"Fantastic Fascinators" OMAS SISKONA-KW 10th Anniversary Celebration

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Next Meeting:
Wednesday June 20, 2018
10 a.m. to noon
Christ Lutheran Church
445 Anndale Rd, Waterloo
(Lexington at Davenport)
Program:  Potluck & OMAS member Erla Koch will update us on her work in Africa
ALL WELCOME! 



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April 2008 - April 2018
OMAS SISKONA of KW
raised
$625,178.79
to benefit the grandmothers,
women and children of
Sub-Saharan Africa
through the
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
of the
Stephen Lewis Foundation
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OMAS' CAR TRUNK SALE took place
Saturday June 2. OMAS raised $1120!



Proceeds to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

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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 over $625,178.79 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 130 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