We are hosting YogAbilities Classes in Airdrie!
December 3, 2024
Discover the joy of movement and connection with YogAbilities! This 6-week adaptive yoga class welcomes individuals of all ages and abilities, including children and adults with special needs. Join us on Tuesdays from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM, starting November 26th, with a FREE trial class. Experience yoga tailored to meet everyone’s unique needs, fostering relaxation, strength, and inclusivity. For more details, contact Mary-Beth at Marybeth.Finney@ursa-rehab.com.
A Christmas Letter from Us
November 21, 2024
Dear URSA Families and Supporters,
This holiday season, we invite you to help bring warmth and joy to individuals in our care. Many individuals at URSA are facing the challenges that come with aging, while also seeing their families grow older. Some rely on public guardians—relationships that are important but may not always provide the personal touches that make the holidays feel special. At URSA, we believe everyone deserves to feel remembered and valued during the holiday season.
Our goal is simple yet profound: to ensure that each individual in our care experiences the warmth and comfort of the holidays.
To show you why your support matters, let us tell you about Noah. When Noah first joined URSA, he was confined to a bed and in constant pain and discomfort. With no access to proper mobility equipment or the dental care he desperately needed. With the intervention of hospital staff and social workers, Noah was connected to URSA. We were able to step in to ensure he received the care he needed — addressing his dental health, providing a suitable wheelchair, and giving him a new sense of possibility. Today, Noah enjoys warm, nourishing meals, has reconnected with his family, and is able to take part in community activities that bring him joy.
Noah’s story is just one example of the difference your support can make. Your
donations help us provide essential care, comfort, and opportunities for
individuals like Noah to lead fulfilling lives.
These moments are why we do what we do. The holidays give us a special opportunity to make these moments even more meaningful for individuals like Noah.
Your generosity can help create holiday magic in meaningful ways:
- $50 helps provide comforting winter essentials, like cozy blankets or warm clothing.
- $100 gives an individual a personalized gift that brings them joy on Christmas morning.
- $250 supports a festive holiday meal shared with friends and caregivers.
- $500 funds community activities, equipment, or decorations to brighten
To make a difference this holiday season, please consider donating through our website at https://ursa-rehab.com/about/donate/. You can also support URSA by purchasing gift cards through our Fundscrip program Click Here to order now. Buying gift cards through Fundscrip is a simple way to support URSA while purchasing gifts for your loved ones. Every shared meal, every moment of connection this holiday season is made possible by people like you. Let’s make this holiday season one of warmth and care for those in our community.
Best wishes for a safe and caring Holiday Season,
Pam McGladdery, Chief Executive Officer, URSA
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Registration is OPEN for URSA’s Annual “Balls for Brains” Golf Tournament!
Join us for URSA’s Annual Balls for Brains Golf Tournament Fundraiser on Tuesday, June 18th from 7:30am until 4:00pm at Fox Hollow Golf Course!
In support of Brain Injury Awareness Month in June, we are hoping to have a fun day while raising money for the organization’s programs and services. We would love to have you attend!
You can register as an individual golfer or a team of 4 to play. There will be a complimentary light breakfast before the Texas Scramble Shotgun start at 8:30am with challenge holes along the way. Finish the day with a burger bar buffet, prizes, and a silent auction at the Fox Hollow Clubhouse.
Sign up your team at Balls for Brains Registration
If you would like to sponsor a hole or donate a silent auction item, please contact us at 403 272 7722 ext 205 for more information as we are also looking for support in that area.
We look forward to having you there in support of URSA and the individuals we serve!
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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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