March News

Dear Everyone its March already! Touch wood we’ve had our annual snowfall; the snowdrops and crocus are telling us spring is doing its best to arrive! This is always a time of looking back and envisioning our future as its AGM time. As the WDS’ AGM had to be virtual, we decided to split it into two parts – the first part Feb 25 was looking back at 2020 and the business part – not the most exciting, but the necessary part. The second part on March 4 is where we look forward and plan our 2021 efforts. So let’s look back first (Click below).

And Now Let’s Look Forward to 2021

March 27 – Sue’s TEDx Talk www.tedxbearcreekpark.ca – go to their Facebook page also, interviews are being posted regularly. Please REGISTER, even if you are not able to watch, the total number of registrations makes such a difference to the event’s outreach for every speaker. Please post to all your social media, email all your friends. We get one chance to get a message out that affects 1/3rd of the population.

April 13, 2021 7PM (Pacific) – Disability Tax Credit information session - the second one kindly donated by T J Firenze of Firenze Financial. She can provide assistance to apply for any disability, across Canada. Email us if you would like to attend: info@thewds.org.

April 15/16 – Davis Learning Strategies Workshop Online – again please post to social media, email elementary school teachers, and homeschoolers, especially those parents who are also acting teachers during these very unusual times. Event Flyer Here.

Sue has just updated her client database –  long overdue - she always organised her students into Adults, Teenagers and Children.

It was staggering to see most of the 9 and 10 years olds are now in the young adult category!

Way to feel old !  It has also been exciting to catch up with some of them, and hear their news. 

They are living proof that there is no learning disability, just a learning difference.

September 17-19 – Family Summer Camp weekend, YMCA Gibsons – fingers crossed – SAVE THE DATE and let Sue know you’d like to come. info@thewds.org

Your Contributions:  

Sue’s TEDx talk has brought home to her that although she might be the person delivering it, it is made up of every single student, every parent and every enquiry she’s ever met. She hopes it does you all justice. There were boundaries she would gladly have gone over, but the opportunity was way too valuable to miss.  Thank you all !   And please tell us what you would like us to tackle, your contributions are truly valued.

Look for us Here:

Podbean & Spotify (Fish Don’t Climb Trees),YouTube (The Whole Dyslexic Society)

Talented Students:

Post client database update, Sue has been contacting some students she lost touch with and hearing their news has been a huge treat.  SO, we are starting a Talented Dyslexics page on the WDS website and would love your success stories, academic or not, and a photo if you are OK with that going on the website.  Sue often used to say to her students ‘you’ll be just fine once you’ve left school’ and she is hearing that they are way better than fine, SO talented, and SO excited to be able to pursue their dreams! 

2021 WALK AND TALK THE ‘DYS’ OUT OF DYSLEXIA - GOAL $10,000

Our Giving Guide: 

• See how donations can result in tax credits by reading the article below.

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• We have Note Cards for sale at The Card Project.

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• Partial proceeds go to The WDS from sales and rentals of Ed Roman’s highly acclaimed “Red Omen” video.

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• we gratefully accept donations through our Canada helps charity page. Thank you !

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