#Marathon Ontario elementary schools

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SGDSB Appoints New Principal at Margaret Twomey Public School Effective January 28th

@SGDSBoard Appoints @cameronlcraig New #Principal @MtpsPS Effective January 28 @tamblyn_david @OPCouncil @WallwinS @MarathonJenn @MarathonEDC @MarathonHS @MichaelGravelle @ONeducation

MARATHON, ON – The Superior-Greenstone District School Board (SGDSB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cameron Craig as the Principal for Margaret Twomey Public School. The appointment is effective January 29, 2018. Cameron has taught at the Marathon High School since 1998 and in this capacity has taught a wide variety of courses. He began his career teaching English as a Second Language…

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Databurst From the 501st

Latest Databurst From the 501st covering 501st Legion event news from December 6 to 12th. As always, be sure to mark your calendars and support your local garrisons.

December 6

Southern California Garrison will be in Rancho Cucamonga, CA for the Annual Book Fair Fundraiser at Barnes & Noble from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

December 7

70th Explorers Garrison will be in Kansas City, KS for The Star Wars Holiday Special Party at Turner Community Library from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.

Great Lakes Garrison will be in Grand Rapids, MI for the Mary Free Bed Hospital visit.

Redback Garrison will be at the Geebung Special School Fete.

Starkiller Garrison will be in Pittsburgh, PA for Star Wars Night with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 6:00 to 10:00 PM at the PPG Paints Arena.

UK Garrison will be in Leeds for Debenhams VIP Event at White Rose Shopping Centre from 5:00 to 10:00 PM, and in Bishop Auckland for the Evergreen Primary Special Needs School Christmas Fair from 5:00 to 7:30 PM.

December 8

70th Explorers Garrison will be in St. Charles, MO for Star Wars Night with the St. Louis Ambush at St. Charles Family Arena from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Garrison Carida will be in Monroeville, PA for Steel City Con from December 8 to 10th.

Knightfall Garrison will be in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for the Variety Children’s Christmas Party, and in Docklands, Victoria, Australia for the Hyundai A-League Star Wars Round at Etihad Stadium from 7:00 to 10:00 PM.

Northeast Remnant Garrison will be in Newark, NJ for Star Wars Night with the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center from 5:30 to 8:30 PM.

Northern Darkness Garrison will be in Auburn, IN for the Star Wars Viewing Party at Eckhart Public Library from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

Old Line Garrison will be in Washington D.C. for Holiday Starkillers Strike Back at the Anacostia Arts Center from December 8 to 9th.

Southern California Garrison will be in Ontario, CA for Stuff A Bus at Mathis Brothers from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, in La Mirada, CA for the La Pluma Elementary PTA Membership Celebration from 12:30 to 2:30 PM, and in Victorville, CA for Help Feed the Hunger at the Vons parking lot from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

Star Garrison will be in Denton, TX for Star Wars Movie Night, and in Mansfield, TX for Star Wars Trivia at Dirty Job Brewing.

Timberline Garrison will be in Pocatello, ID for Geeky XMAS at the Idaho Museum of Natural History from 7:00 to 10:00 PM.

UK Garrison will be in Cardiff for the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra at St. Davids Hall from 8:45 to 10:30 PM.

December 9

70th Explorers Garrison will be in High Ridge, MO for Holiday Open House at the Jefferson County Library Northwest Branch from 8:00 AM to noon, in St. Charles, MO for the Star Wars Party at Kisker Road Library from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, and in St. Louis, MO for SLU Basketball Star Wars Theme Night at Chaifetz Arena from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Badlands Garrison will be in Manitoba for Star Wars Night with the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Central Garrison will be in Detroit Lakes, MN for Countdown to the Last Jedi Detroit Lakes Library, in Plattsmouth, NE for Plattsmouth Star Wars Day at the Plattsmouth Community Center, and in Minneapolis, MN for Transmission Celebrates Star Wars at First Avenue.

Central California Garrison will be in Rancho Cordova, CA for the PAL Holiday Run and Toy Drive at Village Green Park from 7:30 to 10:30 AM.

Cloud City Garrison will be in Portland, OR for Star Wars Day at the Cedar Mill Library from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Connecticut Garrison will be in Fairfield, CT for Star Wars Day at the Fairfield Public Library from 1:00 to 5:00 PM, and in Hartford, CT for the Hartford Wolf Pack Star Wars Night at the XL Center from 5:00 to 9:30 PM.

