Christmas Tree Festival

A huge thank you to the Suhl Family for all their time, effort and donations towards the 1st awareness tree for the Port Coquitlam 10th Annual Christmas Tree Festival.

For those that don’t know the festival is a chance to vote on your favourite Christmas tree that have been set up throughout the city of Port Coquitlam. RSSBC’s is set up at the Hyde Creek Recreation Centre in the main lobby.

The festival/voting will being Nov 25th and ends Dec 16th. Winners will be Announced on Dec 16. The trees will remain in place until Jan 3rd silently raising awareness for Rett Syndrome.

We encourage everyone to take a few minutes and come down and check it out! Its more beautiful in person then it is in the photo! Thanks to the design and planning of Sukhi!

downtownpocobia.com/christmas-festival

LIGHT UP DAY

Thank you to all the Rett Syndrome Organizations and Associations of Canada:

Rett Syndrome Society of BC

Rett Syndrome Society of Alberta

Saskatchewan Rett Syndrome Association

Manitoba Rett Syndrome Association

Ontario Rett Syndrome Association

Association québécoise du syndrome de Rett

Rett Syndrome Awareness Video

As October is coming to a close, we wanted to present this video made by the Ontario Rett Syndrome Association in collaboration with the other Rett Syndrome societies and associations in Canada, including us. Enjoy!

-The RSSBC Team

#LightCanadaPurple

Light Up Purple For Rett Syndrome!

If you did not know already, October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month!

This year, we are inviting you to help spread the word about Rett Syndrome. On October 29th, landmarks across Canada will be lit up purple for Rett Syndrome.

R.S.S.B.C. is looking for locations in your community that light up for various causes. If you know of a location that we should contact please let us know at info@rettbc.ca

Thank You!

-The RSSBC Team

New YouTube Videos!


Did you miss one of our amazing communication webinar sessions or wish to rewatch one?

Don’t worry we have a list of links for you!

Our next session is on Monday “AAC in School: Tips for Parent Advocacy”

PODDS and Literacy https://youtu.be/L–28fQw1jg

AAC: Where to Start https://youtu.be/fKsf6CmrYA8

Shared Reading and AAC https://youtu.be/bSjirGZq3vg

Supporting Communication and Independence with Grid https://youtu.be/uLKg2h2aHTc

-The RSSBC Team

YouTube Series

If you did not know, we have a YouTube channel! Our YouTube will be used to post seminars and educational videos, as well as resources. The link to our channel as well as our latest Zoom video will be down below:


Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo6ItnWGmP1ZbcdGbOaG1hw

RAFFLE WINNERS!

We are proud to finally announce our winners for the December Raffle. Thank you all for donating and spreading the word for Rett Syndrome!

In FIRST PLACE, we have Bri Milli. Congratulations Bri!

Our SECOND PLACE winner is Heather Smith. Thank you so much Heather!

Our THIRD PLACE winner is Barbara Wilson. Thank you Barbara!

December Raffle!

December 2021 Gift Giving for Rett BC

It is time for our annual December Raffle for Rett Syndrome! We aim to raise over $600 this year, and we are grateful for each and every ticket purchased. The link is down below, and let your friends and family know! Single tickets are $5. The prizes this year are three Visa gift cards worth $300, $200, and $150, with one winner each.

The deadline for the purchase of tickets is 12:00 am on Thursday, December 23, 2021, and the draw is Monday, December 27, 2021, at 11:00 am. More details are at the link below!

https://rettbc.rafflenexus.com/

THANK YOU!

A big thank you to everybody who has raised money for Rett Syndrome in the past couple of months, especially those who participated with their schools and businesses.

The Rett Syndrome Society of BC would like to thank Blue Mountain Elementary School in Maple Ridge for raising awareness about Rett Syndrome for the second year in a row!

We would also like to thank Megan Shewchuk from T’hekä Mixed Media for partnering with us during October for the fundraiser, and for all the work, effort, and love she put into making each of the toques. (see our October 18 news post)

Finally, we would like to thank Byrne Creek Community School for raising $200.00 this year in honour of a fellow classmate!