔME
Tous les mardis
10h à 14h30
*Amenez votre
dinez avec vous!
• Un groupe de support pour socialiser
• Faire des activités sociales,
physiques et intellectuelles
• Une opportunité de partager ses expériences
• Approprié à votre âge, habiletés et besoins
• Offert en français et en anglais
• Petit groupe avec 2 employés
• Coût : 20$ / journée
In partnership with The McGill University Center for Studies in Aging
En collaboration avec Le centre de recherche et d’études sur le vieillissement de l’Université McGill
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La Force d’AGI!
Maude Robitaille, Conseillère et Co-coordonnatrice du Programme pour les personnes atteintes de
Démence à début précoce, Coordinatrice du Programme de mentorat « Filet de sécurité »
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ès mon arrivée à AGI, j’ai
immédiatement senti que cet
emploi
représenterait
une
expérience professionnelle magnifique
et unique! Chaque membre de l’équipe
m’a accueilli avec enthousiasme et
de manière très chaleureuse. Je suis
sincèrement fière de faire partie de
cette équipe extraordinaire car chaque
personne est très dévouée, professionnelle et respectueuse
envers les personnes âgées et leur famille. Je crois qu’une
de nos forces est que tous les membres de notre équipe
croit vraiment en la mission d’AGI: aider les personnes
âgées et celles ayant des maladies connexes et leur famille.
Une autre force d’AGI est qu’on privilégie une approche
centrée sur la personne, en respectant la dignité des
personnes âgées et en étant empathique. Cela correspond
à mes valeurs!
Je crois sincèrement qu’en travaillant à AGI, en partenariat
avec d’autres ressources et organismes, en offrant des
formations pour mieux comprendre la maladie d’Alzheimer,
des groupes de support et du counseling, mes collègues et
moi serons en mesure d’aider concrètement les personnes
âgées, les familles, les proches aidants et la population.
J’ai à cœur cette mission d’autant plus que la population
au Québec est vieillissante et la maladie d’Alzheimer et
autres troubles connexes affecte malheureusement trop de
personnes. Je suis aussi très heureuse d’offrir un nouveau
programme pour les personnes atteintes de Démence
à début précoce (ayant eu un diagnostic avant 65 ans),
car ce programme est bien adapté à leurs besoins et
capacités. Dans notre société, il y a malheureusement de
la méconnaissance et des tabous concernant les personnes
atteintes d’Alzheimer et de troubles connexes. C’est
pourquoi en côtoyant les personnes âgées et grâce à nos
différents services, nous encourageons chez celles-ci un
sentiment d’inclusion et de mieux-être! J’espère que d’ici
les prochaines années, la population acceptera davantage
les gens atteints de cette maladie. J’ai confiance!
Pour conclure, sachez que j’ai beaucoup d’admiration envers
toutes les familles et proches aidants pour leur dévouement
et amour à l’égard des personnes atteintes d’Alzheimer.
Je crois qu’ils méritent une grande reconnaissance pour le
bien immense qu’ils procurent!
The Strengths of AGI!
Maude Robitaille, Counsellor, Co-Coordinator Young Onset Programs, Coordinator Safety Net Program
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ince my arrival at AGI, I immediately felt my work here
would be a wonderful and unique experience. Each
member of the team welcomed me with a burst of
enthusiasm! I am sincerely very proud to be part of this
extraordinary team because everyone is very professional,
respectful and devoted to our clients and their families. I
think one of our strengths is that all members of our team
really believe in the Mission of AGI: to help everyone who
has Alzheimer’s or related dementias along with their
support system. Another strength is that AGI favours a
person-centred approach by respecting the dignity of the
people and by being empathetic. This corresponds to my
values!
I sincerely believe that working at AGI, in partnership with
other community organizations and resources, by offering
training to understand Alzheimer’s disease better, with
support groups and counseling, my colleagues and I will
be able to concretely help older people, families, caregivers
and the population at large. I really want to achieve the
goals of this Mission, all the more since the population
of Quebec is aging and because Alzheimer’s disease and
related dementias affect far too many people.
this program is well adapted to their needs and abilities.
Unfortunately, in our society there are misunderstandings
and taboos about people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
By being with these people and offering our variety of
services, we help and encourage those who have this
disease to feel included and gain a sense of well-being. I
hope in the coming years, the public will be more accepting
of those with Alzheimer’s. I have faith in this!
I am also very pleased to offer a new program for people with
Young Onset Dementia (diagnosed before age 65) because
Finally, I have great admiration for all families and
caregivers who dedicate themselves to their loved ones
with Alzheimer’s. I believe they deserve great recognition
for the immense good they do!
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New! AGI’s Safety Net Program
Has your loved one been recently diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia?
Are you a caregiver and feel you could benefit from having
someone offer guidance, support or a listening ear?
AGI’s Safety Net program is for you!
AGI’s Safety Net: A unique mentorship
program tailored to support family caregivers
AGI’s Safety Net Program focuses on the
caregiver
Alzheimer Groupe (AGI) is proud to launch this innovative
mentorship program for families, which focuses solely on
the family caregiver,
After a diagnosis of cognitive impairment, where does one
turn? The concern and attention throughout the caregiving
journey becomes focused on the diagnosed individual, yet
this is something that, in a most significant way, affects the
entire family.
In taking on the role of caregiver, the partner, spouse
or adult child often finds him/herself in a “sink or swim
situation”. They can feel isolated and frightened, with no
awareness of how our health system works, or where to
turn for guidance or support.
If you are a family caregiver helping a loved one and
you’re not sure if you are “doing the right thing”, being
paired with a trained mentor who is compassionate and
understands what you are experiencing will improve your
outlook and can be life-altering. Your mentor will support
you on a regular basis, provide guidance and education
about community resources, while helping you obtain
information about available services. The Safety Net
program coordinator strives to provide a supportive and
meaningful caregiver experience.
Research has shown the absolute importance of caregiver
health.
AGI’s Safety Net
With over 30 years experience helping individuals and
families touched by Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias, AGI recognizes the need for a comprehensive
support system designed especially for caregivers. Safety
Net mentors are trained to help caregivers navigate the
system, providing advice and support when needed.
This is a journey you cannot and need not travel
alone – AGI and Safety Net are here to help!
If you are the caregiver of a loved one with Alzheimer’s
disease or a related dementia and are interested in having
a mentor, please contact AGI Counsellor Maude Robitaille
at 514.485.7233 or [email protected]
Testimonial
My Experience with AGI
M
y husband Dominik first showed signs of memory
loss when he was 67.
On the advice of friends and the staff at the
Memory Clinic at the Jewish General Hospital, I contacted
AGI and saw a counsellor who was extremely helpful.
I joined a support group on her suggestion and attended
the group regularly for about two years, and found it very
helpful in the sharing of information, feelings, challenges
and the overall support in a difficult situation. I also attended
a number of information sessions organized by AGI for the
general public, and learned a great deal at each of them.
I knew that AGI offered activity groups and, at a certain
point, I felt that my husband would enjoy these. These
activity groups gave me a break to do errands, as it was not
safe to leave my husband alone in the house. I was always
impressed by these activity groups, where my husband
was treated like a king, and where there was always love,
stimulation, laughter and sharing.
My husband was eventually diagnosed with full-blown
Alzheimer’s disease and continued to decline until his
death in 2013.
AGI has been an invaluable resource, support and counsel
for me and my family. Whenever friends experience
memory loss, I always recommend to their families that
they contact AGI for support. Everyone I have referred has
been impressed with, and benefitted from, their services.
With thanks, Janet Boeckh
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Learning how to be a Caregiver at AGI
Karin Derouaux, MA, AGI Counselor and coordinator of the Fruchter Respite on Wheels™ program
My doctor says my mother has
dementia. Is that different from
Alzheimer’s?
My husband keeps asking when his
mother is coming. When I tell him she
passed away, he cries. Am I doing the
right thing?
My wife asks the same questions over
and over and over again. Is there any way to get her to stop?
My father makes up ridiculous stories about things that
never happened. Why is he doing this?
Every day I remind my mother to lock her front door, but she
never does it. How can I convince her that this is important?
My wife is having an increasingly difficult time making dinner
and I’m afraid she’s going to cut or burn herself. Should I
take over the cooking from now on?
hether you are new to the world of Alzheimer’s
caregiving, or you’ve been doing it for a while, you
probably have questions about the disease and
how you’re responding to your loved-one’s needs. Caring for
someone with a degenerative cognitive disease is like living
on shifting ground: just when you think you have it figured
out, something changes. Through our education programs,
Alzheimer Groupe is here to help you find your footing. Our
Alzheimer’s training courses are tailored to caregivers (both
family and professional) who are providing care in a home
environment. Rather than taking a medical approach, we
teach you caregiving skills that you will put into practice on
a daily basis. Having those skills can help you to reduce your
stress and enjoy the relationship that you share with the
person who has Alzheimer’s or a related dementia.
AGI’s Alzheimer 101. Every person and situation is unique,
so in our 8-hour Alzheimer’s 101 course, we strive to
teach you basic principles in Alzheimer’s caregiving. These
principles are your guidepost for responding to the endless
variety of behaviours that we associate with the disease. By
the end of the course, you will better understand your lovedone’s diagnosis (whether that be Alzheimer’s or a related
dementia) and its impact on his or her brain and behaviour.
You will learn to anticipate challenges, communicate better,
reduce and diffuse conflict and react appropriately when
your loved-one is confused or disoriented.
AGI’s specialized Alzheimer training series. The New
Year will provide many ongoing education opportunities
for family members, home caregivers and professional
care providers alike. Courses cover a wide range of topics,
emphasizing practical knowledge that you can apply on a
day-to-day basis.
In addition to these training courses, AGI offers a range of
other opportunities for families, friends and professionals to
become knowledgeable, confident caregivers.
Our Activities Training Program gives families and their
homecare workers intensive training on how to incorporate
activities into day-to-day life. The program includes an
individualized Activities and Stimulation Plan for the person
who has Alzheimer’s, along with ongoing support from AGI
professionals.
The Ditkovsky Training Program aims to educate
professionals working in residences or agencies. The 12 hours
of instruction are tailored to the needs of the institutions’
staff, who are trained at their site, as a team. AGI experts are
also available for speaking engagements in the community,
at clubs, religious organizations, associations, etc.
Our Lindsay Memorial Foundation Lecture Series
(both in Montreal and the West Island), and our twice-ayear Alzheimer Education and Awareness Conferences
provide opportunities to learn from guest lecturers invited
from near and far.
Alzheimer Groupe (AGI) is pleased to provide the easiest-toaccess and best source of education: AGI’s counsellors, who
educate family caregivers about the disease through support
groups and individual and family counselling meetings.
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New Pilot
Project
Caregivers Exploring Self-Care
“It’s important to take care of yourself
so you can take care of your loved-one.”
It’s a common refrain heard by caregivers; it’s one your
AGI counselor has probably uttered to you at some
point in your relationship. But what does “self-care”
mean and how do you make it happen?
Self-care isn’t the same as caregiver respite. Caregiver
respite simply means time off from caregiving. The
problem is, if you aren’t using that time to recharge
your battery, then you may burn out, regardless of
how regular and reliable your respite is (and I hope it is
both). Unfortunately, learning to take care of yourself
is something that is rarely taught in our task-oriented,
achievement-oriented society.
Many of us simply don’t know how to take care of
ourselves. The good news: self-care is a skill that can be
learned. This year AGI is excited to announce that we’ll
be exploring new ways to teach self-care to Alzheimer’s
caregivers. Each week for 6 weeks, we’ll take a caregiver
mini-vacation and concentrate on exploring what makes
us feel healthy, relaxed and rejuvenated.
Karin 514.485.7233, x224 | [email protected]
Are you caring
for someone
with dementia?
AGI IS INTERACTIVE
Check out our new website!
AGI’s Alzheimer 101 and our new specialized training series
give caregivers an in-depth understanding of dementia-related
behaviours and teach practical caregiving skills that make day to
day caregiving easier and more enjoyable.
AGI’s Alzheimer 101
and specialized Alzheimer training series
for Families and Care Professionals
This 16 hour training series
can be used for LPN Licensing hours
The New Year will provide many ongoing training opportunities
for family members, home caregivers and professional
care providers alike. Courses cover a wide range of topics,
emphasizing practical knowledge that can be applied on a daily
basis. Courses include information on:
• Demystifying the diagnosis and understanding clinical terms
• Defining dementia, Alzheimer disease
and related disorders (AD/rd)
• How AD/rd affects the brain
• Understanding the symptoms about
behaviours associated with AD/rd
• Basic approaches: the person-centred
approach, the holistic approach
• Dealing with unsafe behaviours
• Understanding and supporting aphasia
and communication impairments
• Managing responsive behaviours: anxiety and aggression
• Understanding confabulation, confusion and disorientation
• The pitfalls of reality orientation and
the importance of validation
• Creating a supportive and stimulating
environment through meaningful activities
Location: AGI Office, 5555 Westminster Ave., Suite 304
Cost: $80 per course
The dates and times of the specialized training courses
will be determined and updates posted on our website.
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Prerequisite: AGI’s Alzheimer 101 is pre-requisite for the specialized courses
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Training the Future: AGI Student Internships
Fostering empathy in tomorrow’s professionals
Paola Bresba, MA ATPQ, AGI Art Therapist and Program Coordinator
A
lzheimer Groupe (AGI) Inc. has
changed quite a lot since its
beginning over 30 years ago,
and has evolved to meet the growing
needs of the community. What began
as a part-time effort on the part of
a few individuals to offer support
to family caregivers has become a
wonderful non-profit organization of
professionals committed to providing a multi-faceted and
positive response to the realities of life with Alzheimer’s
and dementia.
As supervisors and teachers, the staff at AGI creates a
supportive environment for our students, where their “best
self” is promoted. We foster excellence in our students
because our clients deserve this. We at AGI believe that
tomorrow’s professionals deserve the opportunity to use
their skills to the maximum and to have role models who
see not only who they are, but what they can be.
Paola Bresba is the supervisor for Graduate Students in Art
Therapy
Student training programs
T
he last six years have been a particularly fruitful period of
growth for AGI, in terms of the variety and quality of the
programs and services that we offer, which are always
initiated to address unmet social needs. As we grow as an
organization, so do the requests for students to train with us.
Over the last six years, AGI has trained 28 students.
They come from graduate and undergraduate university
programs, colleges and vocational training centers. They
are students of social work, the creative art therapies
(music and visual arts), recreation therapy, and home care
assistance. They receive hands-on training experience in
the Aisenstadt Activity Centre, interning for up to eight
months at a time, always under the careful supervision of
AGI professionals.
Although mentoring interns requires a great deal of guidance
and effort; we believe that it is a valuable opportunity to
influence the quality of tomorrow’s professionals.
As a training site we, at AGI, demand a lot from our student
interns. This is why McGill, Concordia and PACC continue
to seek out internship opportunities at our organization.