Dune Sea Garrison will be in Phoenix, AZ for the Ignite Hope Fundraiser for Phoenix Children’s Hospital from 2:30 to 5:30 PM.

Garrison Carida will be in Willow Grove, PA for the PSWCS Annual Toy Drive from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and in Newark, DE for the Star Wars Special Saturday with Santa Vader at Captain Blue Hen Comics from noon to 3:00 PM.

Garrison Excelsior will be in Syracuse, NY for Star Wars Night with the Syracuse Silver Nights at the Oncenter.

Garrison Titan will be in Everett, WA for the Volunteers of America Annual Food Drive at Boba Khan Toy Store from noon to 4:00 PM.

Garrison Tyranus will be in Richmond, VA for VA Comic Con at Richmond Raceway.

Great Lakes Garrison will be in Ann Arbor, MI for the Michigan Basketball Star Wars Day, and in Grand Rapids, MI for the Bell Ringing.

Imperial Sands Garrison will be at the PBK/St. Judes Fundraiser Part 2 from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

Midsouth Garrison will be in Smyrna, DE for Star Wars Jedi Training Academy at Smyrna Public Library from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

New England Garrison will be at the Toys Under the Tree Toy Drive.

Northern Darkness Garrison will be in Fort Wayne, IN for Star Wars Night with the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen Co Memorial Coliseum, in Grabill, IN for Star Wars Saturday at the Grabill Branch Library from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, and in Valparaiso, IN for Touch A Truck Toys For Tots at Central Park Plaza from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Old Line Garrison will be in Ocean City, MD for Ocean City Comic Con at The Grand Hotel and Spa from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in Baltimore, MD for Star Wars at Your Library at the White Marsh Branch from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, and in Annapolis, MD for the Star Wars Intergalactic Celebration at the Annapolis Public Library from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

Redback Garrison will be at the Belmont Santa Studio.

Southern California Garrison will be in Highland, CA for the Time For A Change Toy Drive at Mi Cocina Restaurant from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, at the Laguna Niguel Holiday Parade, and at the Special Olympics Orange County Bowl for Gold.

Spanish Garrison will be in Bilbao for Funserius Game Festival at Palacio Euskalduna Avenida Abandoibarra from December 9 to 10th, in Vigo for Mercadillo Solidario Asanog at Sede Afundacion Vigo Rúa Policarpo Sanz from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, in Madrid for Concierto Star Wars Coro y Filarmonia de Madrid at Auditorio Nacional de Madrid from 7:00 to 9:30 PM, and in Sevilla for Concierto Banda Amigos de la Musica Herrera at Salón de celebraciones La Era from 8:30 to 10:30 PM.

Star Garrison will be in El Paso, TX for the Children’s Miracle Network Fundraiser, in Dallas, TX for the BMW Dallas Marathon Expo, in El Paso, TX for Socorro ISD Comic Con, and in Galveston, TX for the Salvation Army Bell Ringing at Moody Gardens.

Starkiller Garrison will be in Johnstown, PA for Star Wars Night with the Johnstown Tomahawks at 1st Summit Arena from 6:00 to 10:00 PM.

UK Garrison will be in Exeter for Fun and Fundraising at Christmas Time at the John Lewis store from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM, in Fordingbridge for Star Wars Fun Day from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and in Camberley for the Lyndhurst School Christmas Fayre from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

December 10

70th Explorers Garrison will be in Lenexa, KS for the Jingle Bell Run/Walk at Meritex Executive Park at 8:00 AM.

Badlands Garrison will be in Manitoba for the Moose game.

Bast Alpha Garrison will be in New Orleans, LA for the Pelicans Basketball Game.

Central Garrison will be in Omaha, IA for Christmas at Western Mall for Make-A-Wish.

Central California Garrison will be in Auburn, CA for the Family Christmas Festival from noon to 3:00 PM.

Danish Garrison will be in Copenhagen, Denmark for Julesjov på Fisketorvet from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

Knightfall Garrison will be in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for the Hyundai A-League Star Wars Round at AAMI Park from 7:00 to 10:00 PM.

New England Garrison will be in Stoneham, MA for Zoolights.

