<div dir="ltr"><div>I think, because I know some have difficulties with e-transfers and credit cards, that it might be best for the GRH option which includes individual cheques so that we can each get on this right away. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Here is the link directly to the Cancer Care greatest needs option for online donations; do remember to make note of FVC-WR in the comment (feedback) section AND make note the donation receipt is to go to YOU. <a href="https://grhf.ca/collections/cancer-care/products/cancer-centres-greatest-needs">https://grhf.ca/collections/cancer-care/products/cancer-centres-greatest-needs</a> One thing I found wonky was the amount you specified on the first page was not properly transferred to the second page and it takes some time to adjust to what you want. The feedback comment box is on this second page.<br></div><div><br></div><div>For cheque writers, the mailing address is :</div><div>
<strong>GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION<br></strong>835 King Street West <br>Kitchener ON N2G 1G3 <br></div><div><br></div><div>Be sure to include a note to direct the funds to Cancer Care Greatest Needs as an individual, on behalf of Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region--donation receipt should go to the individual.</div><div></div><div><br></div><div>This is what I wrote: <br></div><div>Donating as an individual, as a supporter of<br>Fair Vote Canada--Waterloo Region<br>Please send donation receipt to me as an individual</div><div><br></div><div></div><div>Sorry, I do support House of Friendship!! But we are liable to spend a month or more in discussion and logistics. :)<br></div><div><br></div><div></div><div>Jenn<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="2">Bookkeeping Services</font></div><div><font size="2">519-501-2736</font><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal"><span><font color="#888888"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif"><span style="line-height:10.9091px">No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power </span></span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif"><span style="line-height:10.9091px">in the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister. </span></span></font></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 9:41 AM Sharon Sommerville <<a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Good Morning Everyone,<div><br></div><div>The House of Friendship has an online donation option that accommodates groups making a donation in honour of an individual so it is easy to do.</div><div><br></div><div>If we choose, people can e-transfer their donation to me. I will collect the contributions and do an online donation to remember John on behalf of FVC-WR. Which charity is the question? Any views on that?</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Sharon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 7:41 PM Sharon Sommerville <<a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thank you Jenn. Good to know that the CCC is something we can do as a group. I will call the House of Friendship tomorrow to see if they have a way we can send a group donation. With that information in hand, we can make a decision about how & who we want to donate; as individuals or as a group, CCC or HoF.<div><br></div><div>Take care everyone,</div><div>Sharon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 11:24 PM Jennifer Ross <<a href="mailto:2jennross@gmail.com" target="_blank">2jennross@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi. My stepdaughter works at GRH Foundation, and so I asked if we can individually donate under an organization's umbrella. <br></div><div><br></div><div>
"You can donate under a group name and you can specify any department."
</div><div>
<div><div><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td>
"I think online you would put the group name under "organization." If
it's at the Funeral Home you would just leave that name and if it was by
cheque, just send a little note."
