This year's annual golf tournament in memory of Scott R. Laird will be held on August 1, 2024 at:
Valley Ridge Golf and Country Club
11618 Valley Ridge Park NW Calgary, AB
Event organizer is Line Isabelle-Laird
To register or get more info: Scott's Legacy Charity Golf Tournament
All funds raised go to support those affected by mesothelioma.
Over $10,000 raised! Thank you to all who participated and donated to Mission for Meso 2023!
The Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation held a fundraising and awareness raising event with award-winning photographer and filmmaker, Louie Palu, at the Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1356 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1Y2.
Louie provided a guided tour of his photos documenting the harm of exposure to asbestos. His beliefs have been shaped growing up as the son of an immigrant construction labourer in Toronto's Italian community.
Palu's work has been published worldwide, including in The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic and the Globe and Mail. His work is in the collections in museums such as the National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Smithsonian. The exhibition was followed by a ScotiaBank Contact Photo Festival Special Event with Rebecca Senf, Curator Center for Creative Photography Arizona discussing Louie's work.
Although asbestos is now banned in Canada, people continue to be exposed to asbestos because of its prevalence in our built environment. Asbestos-related diseases continue to be the number one cause of workplace deaths.
Funds raised go to support Meso patients and their families in many ways including support groups, information on diagnosis and treatments, advocacy to prevent further exposures, and we provide funds for research to improve diagnosis, treatments and help find a cure. But most of all we provide hope to those who receive this devastating diagnosis.
Many thanks to our sponsors:
Heidi Von Palleske, Canadian actor, writer, and poet urges you to help CMF.
Again this year, the Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation isn't able to hold its usual in-person event or conference. We rely on online fundraising to support mesothelioma patients and their families and to help find a cure. This year's online fundraiser, Mission for Meso, was a big success with more participants and more donors than ever! Thank you for your continuing support of the CMF!
Actor Heidi von Palleske kindly joined the CMF and promoted the campaign. Thank you Heidi! and thank you to all who took part and, most importantly, to all of our donors and supporters! Click here to see Heidi's video.
The Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation pays tribute to the National Day of Mourning. The Canadian flag will fly at half-mast on many buildings across Canada. We join all Canadians in remembering and honouring the lives of workers who have lost their lives on the job.
The National Day of Mourning was first recognized by the Canadian Labour of Congress in 1984 as a day to "mourn the dead and fight for the living." The Day of Mourning is now observed in more than 100 countries around the world.
Over the last year, the pandemic has increased on-the-job risks for most frontline workers but, Canadians also continue to be exposed to asbestos - mostly through construction workplace exposure with those who maintain, renovate, and demolish older buildings containing asbestos.
Click here to read about Joe Rossler, mourned by his family and friends and shared by his daughter, Karen, who recently lost her father to mesothelioma.
Also find attached more information on where to find local National Day of Mourning events.
The CMF proudly co-hosted a May 27th webinar with Lung Cancer Canada. Dr. Quincy Chu from our Board of Directors and Dr. Anna Nowak, from Australia both took part in the webinar for patients and caregivers on what is new in mesothelioma.
View the informative webinar anytime. Here is the link: https://youtu.be/mqYO2Sh4h8s
Thank you to everyone who participated or donated to our Mission for Meso motivational challenge-based fundraiser. Together we raised over $30,000!
Check out one of our hardest working teams, the Bicep-Busting Boardleys. You can see them in action on the CMF's youtube channel.
Because of the pandemic, we were unable to hold our annual fundraising event or hold our conference on mesothelioma. We rely solely on the funds raised to fund all our supports for Canadians affected by mesothelioma. Now more than ever your donation makes a difference! It’s never too late donate!
Like many other Canadian health charities, the Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation (CMF) has been hit hard by the global pandemic. It is a challenging time right now for all of us, but we also know that there is a huge desire within the community to help, and to find creative ways to raise funds and make a difference in the lives of mesothelioma patients and their caregivers! And what better way to make a difference than through a motivational challenge based fundraiser event like Mission for Meso: CMF Fundraising Challenge 2020!
Mission for Meso is not your average fundraiser! It is a simple and fun way to help raise pledges for the CMF by challenging and motivating yourself, or your team, to achieve something great! Through to September 26, Mesothelioma Awareness Day, you will complete your “Mission for Meso” based on the amount of money you raise. So for example, if your Mission is to complete one push up for every dollar you raise, and you raise $200 dollars, you will complete 200 push ups over the course of the campaign! Through your own fundraising page you can post photos or videos of you completing your Mission and letting everyone know you’re supporting the Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation! Please consider supporting the CMF by participating in our fundraiser, or by donating to the cause. For more information about the campaign, how to register or donate, and for more Mission for Meso fundraising ideas please check out our FAQ below and our campaign webpage here. Over the course of the campaign, we invite you to follow the progress of our “Return of the Meso-thoners” team, which includes a number of CMF volunteers and their families! We hope you will join us!
The Canadian Cancer Society has created a webinar series on COVID-19 and cancer to offer support and information to people with cancer and their caregivers, family and friends. Each webinar is presented by an expert speaker and addresses a central question about managing cancer needs during this time of COVID-19. Topics include:
For more information and to watch a webinar: https://www.cancer.ca/en/support-and-services/resources/cancer-and-covid19-webinar-series/?region=bc