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This letter will highlight three of the Sponsored Charities that the Toronto Paramedic Association supports with financial backing and Membership attendance at fundraisers sponsored by the charities.

As a Member, part of your dues contributions, go towards supporting these events, and allows the Toronto Paramedic Association to continue its benevolent support of these close to home charities.

The Board of Directors encourages all Members to become involved in these events, as together the TPA and the Sponsored Charities, raise funds and provide support and education to the benefactors of these charitable contributions.

The Tema Conter Memorial Trust
www.temaconter.com

The mandate of the Tema Conter Memorial Trust is to assist emergency services personnel to better understand and to cope with the physical, psychological and emotional stressors associated with acute trauma and its powerful aftermath.

The Tema Conter Memorial Trust was created to honour the memory of Tema Conter who, at the age of 25, was brutally murdered in Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Vince Savoia, one of the attending paramedics, was deeply affected and suffered critical incident stress directly related to this terrible episode in his paramedic life.

Mr. Savoia, with the blessing of the Conter family, established the charity to improve the understanding of Critical Incident Stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This mandate is accomplished through public education and the granting of scholarship, media and public service awards.

Mission Statement of the Tema Conter Memorial Trust
Being exposed to a traumatic event has clearly shown to have significant and long term consequences that affect an individual's cognitive, emotional and physical health.
Emergency service providers face these traumatic events on a regular basis.
The Toronto Paramedic Association has sponsored this event for the past two years, and will continue with its sponsorship for years to come. Membership attendance is encouraged, and is sponsored on behalf of the Association. For more information on the Tema Conter Memorial trust, please visit their website.

Meagan’s Walk
(Please Check out our Photo Section for Past Fundraising Events for Brain Child)
(In support of B.r.a.i.n.child)
Brain Tumour Research Assistance and Information Network
\www.meaganswalk.com
www.sickkids.ca/brainchild

Brainchild is a group of parents, family, and friends who have shared the common experience of caring for a child with a brain tumor. We are a volunteer organization providing support, education, and research funding.

Little Meagan Bebenek was 4 years old when she was diagnosed with brainstem glioma, a cancerous brain tumour. Two weeks after her fifth birthday she passed away. The community where she lived has rallied to support her family in their mission to raise hope, awareness and research funding for pediatric brain tumours through a first of its kind event – Meagan’s Walk, Creating a Circle of Hope.

The 5km walk, starting from Ontario Place, ends with a circle of hands around the Hospital for Sick Children – sharing one big hug with all the children and the families suffering within, a tribute to little Meagan and the legacy of hope she has created.

The Toronto Paramedic Association has been a proud sponsor and participant of this event since its inception. Every Mother’s day, hundreds of “Walkers” amass at Ontario Place, to commence on the short 5 km. walk to the Hospital for Sick Children. Once there, a unique “Human Circle” forms and completely encompasses the entire Hospital, giving the Hospital, and the patients and family within, one big “Hug” of support.

To date, the walks alone have raised close to $300,000 dollars for B.r.a.i.n.child, to research pediatric brain tumours.
The Association encourages its Membership to participate in this worthwhile charity event.

The Rick Boustead Charity Golf Classic

(on behalf of the Richard Boustead Foundation for Childrens Charities
(Proceeds going to the Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club – Rick Boustead Falstaff Club
www.torontochildrensbreakfastclub.org

2004, marked the inaugural year of sponsorship of this event by the Toronto Paramedic Association.

In May, 2004 at the AGM of the Association, Debbie Boustead, wife of the late Rick Boustead, a past Supervisor, Paramedic and tireless volunteer, and charity supporter with Toronto EMS, presented to the Association an opportunity to sponsor this very worthwhile charitable event.

In June 2004, Members of the Association laced up their golf shoes and took to the links alongside many TEMS staff, and other supporters, to enjoy a day of Golf, and raise money for the Club named in Rick’s honour.

It’s anticipated that continued sponsorship of this event will be carried on by the Association, so for all our Membership, practice on the driving ranges and putting greens and we’ll see you next year.

Below is a picture of (from left to right) Paramedic Lucy Campisi, Chief Bruce Farr, Debbie Boustead, and PR Director Roberta Scott. Presenting a cheque for $1500.00 to Debbie, for the Rick Boustead Charity.