2008 Calendar of Events:

Polio Health International Campaign

http://www.post-polio.org/PRsept27werehere.pdf

Sudbury

Warm Springs Private Screening

For more information, please contact Mike Fogarty at 1-800-263-3463 ext.7212 or mfogarty@dimes.on.ca

The Polio Network of New Jersey 18th Annual Conference on PPS

Sunday, April 13, at the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Speakers and Workshops

"The Role of Exercise in Post-Polio Health"
Frederick M. Maynard, MD, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

"What's New in Our Post-Polio World?"
Joan L. Headley, MS, Executive Director of Post-Polio Health International (PHI)
A trio of workshops (choose one)
"A Polio Survivor's Guide to Balance and Swallowing"
S. Thomas Westerman, MD, specialist in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat)

"Making Your Home Accessible"
Jack Purvis, AIA, Architect

"Chasing Stress with Chair Yoga"
Marie Gagliardi, teacher of Integral Yoga and Cardiac Yoga

Registration and more information
NJPN10@hotmail.com, or by calling 201-845-6860 www.njpolio.org

Toronto-Peel Post-Polio Chapter

Awareness Month Meet and Greet

For more information, please contact Jan Nichols at (416)284-7248 or jan.nichols@rogers.com

York Region

Ontario March of Dimes office
13311 Yonge Street
Unit 202
Richmond Hill ON
I4E 3L6

Tuesday March 4th, 2008
1-3 p.m.

Scarborough

Scarborough Civic Centre
150 Borough Drive
Committee Room #2
Scarborough ON
Tuesday March 11th, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Brampton

Fortinos - Brisdale store
35 Worthington Ave.
Brampton ON
Tuesday March 18th, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Etobicoke

Loblaws Burnhamthorpe Market
380 The East Mall
Hwy 427 & Burnhamthorpe
Etobicoke ON
Wednesday March 26th, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Thunder Bay & District Post-Polio Chapter welcomes you and a guest to celebrate National Polio Awareness Month

Second Annual Luncheon Buffet
12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Italian Cultural Centre - Trade Room
132 South Algoma Street
$13.00 per person at the door.
Contact Sandy Rutherford, Post Polio Chair 622-9475
or Todd Kennedy, Ontario March of Dimes 345-6595 Ext.105

Toronto-Peel Post-Polio Chapter

Post-Polio Wellness Seminar

North York Civic Centre
Keynote Speaker: Linda Wheeler-Donahue
April 26th, 2008

For more information, please contact Polio Canada at
1-800-480-5903 or info@poliocanada.com.