We instruct students on the mechanics of leading a
successful day program and how to counsel people affected
by the disease. We expect students to be active members
of our team, encouraging them to understand and enact
AGI’s support Mission to “create a caring, non-judgmental
environment in which we offer specialized, therapeutic
programming to enhance peoples’ lives”.
To do this well, a professional has to be alert,
flexible, creative and empathetic.
Western society is often focused on a form of efficiency
and productivity which often trumps kindness, patience
and understanding. Sometimes empathy is trained out of
professionals who are placed in impossible situations.
At AGI, we foster empathy in our students. We challenge
students to listen to clients – what they are saying and
not saying – through their words and actions. We prepare
students to be proactive, to think critically and to adapt
and respond to the needs and interests of the people they
are serving, rather than expect clients to adapt to them.
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I
first came to AGI as a student in the fall of 2014. It was
my last internship for my degree in recreation therapy at
McGill. I quickly assumed responsibility while learning
from an interdisciplinary team, which is the way things
work at AGI. This truly allowed me to develop my skills as
a recreational therapist.
However my ‘teachers’ extend much further than the
‘professionals’ I was working with; every client at AGI also
taught me. Each individual that comes into the Day Centre
has his or her own background, values and stories. Through
my countless social interactions in the Day Centre, I had
the opportunity to learn and receive advice from the many
incredible clients who participate in our programming.
After graduating, I was fortunate to have been hired by
AGI to work on a part-time basis in my trained profession
of recreational therapy. I strive to create a positive
environment in the Day Centre, where all clients have the
opportunity to succeed and to be their “best selves”. I feel
most accomplished when finding a recreational program
that completely engages a client and brings meaning to
his or her life. AGI is an incredible organization that offers
many services to families. I consider myself lucky to be a
part of this wonderful organization.
Carolyn Bulua
Carolyn Bulua is a graduate of McGill with a degree in
Recreation Therapy. She began her graduate studies in
Occupational Therapy in the fall of 2015.
T
his past school year I had the great opportunity of
being an art therapy intern at AGI, co-leading two
art therapy groups and working one-on-one with
one individual. Working directly with the clients I was
continually captivated and inspired by the creativity and
ideas that the men and women expressed in the setting of
the Activity Centre.
I am very grateful for my experience of being a part of the
AGI team. When I first arrived at AGI, I immediately felt
welcome and a part of the interdisciplinary team; involving
social workers, home care assistance workers, recreation
therapists and an art therapist. It was always encouraging
to see first-hand these devoted and compassionate
professionals working to provide the best experience
for the clients at AGI. This team also provided me with
constant support and supervision throughout my learning,
consistently allowing me to feel confident and comfortable
in my role.
During
the
s u m m e r
following
my
internship, I was
able to continue
my learning at
AGI through a
federally funded
grant program,
which allowed
me to be hired
as a full-time
staff member
for the summer
in the Activity
Centre. This has
allowed me to
take on more
responsibilities
as a professional and moreover, to apply everything I had
learned in my program and from my internship.
Most significant during my time at AGI has been the
opportunity to work directly with the clients. I have learned
from the many personalities, talents, skills, humour and
knowledge that the clients bring to the Activity Centre
each and every day. For this I am deeply thankful.
Jessica Gardner
Jessica has an Honours BA in Visual Arts and Psychology and
is in her 2nd year of the Graduate Art Therapy program at
Concordia University. She will receive an MA in Art Therapy.
needs and actually helps a whole variety of people.
For me, a significant example of this has been AGI’s
establishment of Montreal’s first program for people with
young-onset dementia, which started as a pilot project
this spring. I was very proud and delighted to be given the
chance to facilitate art therapy workshops with this group.
This is also an example of how AGI invests in its students,
giving them challenges when warranted and supporting
them so that they will succeed.
A
s an intern at AGI I received amazing support and
supervision. The staff is smart, professional, and are
wonderful role models. The experience made me
feel confident about my future as a professional.
Students are given a lot of responsibilities, as they would
in a real job. We are treated as equals from the very
beginning, which means a lot of work, but also that our
ideas, opinions and initiatives are always welcome.
I had the opportunity to see AGI’s unique structure from
close up – how it devises innovative responses to community
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My work with AGI was the highlight of this academic year,
and I am very grateful for all the opportunities, knowledge
and experience that I received from the staff members, my
supervisor and the clients.
AGI puts a lot of effort into training graduate students
from Concordia’s art therapy programs and through this
work it’s shaping the future of this field in Canada.
Katya Aladinskaya
Katya has an MA in clinical psychology from a Russian
University and is completing her 2nd year of the Graduate
Art Therapy program at Concordia University. She will
receive an MA in Art Therapy.
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Testimonials
AGI Spousal Support Groups
A
GI’s spousal support groups provide an opportunity for husbands, wives and partners to share their experiences
with others in a similar situation. Sitting among those individuals who understand the issues you are living with on
a daily basis, can often be very reassuring and therapeutic.
The following are some of the responses from participants of these support groups.
degrees, the amount of stress that a caregiver is under is
often overwhelming. But this also waxes and wanes. Some
weeks are easier than others. Seeing others go through
different stages and how they handle (or DON’T handle)
it is useful and enlightening. Those who are having a
harder time handling a specific situation benefits from the
understanding and support of the others and the leader.
I
t took me many months to overcome my resistance to
joining a spousal support group: “I’m not a group type of
person; what can I learn there that I have not already read
about? I don’t want to talk about how I feel to suddenly
be thrust into this care-giver role; it’s bad enough I have to
live it, I don’t want to be confronted with the situation on
a regular basis; best just to do what I can, and not think
about it too much...”
I didn’t expect that sense of peace I experienced when
I arrived at the first group meeting - how meaningful
that trite little phrase “you are not alone” became over
the weeks of attendance. Listening to others who were
walking the same road enhanced my understanding; and,
yes, there was a lot of useful information that I didn’t
know provided by our calm and skilled group leader.
But, perhaps, one of the most valuable aspects of this
experience was being seated among peers who were each
dealing with some variant of a similar situation. No need
to explain the pain of watching a vital, talented, respected
life partner descend into dementia; we all lived this; we
all shared this. This freed us to laugh together about the
more comical moments that living with a spouse who has
dementia can bring: clothing that mysteriously disappears
only to reappear in unexpected locations; informing that
well-meaning stranger who is vigorously trying to help your
spouse get up from his chair that you are, in fact, trying to
help him sit down. All of us around the table knew that
“life was real and life was earnest”, but life, even with
a loved spouse who has dementia, can still retain some
positive and lighter aspects.
Dr. Eva Libman
I
appreciate the expertise and knowledge of the support
staff at AGI and the chance to take part in the courses and
conferences available at AGI, which have been invaluable
to me.
The support and camaraderie are especially important as
we all feel, to some extent, alone in this struggle. It is clear
that we all feel that no one, unless they are in our situation
can really understand what we are going through.
It is enlightening to see another person going through a
stage that I have already experienced and resolved. I see some
people who cannot relate to someone else’s experience since
their spouse is not at that stage yet and they cannot imagine
having to deal with that stage. And I see others who are
having such a hard time accepting that their spouse cannot
think logically. I see that we have to be there for them and
realize that acceptance takes some so much longer and the
pain they go through because of it. All we can do sometimes
is be supportive and be a good listener. I also would love the
group to take place every week!
Barbara Bobrow
T
he AGI Spousal Support Group is a lifesaver for me.
Belonging to a community of spouses who face
similar challenges daily lightens my burden and has
helped me to learn from the experiences of wise members
of the group, animated by a well-informed and empathetic
coordinator. Good advice from members of the Spousal
Group has shaped my responses to many challenges that
seemed at first to be overwhelming. The camaraderie and
mutual support among the Group’s members, enlivened by
coffee, provide a warm environment for sharing, consoling
and inspiring, The members of the Group are a bridge to
systematic learning about the diseases afflicting our loved
ones and the wisdom to cope with the lives we continue to
share with our spouses.
Dr. Frank Chalk
I
joined the Spousal Support group in the spring of 2015
after much deliberation, denial I guess. I was finding
it hard to cope with my husband’s situation, his being
diagnosed with Parkinson’s related dementia, and although
friends and family were sympathetic, I felt they could not
really understand what I was facing. The friends I met at
the support group at AGI were the ones that really helped
and understood. People I could connect with - they were
living the same ordeal.
While everyone experiences the stress in different ways and
The staff is amazing - caring, helpful, non-judgmental and
so easy to talk to. I am so grateful that I connected with
AGI. I would recommend it to anyone facing the same
difficult situation.
Heather Halickman
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Groupes d’appui pour proches aidants
Spousal Support Groups
Êtes-vous le proche aidant d’une personne
atteinte de la maladie d’Alzheimer ou d’une
démence connexe?
Are you providing care for a spouse with
Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia?
Join other spousal caregivers, gain insight and
learn more about this challenging disease. Led
by expert facilitators, caregivers are encouraged
to support one another, share experiences and
problem-solve in a non-judgmental, warm
environment.
Joignez-nous à un groupe d’entraide d’autres
proches aidants, pour partager vos expériences,
obtenir une perspective plus approfondie de ce
problème, ainsi que l’appui d’autres aidants.
Dirigés par les conseillers experts, ces groupes
permettent aux aidants de partager leurs
expériences et de trouver des solutions ensemble
dans un environnement ouvert et chaleureux.
Spousal Support Groups take place bi-weekly.
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There’s so much going on at AGI!
Informative conferences and lecture
New services
New programs
for families
Caregiver testimonials
Respite for care providers
Exciting fundraising events
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Staff News:
A Wonderful year of Welcomes, Hellos and some fond Adieux!
We welcome lovely Stella Paige to the
AGI family! After a very productive
initial year as Director of Support
Services, Meghan Williams is now on
maternity leave, having given birth to
little Stella on August 27th. We send
our best wishes and congratulations
to Meghan, Mike, Austin and Molly.
AGI welcomes a
new Counsellor!
2015 Halloween fun in the
Activity Centre
Jessica, Carolyn, Marivic, Lois,
Meghan, Paola, Katya
Maude Robitaille has
joined the wonderful
team of caring AGI
counsellors who advise and support
families touched by Alzheimer’s.
Maude is able to help families in both
French and English, and her warm
smile and compassionate manner
make her a valuable and welcome
new member of our AGI family.
She is coordinating the Young Onset
Social Group providing activities for
diagnosed individuals under age
65 and a support group for their
families. Maude will be at the helm
of AGI’s Safety Net Program.
Adieux
Peggy Obaroghedo returned to
AGI with us in September! We all
missed her wonderful smile in the
Activity Centre during her medical
leave and are thrilled to have her
and her boundless positive energy
back with us again!
We say a heartfelt adieu to our
three incredible student interns,
Carolyn, Jessica and Katya. As
students of recreational and art
therapy, their work in the Aisenstadt
Activity Centre with our clients was
invaluable. Their boundless energy
and compassionate spirits supported
the full time staff of recreologists,
enriching the experience of all those
who attend our Activity Centre.
Ladies, we wish you all the best and
we hope that your futures will be as
bright as your smiles!
And one more adieu –
AGI believes in Giving
Back!
Sun Youth volunteers annually collect
a huge supply of food, toys and gifts
donated by our AGI community.
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Counsellor Helen Baum left AGI in
January 2016 to take up residence in
Israel with her family. We’ll miss her
incredible insight, her compassion
and her sense of humour. She’s
promised to get a big place where
we can stay with her when we visit
Jerusalem…
isn’t
that right, Helen?
We all wish Helen the
very best for a bright
and shining future.
My beautiful and dearly
beloved wife
She was the apple of my eye
from the first time we met,
so long ago but could forget,
she would become the love of my life
my beautiful and dearly beloved wife.
The loveliest sight that I would see,
when she would smile so happily,
she was the sunshine of my every day,
her smile could melt your heart away.
The happy years we shared together
as though our time would last forever,
until the day she became ill,
I knew our dreams we could not fulfill.
She meant all the world to me,
nowhere else I’d rather be,
than by her side to comfort her
that she would know my love for her.
How I cherished my time with her,
memories that linger so long after,
precious moments will always remain
like the melody of a sweet refrain.
I watched as she was closing down,
that beautiful smile now but a frown,
at times I lost her somewhere out there,
no longer with me, just a blank stare.
Now that time has passed her by,
I can only mourn her and cry,
I would have given my life for her,
wished it were me rather than her.
But she will always be with me,
her smile etched in my memory,
the dearest one I ever knew,
no longer there, but never out of view.
How my heart still cries for her,
remembering how happy we once were,
when she was so full of life,
my beautiful and dearly beloved wife.
Irving Richer
Community Support and Fundraising Events
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e here at AGI are extremely grateful when philanthropic individuals, companies and organizations initiate
partnership fundraisers to support the services we provide.
We greatly appreciate donations of ALL sizes and we value the awareness that these events bring to the public
about the work we do. On behalf of those who benefit from your generous support, we thank you!
Linda Israel and Festival organizers at the Press Conference to
announce the 2015 West Island Blues Festival
Making Musical Memories!
T
he summer of 2015 saw the beginning of a beautiful
“musical” partnership between AGI and the West
Island Blues Festival. It’s an appropriate pairing as
music has a way of reviving memories in individuals with
dementia. What a wonderful way to increase awareness of
our support services in West Island communities!
C
athy Benny is a talented artist who, ever since she
began caring for her mother, has been a friend to AGI
for many years. Both she and her mom benefitted
from AGI’s programs and services. Cathy continues to
donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of her
paintings to AGI and we are very grateful.
In Cathy’s words at her most recent vernissage…
The West Island Blues Festival has always been a fun and
unique event promoting great Blues music AND raising
funds for local community charities.
After 6 months of planning, I am happy and so proud to
celebrate my 60th year by sharing my latest work with
family and friends, old and new.
AGI was proud to be one of the beneficiaries in 2015
along with The West Island Black Community Association
(WIBCA) and Action Jeunesse Ouest-Île (AJOI).
My mother can’t be with us, but she continues to inspire
everything I create. In her honour, I’m sharing any proceeds
from this exhibit with Alzheimer Groupe.
Hold the date!!
Après 6 mois de planification, je suis heureuse et tellement
fière de fêter ma 60e année en partageant mes dernières
toiles avec mes parents et amis, les anciens et les nouveaux.
This year, The West Island Blues Festival will begin with a
VIP Musical Evening on Thursday, May 26, 2016 and the
festival fun will continue with a day-long Blues Festival on
Saturday June 18th in Dollard des Ormeaux Park.
Join us at the 2016 Blues Festival – We’re looking forward
to making musical memories with you!
