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   To our much-loved and esteemed mentor Stephen Lewis,
   OMAS SISKONA of KW sends support and solidarity
for the struggle that lies ahead.
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Next OMAS Meeting on Zoom
Wednesday January 19, 2022 at 10 a.m.
Speaker: Margie Warren – Beacon of Hope, Nairobi, Kenya
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It was a cold and windy December 15th when "SNOMAS" met at Waterloo Park. Cookies, lots of chat, carol singing. Lovely to see so many OMAS together in person.
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ARTIST-INSPIRED CARDS - Now available
https://www.omas-siskonakw.org/art-cards.html
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"SCRAMBLE"
OMAS SISKONA's FALL ONLINE MARKET has closed.
Thank you to all who shopped, ordered baking, visited Marnie's Garage, Penny's gift baskets
and Emily's Shop.

The FINAL total for our SCRAMBLE fundraising
and Online Market effort is
$25,166.45


If there is anything you remember from the market site that you might
like to see again, let me know and I will put you in touch with the producer.
Contact Pat at paplevic@bell.net
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Here is where you can access and watch a full recording of the celebration
Hand in Hand                                                                                       
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OMAS SISKONA of KW
* OMAS SISKONA = Grandmothers together.

The Stephen Lewis Foundation launched the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign in March 2006, in response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for millions of grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. What began with only a few groups of committed Canadian grandmothers has since evolved into a dynamic and responsive movement working to mobilize support in Canada for Africa's grandmothers.
 We shall not rest until they can rest
OMAS SISKONA* of KW is one of 240+ grandmothers groups in Canada and around the world partnering with their African sisters to "turn the tide" of the AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Since our launch in 2008, OMAS has raised $826,000 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation which in turn partners with community-based organizations to provide care and support to women, orphaned children, grandmothers and people living with HIV and AIDS.
With about 120 members and many "friends", OMAS meet monthly to plan fundraising events, educate ourselves through invited speakers and DVD presentations, make presentations ourselves on SLF projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, speak to local community and church groups, and advocate for our African sisters.  But mostly we enjoy a wonderful solidarity with each other and with our African sisters by working together and having FUN!!! 
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OMAS SISKONA of KW September 2016
Grandmothers Campaign

Stephen Lewis Foundation

Grandmothers Celebrate and Rededicate