Southern California Garrison will be in San Gabriel, CA for the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Holiday Party at the Elks Lodge from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Spainish Garrison will be in Madrid for Maraton Donacion de Sangre Hospital Universitario de Getafe 2017 from December 11 to 12th.

Star Garrison will be in Spring, TX for Legion Appreciation Day.

Starkiller Garrison will be in Cranberry Township, PA for the Star Wars Public Skate at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

December 11

Old Line Garrison will be in Oxon Hill, MD for The Force Awakens Viewing Party at the Oxon Hill Library from 6:00 to 10:00 PM, and in Fort Meade, MD for the Cub Scout Holiday Party at the Argonne Hills Chapel Center.

Southern California Garrison will be in Anaheim, CA for Star Wars Night with the Anaheim Ducks, and in Los Angeles, CA for the LA Clippers Game from 7:30 to 9:30 PM.

Star Garrison will be in Arlington, TX for Snowball Express, and in Dallas, TX for SPCA of Texas.

UK Garrison will be in Forfar for When You Wish Upon a Star at Glamis Castle from 11:30 to 2:00 PM.

December 12

Central Garrison will be in Waconia, MN for the Star Wars Party at Waconia Library, in Rochester, MN for Star Wars Night at the Rochester Public Library from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, and in Fargo, ND for the Cub Scout Pack Meeting Pack 229.

Central California Garrison will be in Sacramento, CA for Star Wars Night with the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center at 7:00 PM.

Star Garrison will be in Montgomery, TX for the Montgomery High School Band Concert.

Next Databurst…December 13th.

*If you didn’t see the events listed for your garrison, send us an email at roqoodepot(at)gmail.com and let us know. We’re glad to add any we missed. For more info on the 501st Legion, be sure to check out their official website.

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How I started to run...

I’ve never been a runner! Not in elementary school, not in high school, not in university, or anytime after. There are only two ways to make me run, and that’s throw a frisbee in my direction or point a gun at me. 

However, I decided that it’s time to give running a try. I’ve been plagued by injuries for some time now and I wanted something to motivate me to do my physio exercises, stretch in the mornings, and generally get into better shape. 

I’m not hoping to become a marathon runner, but I would like to be able to keep up a better pace while hiking, have enough energy to play offence in ultimate, and be able to run when life requires me to do so. 

So, as an extrinsically motivated person, I signed up for a charity run. Without a frisbee or a gun, I thought the next best thing is peer pressure. I signed up for the rotary classic super hero run in Cambridge, ON. They had a 2.5km run, which is about as baby as they get. Signed the husband up too, to add an extra peer for the peer pressure. 

Overall, the run went well. The nice thing about small runs is that everyone else isn’t an olympic athlete either. Lots of folks were running with their kids and dogs. The pace wasn’t fast, but it was quick enough to prevent me from falling into a walk. I really enjoyed all of the volunteers cheering us on, the photographers stationed around the course, and most of all the t-shirt! I now had a t-shirt that associated me with running, “Look at me, I’m one of them!”.

The other benefit was learning how these runs go - I wasn’t a foreigner to the setting anymore. You show up a half hour early, register at a booth, put on your stylin’ new t-shirt, attach the bib to it, and strap the sensor to your ankle so that when you cross the finish line your time is instantaneously recorded. Then, line up at the start line and run!

I always thought that a run would be a race, but no - everyone was here to have fun! Afterwards, we took some photos with Ontario’s very own Batman, ate a few clementines and headed home. Now, not only was I the proud owner of a t-shirt, but also a new identity as a runner! Sure, it was only 2.5km, but maybe next time I’ll do 5! 

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This Week in Ontario Edublogs

Welcome to another issue of This Week in Ontario Edublogs, a chance for me to share some of the great reading that I’ve enjoyed recently.  This week is no different.  Here are some terrific blog posts to enjoy.

Don’t be intimidated even if it is Friday the 13th.

Why do we need heroes?

So many schools in Canada use September as a chance to celebrate the Marathon of Hope and Terry Fox.  This post from Heidi Solway is a wonderful post sharing her thoughts about Terry Fox as her personal hero and the need for all of us to have heroes.  What makes it so important, particularly since the Marathon was a long time ago, is that there are times where students need to be assisted in finding their own heroes.  Left to their own choices, they may be overly influenced by other things.