Ma mère ne peut être avec nous, mais elle est toujours
une inspiration pour mes créations. En son honneur, je
partagerai les recettes de cette exposition avec Alzheimer
Groupe Inc. AGI
D’Arcy-McGee Riding and AGI
D
’Arcy-McGee MNA David Birnbaum visited AGI’s
offices in November to meet with Linda Israel and
Claire Webster and hear about the many services we
offer. He proudly presented AGI with a cheque from the
D’Arcy McGee Volunteer Work Program. This annual fund
distributes financial assistance to worthy organizations
offering important services and community-building
activities within the riding.
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Testimonials
A Beautiful Dream
Why I’m involved
D
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Marlene Levenson, AGI Board Member
and Aisenstadt Activity Centre volunteer
id I know my mother had very early onset Alzheimer’s
disease?
In the 1950s and 1960s, most illnesses and mental
illness in particular; were not spoken about in public and
even in the home.
When I was just a teenager there was strange behaviour
going on in my home, my mother was over reacting to
anything and everything. Little did my brother and I know
that we were experiencing a person, our very own mother
demonstrating early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Sadly, she was only in her 40’s.
My mother was a beautiful woman who was musically
talented; she enjoyed singing, dancing and playing piano
by ear. Her passion had always been music, she had a
natural gift.
Our relationship was loving, yet difficult, especially as I
matured into young womanhood. My mother loved me,
believed in me, and gave me ample encouragement to excel
in whatever I wanted to pursue. I began to see that she had
little or no attention span and this became a detriment to
our relationship; impossible to have mother-daughter talks.
The confusion escalated for each of us albeit for different
reasons. As her disease worsened, unfortunately I became
the scapegoat in the family.
Growing up in this confusing environment was painful and
extremely difficult for me.
How can a young child understand a mother’s inappropriate
behaviour, causing embarrassment such as my friends
suddenly not wanting to come over to my house and play,
or being scolded for unfounded nonsense. The frustration
was insurmountable and consequently, I wanted to leave
home as early as possible.
Eventually, I left Montreal and moved to California. In
1994, I returned to Montreal to spend the High Holidays
not knowing it would be my last visit with my dear mom.
Before leaving to go back to California my mother managed
to whisper “I want to go with you.” to me. I was startled
by those words and felt the deep love of my feeble, sick
mother. She passed away just two months after that visit.
Currently, I serve as a volunteer for AGI’s (Alzheimer Group
Inc.), in the Aisenstadt Activity Center. When I hug and
hold each client, I feel that this could be my mother.
Rewarding is the best way to describe the feeling I have,
and being able to give back love and caring to these people
is a dream that has transformed the regrets I had growing
up in a household filled with chaos and confusion.
My poor mother was afflicted with Alzheimer’s and
consequently robbed of a normal life; she was lucky enough
to have a loving husband who took excellent care of her
until she passed. Now I can give back with the knowledge
and emotional gift I was provided with to help others.
My mother has come to me in a dream and told me she is
doing very well and is truly happy for me. I cherish that dream.
Dedicated to Rosalind Levenson Goldberg (1922-1994)
Julie Katz, AGI Board Member
wenty-two years ago nobody
spoke out loud about Alzheimer’s
disease – if they even knew what
it was. Family members recognized
that something was wrong with their loved ones but either
didn’t know the name of the disease or refused to admit the
possibility that this was the problem.
Twenty-two years ago, my father, David Zunenshine, was
diagnosed with what we called the “A” word - we couldn’t
even bear to say the entire word aloud .
My Dad was 65, a loving, handsome, vibrant, successful
self-made businessman who should have been enjoying
the fruits of his life’s work with his wife and family. Once
the initial shock of the diagnosis wore off - as if it ever
really does – my Mom had to figure out what to do next.
None of her friends was in a similar situation and she did
not know where to turn. A doctor suggested she call AGI
– and speak to them to better understand her new reality
and navigate what lay ahead.
Within a few minutes of calling, a warm, personal
connection was made with an AGI counsellor and my Mom
felt comforted that someone understood her predicament
and had real-world advice. My Mom met with that
counselor many times over the years, and was always met
with kindness, understanding and practical advice. She
later joined a spousal support group organized through
AGI – “a room full of people with lots of kleenex boxes”.
My father’s disease progressed slowly, but every step of the
way my Mom knew AGI was there and she could call on
them at a moment’s notice.
A few years later, my Dad began attending the activity centre
at AGI – where he would sing, dance, tell stories and paint;
giving my Mom well needed respite, with the knowledge that
he was happy, stimulated and safe. The professionals and
staff at these groups often shared stories with my Mom of
how happy my Dad was there and how social and animated
he became when there was music, story-telling and art.
My involvement with AGI started towards the end of my
Dad’s illness. I joined a few committees and saw firsthand the compassion and caring of everyone there, along
with their commitment to “enhance the lives of everyone
touched by Alzheimer’s”.
Fast forward twenty-two years. The word Alzheimer’s is on
the tip of almost every persons’s tongue. The demand for
services for those afflicted and their families grows daily, in
all communities and in all age groups.
My Dad passed away a year and a half ago and we all
miss him very much. His and our 22 year struggle with the
disease has left a lasting mark. My Mom was fortunate
enough to be able to keep him at home with her throughout
his illness. Without the help of AGI, that would have been
impossible. My Mom, my siblings and I are grateful to AGI
and understand how its caregiver-centred approach is an
important piece of the Alzheimer’s care puzzle.
Read the complete version of these stories and other testimonials at www.agiteam.org
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“Tree of Life Leaves” – July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
REMEMBERING:
ESTHER AND BERNARD BESNER
Robert Besner and Gregg
Zufelt
STANLEY HERSHON
Harriet and Alan Rimer
IN HONOUR:
PEARL AND MICHAEL CAPLAN
JUDY AND NORMAN SMALL
Rosalie and Harvey Faigan
MARVIN CORBER C.M.
Miriam and Marty Friedman
Linda and Allan Israel
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:
TAMMY AND LARRY DANKOFF
Judy and Joey Kaback
ETHEL AND MORTY FRUCHTER
Sukie and Marty Nadler
BARBARA AND DAVID
KLINEBERG
LYNN AND ROBERT SCHAFFER
WEDDING:
DOREY AND MARVIN KRASNOW
Carole and Bernie Arbess
Sheila and Herb Greenwald
BIRTHDAY:
MAUREEN ADLER WENER
Cheryl Goffman and
Glenna Goffman Wener
MACKIE BALCAN
WILLIAM LASSNER
SHEILA AGENSKY
RON CHARLTON
EVELYN HANNON
MICHAEL KAY
PHYLLIS KIS
MARILYN LIGHTSTONE
EUNICE PROSTERMAN
CLAIRE SPEVACK
ETHEL FRUCHTER
JEANNIE GOLDBERG
Vera and Morty Gross
LINDA ISRAEL
JACK KIVENKO
ANGELA LIPPER
MICHAEL LITVACK
Patti and Ralph Chodos
EUNICE MAYERS
Phyllis and Robert Friedman
Elaine and Julian Kotler
ALAN RIMER
Sandi and Marty Isaif
Judy and Norman Tepper
VICTOR SALEM
ELLIE ZELNICKER
Lottie and Mel Shevell
GERALD SINGER
Marla and Gordie Silverman
MAX ZENTNER
BAR MITZVAH:
MATTHEW TKATCH
Mackie Balcan
“Tree of Life Leaves” – July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
REMEMBERING:
RABBI SYDNEY SHOHAM
IN HONOUR:
PHIL LANDER
FREEMA AND IRVING LUDMER
RHODA AND SOL CHANKOWSKY
Harriet Silversmith
LINDA AND ALLAN ISRAEL
Susan and Murray Rosenoff
EUNICE AND BOBBY MAYERS
MARRIAGE:
SUSAN COHENE AND STEVE
FICHMAN
Sheila and Herb Greenwald
GAIL SHATZ AND RON CHANIN
BIRTHDAY:
HARLIE ALTMAN
Rhona and Anthony Stamos
HUMA BURNEY
The Burney Family
HARLEY ALTMAN
RON BROWNSTEIN
JEFF ENGEL
PAM NAJMAN
JOSEPH SCHLESINGER
ALLAN SPEVACK
ROSALIE FAIGAN
Myrna and Allan Bramson
Pearl and Michael Caplan
Cindy and Michael Kay
Shari, Matthew, Lauren and
Ryan Rotholz
Amy, Michael, Tyler and
Benjamin Rotholz
Dorothy and Richard Rotholz
NORMA GILMOUR
Peggy and Buddy Greenberg
MARCEY GREENBLATT
WILLIAM LASSNER
Trudy and Aaron Ain
Carmel and Albert Chiacchiarello
Tammy and Richard Evin
Judy and Joey Kaback & Family
Renee and Frank Schlesinger
KAREN PANCER
Mina and Mark Richman
MARK RICHMAN
Karen and Alvin Pancer
BELLA SHENDELMAN
Brenda and Eddy Baylin
We regret any errors and omissions. Please call us so that we can make the corrections in our next newsletter.
DEDICATE A LEAF
and grow the tree!
50
$
per leaf
with
full tax receipt!
A wonderful way
to commemorate
a birth, anniversary,
birthday, graduation or
honour someone special.
www.agiteam.org
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The Tree of Life was erected
as a loving tribute to
Hinda Ordower King
by step-sons
Richard, Joel and Norman
and families
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“Gifts That Remember” ending June 30, 2015
Alzheimer Groupe Inc. (AGI) is a not-for-profit organization that provides a comprehensive range of services to those directly
and indirectly affected by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. AGI’s Mission is also is to increase awareness and
understanding of the disease through education and training.
If you’d like to make a donation, please call 514.485.7233 or email: [email protected]
We acknowledge with gratitude the following donations that have helped us provide on-going services to families in the
greater Montreal community throughout the past year.
SARAH AND PERCY ABELSON
MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
DAVID ALPER
DR. ROBERT JAMES BRODRICK
BEATRICE CHAPMAN
MORRIS FISHMAN
FELLA FRIEDMAN
LOUISE GARFINKLE
GORDON KOTLER
MAX SHAPIRO
HENRY WOLFE
BUDDY ZACKON
Lynn and Leonard Abelson
FAYE AMDURSKY
Joanna Abelson and Jonathan Abelson
ESTHER AND BERNARD BESNER
Robert Besner and Gregg Zufelt
DR. JACK COHEN
Lynn and Leonard Abelson & Family
ISSIE TANZER
Lynn Abelson
IN HONOUR:
LYNN AND LEONARD ABELSON
ANNIVERSARY:
FRANCIE AND MURRAY KRANE
BIRTHDAY:
ELAINE KOTLER
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
LYNN ABELSON
Risa Scherzer
CHERYL LIS
HIGH HOLIDAY GREETINGS:
ELEANOR ALTMAN
ROBERT BESNER AND GREGG ZUFELT
ELAINE AND MARK FELDMAN
ETHEL AND JACK GARFINKLE
LINDA AND MARVIN OSTIN
SHEILA PEARL
MINKIE AND DAVID SILVERSTONE
ARLENE AND SAM TRAGER
PASSOVER GREETINGS:
ROBERT BESNER AND GREGG ZUFELT
THE RHODA AND DAVID COHEN
RESEARCH FUND
IN HONOUR:
RHODA AND DAVID COHEN
