Gala 15 "Zen & Now T2BUDDHA Bar" - Gala Infomation
The T2B Gala is a ticketless event; if you have not yet received your table number please contact the T2B office at 519-944-5143 or via email at info@t2b.ca .
Doors open at 5:00pm for all Corporate Gala Sponsors and Honouree Families. For all other guests T2B welcomes you at 5:30pm.
Please not the video presentations and opening ceremonies begin at 6:40pm. We look forward to seeing you on January 28th at the Ciociaro Club of Windsor to celebrate the 15th Annual Gala.
Rock the Cause
Kids Kicking Cancer
PHOTO TOUR: Ronald McDonald House in London
Kids Kicking Cancer - Power Peace Purpose
Transition to Betterness (T2B) is proud to announce their new partnership program with Kids Kicking Cancer (KKC).
T2B with the help of several Donors in the community have sponsored this program to service children in the community of Windsor & Essex County for the next five years. Classes are held every monday at 4pm at the Hospice Village of Windsor. For more information please call Alessia Frighetto Fundraising Coordiantor for T2B at the T2B office @ (519)-944-5143.
Kids Kicking Cancer
Power Peace Purpose
Kids Kicking Cancer (KKC) is a nationally recognized non-profit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to using martial arts as therapy to empower and ease the pain of seriously ill children. Kids Kicking Cancer (KKC) works with children and families with cancer, sickle cell and other life-threatening illnesses. Using the power of the martial arts, KKC teaches children how to cope with pain and illness by focusing on their own inner power and their ability to use this power to push away the pain, fear, and anxiety often associated with illness and sometimes painful procedures.
Kids Kicking Cancer was fouded in 1999, and is headquartered in Detroit. Locally we partner with Children's Hospital of Michigan, St. John Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Beaumont Hospital, Mt. Clemens Regional Medical Center's Ted B. Wahby Cancer Center, Mott Children's Hospital, Gilda's Club, The Wellness Community, Transition to Betterness (T2B), and the Hospice of Windsor & Essex County. Children 3 years and up and their siblings are eligible for our program.
We provide the following services at no cost to our children and families:
- Weekly martial arts classes taught by Black Belt martial artists, where the children learn karate techniques, breathing techniques, meditation, and visualization techniques to help them with pain management, self empowerment, focus, anger management, and more.
- Martial Arts uniforms
- Hospital and/or clinic interventions to help children undergoing painful procedures
- Home visits
- Special family outings
Our partnership with Detroit Public Schools provides martial arts classes to students with anger management issues. We currently teach classes in 3 schools working in partnership with school principals, teachers and counselors.
Our newest program, Little Heroes focuses on children 3-5 years old with cancer. These classes include the child's parent in class, are developmentally based and adapted to meet the needs of this popluation. Classes include martial arts, as well as a support component for the parents.
T2B "GIVE OUTIDE THE BOX" Program
This holiday season give the gift that gives to everyone; donate to the T2B “Give Outside the Box” program. Make a donation on behalf of a teacher, loved one, boss, co-worker or friend and you can give the gift that can change a community. Just think no boxes or perfect wrapping paper needed for a donation made in honour of someone important in your life. Simplify your shopping needs this Christmas and call the T2B office (519-944-5143), or click onto our PayPal account (www.paypal.ca) and state your donation to one of our friendly office staff. Be sure to give us the address and name of the individual you are making a donation on behalf of and T2B will send them a card to notify them of your gift. Donations over $20 will receive a tax receipt which you can place in your friend’s name. All donations given to the T2B “Give Outside The Box” program will go towards or ongoing programs and will stay 100% local.
Hospital gives kids comforts of home
Doug Williamson, Windsor Star
Published: Friday, January 18, 2008
If Jessica Wolf were alive today, she'd love her new room.
Although Jessica did not die of cancer, her father's sister and mother-in-law both did -- in 1969 and 2002 respectively. So her family and friends at Transition to Betterness thought it fitting that room 3110 on the unit be named after Jessica, Karen Ann Wolf and Luigina Shincariol.
Eight rooms in the unit have been refurbished with eye-pleasing animal shapes on the walls, plasma TVs, CD players, PlayStations and even Wii units, all designed to make a once-sterile hospital environment comfortable and homey for children being treated after their initial cancer treatments.
Children in the unit are receiving chemo and other forms of therapy, thus avoiding the necessity of having to drive back and forth between primary cancer care facilities in London, Hamilton or Toronto. Transition to Betterness, or T2B, has been in existence for 11 years providing cancer patients with comfortable and compassionate hospital settings, working in this case in partnership with Windsor Regional to refurbish the rooms.
The project took five months and cost $250,000, paid for by fundraising and corporate sponsorships.
"It's wonderful, the atmosphere is so wonderful," an emotional John said during a tour of the brightly coloured rooms. "It's a very comfortable atmosphere for children."
Lisa Yascheshyn's sister Kerri died of cancer in 2003 at the age of 17, and would have loved the newly refurbished rooms, Lisa said.
"So much of her time was at the hospital," she said of Kerri's three-month illness. "She had friends that came in all the time -- it definitely would have meant a lot to her to have the comforts of home."
There are 22 children being treated at the unit, said Kathy Lyons, director of pediatrics at WRH. Of the rooms in the unit, four are for treatment and four are special isolation rooms for patients who need to be kept away from any possible infections.
The rooms keep "children at home," said T2B co-founder Doris Lapico. "They have their own space." She said when she first visited several years ago, she was bothered by the fact it was such a sterile unit.
"I said, 'Kids don't have a comfortable setting in this community, they need to make it feel like home,'" she said. "We are all winners; there are no losers in Transition to Betterness."
T2B Pushes Toward Goal
Media – Windsor Star
Date - September 28, 2005
On September 24, 2005 our newly Junior T2B committee put on a Harvest Dance to raise funds for the new paediatric oncology program. About 300 people attended for a great meal and entertainment from a couple of local young bands. A great time was had by all. There were raffles and candy apples to enjoy also. That night, the Junior committee raised $3000.00 and a job well done.
Star Columnist wins Service Award
Media – Windsor Star
Date - Dec 2, 2005
Karen Hall of the Windsor Star receives a very prestigious award for all of her hard work and dedication to the city of Windsor. The CanWest company gave this award to Karen because she cares about her community. When asked where she would like her donation to go to Karen chose Transition to Betterness. The donation was in the amount of $1000.00.
Hair to Share program off to a great start
Media – Shoreline
Date – November, 2005
On October 28th, Mackenzie Wolf a seven year old girl decided to cut her beautiful long hair so that a patient suffering with cancer would be able to have a wig and smile. She cut her hair at Chez Denis Hair Salon in Tecumseh. Ontario On her own, Mackenzie raised $605.00 which she donated with her hair to Transition to Betterness. The Hair to Share program is a new program and also on PBS you can watch The Ribert and Robert show on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at 6:30a.m. to learn more about the program and the great things the show will teach you.
