From our House to Yours

Helping give sick children what they need most…their families

• Thank you United Rentals!

  Posted by: On Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  I wanted to send a special thank you to Doug and his team at United Rentals.

  Thank you for your support, for your kind words and for making stressful aspects of my job easier. It is donors like you that make my day! 

  I hope you know that you really are making a difference in the lives of the families we serve.

  Thanks again,

  Laura Faulkner

   

   

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• Crazy has arrived...

  Posted by: On Friday, March 12, 2010

  Well, it's official..... I am now losing sleep as my mind has officially shifted into 'expansion mode'.

  I'm having (what Pearl likes to call) 3 o'clock in the morning moments about what the new expansion should look like. I walk around envisioning big changes like the new kitchen and small changes like the new recycling centre. Even the simpliest hint of expansion, (like the 'notice of expansion' sign that was posted today on our empty lot) makes it feel like Christmas has arrived.

  Anyone who knows me, knows just how much I love this House, this organization, my volunteers and the incredible families we ...

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• It's a small world...

  Posted by: On Wednesday, March 10, 2010

  Last night I had the opportunity to speak at a School Council meeting in Niagara Falls. I am reaching out to schools in the areas where our families are from, in the hopes that they will support us. This school has supported us in the past and I was grateful for the chance to bring them up to speed on what we're up to and to speak with them about fundraising ideas.

  When I arrived at the meeting, I was introduced to one of the other presenters who happened to be one of our past families! She stayed here when ...

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• Thanks Baby Expo!

  Posted by: On Monday, March 08, 2010

  I know I've written about this event a few times already, but I wanted to take this chance to say THANK YOU to everybody that was involved with the Hamilton Baby Expo on Saturday. I was there in the morning and the place was a zoo! The vendors were great and our volunteers had a fabulous time talking to the attendees and handing out information on the House.

  There's already talk of another Baby Expo being organized for the fall... I'll keep you posted.

  Thanks again to Monica and everybody at Social Mamas and My Smart Hands for your generous ...

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• Hamilton Baby Expo - Tomorrow!

  Posted by: On Friday, March 05, 2010

  Good afternoon everybody,

  I just returned from setting up our table at the Hamilton Baby Expo and I can't wait to see what the whole place will look like tomorrow! It was super busy with vendors setting up and people coming and going. I know it's going to be fantastic and I hope you will consider attending.

  Check out their website for more information - www.hamiltonbabyexpo.com

  It's at the Ancaster Fairgrounds from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We are the recipients of the ticket proceeds so thank you in advance for your support!

  Hope to see you there.

  Laura

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• My volunteer Pat...

  Posted by: On Thursday, March 04, 2010

  Today I've had the pleasure of working alongside one of my favourite volunteers and I wanted to use my 'blog time' to send out a special thank you to her.

  Pat has been a volunteer since the House opened in 1993 and keeps us laughing with her jokes and hilarious stories about her family and friends. She's never afraid to take on a challenging task and provides us with feedback and suggestions about the many projects we are often juggling at once.

  We couldn't run this House without our volunteers like Pat. She folds, stuffs, seals, calls and inputs data ...

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• Hamilton Baby Expo

  Posted by: On Tuesday, March 02, 2010

  If you have a baby or are thinking about having a baby, please consider going to the Hamilton Baby Expo this Saturday (www.hamiltonbabyexpo.com). The event is being held at the Ancaster Fairgrounds and ticket proceeds are being donated to RMH Hamilton.

  I've been talking to the organizers and sponsors and it's going to be a fantastic event! We will have a table set up in the front hall with a great door prize, so please come say hi.

  A very special thank you to the Social Mamas for their ongoing support and to Brandi, the volunteer who put together our incredible door prize.

  Hope to ...

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• Garden of Eden keeps on giving

  Posted by: On Monday, March 01, 2010

  Here's a story that will warm your heart. Garden of Eden, a Hamilton landscaping company, was scheduled to provide dinner in our Home for Dinner program on Saturday night. They called a volunteer on Saturday morning to say that a family member had been taken to hospital and they could not come in to prepare dinner.

  Instead, they ordered pizza and had it delivered to the house at 6 p.m. to ensure that our families had dinner that night. This is the sort of commitment we receive from our community. It is so inspiring to think that our supporters care ...

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• Congratulations Jan Lukas!

  Posted by: On Friday, February 26, 2010

  A very special congratulations to Jan Lukas on winning the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Jan was nominated for this award through the Rotary Club of Hamilton A.M.. I hope she can find some room in between the Ontario Medal of Good Citizenship, Queen's Jubilee Medal and YMCA Peace Medal that already decorate her mantel.

  Anyone who knows Jan will attest to how deserving she is of this award. She began volunteering at the age of 7 with the Salvation Army and since has continued to make significant contributions to our community. She has volunteered for the United Way, Ancaster Community Food ...

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• Family Business

  Posted by: On Wednesday, February 24, 2010

  Our friends at Mabel's Labels are certainly creating quite a buzz!

  The four women who were friends in university all happen to be related. Seven years ago, they formed a company to produce cute and indestructible labels to identify the stuff kids have - and lose. They were featured in a recent edition of Hamilton's Biz magazine - where they were recognized for winning the RBC Momentum Award at the 2009 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards Gala in Toronto. The awards recognize Canada's most outstanding women entrepeneurs and had more than 1,500 nominees last year.

  Now, they have been featured in ...

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