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2019 Brain Art is almost here!
SAVE THE DATE!
ART & PHOTO SHOW
Festival Hall
1215 10 Avenue SE
Thursday, June 13, 2019
6PM – 9PM
(Cocktails & Appetizers served at event)
This year’s theme is: “Silent Scars; Voiced Though Art”
Clients arts and photos will be for sale at the event.
Brain Art is an initiative started by brain injury survivors in 2014. The purpose is to use art and photography as a way of creating awareness of what it means to live with a brain injury.
The goal is to fundraise money to support URSA’s programs and initiatives.
This is an open event. Please invite your friends and colleagues to support URSA.
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ursa-brain-art-2019
Click image for the event flyer
Thrifty Steals Backpack Drive for URSA
URSA is pairing up with Thrifty Steals, an online business owned by two moms, Jenn & Amanda who are on a mission to bring you quality products at a low price. For the month of November, if you donate $20 (or more!), Thrifty Steals will use the donation to fill a backpack with necessities like packaged foods, toiletries, clean clothes and more.
CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
Jeanine
Jeanine is a brain injury survivor who acquired her brain injury in a horrific motor vehicle accident more than 20 years ago. Jeanine was in a coma as a result of the accident and spent several months recovering in hospital. Jeanine’s accident left her with a brain injury that is characterized by memory challenges and higher order cognitive impairments. She lives independently and has services from URSA to maintain her independence.
Walter
Walter is a 52 year old male who suffered a stroke just two years ago. He was told by the medical team who was caring for him at Foothills Medical Centre that he would be bedridden. He and his family were devastated by the news and were preparing to purchase a hospital bed where he would most likely spend the rest of his life. Walter refused the idea and wanted to live a better life. With determination, Walter was able to independently get in and out of bed which meant no hospital bed required upon discharge. With the same determined attitude, Walter improved physically through intensive physiotherapy. Walter’s brain injury left him with left sided body weakness and cognitive challenges. Since joining the URSA program, he continued to work towards his goal of gaining more mobility as well as gaining back his independence.
Thank you for supporting Brain Art 2018!
Brain Art 2018
Presented by NAVIGATE Financial Group Ltd.
This year URSA hosted Brain Art, our annual fundraiser, on June 8th, at Festival Hall, in Inglewood. The purpose of the event is to use art and photography as a way of creating awareness of what it means to live with a brain injury and raise funds for URSA. Our clients were able to showcase their artistic abilities, instead of focusing on their disability. This year we raised over $20,000 for URSA’s programs and initiatives, including our brain art therapy.
Thank you for supporting Brain Art 2018!
Our feature client, Clifford, has an amazing story about how URSA and art therapy are helping him cope with his brain injury. Watch his video here.
2019 Brain Art is almost here!
SAVE THE DATE!
ART & PHOTO SHOW
Festival Hall
1215 10 Avenue SE
Thursday, June 13, 2019
6PM – 9PM
(Cocktails & Appetizers served at event)
This year’s theme is: “Silent Scars; Voiced Though Art”
Clients arts and photos will be for sale at the event.
Brain Art is an initiative started by brain injury survivors in 2014. The purpose is to use art and photography as a way of creating awareness of what it means to live with a brain injury.
The goal is to fundraise money to support URSA’s programs and initiatives.
This is an open event. Please invite your friends and colleagues to support URSA.
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ursa-brain-art-2019
Click image for the event flyer
Thrifty Steals Backpack Drive for URSA
URSA is pairing up with Thrifty Steals, an online business owned by two moms, Jenn & Amanda who are on a mission to bring you quality products at a low price. For the month of November, if you donate $20 (or more!), Thrifty Steals will use the donation to fill a backpack with necessities like packaged foods, toiletries, clean clothes and more.
CLIENT SUCCESS STORIES
Jeanine
Jeanine is a brain injury survivor who acquired her brain injury in a horrific motor vehicle accident more than 20 years ago. Jeanine was in a coma as a result of the accident and spent several months recovering in hospital. Jeanine’s accident left her with a brain injury that is characterized by memory challenges and higher order cognitive impairments. She lives independently and has services from URSA to maintain her independence.
Walter
Walter is a 52 year old male who suffered a stroke just two years ago. He was told by the medical team who was caring for him at Foothills Medical Centre that he would be bedridden. He and his family were devastated by the news and were preparing to purchase a hospital bed where he would most likely spend the rest of his life. Walter refused the idea and wanted to live a better life. With determination, Walter was able to independently get in and out of bed which meant no hospital bed required upon discharge. With the same determined attitude, Walter improved physically through intensive physiotherapy. Walter’s brain injury left him with left sided body weakness and cognitive challenges. Since joining the URSA program, he continued to work towards his goal of gaining more mobility as well as gaining back his independence.
Thank you for supporting Brain Art 2018!
Brain Art 2018
Presented by NAVIGATE Financial Group Ltd.
This year URSA hosted Brain Art, our annual fundraiser, on June 8th, at Festival Hall, in Inglewood. The purpose of the event is to use art and photography as a way of creating awareness of what it means to live with a brain injury and raise funds for URSA. Our clients were able to showcase their artistic abilities, instead of focusing on their disability. This year we raised over $20,000 for URSA’s programs and initiatives, including our brain art therapy.
Thank you for supporting Brain Art 2018!
Our feature client, Clifford, has an amazing story about how URSA and art therapy are helping him cope with his brain injury. Watch his video here.
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