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Heisler
JOANNE AND ERIC BLUMER
ELAINE BUDNING
SANDY AND ZAVIE CLIMAN
MARILYN AND CAL COCHRANE
LINDA AND DR. GORDON CRELINSTEN
DR. & MRS. STANLEY HEISLER
RENATA AND MICHAL HORNSTEIN
BENJAMIN HORWOOD
SHEILA KUSSNER
ESTHER AND ANDRE LANDSMAN
ELLIE LATSKY
GILDA AND BENTON LEWIS
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JEWEL AND PAUL LOWENSTEIN
JANET OSTRO AND JIM McWILLIAMS
MARGARET AND MAL MEISTER
RHODA AND JOEL PINSKY
BRENDA PROULX
LENORE AND NORMAN RAPKIN
DOROTHY REITMAN
CHAVA AND OSCAR RESPITZ
DIANNE AND MARTIN RICHLER
NANCY RICHLER
HINDA AND SONNY ROSEMAN
NAOMI AND BERNIE ROSEN
DOLORES AND HARRY ROSEN
MARILYN AND HARVEY ROSENBLOOM
JOYCE AND MARVIN ROSENHEK
RITA AND JOSEPH SCHULMAN
DIANA SCHWARTZ
HILDIE AND RICHARD SHADLEY
ALISON SILCOFF
LILLIAN VINEBERG
KAREN AND GARY WAXMAN
SOREL AND RALPH YOUNG
Rhoda and David Cohen
PASSOVER GREETINGS:
LINDA AND GORDON CRELINSTEN
DR. & MRS. STANLEY HEISLER
SHEILA KUSSNER
BRENDA PROULX
DOROTHY REITMAN
ALLISON SILCOFF
LILLIAN VINEBERG
ABE DITKOFSKY MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
YETTA DECKELBAUM
Dianne Schiffman
GEORGE SHUSTER
ZELDA YAFFE
Deborah and Gordon Deckelbaum
LENA AND ADAM GOLD MEMORIAL
FUND
IN MEMORY:
FAIGE GUTHERZ
NORMAN SHADOWITZ
JERRY STEIN
BRAD ZIPKIN
Susan Gold
BIRTHDAY:
HENRY GOLDSTEIN
SAM IZENWASSER
Betty and Herb Zanger
REBECCA HANEK MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
PEARL MEROVITZ
Seymour Hanek
SAMUEL JACOBS MEMORIAL FUND
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
KAREN AND SHELDON ABRAMOVITCH &
FAMILY
RONA AND LLOYD BROWN & FAMILY
MARA AND MURRAY DANKOFF
JANICE AND STEVEN DANKOFF & FAMILY
ROCHELLE FELDBERG & FAMILY
SYDNEY AND LOU FLAM
SANDRA AND HYMIE GOLDGLASS
HELEN AND ERNIE GROSS & FAMILY
SHARI AND STEVE HECHT & FAMILY
BONNIE JACOBS
ADRIANNE KATZ
MAXINE AND BILL KATZ
ROBYN AND JARRED KATZ & FAMILY
SUSAN AND DANY LAVY & FAMILY
MARLA AND RICK LEFCORT
ARLENE AND DANY LEVY & FAMILY
RONA AND DAVID MIGI & FAMILIES
ALICE AND MICHAEL NEMEROFF &
FAMILIES
SHERRI PRAZOFF AND CHRIS MOSS
MARSHA AND ZAVY SOKOLOFF & FAMILY
MERLE AND RONNIE TORCHIN & FAMILIES
Razelle and Michael Prazoff & Family
PASSOVER GREETINGS:
FAMILY
RONA AND LLOYD BROWN & FAMILY
SYDNEY AND LOU FLAM
SANDRA AND HYMIE GOLDGLASS &
FAMILY
BONNIE JACOBS
ADRIANNE KATZ
MARLA AND RICK LEFCORT
ARLENE AND DANY LEVY & FAMILY
FAMILIES
SHERRI PRAZOFF AND CHRIS MOSS
MARSHA AND ZAVY SOKLOLOFF & FAMILY
JUDY AND JOSEPH KABACK TRIBUTE
FUND
IN MEMORY:
SHIRLEY BERENBAUM
FLORENCE FREEDMAN
DOROTHY GOLDENBERG
FAIGE GUTHERZ
ERIC JOEL HUBSCHER
SANDY KIVENKO
NORM STEIN
TOBY WIESKOPF
IN HONOUR:
JEAN AND MARTY KABACK & FAMILY
JUDY AND JOEY KABACK
Marlene and Elie Cohen & Family
BIRTHDAY:
SHARON PINSLER
ALAN RIMER
CAROLE SPECTOR
LEO WEISS
MARILYN WEISS
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
JUDY AND JOEY KABACK & FAMILY
Jean and Marty Kaback & Family
PASSOVER GREETINGS:
SARA AND MAX KAPE TRIBUTE FUND
IN MEMORY:
NORMA CUMMINGS
Nancy Taub
TED GOLDMAN
SANDY KIVENKO
GERALD RITZ
Nancy and David Gurberg
MAX KAPE
Heather and Gary Abrams, Chantal
and Beryl
Donna Adelman
Carol Amro
Rhonda Barad
Joyce Bazar
Naomi and Richard Blumer & Family
Rhoda Bobrove
Natalie and Harold Brownstein
Beverly and Sam Caplan
Halle and Howard Cohen
Shirley Croll
Murray Cuttler
Marlene and Warren Dick
Sandra and Ron Feldman
Naomi and Michael Finkelstein
Sydney and Lou Flam
Louise Goldwax
Neil Grover
Norma and Harry Hodess
Leslie and Berel Hoppenheim
Evelyn and April Kape & Family
Bernice and Larry Kaplan
Frances and Gerald Kessner
Judy and Harvey Kornbluth
Lois and Abbey Kreisman
Sheila Kussner
Dania (Besnof) and Irwin Lambersky
Kerry and Allan Lanthier
Irene and Stephen Lipper
Fabienne Marelli
Merilee and Sonny Merovitz
Rona and Morley Miller
Dora and Avrum Morrow
Dorothy Reitman
Madeleine Ritz
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Estelle, Moe, Audrey, Hal and
Bruce Seltzer
Frances and Ike Silver
Harriet Silversmith
Vickie and John Swidler
Ronna Taub Bernstein
Sara and Irwin Tauben
Barbara and Eddy Victor
IN HONOUR:
SOLLY ZUCKERMAN
MARRIAGE:
SUSAN ACTON AND JOHN THOMPSON
NANCY TAUB AND DAVID GURBERG
Vicki and Michael Abelson
Carol and Burt Gilman
BIRTHDAY:
MARY KATZ
BAT MITZVAH:
OLIVIA PAUL
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
ZAVIE BROWN
RHODA PINSKY
CARL SELIGSON
RUTH AND ISSIE OLSHANSKY
MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
SHIRLEY BERENBAUM
LILY CYTRYNBAUM
RYWKA SZAJNFARBER
Bunny and David Adler
MIMI CAPLAN
JASMINE OLSHANSKY
Resha and Marty Kaplan
Honey Krolik & Family
Norma Olshansky and Brian Stott
JACK GLASSMAN
Bunny Adler
MARY KOLTZ
Naomi and Marty Caplan
Norma (Olshansky) and Brian Stott
AUNT OF SANDY OLSHANSKY
Lawrence Caplan, Bunny and David
Adler, Louisette and Perry Olshansky
REMEMBERING:
Resha and Marty Kaplan
LILY PEARL MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
SISTER OF ROSE MARIE COOK
THEODOR GOLDMAN
LORNA SCHERZER
SANDRA ZENTNER
Marilyn and Harvey Rosenbloom
FRIMET JOSEPHSON
Seymour Pearl
Sheila Pearl
ISSIE TANZER
Seymour Pearl
SANDRA ZENTNER
Jean Remer and Marvin Rosenbloom
ENGAGEMENT:
GRANDSON OF MARILYN AND HARVEY
ROSENBLOOM
Shirley Cossever
Shirley Cossever
J. Robert Swidler
SIMONE AND EDOUARD SCHOUELA
BIRTHDAY:
DAVID KATZ
Linda Rosenbloom and Robert Swidler
ESTHER LANDSMAN
Susan and Gerry
Linda and Robert
Gail and Jimmy
Richard and Andrea
JOE PEARL
Renee and Daniel Sigler & Family
STEPHEN RAPPS
HARVEY ROSENBLOOM
J. Robert Swidler
EDOUARD SCHOUELA
SIMONE SCHOUELA
DAVID SIGLER
Seymour Pearl
Sheila Pearl
BIRTHS:
GRANDDAUGHTER TO SUSAN AND GERRY
MALDOFF
Shirley Cossever
GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER TO MARILYN
AND HARVEY ROSENBLOOM
Shirley Cossever
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
GLENDA LISBONA
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
Betty Maldoff
ELLEN AND DAVID AMDURSKY
VIVIAN AND GRAHAM BERMAN
CAROL AND MYER BICK
CAROLYN AND MITCHELL BORROW
VIVIEN AND SHELLEY BROWN & FAMILY
BERNICE BROWNSTEIN
GLORIA AND PETER BURNETT
RUTH COHEN
SHIRLEY COSSEVER
SANDY AND HENRI ELBAZ
BINA ELLEN
SHIRLEY GARFINKLE
FEIGE AND SYD GASCO
PAULINE AND DAVID GERTLER
NORMA AND HOWARD GILMOUR
PEGGY AND BUDDY GREENBERG
SHIRLEY GOLDFARB
KRAYNA GOLFMAN
JOAN GROSS
MIMI AND MERV KERMAN
SHELLEY KERMAN
MELANIE AND MICHAEL KRAMER
JOYCE AND HARVEY KREISMAN
SHEILA KUSSNER
CONNIE AND ALAN LAMPERT
JACK LANG
JUSTINE AND JON LANG
HELEN AND NICKI LANG
DR. & MRS. DAVID LANGLEBEN
GLENDA AND ANDRE LISBONA
JOAN LUPOVICH
KARYN LUTZ
SHEILA MAKLAN
BETTY MALDOFF
JACKIE AND RICHARD MARGOLESE
CARREN OLER AND HARLEY FELSTEIN
BARBIE AND DAVID PEARL
JOE PEARL & FAMILY
LINDA AND REEVIN PEARL & FAMILY
SEYMOUR PEARL
SHEILA PEARL
PAM AND STEVEN PEARL
DOROTHY REITMAN
JILL AND JOEL REITMAN
INGRID AND LAWRENCE ROSENBLOOM
& FAMILY
JEAN AND MARVIN ROSENBLOOM
SHEILA SCHOUELA
MARLA SHAPIRO AND ROBERT BERGER
EDWARD SHINEWALD & FAMILY
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SAMANTHA, JEREMY AND MAYA
SHINEWALD
RENEE AND DANNY SIGLER
KAREN AND YEHUDA SITRUK
BLEEMA AND ARNOLD STEINBERG
J. ROBERT SWIDLER
JANIS AND SIMON WAHED
RABBI MICHAEL WHITMAN & FAMILY
ELAINE AND SAM RABINOVITCH
MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
HILDA MATARASSO
MOTHER OF SAMARA AND MARVIN
LIEBMAN
Thelma and Allan Haimovitz
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
LINDA AND ISSIE WYSE
PASSOVER GREETINGS:
ANDREA AND BARRY HUTKINS
LOIS AND ABBEY KREISMAN
CAROL AND LAURIE PASCOE
JUDY AND JERRY TUROWITZ
LINDA AND ISSIE WYSE
GERALD RITZ MEMORIAL FUND
Tina and Philip Abbey
Tracey Abbey Taylor and Allan Greenblatt
Donna Adelman
Carole and Bernard Arbess
Enid and Carl Backman
Tina Baer and Stan Leibner
Sheila and Morty Bell
Evie and Michael Bernstein
Arlene Blumer and Ron Robins
Irma Brodkin
Simone and Bruce Bronfman & Family
Myra and Norman Broodney
Bernice Brownstein
Cheryl Brownstein and Rick Schreiber
Janis Brownstein and Maggie Harris
Elaine Budning & Family
Canadian Button Ltd.
Rona, Rob, Eric and Max Cappell
Halle and Howard Cohen
Ronna and Lorne Cohen
Charlotte Colson
Shirley Cossever
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg –
Andrea, Valentina, Vanessa, Fotini, Mouna, Florence, Paul and Alexander
Janice and Eddie Davis
Eleanor Dover
Freda Dym, Maureen and Jack Dym
Aliza Eisenstein
Bina Ellen
Anette and Marvin Epstein
Lois and Archie Etcovitch
Ursula Finkelstein
Kappy Flanders
Linda Frajman
Luana Fruchter
Lucille and Peter Gates
Susan Gold
Janice and Barry Goldberg & Family
Lori and Hershey Goldenblatt & Family
Erma and Herbert Goldenstein
Mona Golfman
Benita and Stephen Greenberg
Etta and Jerry Gross
Bernice, Marvyn and Neal Grover
Lenore, Paul and Andrew Harris
Rickiee Heft
Iris and Donald Hersh
Rita Hirscheimer and Morrie Bergman
Sharon and Marty Kaplan
Risa Kendall
Susan Kendall
Mimi and Merv Kerman
Bunny Kirsch
Joanne Kussner Leopold & Family
Sheila Kussner
Deborah Lands
Esther and Andre Landsman
Susan and Dany Lavy
Rhonda and Sheldon Leibner
Corine and Miles Leutner
The Levine Family –
Peter, Heather, Lyle, Logan and Chloe
Ann and Alan Lieff
Sharyn and Mitchell Linds & Family
Sandy and David Martz
Debbie Merling & Family
Faygie Milgram
Donna and Joel Milgram
Susy and Murray Miller
Arlene and Allan Mones
Ruth Nadler
Elaine Paperman Woolner
Lynn Perlman
Richard Pettit
Alice and Joel Raby
Dorothy Reitman
Carol and Beverly Ritz
Carol Ritz (Doug)
Adele and Stanley Rosen
Shirley and Leo Rosentzveig
Lauren Rudolph
Dundi and Lyon Sachs
Beverly Salomon
Julia and Michael Sax
Judy and Brian Scherzer
Simone and Edouard Schouela
Joyce and Alan Schwartz
Barbara, Steven, Erin and Jayme Segal
Betty and Bernie Shapiro
Harriet Silversmith
Peggy Swaine and Ross Isaacs
Sweibel Family
Ronda and Kert Teblum
Pauline and Jack Toker
Rhoda and Robert Vineberg
Trudy and Frank Vlahovic
Lindsay Waxman
Harriet and Murray Waxman
Shayla and Maurice Wechsler
Roz and Eddie Weinstein & Family
Irving Wiseberg
Diane Yancovitch
Susan and Jay Yorke
Randi and Robert Zittrer
LEON ROZENWALD MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
ANITA DORFMAN
SELMA KARP
LILLIAN LINDER
NICOLA RIZZO
LORNA SCHERZER
EVELYN STANISLAWSKI
MAX STEIN
RUTH WOLOFSKY
Renée and Hershey Gillman
DOROTHY ALTSHULER
JOSIF BERGER
GENIA BORKOWICZ
IRVING LUBIN
AARON ZLOTNICK
Renée and Hershey Gillman & Family
IN HONOUR:
DORIS KNAFO
Renée Gilman
DEBBIE AND LAWRENCE SCULNICK
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GENERAL DONATIONS:
IN MEMORY:
DOLLY AIKEN
MIN CODAS
RANDY FRIEDMAN MORROW
BLEMA JACOBSON
SARA LEVY
ALLAN ROSENBERG
ISSIE TANZER
ROSE ANTO
Ray Batrie
DAVID ALPER
CLAIRE PRUPAS
Israel Goldstein
DAVID ALPER
MYRA RUBINGER
MARK ZUNDER
Shirley Gray
FAYE AMDURSKY
MICHAEL BAYLIN
GOLDYE FENSTER
SHEINA GILLMAN
FRANKIE RUBINGER
ISSIE TANZER
Diane and George Kopanas
MICHAEL BARANOSKI
AUSTIN GODIN
MARIANNE LEPAGE
BROTHER OF HALINA MONG
RITA NUDO
JACK STUBBINGTON
BRENDA WISEMAN
Sandy and Mike Cariglia
MOTHER OF DENISE BEDARD
Laurie Berlin
JEAN BERCOVITCH
Lila Achuff
Hilda Adler
Melanie Atcovitch and Peter George
Margaret and Al Bernstein