Heidi also shares a beautiful poem that she penned personally.  On the This Week in Ontario Edublogs radio program, Stephen Hurley and I talked about all this.  As we turned to this poem, I’ll admit to choking up and shared the moment with Heidi.  She noticed it as she listened to the program!

I sure sure did. I cannot talk about Terry Fox or the Marathon of Hope without choking up- and I’m made of concrete. Thanks again!

— Heidi Solway (@HSolway) October 11, 2017

We have the technology…We can build Schools of the Future

I was a bit skeptic when I read the title to Ramona Meharg’s post.  Heck, we’ve had “the technology” for years and the schools that we see today are the future that that technology has built.  Are they significantly better?  A case could be made that they’re actually worse today.  We now have environments where parts of the technology have been locked out or disabled by IT Departments.  It’s a survival mechanism for them since we have so much technology and they’re charged with keeping it functional.  We also have school systems that buy it as quickly as they can without providing quality professional learning to go along with it.

Beyond the technology of things, Ramona talks about the technology of humans which makes the concept so much more appealing and obtainable.  She talks about what’s possible when you marry the technology of stuff with the technology of humans.

The result?

Students would be banging down our doors, begging to come in and learn. I wanna teach at THAT school.

Doesn’t everyone?

One Month In…

… only nine more to go?

Jennifer Aston takes us into the reality of her September.  As a secondary school teacher, the concept of “reorganization” was foreign to me but even I have empathy for someone who goes from a class of 23 in Grade 6 one day to 30 in a 5/6 split the next day.

Read about her story and the technology that she has lined up to help her meet expectations from two grades.

I went through elementary school in split classes.  We were told that the logic of being in the split class as opposed to the other straight class was that we were thought to be motivated, self-starters.  I’m almost positive that I shouldn’t have been in that category!  But it’s easy to see that technology support should make management of things easier.

The neat thing is that student blogging is on her horizon.

Sounds like things are going to be exciting in her class.

Are We Enabling Students to be Explorers of Deep Learning?

I’d hazard a guess that, if you asked every teacher that question, just about everyone would say “Yes, of course”.

Rola Tibshirani talks about what it means to her and offers three other questions.

How have we been shaping up the learning?

How are students owning the process?

How are students focusing on a purpose for their learning?

I think these are better questions.  I really like the examples that she shares.  They’re simple concepts but require some really deep thinking, research, and understanding.  They’re also grounded in culture, empathy, and a scenario that I would guess most students would never have personally experienced.

Some worked on designing a toy for children in refugee camps. The teams who are working on science began exploring the design thinking process by looking at an injured bird with a missing a leg.

Lots of pictures and descriptions go along with her reflection.

On Connections and being Connected

Peter Cameron was on voicEd radio and the discussion got around to talking about “connections” and “being connected” via Derk Rhodenizer’s #WordinProgress show.

I think what I am having difficulty understanding is the difference between how be define a “connection” and a “relationship”.

To me, the answer looks pretty easy.  You can have “connections” to basically anyone.  Or, anything.  But a “relationship” or “being connected” means so much more.

To me, it implies that there’s a give and take and both (or all) parts of those “being connected” are all the richer for the experience.  A “connection”, on the other hand, could be a one sided interaction where the value is siphoned off in one direction only.

I think the concept gets blurred because there are people who self-identify as “connected educator” or “connected learner” where, in reality, they may take things in but contribute nothing back in return.

Exploding Dots for Global Math Week

You’re probably aware of Exploding Dots if you’ve been following Global Math Week.

Kyle Pearce write a rather lengthy post chocked full of ideas and activities to support things from his end.

Dig in.

Mathematics can and should be fun.

Twitter, Educators and Dissent

I’ve been in a lot of Twitter chats and online discussion where the duration of the talk can be, oh, ten minutes or so.  Some Twitter chats force it to an hour with a Q&A format which allows everyone to come in and show their knowledge by entering as much edubabble as they can.

But, last weekend, a provocation from Paul McGuire turned into a three day marathon discussion where everyone was shooting from the hip.  It didn’t matter what time of the day or night you looked into the stream, there was always an interesting discussion.  sans hashtag too.

It inspired me to write a few posts summarized what I gleamed from the discussion.  Paul wraps up his thoughts in this post and gives credit to many of the participants.

