My Morning Musings |
I am thrilled to say our calendar has been booked and busy this month! I keep wanting to say this is a month end report, when in fact, we are only half way through the month! We have been hard at work, actively working to raise awareness about gender based violence, sexual assault and intimate partner violence. As of today, we have made three presentations - all in the past week and all focused on youth. I was able to present to a group of 60 grade 8 boys from several schools last week - we did this as our project but with the RVCC - River Valley Caring Communities group in Woodstock. We also completed our Love Shouldn't Hurt (LSH) Champion Training and we held a forum for youth/young adults in Marysville, NB - working with the LSH and Graduate Student Association of UNB to host two interactive forums. The events were well received and we created new partnerships and networking. Our goals are to reduce and eradicate gender based violence and we believe that through sharing stories, and educating youth on what healthy relationships look like; how to communicate effectively; having a clearer understanding of what consent means, and learning to have self-love, that they will have greater success in life! I believe that sharing strategies for success, understanding how to identify RED flags and GREEN flags that people can recognize sooner and express more clearly what they accept in their lives. I am going to share a video here that was impactful and an easy way to share with young people what consent means. I would love to get your feedback on that! We still have half of the month left! We need donations and support to continue our work! We are actively applying for grants to expand and multiply our project as we know it is very important! Please consider helping us! We have a donation drive this week! If you are in Woodstock, NB you can donate at Campbell's Auto and Towing - we will pick up donations on Saturday morning, May 20th before we get together to pack and assemble the kits! If you are in Fredericton and Saint John, please contact me to arrange pick up as I will be in both cities this month! Currently our need is great for just about everything! I invite you to follow the link to the HOW YOU CAN HELP page and the DONATIONS page if you would like to make a financial donation! We also have an Amazon Wish List which you can order from, use for ideas or reach out with your ideas! We plan to assemble kits on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the LP Fisher Library from 2 to 5pm! Feel free to join us! It is fun, important and appreciated - by us, the nursing staff and especially the patients who have had the courage and strength to reach out for help at an incredibly traumatic time! Thanks for sharing the love and spreading the word! TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!
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Sarah Sherman - Founder of We're Here For You - Comfort Kit ProjectThe founder of this project, Sarah Sherman, felt compelled to help other women, children and young men - who find themselves seeking help after a sexual assault. From personal experience, Sarah knows the trauma of having to get help from the RCMP, going to the ER and the devastating experience of having to undergo a rape kit from a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) which can take several hours. The nurses are amazing, but nothing makes it feel any better. At the end of the exam, Sarah recalled what it was like to put on clothing that did not fit right, was inappropriate for herself and to walk out of the room with nothing. She wanted to do something that would make this recovery a little bit less intimidating for the next person. She hoped to help provide them with some dignity, respect and equality as they make their way through what will inevitably be a long journey of working through justice, healing and recovery. |
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