Newsletter September 2020
A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who donated and listened to our incredibly successful Walk and Talk the DYS out of Dyslexia.
We had so much fun, both in the planning and the doing and watching our $ thermometer rising to an amazing $5200 at September 04, and we know more donations are on the way.
We have had so many wonderfully generous donations from all over Canada – and its never too late, our coffers are always open, so if you would like to help us get to that $8,000 mark just go to Canada Helps Here,
or send a cheque to The Whole Dyslexic Society, 352 East 11th Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2G9. Thank you ! We can do this by the end of 2020 !!!
SO many wonderful donors, we can only mention a few:
One shining star is Zoey, age 8, who cycled 25kms in 2hrs 24 mins from Mud Bay to Boundary Bay and raised $685 !!!
We had a biker who decided to ride 505kms the equivalent distance from his home town of Yorkton in Saskatchewan to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Gisa, a Board director, got back her thirst for running, 10kms every other day!
Tristan was so busy hiking, he forgot to put himself in the photo!
Sue and a lawn bowling friend Mary Anne determined to walk 5kms every day… even Sue’s dogs were hoping for a day off but finishing the seawall walk with breakfast at the Boat shed in Ambleside made it all much easier.
The ultimate star is Laura O’Neil, our administrator without whom this fundraiser would never have got off the ground and for whom we are always incredibly grateful.
The podcasts would never have developed if Tristan hadn’t suggested them, and he set us up with Podbean and YouTube. Shortly they will be on Spotify and Apple iTUnes.
In one month we have had positive reviews with 223 listens, and 21 followers, most people seem to listen/download on Sunday evenings ?
This first series has been about dyslexia and the correction. Sue and Tristan have already started interviewing a second series which will focus on Prevention using the Davis Learning Strategies in schools. They will be published every Sunday from October 4, 2020.
Sue and Laura are now posting videos on the WDS YouTube Channel here or just go to YouTube and Search The Whole Dyslexic Society. You will see the public videos and then click on Playlist and you will see the ones we have been collecting. This year we are dedicating our channel to the late Sir Kenneth Robinson, who was a remarkable, inspiring, hilarious proponent of positive change in education. We miss him greatly.
We trust that Canada Helps will be sending you tax receipts automatically, but if not, just let us know. Those not using Canada Helps will have a tax receipt mailed to them from the WDS. Contact us at info@thewds.org
What a month! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, this feels like the beginning of a whole new lifetime for The Whole Dyslexic Society, and massive thanks go to the current Board who have worked so hard for so long.
We are all in this community together to bring about increased awareness, and we will keep Talking the DYS out of Dyslexia in order to bring about an equal cognitive opportunity for all.
Love and gratitude to you all,
Sue, Laura, Denny, Carole, Paddy, Nadine, Gisa and Tristan
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