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><table cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td><div id="gmail-m_-3649917991713505858gmail-m_-658815102165210284gmail-m_-3719101972445525475gmail-:4zy" aria-haspopup="true" role="button" aria-label="Show details">So I tested it out for the online portion, and you can pick Cancer Care Greatest Needs and pick the amount of your choice (weirdly starts with 1.00 but then the next page you can pick and then remove the 1.00 if you want.) There is a place for special instructions and be sure to put something like, "donating as an individual, supporter of Fair Vote Canada--Waterloo Region, receipt to individual" because if you have an organization in the particulars later on, the donation receipt will go to FVC-WR--who can't use it for anything. Same I suppose with the note with the cheque.</div><div aria-haspopup="true" role="button" aria-label="Show details"><br></div><div aria-haspopup="true" role="button" aria-label="Show details">So if we want to go with GRH we can do that. I don't have a stepdaughter at House of Friendship so I don't know if they can do something similar or not.</div><div aria-haspopup="true" role="button" aria-label="Show details"><br></div><div aria-haspopup="true" role="button" aria-label="Show details">Jenn<br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="2">Bookkeeping Services</font></div><div><font size="2">519-501-2736</font><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal"><span><font color="#888888"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:tahoma,"new york",times,serif"><span style="line-height:10.9091px">No other Western democratic country concentrates as much political power </span></span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-family:tahoma,"new york",times,serif"><span style="line-height:10.9091px">in the hands of one person as Canada does with her Prime Minister. </span></span></font></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 10:28 PM Evan Rosamond <<a href="mailto:erosamond@worldline.ca" target="_blank">erosamond@worldline.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Individual contributions are easiest,
but the group contribution seems less messy. I'm happy with
either.<br>
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<div>On 2021-07-21 8:05 p.m., Sharon
Sommerville wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello Again,
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<div>Cathy and I visited this afternoon. She suggested that
John would have appreciated donations to the Cancer Care
Clinic at GRH, the House of Friendship or a charity of your
choice.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Do we want to do a group donation to either the CCC or HoF
or should we make individual donations? Thoughts?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Keep well,</div>
<div>Sharon</div>
</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 12:50
AM stuchandler43 <<a href="mailto:stuchandler43@gmail.com" target="_blank">stuchandler43@gmail.com</a>>
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<div dir="auto">Thanks Sharon </div>
<div dir="auto">For advising us, and passing on our
condolences to Cathy. I'd certainly want to contribute in
some way. Let us know what you learn Wednesday from Cathy</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
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<div dir="auto">Best regards </div>
<div dir="auto">Stu</div>
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<div>-------- Original message --------</div>
<div>From: Sharon Sommerville <<a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a>>
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<div>Date: 2021-07-20 9:09 p.m. (GMT-05:00) </div>
<div>To: Jennifer Ross <<a href="mailto:jenn@jenniferross.ca" target="_blank">jenn@jenniferross.ca</a>>,
FVC Waterloo Region Discussion <<a href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a>>
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<div>Subject: Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Sad News </div>
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<div dir="ltr">I understand that there will be a graveside
service with a memorial service to follow next month.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>There have been two suggestions of flowers...I will
be visiting with Cathy tomorrow and will let her know
that we would like to do something to express our
sympathy & caring: flowers or something else. I will
ask her if there is anything that would be meaningful to
her and her family. A donation to a favourite cause or
charity etc.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Sharon </div>
</div>
<br>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at
8:42 PM Jennifer Ross <<a href="mailto:2jennross@gmail.com" target="_blank">2jennross@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div>Such sad news. Do we know the funeral home yet,
by any chance?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Jenn<br>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div><font size="2">Bookkeeping
Services</font></div>
<div><font size="2">519-501-2736</font><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10px;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal"><span><font color="#888888"><font size="1"><span><span style="line-height:10.9091px">No other Western democratic country
concentrates as much
political power </span></span></font><font size="1"><span><span style="line-height:10.9091px">in the hands of one person as Canada does
with her Prime
Minister. </span></span></font></font></span></div>
</div>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue, Jul 20, 2021
at 6:30 PM Jonathan Cassels <<a href="mailto:cassels.jonathan@gmail.com" target="_blank">cassels.jonathan@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks for letting us know, Sharon.<br>
<br>
I wish there was something we could do for Cathy.
We should certainly send flowers, along with our
condolences that way.<br>
<br>
-Jon</div>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue, 20 Jul
2021 at 18:17, Ellen Papenburg <<a href="mailto:sagittaep@gmail.com" target="_blank">sagittaep@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">Oh what a shock!
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<div dir="auto">Thank you Sharon!<br>
<br>
<div dir="auto">Ellen (and Jim)<br>
<br>
(via my android phone, typos may occur)<br>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue, Jul
20, 2021, 16:48 Sharon Sommerville, <<a href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharonsommerville@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cathy Scott asked that her FVC
friends know that during the early hours
of Monday morning, her husband passed
away. John's passing was quiet and
without any distress.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I spoke with Cathy today and she is
coping as best as one can under the
circumstances. During our conversation,
I also expressed condolences for her
loss on behalf of our chapter.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Keep well,</div>
<div>Sharon</div>
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