Nora and Martin Carman
Gloria and Herb Cobrin
Anne and Jerry Cohen
Myrna and Peter Cohen
Janice and Hershie Dubinsky
Ruth and Norman Dubrofsky
Beverley Fefergrad
Kenny Fefergrad & Family
Greta and Al Feldman, Fay and Lou
Amy Fish and David Budman & Family
Peggy Fleming
Carole Flikier
Sandra and Jack Frost
Sharron and Ben Gersovitz
Soryl and Norm Goldstein
Donna and Kenny Goodman
Janice Greenberg and Joel Silcoff
Wendy and Warren Katz
Rhona and Irwin Kramer
Rhona and Robert Levine
Betty Nowa
Yegal Rosen
Gloria and Michael Schachter
Arlene and Paul Scheffer
Debbie and Steve Schouel,
Jonathan and Lesley
Gert Sigler
Mona Sigler
Marilyn Smith
Lana and Isadore Socaransky
Hilda and Saul Stark
Judy and Ruby Strauber
Clara Stubina – Creative Social Centre
Paula and Morris Trefler
Sheila and Gary Trestan
Sonia Vechsler
Francis and Morty Wellen
Roz Wiener and Sam Hops
Gloria Wilner & Family
Judy and Howie Wolff
Franki and Peter Yanofsky
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SHIRLEY BERENBAUM
Mackie Balcan
Renna Bassal
Pearl and Lewis Cooper
Susan Curtis
Ileana Davidovici
Maureen and Howard Doctor
Vivian and Barry Entous
Marlene and Brian Goldberg
Karen and Howard Goldberg & Family
Helaine Herman
Sherri and Gerald Issenman
Frayda and Leonard Katz
Bayla Kligman
Bea Krupp
Deborah and Frank Lambert
Sari Litman
Ellyn Myers
Lynn and Andy Nulman
Sandy and Les Pantel
Laura Rabin
Ada and Steve Singerman
Rhona and Tony Stamos
Carol Tenenbaum & Family
Lynne and Marvin Tkatch
Arlene and Steven Tolensky
Reisa and Bruce Vineberg
Carla and Ronnie Vineberg
Julia and Alan Wenger & Family
NETTIE BERGMAN
RALPH BERMAN
LOU GOLDBERG
LOLA MARCUS
BERNARD PALEVSKY
LORNA SCHERZER
Gloria and Peter Burnett
IRWIN BEUTEL
BARBARA KELLMAN
TASS MATALON
MARGARET PARKER
LORNA SCHERZER
AUNT OF MARILYN AND BEN BICHER
Judy and Michael Tock
ROSITA BISSELL
BRIAN COHEN
SAM ENGELBERG
Sara Jacobson
ANDREW ERIC BESNER
NERI JUDITH BLOOMFIELD
BERNARD PALEVSKY
BERNADETTE BOIVIN
Betty and Daniel Schwartz
FATHER OF RICK BOOKMAN
FATHER OF GARY BOYD
Sam Landsman
Julie Katz
BeverlySalomon and Marlene Salomon
Harriet Silversmith
MARION BRUMER
Agi and Abe Zylberlicht
PETER BURNETT
Tina and Philip Abbey & Family
Myra Abrams
Pearl and Robert Adams
Marilyn Avrith
Lila and Avie Berkovitch
Linny Blauer
Clifford Borden
Cynthia Brown Herschorn
Bernice Brownstein
Wendy and Michael Caplan
Ricki and Jonathan Carr
The Chaplick Family
Sylvia Cleman
Avi and Brian Cohen
Bev Cuplowsky
Audrey Douek-Aber & Family
Eleanor Dover
Pam and Terry Fagan & Family,
Beryl Goldberg
Vicki and Michael Feil
Sybil Friedman
Feige and Sydney Gasco
Connie Gelber
Shirley Goldfarb
Mona Golfman
Marilyn and Walter Golfman
Hannaford Family
Linda Hausberg & Family
Rickiee Heft
Rita Hirscheimer
Lisa and David Horowitz
Claire Horwood
Gerald Issenman & Family
Evelyn Kape
Fern Karpman
Rhoda Kirsch
Shirley Krasnow
Beatrice Krupp
Jeannie Laing
Ellie Latsky
Arlene and Jack Lazare
Gilda and Benton Lewis
Anita Maislin
Sheldon Merling and Earl Merling
Beth Merrick and Jack Stern
Faygie Milgram
Jeffrey Miller
Mickey and Stephen Miller
Ruth Nadler
Cindy and Freddie Naimer
Sonia and Dave Oberman
Lila and Herby Paperman
Dorothy and Rocke Ransen
Chava and Ingie Respitz
Naomi and Jack Richer
Jean and Marvin Rosenbloom
Ronna Rubin
Beverly Salomon and Marlene Salomon
Matthew Sapera and Darren Sukonick
Sheila Schouela
Phyllis and Norman Seltzer
Betty and Bernard Shapiro
Evelyn Shrier and Henry Geniele
Judith Silver
Tina and Max Smart
Liane and Danny Taran
Mandy Tarder-Kadaner & Family
Christine Victor
Hazel Wasserman
Harriet and Murray Waxman
Rozlynn and Eddie Weinstein
Merilee Weitzman
Beverly White and Lawrence Cohen
Verley and Lawrence Yanofsky
Franki and Peter Yanofsky
Norman Zavalkoff
Max Zentner
Beverly and Frank Zylberberg
RITA CAMPEAU
Staff at Complete Care
FATHER OF ROSANNA CAPLAN
GERRY FLACK
Lorna and Gerry Singer
MARVIN CARSLEY
Max Zentner
GIUSEPPINA CASSETTA
Ellen and David Bernstein & Family
Faigie and Morris Biberkraut
BEATRICE CHAPMAN
Alain Namer
MURIEL VICTORIA CHASE
JOANNA DALE
STUART LETOVSKY
HILDA MATARASSO
ALBERT SCHRIER
Sandra and Jack Frost
RACHEL CHEMTOV
Rhoda and Allan Levine
FATHER OF PAUL CLARKE
Joyce and Marcey Greenblatt
MIN CODAS
Marilyn and Ben Bicher
MIRIAM COOPERBERG
HILDA COPOLOFF
ISABEL GOODMAN
SANDY KIVENKO
STAVROULA PLATANITIS
HILDA COPOLOFF
SAMUEL FRIED
Harriet and Howard Puritt & Family
Helena and Jerry Sidel & Family
ADELAIDE COWAN
Ruth and Manny Shacter
FATHER OF MARLA CRAMPTON
SELMA DAVIS
Robin Cherry
Millie, Carol and Robert Cohen
Cindy and Eric Goldberg
Barbara Feldberg & Jack Goldberg
Marilyn Karr
Jo-Anne and Barry Kravitz
Selda Leibovitz
Elaine and Marc Leiter
Randee Pollock & Family
EMMANJUELLA DALONZO
Riva and Irving Cohen
Paula, Marty and Stacey Cohen
GRANDPA TONY DEAN
Daniel Levitsky
RUTH DICK
Rosalind Gliserman
CLARA ERMAN
Gail Bitton
ADELE FEDERER
Renee and Ben Pekeles
GOLDYE FENSTER
LILLIAN LINDER
FRANKIE RUBINGER
ISSIE TANZER
Filamena Ferrante
STEFANIA FIL-GOSS
Eugenia and Tadeusz Rzewucki
MORRIS FISHMAN
Ruby Heft
Gloria and Steve Kadonoff
Bluma and Leonard Malinoff
JOHNNY FRANZBLAU
Sonia and David Oberman
Dundi and Lyon Sachs
RUDY FREDERICK
Eric Jenkins
FLORENCE FREEDMAN
Dr. Richard Albert & Staff
Linda and Martin Bogante
Barbara and Nathan Bregman
Judy and Harvey Cherow
Fay and Barry Cogan
Charlotte Colson
Ronna Ellen
Keila and Billy Finkelstein
Mirna and Sandor Hofbauer
Gloria Hopkins
Ruth and Garry Ickman
Ellen and Ezra Kleinman
Elaine and Sheldon Lang
Judy and Gerry Litwin
Linda and Michael Sheiner
Alyssa and Michael Shragie
Ann-Marie Townsend
Sharon and Mickey Zigman
STANLEY KASAKOVE
FRANCES MERLING
NORMAN SHADOWITZ
Adeline Slapcoff and Bill
LESLEE GELBER
ROSALIND GOODMAN
PAUL KEAN
Sandra Agulnik
JEAN GILLMAN
Dr. Richard Albert
Paula Baker
Ellen and David Bernstein & Family
Faigie and Morris Biberkraut
Judi Brown Shapiro
Linda, Jason and Joanna Dragif
Etty and Joe Fachler
Mark Freedman
Norman Freedman
Barbara and Mitchell Hops
Marilyn and Howard Kaplow
Susan and Bram Kaufman
Cynthia and Jeffrey Kerr
Jackie and Andy Kirstein
Suzi Lipes
Gail and Alan Marcovitz
Antonietta Niro
Elly Popliger & Family
Ellen and Norman Rishikof
Renee Romano
Betty and Daniel Schwartz
Debbie and Lawrence Sculnick
Reisha Sofer
Barbie and Morris Sternszus
Rinky and Aaron Stuehler
TJX Canada
Roz and Eddie Weinstein & Family
Cindy and Jackie Weinstein
Trudy Weinstein & Family
Merilee and Leslie Weitzman
IDA GINSBURG
Rae Shechtman
BILL GLEW
Diane and Arthur Newman
BESSIE GOLDBERG
Joanie and Allan Reichson, Jordy, Joy,
Todd & Sophie
AUDREY GOLDEN
Fanny Nemtean
THEODOR GOLDMAN
Sheila and Morty Bell
Bernice Brownstein
Neil Grover, Bernice and Marvin
Ruth Nadler
TOBA GONDA
Dena and Kevin LeBlanc & Family
BETH GOODMAN
IRWIN LEIBOWITZ
DR MAX PALAYEW
BERNARD PALEVSKY
LIONEL PORTIGAL
MARK ZUNDER
Sandra Agulnik and Max Cantor
BENNIE GOODZ
Sheila Kussner
Bluma and Leonard Malinoff
Rinky and Aaron Stuehler
LOUISE GRANOFSKY
Harry Morris and Tybie Ghilcig
MOE GRAY
Shirley Gray & Family
NAOMI GREENBERG
Marilyn Karr
AVRUM GREENFIELD
MORRIS WINER
Lil Tock
JOE GUITO
Diana and Jim Macdonald
SAM GURMAN
Sheryl and Fred Adler
Elaine and Warren Baer
Fran and Frank Bilmes
Rhoda Cherry
Donna and Josh Cohen & Family
Connie and Ian Copnick
Diane and Lorne Copoloff & Family
Lottie and Sidney Copoloff
Lori and Marc Elman
Peter, Freda and Sarah Fogg
Judy Gardos-Bergman
Cheryl and Leslie Ginsberg & Family
Janice and Barry Goldberg & Family
Elliot Goldberg
Wendy and Howard Goldstein
Alexander Gross
Marcia and Abe Gurman & Family
Anita Gurman & Family
Rhonda Gurman
Beverly Heitelman
Paula and Milton Joseph
Eleanor and Gordon Kadonoff
Estelle Kahan
Debbie and Stewart Kahan
Bess Katchan
Linda Kotler & Family
Helena and Jeff Leibgott & Family
Randi and Stephen Lenet & Family
Roberta, Michael, Amanda and
Alison Levine
Marla and Scott Levinson
Sarah Levitt
Edith and Alan Levy
Joelle and Antonio Maturo
Irene and Louis Morissette
Ketty and Ralph Munk
Joan and Jean Prevost
Wendy and Stephen Rapps
Shari and Charles Rozansky
Kayla and Brian Schneiderman
Janice and Jeffrey Schwartz & Family
Jeffrey Sederoff
Carol Shattner and Barry Appel
Cyma Shusterman
Zelda Singer & Family
Frances and Arnold Smith
Susan and Michael Stern
Maureen and Kenny Tajfel
Lisa and Mitchell Takefman
Marla and Brian Udashkin
Lauren and Richard Victor
Cindy and Jackie Weinstein
Ruthie and Lorry Zeitlin
MERLE HANNAFORD
Linda Israel
Ellen and Marvin Pinchuk
Eleanor and David Star & Family
RON HANSEN
Florence and Morton Cornblit
FRIMET JOSEPHSON
Dena Fellen and Joe Segal
Marlene Gurman, Rebecca and
Dustin
SID KAPLIN
MAURICE MILLER
STEVE KAWCHUK
Annie and John Lewchuk
CAROLE KERR
Harriet and Alan Rimer, Kimberly and Evan and Families
JACK KHAZZAM
Melanie and Joseph Abramowitz
Jeff Altmann
Basse Montreal – Dani Georgos
Janis Brownstein and Maggie
Suzanne Chamberland
Claire Chitayat
Collins Barrow
Marla and Lloyd Cooper
Karen and Todd Finkelstein
Ursula Finkelstein
Pamela and Howard Garfinkle
Claire Iny
Sheila Kussner
Aliments Krispy Kernels Inc.
Charlotte Lawy
Barbara and Myer Lawy
Joanna, Jules and Ira Lewy
Nancy and Jeff Leibel
Tina and Stan Leibner
Lesley Levy and Michael Dworkind
Lotte Manel
y
Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation
Shelley and Jack Mintz
Barbie and David Pearl
Sami Fruits
Nadine and Selim Samman
Simone and Edouard Schouela
Sheila Schouela
Carol and David Shamoon
The Shogilev Family
Bunny and Robert Sigler
Brenda Stermer
Total Cold Storage – Employees
Rhoda and Robert Vineberg
The Waugh Family
PEARL KLEIN
Lydia and Larry Long
Susan and Stan Rozansky & Family
Arleen and Norman Stoffmaker
Maydie and Edward Wolofsky
LUCILLE LAMOTHE
Olive, Robert and Karen Commerford
Margot et Talbot Déry
Pauline Laflamme and André Lamothe
Helene Lamothe
Michel Lamothe
Stephanie and Travis Williams,
Gracie and Wyatt
Meghan and Mike Williamson,
Molly and Austin
MOTHER OF SUSAN LEVY
Ronna Ellen
JOE LEZNOFF
Ettie Katz
MINA LIBMAN
ERNO NEUMAN
NATHAN STOLOW
BRAM RUBIN
Harriet Silversmith
SIDNEY LIEBERMAN
Barbara Sederoff
MARGARET LITCHFIELD
Patricia Graham
SISTER OF AL LEVINE
Evelyn Kape & Family
MINA LIBMAN
ISSIE TANZER
Beryl Goldberg
HARRY LUMER
Elsie and George Fisher
HELEN LUMER
Mary and Chris Boyle
Bernice Gallagher
Kevin Little
Kathleen MacCuaig
Joan and John McCormack
Bonnie Sandler
Alyssa and Michael Shragie
Nettie Shragie
Lynn and Morrie Weinberg
HELEN MAGER
Barbara and Solli Amihod
Nancy Li
Zelda Luxenburg
Rhonda, Don, Jonathan and Jaclyn Mackenzie
Kathy McDevitt
Barbara Raider
Beatrice Raider, Barbara and Cindy
Cindy Raider
Judy Roitman
Evelyn Young
MARILYN MAGYAR
Rita and Oscar Rothenberg
LOLA MARCUS
JANET MARTIN
Shirley and Ben Meltzer
GISELE MCCANN
Marchand, Fairchild, Blais
Financial Services Inc.
FRANCES MERLING
Rhoda Kirsch
Rhonda and Leonard Sheiner
ROSLYN MERLING
The Hatzepetros-Snively Family
BEN MITTLEMAN
Rita Joyce
CLAUDE MOISAN
Bessner Gallay –
Derek Silverman and Gwen Garonce
IDA MOSS
Laurie Berlin
MARVIN MYERS
PETER PEKOFSKY
Anne Byer
ANDOR NEMES
Dorfin Inc.