And, it all started with a simple question.

What does Twitter do for educators? Content creation? Constructive feedback? Displaying work? Ideas? https://t.co/iUZ5TeBg9D via @mcguirp

— Paul McGuire (@mcguirp) October 8, 2017

In the post, you’ll find a link to a Storify document that Paul generated to keep the discussion in one place.  I think it would be an interesting exercise to diagram the discussion as well.

Is there a tool already created to do that?  Please let me know of one if it exists.

There are always great things coming from the blogs of Ontario Educators.  I keep that Livebinder updated as I find new content but I can’t find them all.  Please use the form there and add your own if it’s not there.  And, if you find a blog post from an Ontario Educator that you think should be highlighted in this weekly post, please let me know.

Your call to action – click through and read all of these wonderful blog posts.  Share one of them with colleagues.  Together, we can build groups of fans to support these wonderful thought leaders.

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On Monday morning, February 6th, a message came into our email Inbox that had us sobbing and smiling simultaneously.

In honor of the upcoming RARE DISEASE DAY, February 28, 2017, we’d like to share the full contents of said letter with you all (see below the squiggly line).  

Because this letter moved us so very much, we donated all of our Etsy store profits for January 2017 to The Isaac Foundation’s MPS II Fund, in honor of Trey Purcell and John Mayer fans around the globe.  They totaled $56.02 USD, or $71.31 in Canadian dollars.

This donation brings the total we have raised for The Isaac Foundation and MPS kids to $7,404.05. 

Here’s the letter, and it’s a MUST READ.

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Dear Trey and MPS II enthusiasts!

Enthusiasts may not be the preferred word- I’ve used “supporters” in the past- but sometimes you’ve got to keep it light in the often very dark world of MPS II. Plus, if you’re a Trey enthusiast, you’ve gotta be an MPS II enthusiast- they go hand in hand.

I hope this e-blast finds you well and living an uneventful and content life! One of the many things I’ve learned living with MPS II in my life is that uneventful and content is AMAZING. “Eventful” for people in our world means emergencies and surgeries and progression and sadness and fear and loss. There I go jumping into “deep and dark” right off the bat! But that’s the way it is with MPS II, so thanks for supporting us despite, with and through that. Us MPS folks get real quick.

In the past few months I’ve started a number of blogs that got interrupted by life, so I’ll give you a shortened version here, followed by information about our yearly Vancouver Scotiabank 5K & ½ Marathon fundraiser! Here goes:

One of Trey’s biggest changes in the past year is starting school- high school no less (Trey turns 13 on March 1, which is INCREDIBLE). Trey homeschooled until now. The elementary public school system in BC is just not set up for a kid like Trey. Trey wants to be included, but can’t do anything at grade level, so he would have been pulled out of class for almost everything, which would have been sad and hard. I found a high school program though, that is basically a mini Special Ed school within a larger public school. Kids in the Special Ed program can be integrated into things that they can participate in meaningfully, and stay in the Special Ed classrooms for things they can’t. The neat thing is, because the program is so big, even when Trey isn’t integrated, there’s a bunch of other kids around, so he’s not alone or isolated.

I am IN LOVE with the program. The highlight of the program is that the woman in charge of Trey’s program SEES Trey. She sees the well-intentioned, good-hearted, kind, friendly, generous and beautiful kid that is my son. She doesn’t see only the kid who tells adults “you have to go” when he wants understandable control and independence over his life or a kid who most of the world sees as disabled. Another aspect of the program that I am so grateful for is that they REALLY understand teens with intellectual disabilities. I didn’t realize until Trey joined this program, how lost I felt and how much there is to learn for a mom of a teen with special needs. I was clueless. Imagine transportation, friendship, going on outings and joining programs without an adult who knows Trey well, using a public restroom, and puberty (to name a few) for someone who is intellectually a young child and doesn’t understand all the social intricacies of our culture. It’s complex, sometimes scary and wonderfully heart-warming. I am on board with this journey. I LOVE the families we have met. They get me, they get us. I’ve always had my MPS II dragon moms (and a few dads too ☺) to talk to and support me, but they are far away and can’t get together very often for playdates. We’re finding community here. For his 13th birthday party, for the first time ever, we are inviting Trey’s FRIENDS to his party. HIS friends.

