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LDAC Annual General Meeting
The 2010 Learning Disabilities Association of Canada Annual General Meeting will be held in Ottawa, Ontario.
Date: September 25, 2010
Time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
Place: Rideau Suite/Les Suites Hotel - Ottawa, Ontario
RSVP: no later then September 14, 2010 to claudette@ldac-acta.ca
Stories of Hope Video Series!
The LDABC is very proud to announce its first ever video series, Stories of Hope!
Stories of Hope is a series of video interviews produced by LDABC with the help of Alan Fryer. Featured in the interviews are individuals with LD, as well as those who work with those with LD, speaking of their experiences.
A new video will be released every Wednesday until the last week of July, so make sure to check back to LDABC.ca every week!
Want to watch the videos? Navigate to our Stories of Hope page here.
2010 AGM Sees Great Turnout
The Annual General Meeting of the Learning Disabilities Association was held on June 5th at Kwantlen College in Richmond. In attendance were the members of the board with representation from chapters, as well as directors at large. Many others, including advisors, consultants, staff and interested guests were present.
A treasurer’s report was approved and an election was conducted.
New Board of Directors:
Thealzel Lee – Chair
Raymond To – Vice Chair
Nick Nicholson – Treasurer
Tihol Tiholov – Recording Secretary
Liz Cunningham
Nancy Ingersoll
Lynne Kent
Karin Montgomery
Laurie Rubin
Philippa Slater
Reports from chapters showed growth and optimism in the six regions, South Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Fraser South, Fraser North, Williams Lake, Fraser Lake NW and Vernon.
Presentations included the video “Stories of Hope” a moving selection of interviews by Alan Fryer. Based on the book series by Leslie Coull, these will be posted on LDABC.ca soon.
Marketing and training opportunities were presented, as well a board building exercise by Ben Kadel, a long time supporter of LDA efforts.
There were also updates on communications, with the new LDABC.ca website unveiled. Although not at the meeting, Danny Wood, Online Communications Officer, provided a walk-through via dial-in.
Minutes of the meeting are available to members through your chapter.
Notice of the LDABC Annual General Meeting on Saturday 5th June 2010
Notice of the Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the 2010 Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at:
Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Boardroom 1420
Richmond Campus - 8771 Landsdowne Road
June 5th 2010 at 9:30am – 12:30pm
For the following purposes:
1. To receive the report of the chair
2. To receive the financial statements for the year ended March 31 2010.
3. To receive the reports of the Standing Committees
4. To receive Chapter reports
5. To elect the 2010 – 2011 board of Directors
By order of the board
Dated May 4th 2010
Thealzel Lee – Chair
Mother of dyslexic child says she is being forced to send him to a private school
Mother of Dyslexic Child Refused Help From North Vancouver School District Jennifer Goodman says she’s been fighting for months to get help from the North Vancouver school district for her dyslexic son but she’s been turned down so many times, she’s ready to give up and take her boy across town to a private school.