Susan Gelb & Family
Veronika Gelb
Susan and Frank Hofbauer
Paul Jonas & Family
Ellen and Andrew Kampf & Family
The George Kampf Family
Agnes Kemeny
Cookie and Harvey Shapiro
PHILIP OSTROFF
Carol and Jerry Abelson
Ackerman Family
Bernie Aronson
Natalie Biskin
Irma Brodkin
Cheryl Brownstein and Rick Schreiber
Dorice and Leon Carson
Ginger and Bert Cohen & Family
Ruth Cohen
Helen Conte
Shirley Croll
Richard Davine
Layah Dolman
Bina Ellen
Beatrice Etinson
Dorothy Flomen
Norma and Howard Gilmour
Edie and Norman Glickman
Eileen Goldman
Betty and Eliot Goldwarg
Marilyn and Walter Golfman
Freya and Martin Gordon
Gail and Stanley Hitzig
Ruth and Gary Ickman
Debbie and Danny Karpman
Alissa and Barry Katsof
Sarah Kauffman
Reisa Kendall
Bayla and Mel Kligman
Ruth Kronick
Beatrice Krupp
Anne and Gordon Kugler
Sheila Kussner
Elaine and Mark Leitner
Esther and Frank Levine
Ann Ludwick and David Kruger
Anita Maislin
Brenda and Jack Markowitz
Beverly Mendel & Family
Dora and Avrum Morrow
Annabelle and Sy Moskowitz
Ruth Nadler
Leila and Herbert Paperman
Renee and Ben Pekeles
Anne and Arthur Perlman
Danielle Pollack
Shirley Ram
Irving Richer
Diane and Ron Richler
Ellen and Norman Rishikof
Madeleine Ritz
Butsie Ross-Walfish
Nancy and Allan Samberg
Sally Saskin
Fay and Joe Schaffer
Kayla and Brian Schneiderman
Ruth and Manny Shacter
Marlene Shama
Rita Shapiro
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Rhona and Paul Shinoff
Marilyn Steinberg Cobrin, William Pedvis and Penny Pedvis Tevel
Marcie Stober
T.J. and Scott Strong
Ronda and Kert Teblum
Helen and Howard Teller
Geri and Josh Uditsky & Family
Shirley and Nate Wagner
Rhoda and Abe Weitzman
Zees Wenger
Naomi and Harvey Wieskopf
Elka Wiseman & Family
Diane Yancovitch
Zylberberg Family
BERNARD PALEVSKY
Jeannie Cohen
HILDA PESNER
Bernice Brownstein
Sheila Kussner
SONIA PILA
Marlene and Steve Naimark & Family
SONIA PILA
EDITH SCHOEL
Gertie Wexelman
STEFAN PRSA
Maria Prsa
CLAIRE PRUPAS
Nick Neumann
Beryl Watson
ROSS READE
Farla Grover
MANUEL REYTON
Zizi Geller & Family
DORA RICHER
Frankie and Eddie Adelson
Helen Altman
Natalie Biskin
Geri and Clarence Blatt
Odette and Jacob Cohen
Maria and George Fanaberia
Elfie Flack
Anna-Maria Korwin
Elizabeth (Betty) Lang
Esther and Frank Levine
Ellen and Marvin Pinchuk
Dottie and Max Ralph
Jean Rideout and Richer Group
Roslyn and Allan Schmeltzer
Helaine and Morty Schwam
Anne and Jack Scopp
Marion Shapiro Pines
Vivian Segall
Jenny and Issie Shiroky
Donna and Lorne Silver
Rita Stein
Edith Torobin, Jack and Brian
Ruth Winer
Sheila Zittrer
LIBBY ROSEN
Sharron and Lorne Abrams
Nathan Abrams
Janis Brownstein
Murray Cuttler
Marlene and Warren Dick
Freda Dym, Maureen and Jack Dym
Ronna Ellen
Cookie and Fred Epstein
Sherna Gross
Luke Havekes
Sandi and Marty Isaif
Julie and Shalom Katz
Sheila Kussner
Elaine and Marc Leiter
Linda and Michael Rotchin & Family
Norman Rother
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Susan and Stan Rozansky
Kathy and Gerry Shtull
Roz and Eddie Weinstein
ALLAN ROSENBERG
Max Cantor
JACK ROSENBERG
Rabbi Emmanuel White
DONALD ROSS
Sylvia and Bud Adams
Rev. J.J.S and Mrs. Margaret Armour
Mary and Bob Bassett
Irving Bookbinder
Beverley and Kenneth Burnham
Trevor Caron & Family
Anita Carrier
Cynthia Churchill-Smith
Margaret Edith Drummond
Heather and Bob Faith
Patricia Forbes
Heather M. Gibbons
Jean de Grandpré
Charles Matheson
Mary Anne McNally
Mt. Bruno Green Dept.
Jocelyn and Bruce Pearson
Katherine and Jim Robb
W. Alan Smith
Mary Stikeman
Frances Williams
Mary M. Williams
Barbara Winn
JOSEPH ROTMAN
PANNI WEISS
Malka Fridman
JENNIE SAWKA
Kiki and Henry Etingin
LORNA SCHERZER
NORMAN SHADOWITZ
ELEANOR SCHLESINGER
Tina Baer
Ruth Winer
SHIFRA SEGAL
Beverly and Joe Zunenshine
ANN SHABINSKY
Rosslyn and Stanley Schultz
ROSE SIDEL
Adele and Jeff Altmann
Eric Black
Lydia Dias and Leah
Barbara and Ron Gallay
Gail and Jimmy Garfinkle
Carol and Morty Grauer
Helaine Herman
Nan and Bill Lassner
Joy and Perry Meyer
Sabina and Harvey Sternthal
Rochelle, John, Maya and Olivia Wyse
Robbin and Larry Yunger
EDWARD SPIEGEL
Dan Spiegel
RUTH STATTNER
Bernice Brownstein
PEARL STEINBERG
Sharon and Peter Pinsler
MAX STERLING
Mina Libman
BARRY STULTZ
Beverly Salomon and Marlene Salomon
POLINA SZPILBERG
Mayda, Dina, Gail, Bev, Marg, Matt,
Judy, Andrei and Cindy
Monica Cybulski
Dr. Marlene Kalin & Family
Bunny Weinbaum
ISSIE TANZER
Alan Rimer
ZYGFRYDA VAN ZEGGEREN
Jane M. Skoryna
LYNDA WELLS
Shirley Cossever
MORRIS WINER
Betty Nowa
Roslyn Reznick
SANDRA ZENTNER
Vicki and Michael Abelson
Nitza Anastassiou
Andrea and Stephen Belfer
Francine Belisle
Robyn Bennett, Carly and Brianna Krane
Myrna and Sy Berliner
John Billick
Gianna and Howie Birenbaum
Karen and Robert Bloom
Arlene Blumer and Ron Robins
Melissa, Mitch, Alex and Jacob Burman
Deena Caplan
Helen and Jack Caplan
Monroe Charlap
Marilyn Steinberg Cobrin, William Pedvis and Penny Pedvis Tevel
Harriet and Marvin Corber
Barbara and Sydney Davidow
Vivian Deeb
Phyllis Deitcher
Ellen and Alvin Delovitch
Ellie Diner
Sharon, Lorne and Andra Dubrofsky
Liane and Michael Eliesen
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Sydney and Lou Flam
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Andrew Gaby and Stephen Gaby
Connie Gelber
Sheila and Nahum Gelber
Riva and Carl Gelber & Family
Geraldine Gilman
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Betty Gordon and Moishe Shiveck
Ruby Heft
Gloria Herman
Rita Hirscheimer and Morrie Bergman
Marilyn and Morton Kader
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Lawrence Kessler
Rhoda Kirsch
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Bayla and Mel Kligman
Roberta and Myer Lawee
Mickey and Jack Lipson
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Winnie and Phil Margles
Billy Mauer
Ettie and Ray McManus
Anna and Joe Mendel
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Shirley Merling and Irwin Light
Faygie Milgram
Cindy and Fred Naimer
Francine Neudorf and Rick Pfaff
Helen Neudorf
Myrna Park
Sheila Pearl
Sheila and Paul Pinsler
Phyllis Rabinovitch
Ellen Rasnikoff & Family
Dorothy and Marvin Riback
Pauline and Reuben Richman
Charlotte Rothenberg
Jodi Rothstein, Matthew Trudeau
& Family
Robyn and Jason Rothstein
Beverly Salomon
Erle Schneidman
Suzi Scott Lipes
Barbara Sederoff
Lionel Segal
Rhonda and Leonard Sheiner
Barbara and Phil Siegel & Family
Neysa and David Sigler
Vivianne and Brahms Silver
Goldie and Saul Smith
Sylvia and Burt Spector, Reggie and Sidney Greenberg
Bunny and Oscar Steiner
Judy and Stanley Sternthal
Shelley and Bernie Unger
Marie Valin
Lillian Vineberg
Norma Wasserman and Martin Levine
Rhoda and Abe Weitzman
Irving Wiseberg
Shandyl and Jerry Wiseberg
Teri and Larry Wolofsky
Beverly and Martin Yaffy
Diane Yancovitch
Ruthie and Lorry Zeitlin
DAVID ZUNENSHINE
Ariel Katz
Samantha Levy
Valerie and Gaby Terkel
IN HONOUR:
CHARLES ADLER
ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN
Nick Neumann
BETHCARE CLIENTS & FAMILIES
Beth Fishman – BethCare
MARVIN CORBER
SUZI AND ARNIE LIPES
JULIE KATZ
Nona and David Moscovitz
ELAINE AND JULIAN KOTLER
Victoria Gold
MARLENE LEVENSON
Roz Wiener
CLAIRE WEBSTER
Sara Landau and Tim Dunn
DR. ISSIE WYSZOGRODSKI
Frances Gordon
JACQUES ZANTY
Jeannie Cohen
ENGAGEMENT:
TERRY KASPI AND MOSHE
Shirley Cossever
MARRIAGE:
MICHELLE AND NAFTI BENDER
Shirley Gray
GRANDDAUGHTER OF ESTHER AND ANDRE
LANDSMAN
SON OF RHONDA SHEINER
Mona Golfman
RANDI WHITE AND SORIN EHRLICH
Rhoda and Morty Green
PEARL AND NATHAN BRATT
Linda and Chuck Fishman
DORICE AND LEON CARSON
Jeannie Cohen
GLORIA AND BASIL COHEN
LINDA AND RICHY FARBER
PHYLLIS AND ROBERT FRIEDMAN
DEBBIE AND CHUCK SCHWARTZ
LIANE AND DANNY TARAN
Suzi and Arnie Lipes
MARYANNE AND LEONARD LA FERA
Marion Pines
FREDA AND ERNIE RASHKOVAN
ADELE AND STANLEY ROSEN
Gloria Burnett
SANDY AND PAUL WEINSTEIN
BIRTHDAY:
ADELE BALINSKY
JOE HAVAS
ANITA BEINHAKER
MARTY FRIEDMAN
MIRIAM FRIEDMAN
PHYLLIS FRIEDMAN
ROBERT FRIEDMAN
DIANE KURLAND
ELLIE LEBOFF
QUEENIE NAYMAN
EILEEN YUDELSON
RUTHIE BERKOWITZ
DAVID BLOOMFIELD
BERNIE BLUMENTHAL
Ethel and Morty Fruchter
HAROLD BORDEN
DORIS BROTT AND MARLENE DICK
Harriet and Howard Puritt & Family
Helena and Jerry Sidel & Families
DORICE AND LEON CARSON
Jeannie Cohen
GLORIA CHATMAN
RHODA CHERRY
MARVIN OPPEN
LORNA SCHERZER
LILLIAN CHERUM
MORTY GOREN
Lil Tock
ABBY CLARK
Harriet Segal
IDA FISHMAN
Helena and Jerry Sidel
STELLA FRIED
MARTY FRIEDMAN
Shirley and Irwin Light
MIRIAM FRIEDMAN
SHIRLEY GRAY
Harriet Silversmith
ETHEL FRUCHTER
Faye Avrich
Lyla Rapkin
FEIGE GASCO
DEBBIE GENCHER
Sandy Baylin and Gerry Golick
Esther and Michael Deitcher
Carla Gencher
Elsa Kisber and Frank Kagan
Debbie Mercier
Marcy and Sam Stein
HENRY GENIELE
SUSAN GILLETZ
Cheryl, Steven, and Max Gilletz
HOWARD GILMOUR
THOMAS SHUSTACK
MORRIS TREFLER
AUDREY GOLDEN
Fanny Nemtean
ERNIE GOLDSTEIN
Marilyn and Leo Weiss
SHIRLEY GRAY
SARA JACOBSON
Beryl Goldberg
SHIRLEY GRAY
Barbara Sederoff
MARCEY GREENBLATT
Debbie and Martin Cooper
MORTY GROSS
Jean and Don Goldberg
Irving Korman
Freema and Irving Ludmer
Mona Ludmer
Gordon Naimer
FARLA GROVER
Dorothy Reitman
MOTHER OF MITCH HERMAN
FREDA HUTKINS
Lynn and Morrie Weinberg
SUNNY HOLTZMAN
SYLVIA AND BEN LEVITT
JULIUS LIS
CORA SOLOMON
TED QUINT
LINDA ISRAEL
SARA JACOBSON
Libby Carroll
ELLIE KADANOFF
Elaine Rodier
IRENE KENDALL
Rita Aber
ROBERT KLEINMAN
Fern and Stephen Goldberg
WENDY LACK
Nick Neumann
FREEMA LANDER
Margaret Chodos
ESTHER LANDSMAN
Marlene Brownstein, Victor, Samuel and Hannah Eichenwald
Ghislaine and Irwin Brownstein
Rose Marie and Bill Cook
Joan Gross
Beatrice Krupp
Leila and Herby Paperman
Sheila Schouela
Sorel and Ralph Young
NAN AND BILL LASSNER
Renee and Frank Schlesinger
MARTY LEPLER
IRWIN LIGHT
EARL MERLING
SHELDON MERLING
SHIRLEY MERLING-LIGHT
Phil Levine
Shirley Perlman
ANNE LEVITSKY
Avril Dean
MICHAEL LITVACK
AVRUM STARKE
BOBBY MAYERS
Anne and Syd Levitsky
SHIRLEY MERLING LIGHT
ALVIN PANCER
HAROLD PERLMAN
MARILYN SILVERMAN
MAX POLAK
Annie Kropveld and Renee
ALAN RIMER
Joanne and Michael Litvack
Sabina and Harvey Sternthal
RACHEL AND SIMON ROCHMAN
Rose and Philip Soroka
GLORIA SACKS
Annie and Gerry Cohen & Family
GAIL SALEM
Gloria and Morty Goren
EDOUARD SCHOUELA
Evelyn Kape
SIMONE SCHOUELA
EDOUARD SCHOULEA
Gloria Burnett
NORMAN SHAFFER
Bernard Goldberg & Family
LOTTIE SHEVELL
JOAN SHUTER
GERRY SINGER
Lorraine Caplan
ALAN STARENSIER
MANNY VEINISH
ROBERT STRYKOWSKI
Yegal Rosen
LIL TOCK
Gloria and Morty Goren
Sheldon Kravitz & Family
Bertha and Morty Sazant
Iris and Ben Waxman
Greta Wiseman
HAZEL ZUNENSHINE
Lois Cooper
BIRTHS:
GRANDDAUGHTER TO LINDA AND STEVE
AZEFF
Elaine Rodier
GRANDDAUGHTER TO JUDY AND STANLEY
STERNTHAL.