For medical updates, Trey continues to receive weekly IV Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) and monthly IT ERT which is still in clinical trial- no major updates there.  We also still have our every 6-12 month doctors appointments, which goes hand in hand with anticipation and trepidation. The spinal cord in Trey’s neck is compressed enough from build-up that he can no longer ski, toboggan, skate, do gymnastics or anything else with a risk of falling. Falling risks paralysis. This is obviously hard news to bear, but in the scheme of MPS, it is literally not the end of the world like MPS can be (AND it doesn’t require surgery at this point), so we are grateful and find joy in other activities. Trey also received a new port last July for his IV infusions; his previous port lasted something like 8-years, so it did him well.

And last but not least in the updates of our family, another discovery for me: raising siblings to a child with a rare and progressive disease. Avery is currently participating in a sibling support group for kids with special needs, which is a big deal. Our family is so used to our family that sometimes we forget just how different our family is from most. We can’t play family board games or do family puzzles or go on family bike rides or go on family vacations with any kind of ease or relaxation. We can’t leave anything lying around the house without it getting broken. Avery and Sadie get frustrated often- it SUCKS when you forget and leave something out only to discover it ruined- which needs validation and leads to conversations about compassion, empathy, and all of our differences and strengths and weaknesses. On the flipside, they patiently help with shower routines, shoe tying, reading, buttering toast, and are scared of what might happen to Trey and worry about how they will support him once Ryan and I can no longer do so. There are a lot of things coming up for Avery and Sadie having a sibling with MPS, but I am learning and we are talking. They are (Raleigh too- she gets a LOT of love from Trey ☺) are incredible siblings.

I’ll wrap this up and get to the Scotiabank Run. On Sunday, June 25, we’re running in the Vancouver Scotiabank 5K & ½ Marathon to raise funds for MPS II Research. If you’d like to join us and run in the 5K or ½ Marathon, shoot me an email at: purcelldeb@gmail.com. If you’d like to donate, please go to: www.treypurcell.com. There is a donate button on the right side of the page. 99% of donations go to research. Not all charities can say this!

Since 2007 when our family began the MPS II Research Fund, our fund has grown. A number of Canadian MPS II families have joined our fund and The Isaac Foundation, and are organizing their own fundraisers. Jack Higginson lives with MPS II and his family is organizing a gala on April 29 in Peterborough, Ontario. If you’re in the area, their huge extended family is one to meet (they’re funny and loving and passionate and real), and all proceeds go to MPS II! See their website for more details: http://www.jacksjourney.ca/

With love and endless gratitude for your support, Deb, Ryan, Trey, Avery, Sadie and Raleigh

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The MPS II Research Fund is administered through The Isaac Foundation for MPS Treatment and Research, charitable business number 80693 0079 RR0001.

We are proud that 99% of all money donated goes directly toward research projects that aim to find a cure for MPS diseases. Last year, the MPS II Fund provided grants totalling $50,000 to two innovative gene-therapy projects specifically aimed at finding a cure for MPS II.

For more information about the MPS II Fund, visit us on the web at www.treypurcell.com.  To visit The Isaac Foundation's Official Charity site, please visit www.theisaacfoundation.com.

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NOTE:  We are an informal group of worldwide John Mayer fans who came together in support of The Isaac Foundation.  Please see our Full Disclaimer in the right margin of our page.

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@sncdsb Superior North Catholic District School Board Welcomes Students @CatholicEdu @OECTAProv @kfilane @ABakerSNCDSB @pklce @HASlearns @STMS_Soldiers @nipigon @redrocktownship @VisitGreenstone @Manitouwadge @townofMarathon @YourTerraceBay @ONeducation Superior North Catholic District School Board is welcoming students back to school today (Wednesday, September 5, 2018). 

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@SGDSBoard Superior-GreenstoneDSB Statement Re: Health/Phys.Ed Curriculum @LisaThompsonMPP @OPSBA @tamblyn_david @TBDHealthUnit @OntHumanRights @LakeSuperiorHS @G_CHS @Schreiber_P_S @TerraceBay_P_S @manitouwadge_ps @MtpsPS @NRRDHS @cdnsba @ONeducation MARATHON, ON – The Ontario government recently announced its intention to begin public consultation on a new Health and Physical Education Curriculum.