BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Dear Belleville\, Brockville\, and Kingston Rotary Club Members \,   I'm Amanda Amesse (formally Stolk)\, and I am now the Outreach Manag er with True North Aid. I've been so blessed to have worked with many of you when I started preparing and shipping medical supplies to Northern Ont ario in 2018\, and have continued our friendship until today!    I am co ntinuing to work with Katie Koopman\, who runs the Good Ally Program\, in running the reconciliation walks in Kingston and Brockville.    For many years\, True North Aid has enjoyed an ongoing partnership with Rotary Clu bs across Canada.   Not only has Rotary supported our organization's mand ate to provide practical humanitarian supplies to northern and remote Indi genous communities\, but Rotary's monetary donations have assisted True No rth Aid in funding Indigenous-led projects and community emergency fire re lief requests.    True North Aid remains grateful to our Rotary contacts  and the relationships that have evolved through working together.   I a m reaching out to local clubs to invite you to join True North Aid and ou r venue hosts on Sunday\, September 28th\, in a volunteer capacity\, as we host our 6th annual Reconciliation Walk at Little Cataraqui Conservation in Kingston\, and our 2nd Annual Reconciliation Walk at Mac Johnson Wildli fe Area just north of Brockville.    The Reconciliation Walk is a self- guided walk that follows a timeline of residential school history through reading stations along a wooded path. This educational event offers a so bering\, yet comprehensive overview of our shared and complicated history\ , while allowing for both reflection and remembrance of the 150\,000 Indig enous children who were taken from their families and communities.  Pleas e find our Reconciliation Walk brochure attached.   It is a free event\, rain or shine\, and from 10-3 pm.   We are turning to your members for as sistance to help with simple tasks\, such as taking shifts at our welcome table\, maintaining the trails and timeline to ensure it remains in place \, fire duty (if conditions allow for a fire)\, take down\, and engaging p articipants in conversation about Rotary's efforts to further reconcition in Canada (or perhaps even your personal journey and understanding).    Online training will be provided on two evening dates in September\; membe rs only need to attend one.   This event will also be hosted by the Rotar y Club of Guelph and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority at The Vill age at Black Creek on the same day.   We hope that we can count on the sp irit and efforts of your club members to support True North Aid's reconcil iatory initiatives in a very real and impactful way.   If your organizati on is interested in volunteering\, please email me as soon as possible.   I look forward to hearing from you!    Amanda DTEND:20250928T190000Z DTSTAMP:20261025T225149Z DTSTART:20250928T140000Z LOCATION:Little Cataraqui Conservation Area SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:True North Aid - 6th Reconciliation Walk UID:32cae159-f1cc-4b20-b0b2-59f97e442c40 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Dear Belleville\, Brockville\, and Kingston Rotary Club Members\,
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I'\;m Amanda Ames se (formally Stolk)\, and I am now the Outreach Manager with True North Ai d. I'\;ve been so blessed to have worked with many \;of you when I started preparing and shipping medical supplies to Northern Ontario in 201 8\, and have continued our friendship until today! \;\n\n
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I am continuing to work with Katie Koopman\, who runs the Good Ally Program\, in running the reconciliation walks in Kingston and Brockville. \;
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For many years\, True North Aid has enjoy ed an ongoing partnership with Rotary Clubs across Canada.
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Not only has Rotary supported our organization'\;s mandate to provide practical humanitarian supplies to northern and remote Indigenous communities\, but Rotary'\;s monetary d onations have assisted True North Aid in funding Indigenous-led projects a nd community emergency fire relief requests. \;
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True North Aid remains grateful to our Rotar y contacts \;and the relationships that have evolved through working t ogether.
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I am reach ing out to local clubs to invite you to join True North Aid \;a nd our venue hosts on Sunday\, September 28th\, in a volunteer capacit y\, as we host our 6th annual Reconciliation Walk at Little Cataraqui Cons ervation in Kingston\, and our 2nd Annual Reconciliation Walk at Mac Johns on Wildlife Area just north of Brockville. \;
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The Reconciliation Walk is \;a self-guided walk that follows a timeline of residential school history through readin g stations along a wooded path. This educational event \;offers \;a sobering\, yet comprehensive overview of our share d and complicated history\, while allowing for both reflection and remembr ance of the 150\,000 Indigenous children who were taken from their familie s and communities. \;Please find our Reconciliation Walk brochu re attached.
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It is a f ree event\, rain or shine\, and from 10-3 pm.
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We are turning to your members for assistance t o help \;with simple tasks\, such as taking shifts at our welcome table\, maintaining the trails and timeline to ensure it remains in place\ , fire duty (if conditions allow for a fire)\, take down\, and engaging pa rticipants in conversation about Rotary'\;s efforts to further reconcit ion in Canada (or perhaps even your personal journey and understanding).&n bsp\;
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Online training will be provided on two evening dates in September\; members only need to attend one.
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This event will also be hosted by the Rotary Club of Guelph and the Toronto Region C onservation Authority at The Village at Black Creek on the same day.
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If your organization is intere sted in volunteering\, please email me as soon as possible.< /div>\n\n
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I look forward to hearing from you!& nbsp\;
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