Barbara Sederoff
BAR-MITZVAH:
GRANDSON OF CAROLE AND BERNIE
ARBESS
BAT MITZVAH:
GRANDDAUGHTER OF JUDY AND STANLEY
STERNTHAL
Barbara Sederoff
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
SHEILA COHEN
MORTY GOREN
Lil Tock
PEGGY GREENBERG
Lynn Perlman
ELEANOR KADANOFF
BENTON LEWIS
Sara Jacobson
ANITA MORRIS
Elaine Rodier
STEPHEN PEKOFSKY
JOANNE WALFORD
CELY SCHOUELA
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
HANNAH AND CARL ABRAMOVITCH &
FAMILY
KATHY AND PAUL MOSCOE
LYNN AND SKIPPY SIGEL
ANNE TENEBAUM
RHODA TENENBAUM
Adele and David Balinsky
DOROTHY REITMAN
Monica, David, Laura, Philippe and
Sarah Berger
Bernice Brownstein
JASON CARR
CAROLE AND RODNEY CARR & FAMILY
NANCY AND STEPHEN ENGELS
VICKI AND MICHAEL FEIL & FAMILY
MARY AND LENNY FLANZ & FAMILY
MR. AND MRS. KAMIN & FAMILY
THE HONOURABLE E. LEO AND RONI
KOLBER & FAMILIES
MURIEL AND PAUL KRYCHMAN & FAMILY
MICKEY AND STEPHEN MILLER
SHARYN AND MURRAY MORGANSTEIN &
FAMILY
RUTH NADLER
PHYLLIS AND EDDY PASCAL & FAMILY
ANDREA AND NEIL WECHSLER & FAMILY
Ricki and Jon Carr & Family
RICKI AND JON CARR AND HARLEY
Carole, Rodney and Chloe Carr
HEATHER AND JEFF CHANKOWSKY &
FAMILY
SHARI AND MATTHEW ROTHOLZ & FAMILY
SHIRLEY AND NICK SEBASTIEN
EUNICE SELIGSON
Malka Ettinger
SANDRA AND MAX AGULNIK
CAROLE AND BERNARD ARBESS
MONA GOLFMAN
VIVIANNE AND BRAHMS SILVER
DORIS ADAMS & FAMILY
MIRIAM AND MARTY FRIEDMAN & FAMILY
SUSAN AND HERSCHEL GAVSIE & FAMILY
RHONDA AND RONALD GAVSIE & FAMILY
CAROL AND DANIEL GERSON & FAMILY
LESLIE AND BEREL HOPPENHEIM
LEONARD KAPLANSKY AND
FRAN LUTTERMAN
ELAINE AND JULIAN KOTLER & FAMILY
AL MIGICOVSKY & FAMILY
KOLBER
MIRIAM AND MARTY FRIEDMAN
Mona Golfman
ANNE AND PAUL CORWIN
RABBI DAVID AND SYL POSNER
Shelley Ingber
CAROL JACOBSON AND HARVEY
BEITCHMAN
RONNI AND JERRY JACOBSON & FAMILY
Cheryl Jacobson, Sheldon, Jonah and
Gabe
ERNA AND ILAN BENJAMIN & FAMILY
SUSAN AND JEFFREY BERCOVITCH
BEATRICE AND ABRAHAM COHEN
GILDA AND DAVID COHEN
MIRIELLE AND LEE CHERNOFSKY & FAMILY
GLENA AND MORRIS DASCAL & FAMILY
CINDY AND ERIC HOFFMAN & FAMILY
TERRI AND PETER KLEIN & FAMILY
BUNNY AND HARRY LANGBURT & FAMILY
SHELLEY AND ZEEV LANGBURT & FAMILY
IRIS AND LESLIE LENETSKY & FAMILY
CHERYL AND RICHARD LEVY & FAMILY
SUEANNE AND PHILIP MALEWSKI &
FAMILY
NONA AND DAVID MOSCOVITZ & FAMILY
DEBRA AND STEPHEN PEKOFSKY & FAMILY
ROMY AND DAN SANKAR & FAMILY
TERRI AND MAURY SIMMS & FAMILY
VALERIE AND GABRIEL TERKEL
JONATHAN TERKEL AND KERI ABELLA &
FAMILY
SUSAN AND GEOFFREY UNGAR & FAMILY
LOUISE UNGAR
HAZEL ZUNENSHINE
LINDA AND HOWARD ZUNENSHINE &
FAMILY
DENISE AND JEFFREY ZUNENSHINE &
FAMILY
DORIS ADAMS
ANITA AND EZRA BEINHAKER
MIMI AND DANNY BERCOVITCH
NAOMI CARSLEY
SUSAN GOLD
CHARLOTTE AND HAROLD GOLFMAN
MONA GOLFMAN
MARTY KAPLAN & BARBARA KNOBOVITCH
DINA KOTLER & FAMILY
ELLIE AND FRANK LEBOFF
DEBBY AND MARTY LEBOFF
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HARRIET AND MARTY LEPLER
FRAN LUTTERMAN AND LEONARD
KAPLANSKY
MERRILL AND LEONARD PINSKY
MYRNA ABBEY
MARIAN AND HELEN ADAM
HARRIET AND RICHARD BAIME
BERNICE BROWNSTEIN
GHISLAINE AND IRWIN BROWNSTEIN
JOAN GROSS
DR. AND MRS DAVID GRUNBAUM &
FAMILY
MARVELE AND MURRAY KOFFLER
ALMA LEIBOVITCH
VANDA TREISER
TRUDY AND AARON AIN
DALE AND NAT BOIDMAN
HELA AND JEFFREY BORO
LEANA AND BARRY COLEMAN
RONA AND ROBERT DAVIS
ETHEL AND MICHAEL GOLD
CARRIE AND EARL GREEN & FAMILY
ELANA GREEN
RONA GREEN
PHILIP LASSNER AND SHIRLEY DAYAN &
FAMILY
LEO RABINOVITCH & FAMILY
GOLDA ROSENBERG
ALBERT SARAGOSSI
MICHAEL SARAGOSSI AND JENN LARRY
RENEE AND FRANK SCHLESINGER
ELAINE WOOLNER
SUSAN AND BEN WYGODNY
VICKI AND STAN ZACK
TINA AND PHILIP ABBEY& FAMILY
Andrew Lewis
MARILYN AND HERB BLUMER
HARRIET AND MARVIN CORBER
SHIRLEY GARFINKLE AND MORTY BARMISH
GEOFFREY GELBER AND ISABELLE BENOIT
SHEILA AND NAHUM GELBER
BONNIE AND DAVID GOODMAN & FAMILY
KOLBER
MIRIAM AND SOL LUGER
ANDREW MERLING, DOUGLAS WYTHE AND
BENJAMIN
DEBBIE MERLING & FAMILY
FRANCES AND EARL MERLING
LINDA MERLING AND STEVE BROWN
MITCHELL MERLING
SHIRLEY MERLING AND IRWIN LIGHT
WENDY MERLING
ROMA MINC
BARBARA AND IRWIN NEUDORF
SUSAN AND TED POLISUK
DOROTHY AND MARVIN RIBACK
HELEN AND GARY SANKOFF
ELLIE AND HOWARD SHULKIN
NEYSA AND DAVID SIGLER
GOLDIE AND SAUL SMITH
ELAINE TOLMATCH
SANDRA AND MAX ZENTNER
TOVA AND SAM ZENTNER
Sheldon Merling
RICKI AND JON CARR
HARRIET AND ALAN RIMER
DANA AND EVAN RIMER & FAMILY
ETHEL RIMER
JUDY AND NORMAN TEPPER
NAOMI AND SAM TEPPER & FAMILY
Kimberley Rimer and Lewis Tepper
& Family
HINDY AND ISSIE LIEBERMAN
Elaine Rodier
SHELDON MERLING
Goldie and Saul Smith
LESLIE AND DANNY CHAZANOFF & FAMILY
BEATRICE FREDER
LISA, NEIL AND SAM FREDER
VERA AND MORTY GROSS
DIANE KURLAND
BEVERLY SALOMON & FAMILY
CRAIG, AMBER AND ZACK STARKE
MELISSA, PAUL AND LUKE STARKE
ROZ STARKE & FAMILY
Ilene Starke
Sue and Nat Tepper
Sandy, David, Erica and Caroline Wechsler
BEVERLEE ASHMELE
FRANCES MARKUS
VALERIE AND GABRIEL TERKEL
CHUBBY AND HY TOLCHINSKY
SHEILA ZEIDEL
DENISE AND JEFFREY ZUNENSHINE
Hazel Zunenshine
PASSOVER GREETINGS:
FAMILY
LYNN AND SKYLER SIGEL
ANNE TENENBAUM
RHODA TENENBAUM
HEATHER, JEFF, SAMANTHA AND KATIE
CHANKOWSKY
SHARI, MATTHEW, LAUREN AND RYAN
ROTHOLZ
EUNICE SELIGSON
Malka Ettinger
SYLVIA CLEMAN & FAMILY
CARMEN ROBINSON & FAMILY
Pauline and David Gertler
VANDA TREISER
TINA AND PHILIP ABBEY & FAMILY
Andrew Lewis
ELEANOR BERENBAUM
RICKI CARR
SARI GOLDBERG
MARLENE AND WARREN DICK
Josh and Brandon Puritt
BEVERLEE ASHMELE
Barbara Sederoff
EXECUTIVE GREETINGS
In Memory:
Randy Friedman Morrow
Stanley Hershon
Birthdays:
Ethel Fruchter
Alan Rimer
Gerry Singer
Bar-Mitzvah:
Grandson of Carole and Bernie Arbess
We regret any errors and omissions. Please
call us so that we can make the corrections
in our next newsletter.
“Gifts That Remember” – July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
MEMORIAL FUND
THE RHODA AND DAVID COHEN
RESEARCH FUND
IN MEMORY:
Wendy and Bob Abelson
JULIUS ABER
Lynn Abelson
VASILIKI KOPANAS PAPADATOS
DAVID MARGOLIS
DANIEL SEGAL
DAVID WAND
LARRY WEINER
Lynn and Leonard Abelson,
Jonathan and Isabelle Abelson
IN HONOUR:
BABS VICTOR
Lynn Abelson
BIRTHDAY:
JUDY FAROVITCH
ELAINE FELDMAN
SHELDON GARFINKLE
MINKIE SILVERSTONE
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
MARK FELDMAN
Ruby Heft
JOANNE AND ERIC BLUMER
ELAINE BUDNING
MARILYN AND CAL COCHRANE
LINDA AND DR. GORDON CRELINSTEN
DR. AND MRS. STANLEY HEISLER
BENJAMIN HORWOOD
SHEILA KUSSNER
ELLIE LATSKY
JEWEL AND PAUL LOWENSTEIN
BRENDA PROULX
DOROTHY REITMAN
DIANNE RICHLER
HINDA ROSEMAN
RITA AND JOSEPH SCHULMAN
LILLIAN VINEBERG
KAREN AND GARY WAXMAN
REBECCA HANEK MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
HENRY BOTNER
Sarah Miller and Seymour Hanek
REBECCA HANEK
Seymour Hanek
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SAMUEL JACOBS MEMORIAL FUND
BIRTHDAY:
BONNIE JACOBS
Rochelle Feldberg
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
FAMILY
SYDNEY AND LOU FLAM
BONNIE JACOBS
ADRIENNE KATZ
FAMILIES
SHERRI PRAZOFF & CHRIS MOSS
JUDY AND JOSEPH KABACK TRIBUTE
FUND
IN MEMORY:
LINDA WISEMAN
Judy and Joey Kaback, Ronna, Carla and Family
ENGAGEMENT:
DAUGHTER OF JUDY AND JOEY KABACK
BIRTHDAY:
HARLIE ALTMAN
RICKIE BACKMAN
BONNIE BILLICK
NAN LASSNER
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
SARA AND MAX KAPE TRIBUTE
FUND
IN MEMORY:
RALPH WISE
IN HONOUR:
FABIENNE TAPIERO
MARRIAGE:
LYNNE GOLDMAN BELL AND STUART
SANDERS
BIRTHDAY:
BERNICE KAPLAN
BIRTHS:
DAUGHTER TO SARA KURAK AND JOSH
SMITH
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
SANDY SILVERMAN
MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY:
FRANCES LAZAR
Bunny Adler
LINDA SEIDEL
EDWARD SURKES
Bunny and David Adler
LILY PEARL MEMORIAL FUND
GENERAL DONATIONS:
Sheila Pearl
BIRTHDAY:
DR. DAVID AMDURSKY
FRED NAIMER
Linda Rosenbloom and Bob Swidler
SEYMOUR PEARL
BIRTHS:
GREAT-GRANDCHILD TO MARILYN AND
HARVEY ROSENBLOOM
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
Sheila Pearl
VIVIAN AND GRAHAM BERMAN
CAROLE AND MYER BICK
CAROLYN AND MITCHELL BORROW
VIVIEN AND SHELLEY BROWN & FAMILY
BERNICE BROWNSTEIN
GLORIA BURNETT
RUTH COHEN
SHIRLEY COSSEVER
SANDY AND HENRI ELBAZ
BINA ELLEN
SHIRLEY GARFINKLE
FEIGE AND SYD GASCO
NORMA AND HOWARD GILMOUR
SHIRLEY GOLDFARB
KRAYNA GOLFMAN
JOAN GROSS
SHELLEY KERMAN
MELANIE AND MICHAEL KRAMER
JOYCE AND HARVEY KREISMAN
SHEILA KUSSNER
CONNIE AND ALAN LAMPERT
JACK LANG
JUSTINE AND JON LANG
HELEN AND NICKI LANG
VICKI & DAVID LANGLEBEN
GLENDA AND ANDRE LISBONA
JOAN LUPOVICH
KARYN LUTZ
SHEILA MAKLAN
BETTY MALDOFF
JACKIE AND RICHARD MARGOLESE
CARREN OLER AND HARLEY FELSTEIN
BARBIE AND DAVID PEARL
JOE PEARL & FAMILY
LINDA AND REEVIN PEARL & FAMILY
SEYMOUR PEARL
SHEILA PEARL
PAM AND STEVEN PEARL
DOROTHY REITMAN
JILL AND JOEL REITMAN
INGRID AND LAWRENCE ROSENBLOOM
& FAMILY
JEAN AND MARVIN ROSENBLOOM
SHEILA SCHOUELA
MARLA SHAPIRO AND ROBERT BERGER
EDWARD SHINEWALD & FAMILY
SAMANTHA, JEREMY AND MAYA
SHINEWALD
RENEE AND DANNY SIGLER
KAREN AND YEHUDA SITRUK
BLEMA AND ARNOLD z’l STEINBERG
JANIS AND SIMON WAHED
RABBI MICHAEL WHITMAN & FAMILY
IN MEMORY:
JULIUS ABER
Nitza Anastassiou
Filamena Ferrante
JESSIE ABRAMOVITCH
MARIA LENLARES AMARL
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Cyr and Maria Palumbo
NICK ATSALINOS
Patricia Stevens
ABBEY BAKER
SHIRLEY PERLMAN
Harriet Silversmith
JOHN BARNETT
Ian Enkin & Family
SISTER OF FREDA BAYLIN
ROSE HOCKENSTEIN
Lil Tock
STEVE BELITZKY
MORTY DECKELBAUM
SEYMOUR RUDGES
STEVE BELITZKY
HAROLD BERGER
Anne Cooper
Fran and Nelson Yagod
SIMMY BERISH
Gloria Burnett
SUZANNE BICHER
Karol and Sam Epstein
PHILIP BLANDER
Judy and Jack Tobianah & Family
Lorna and Gerry Singer
HENRY BOTNER
Hilda Adler & Family
Lois and Gary Alexander & Family
Carol Amro & Family
Bernice Brownstein
Janis Brownstein
The Chimisso Family
Sharon and Jerry Coviensky
Trudy Friedman
Norma Gilmour
Shirley Goldfarb
