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Brad Lawrence, General Manager Wellington
Park Terrace, Dr. Famida Jiwa, Vice President, Osteoporosis
Canada, Maureen McTeer, Patron, Osteoporosis Canada, Kate Harvey, Waterloo-Wellington Area Manager,
Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy, Osteoporosis Canada, Rose Stratton, Regional Director, Sales & Marketing,
Wellington Park Terrace and Marlen Boisvenue, Marketing Manager, Wellington Park
Terrace | February 25, 2007
On Friday, February 22, the Wellington Park Terrace Retirement Residence
hosted a Bone China Tea fundraiser in Guelph to raise awareness of osteoporosis
and the work Osteoporosis Canada is doing to combat the bone-wasting disease in
the region and across the province.
The event, which raised more than $1,600.00 for local osteoporosis education
and awareness, featured Maureen McTeer, the Patron of Osteoporosis Canada, who
spoke at the event and told the audience "Osteoporosis is a dreadful disease. It
is a silent thief that sneaks up on you when you least expect it. Lives have
ended because of low bone mass and the deterioration of their bone tissue.
Through its various fundraising and education efforts, Osteoporosis Canada is
committed to a future where Canadians will not have to suffer from the
disease."
One in four women over the age of 50 and at least one in eight men over 50
has osteoporosis, a condition that affects approximately 530,000 people in
Ontario. Funds raised through Bone China Tea fundraisers help Osteoporosis
Canada to educate, empower and support communities across Canada in the
risk-reduction and treatment of osteoporosis.
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