In May the Halifax Support Group for People Who Stutter celebrated their seventh anniversary. Participants enjoyed celebratory snacks and drinks as well as a presentation from Dr. Michael Kiefte, a Dalhousie researcher who is interested in methods to reduce the frequency of stuttering. Lively discussion followed, along with some choral reading to help members with […]
Category Archives: Uncategorized
DESPITE THE RAIN OAPWS FIRST ANNUAL GARAGE SALE A GREAT SUCCESS!
On June 25, 2011 OAPWS held its first annual garage sale to raise money for the group expenses. Over $400 was raised by this event!
$3629 RAISED FROM THE RACE WEEKEND!
One of the most important events members of OAPWS participate in to raise money for the Marie Poulos Fund is Ottawa’s Annual Race Weekend held at the end of May. This fund enables individuals to attend intensive and semi intensive programs at Ottawa’s Stuttering Treatment Clinic.
OAPWS 1st ANNUAL GARAGE SALE TO BE HELD JUNE 25, 2011
The Ottawa Association of People Who Stutter (OAPWS) will be holding its first annual garage sale on Saturday June 25, 2011 in the west end of Ottawa at 2389 Iris St. The map bellow shows the location just 3 blocks west of Woodroffe and Iris Streets near the corner of Gateway St. The garage sale […]
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE KING’S SPEECH
Another Ottawa opportunity to see the Oscar winning The King’s Speech this time at one of Ottawa’s best movie locations for international and independent movies.
Memorial thoughts
On Sunday, May 15, several friends, a co-worker and an old client, gathered in front of the tree planted in Marie’s memory to remember both a wonderful lady and an outstanding SLP. We opened with some words from Tania Kamienski explaining why we were there. While this date had no specific meaning since her birthday […]