Gail and Stanley Hitzig
Jane Hollander
Eva Karner
Ruth Litvack
Rochelle Margles
Esther Rosenberg
Rubin Family
Sherri Shatsky and Bruce Schreiber
Sarah Small
Mireille and Murray Steinberg
Roslyn and Harvey Wolfe
BILL COOK
Shirley Cossever
Eleanor Roth Latsky
JEAN DANKNER
Barbara and Peter Mitelman
MORTY DECKELBAUM
Carolyn and Marvin Birger
Shirley Cossever
Arlene and Jack Lazare
Irving Richer
RIVA DESKIN
Norma Wasserman
CLARA ERMAN
Gail Bitton
DOREEN FAGAN
Max Zentner & Family
ARTHUR FREEDMAN
DANIEL SEGAL
Sandra Agulnik
ALDONA GECIUS
Lydia Dias
BROTHER AND SISTER OF HENRY GENIELE
Gloria Burnett
Beverly Salomon
Gertie Wexelman
Ruth Winer
HYMIE GENIELE
DANNY GERSON
RUTH GLAZER
LEON ROZENWALD MEMORIAL
FUND
IN MEMORY:
JESSIE ABRAMOVITCH
MARJORIE EIDEL
Renée and Hershey Gillman & Family
ABBEY BAKER
LOIS ISSENMAN TUCKER
y
Cindy and Josh Pinchuk
MARLENE GOLDBERG
Harriet and Howard Puritt
MOE GRAY
ARTHUR RUBINGER
Shirley Gray
FATHER OF BILL GREENBERG
OSCAR GREENBERG
Selma and Lazar Schneiderman
SISTER OF ARTHUR GREENSPON
FLORENCE GUTMAN
RALPH WISE
GERALD HEAL
JOSEE STOKLOSA
Sandy and Mike Cariglia
HAROLD HEFT
Gertie Wexelman
CHARLOTTE HODGSON
Mona Gaudreau
CLAUDIA IKEMAN
Fil Ferrante
VASILIKI KOPANAS PAPADATOS
Nitza Anastassiou & Family
Ellie Diner
Ethel and Jack Garfinkle
ROSE KORMAN
Rona and Morley Milller
SIMONE LABELLE
MILDRED SEGAL
SAM LARRY
Donna and Eric Rodier
Minkie and David Silverstone
MARION MACKENZIE
Diane and Arthur Newman
ALLAN MAGONET
FERNAND PISCAPIA
Sheldon Merling
SRUL RABINOVITCH
Marlyn and Normie Stein
BROTHER OF MARTIN SCHWARTZ
MOE SEGAL
The Cutler Family
DIVCO (Adam Turner)
Maureen and Jack Dym &
Freda Dym
Cecile Posel
Morris Shiveck & Family
NANCY SEGAL
Julie Zunenshine Katz
VITA SEIDLER
BERNARD SILBER
Jeannie Cohen
EDWARD SPIEGEL
Lorraine and Dan Spiegel
DR. BARBARA THELMA WAINRIB
Evie and Michael Bernstein
Debra Friendly and Richard Lemoine
Lily Friendly
Myrna Harrison and Ruth Budovitch
Betty and Carl Laxer
Bluma and Ben Stolow
Shelley Wainrib
Norma Wasserman
DAVID WAND
Meghan Williams
BARBARA WAYNE
MITCH WYSZKOWSKI
Stanislawa Wyszkowski
BARBARA YOULDON
Suki and Marty Nadler
LAURA ZELIKOVITZ
Nina Cass
Ethel and Morty Fruchter
IN HONOUR:
BETH CARE CLIENTS AND FAMILIES
Beth Cytryn and Beth Care Staff
ARLENE AND MAX BROTMAN
RENATA HORNSTEIN
Gloria Burnett
Shirley Cossever
Rose Marie Cook
Victoria Gold
Aida and Phil Salzman
BARBARA MERLING NEUDORF
SÉLECTION WEST ISLAND STAFF
Joy Teitlebaum and Cindy
DR. HOWARD YANOFSKY
Marvin Corber
MARRIAGE:
CORRINE CHAZAN AND MICHEL LALONDE
Arlene and Lenny Sculnick
SYLVIA KUTZIN AND MARVIN FISHER
Libby Carroll
DAUGHTER OF BARBARA AND STEVEN
SEGAL
Leslie Hoppenheim and Amy Josephson
Hynda Reisler WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:
MIRIAM AND BERNIE ADLER
Fanny Nemtean
MARA AND JASON AGULNIK
Andrea and Warren Merling &
Family
MARAGARITA AND PHILIPPE BOUSSER
Frances Gordon
DONNA AND STEPHEN COOPER
Debbie and Bertha Okun
DONNA AND HOWARD FOHRMAN
JOYCE AND MARCEY GREENBLATT
SHIRLEY AND MAX KONIGSBERG
Linda, Gary, Jason and Jennifer Schwartz
Mindy and Bernie Wolinsky
PHYLLIS AND MIKE MENDELL
Suzi and Arnie Lipes
CHAVA AND INGIE RESPITZ
Gloria Burnett
Rose Strohl
BIRTHDAY:
BERNARD ARBESS
MIRIAM FRIEDMAN
MICHAEL KOTLER
SEYMOUR PRESSMAN
MICHAEL RABIN
MARVYN YUDELSON
BERNARD ARBESS
FAY AZIMOV
Harry Hurwitz and Debbie Hurwitz
MORTY BELL
MORTY HOROWITZ
SAMUEL BERNARD
Shari, Matthew, Lauren, and Ryan
Rotholz
STEPHEN BROWNSTEIN
Sherry Ellen and Murray
HERB COBRIN
JUDY COLEMAN
BETH CYTRYN
Linda Kotler
ROSALIE FAIGAN
Trudy Friedman
Thelma and Mish Granik
Cora Solomon
Rosalie and Shelly Tager
HINDA FERDMAN
Shirley Shain
MIRIAM FRIEDMAN
Marty Friedman
STEVE GARONCE
Anne Byer
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NORMA GILMOUR
Gloria Burnett
ERWIN GOLDBERG
Miriam Bailey
BUDDY GREENBERG
MARCEY GREENBLATT
Fran Kesler
WARREN GREENSTONE
HERMANN GRUENWALD
MICHAL HORNSTEIN
Sheldon Merling
ETTIE KATZ
Marilyn and Bill Povitz
MICHAEL KOTLER
Rhona and Harold Forester
ANNIE KROPVELD
Debbie, Mike, Sean and Josh Kropveld
WILLIAM LASSNER
Ann and Robert Lassner
Charlotte Schwartz and Richard Frontman
Vicki and Stan Zack
LARRY PURITT
MARK RICHMAN
Reva Grover
EVELYN SHRIER
Joyce and Gerald Seidman
MAURY SIMMS
SAUL SPEARS
SAM STEIN
Debbie and David Gencher
CHARLES TUCKER
Annie and Bernie Borenstein
MURRAY WAXMAN
Gloria Burnett
FRED WENGER
Terry Cohen and Sol
PETER WERTHEIMER
MARVYN YUDELSON
BIRTHS:
GRANDSON TO HELEN BAUM
Myrna Housefather
GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER TO ESTHER AND
ANDRE LANDSMAN
GRANDDAUGHTER TO RISA SCHERZER
Rhoda Cherry
BAR-MITZVAH:
COOPER DOV MANDEL
Myrna and David Housefather
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
BARBARA BLACKMAN
Fran and Tully Yagod
HARVEY ELMAN
IAN KARPER
MYER STERN
HARVEY FAIGAN
Rhona and Tony Stamos
SUSAN MALDOFF
NEW HOME:
BLUMA AND MELVIN APPEL
NEW YEAR GREETINGS:
FAMILY
LYNN AND SKYLER SIGEL
ANNE TENENBAUM
RHODA TENENBAUM
DOROTHY REITMAN
Monica and David Berger & Family
Gloria Burnett
ELLEN AND DAVID AMDURSKY & FAMILY
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JASON CARR
CAROLE AND RODNEY CARR & CHLOE
TRUDY AND ALLAN COLTON
LESLIE AND MICHAEL CONS& FAMILY
ALLISON AND MICHAEL ENGELS
NANCY AND STEPHEN ENGELS
VICKI AND MICHAEL FEIL & FAMILY
MARY AND LENNY FLANZ & FAMILY
MONIQUE AND STEPHEN GROSS & FAMILY
EVIE AND MICHAEL KAMIN
THE HONOURABLE E. LEO AND MRS. RONI
KOLBER
MURIEL AND PAUL KRYCHMAN & FAMILY
MICKEY AND STEPHEN MILLER & FAMILY
SHARYN AND MURRAY MORGAN & FAMILY
RUTH NADLER
PHYLLIS AND EDDY PASCAL & FAMILY
ANDREA AND NEIL WECHSLER & FAMILY
Ricki and Jon Carr & Family
MARILYN AND BOBBY COHEN
LUCY AND JOE FELLNER
BENITA AND STEPHEN GREENBERG
RISA LIBMAN SCHERZER
SANDI AND JEFF WOLFF
Rhoda Cherry
HEATHER AND JEFFREY CHANKOWSKY,
SAMANTHA AND KATIE
SHARI AND MATTHEW ROTHOLZ, LAUREN
AND RYAN
EUNICE SELIGSON
Malka Ettinger
SANDRA AGULNIK AND MAX CANTOR
CAROLE AND BERNARD ARBESS
VIVIANNE AND BRAHMS SILVER
DORIS ADAMS & FAMILY
MIRIAM AND MARTY FRIEDMAN & FAMILY
SUSAN AND HERSCHEL GAVSIE & FAMILY
RHONDA AND RONALD GAVSIE & FAMILY
LEONARD KAPLANSKY & FRAN
LUTTERMAN
ELAINE AND JULIAN KOTLER & FAMILY
KOLBER
AL MIGICOVSKY & FAMILY
THE CLEMAN FAMILY
Pauline and David Gertler & Family
Mona Golfman and Irwin Woods
LILIANE ABERMAN
ROSANNE AND HY BERAZNICK
BERYL AND PETER FRAENKEL
JOAN GROSS
MURIEL AND PAUL KRYCHMAN
DR. AND MRS. DANIEL MARCUS
SHADOW DESIGN
ILENE STARKE
TERRI WOLOFSKY AND LARRY WITTE
ERNA AND ILAN BENJAMIN & FAMILY
SUSAN AND JEFFREY BERCOVITCH
MIRIELLE AND LEE CHERNOFSKY & FAMILY
BEATRICE AND ABRAHAM COHEN
GILDA AND DAVID COHEN
GLENNA AND MORRIS DASCAL & FAMILY
ERIC HOFFMAN & FAMILY
TERRI AND PETER KLEIN & FAMILY
BUNNY AND HARRY LANGBURT & FAMILY
SHELLEY AND ZEEV LANGBURT & FAMILY
IRIS AND LESLIE LENETSKY & FAMILY
CHERYL AND RICHARD LEVY & FAMILY
SUEANNE AND PHILIP MALEWSKI &
FAMILY
NONA AND DAVID MOSCOVITZ & FAMILY
DEBRA AND STEPHEN PEKOFSKY & FAMILY
ROMY AND DAN SANKAR & FAMILY
TERRI AND MAURY SIMMS & FAMILY
VALERIE AND GARIEL TERKEL
JONATHAN TERKEL AND KERI ABELLA &
FAMILY
SUSAN AND GEOFFREY UNGAR & FAMILY
LOUISE UNGAR
HAZEL ZUNENSHINE
LINDA AND HOWARD ZUNENSHINE &
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MONA GOLFMAN
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KAPLAN
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KAPLANSKY
MERRILL AND LEONARD PINSKY
MYRNA ABBEY
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BERNICE BROWNSTEIN
GHISLAINE AND IRWIN BROWNSTEIN
JOAN GROSS
JUDY AND DAVID GRUNBAUM & FAMILY
MARVELE AND MURRAY KOFFLER
ALMA LEIBOVITCH
LOIS AND BERNARD SHAPIRO
ESTELLE AND BOB STILLMAN
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HELA AND JEFFREY BORO
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RONA GREEN
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LEO RABINOVITCH & FAMILY
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FAMILY
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VIVIAN AND HOWARD STOTLAND
ELAINE WOOLNER
SUSAN AND BEN WYGODNY
VICKI AND STAN ZACK
Betty Maldoff
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SHIRLEY GARFINKLE AND MORTY BARMISH
ISABELLE AND GEOFFREY GELBER
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FREDA AND GERRY HIRSH
KOLBER
MIRIAM AND SOL LUGER
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BENJAMIN
DEBBIE MERLING & FAMILY
EARL MERLING
LINDA MERLING AND STEVE BROWN
MITCHELL MERLING
SHIRLEY MERLING AND IRWIN LIGHT
WENDY MERLING
ROMA MINC
BARBARA AND IRWIN NEUDORF
SUSAN AND TED POLISUK
DOROTHY REITMAN
DOROTHY AND MARVIN RIBACK
HELEN AND GARY SANKOFF
ELLIE AND HOWARD SHULKIN
GOLDIE AND SAUL SMITH
ELAINE TOLMATCH
MAX ZENTNER
TOVA AND SAM ZENTNER
Sheldon Merling
MARA AND JASON AGULNIK
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ELEANOR AND ERNIE BERENBAUM
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SARI GOLDBERG
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ETHEL AND MORTY FRUCHTER
RICKI CARR
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ETHEL RIMER
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JUDY AND NORMAN TEPPER
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Kimberly Rimer and Lewis Tepper, Ruby and Leo
ALMA LEIBOVITCH & FAMILY
ILENE STARKE & FAMILY
JACK STARKE
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BEATRICE FREDER
LISA, NEIL AND SAM FREDER
VERA AND MORTY GROSS
DIANE KURLAND
BEVERLY SALOMON & FAMILY
CRAIG, AMBER AND ZACK STARKE
MELISSA, PAUL AND LUKE STARKE
ROZ STARKE & FAMILY
Ilene Starke
BEVERLEE ASHMELE
CHUBBY AND HY TOLCHINSKY
Hazel Zunenshine
EXECUTIVE GREETINGS
In Memory:
Suzanne Bicher
Arnold Steinberg
David Wand
In Honour:
Carolyn Bulua
Kelsey Spencer
Births:
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Harvey Faigan
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