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 Mission Statement: “We are here, to be truly helpful by represenng the forgoen and disadvantaged”.  AVC FOUNDATION - A Vision Created  Volume 2 MARCH 2013 Allison Vyfhius Caldeira Founder/President  Lauren Ashby Bannister Vice President   Judith Leu Harris on Secretary  Lenny Goodman Accountant  MEET Y OUR BOARD MEMBERS Dear Friends, Another year has come to an end and although we have received our Non-Profit Status we are still waiting on the Canadian Government to issue our Tax Receipt number. Once re- ceived we will provide receipts to all those who have contributed $20.00 or more to AVC Foundation Inc. Where did the time go? We have been very busy fundraising, collecting donated items, im- plementing programs and building lasting community relationships. Laying the foundations to provide charitable relief to Guyana, participating in a community program in Stouffville, Ontario and so much more. In this issue we will attempt to give you a birds eye view of some of the projects we are involved in..... Without your donations and help we would not be able to accomplish and continue any of the achievements that we are sharing with you in this newsletter. Your ongoing generosity enables us to do what we do - You are the wind beneath our wings - Thank you so very much for trusting and believing in us. Warmest Wishes Allison Vyfhuis Caldeira Registration #1871018
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Mission Statement:

“We are here, to be truly helpful by represenng the forgoen and disadvantaged”. 

AVC FOUNDATION - A Vision Created 

 Volume 2

MARCH 2013

Allison Vyfhius Caldeira 

Founder/President 

Lauren Ashby Bannister 

Vice President 

 Judith Leu Harrison 

Secretary 

Lenny Goodman 

Accountant 

MEET YOUR BOARD MEMBERS

Dear Friends,

Another year has come to an end and although we have received our Non-Profit Status weare still waiting on the Canadian Government to issue our Tax Receipt number. Once re-ceived we will provide receipts to all those who have contributed $20.00 or more to AVC

Foundation Inc.

Where did the time go? We have been very busy fundraising, collecting donated items, im-plementing programs and building lasting community relationships. Laying the foundationsto provide charitable relief to Guyana, participating in a community program in Stouffville,Ontario and so much more. In this issue we will attempt to give you a birds eye view of some

of the projects we are involved in.....

Without your donations and help we would not be able to accomplish and continue any of the achievements that we are sharing with you in this newsletter. Your ongoing generosity

enables us to do what we do - You are the wind beneath our wings - Thank you so very muchfor trusting and believing in us.

Warmest Wishes

Allison Vyfhuis Caldeira

Registration #1871018

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Mission Statement:

“We are here, to be truly helpful by represenng the forgoen and disadvantaged”. 

AVC received donations of used

medical equipment from YvonneTrIesman and family. Thesewere shipped in coordination withGCC shipment in November 2012and received by Uncle EddiesHome for the Aged in TucvilleGeorgetown and to St. Joseph's

Mercy Hospital.

We thank (GCC) Guyana ChristianCharities Toronto for all of their

assistance in getting these items totheir final destination allowing us topiggy back once again with their

shipping arrangements.

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Over the Counter Medicine Drive

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DONATION

Major Contributors

living at RHCC, theBosco Boys Home inPlaisance and to an Am-erindian Village up the

Essequibo.

These items wereshipped through Lapar-kan at a discount onDec. 17, 2012 and ar-rived at the beginning of 

Feb. 2013 in co-ordinationwith Allison's visit to Guy-ana where she was able todispense the medicationsto the recipients on behalf 

of AVC.

Thanks to an over-whelming response fromthe Guyanese-CanadianCommunity and its Ca-nadian Friends, AVC hassuccessfully completedits Medication Drive for2013. These medicinesreached the children

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 AV C F OU ND AT IO N - A V IS IO N CR EAT ED

Anesthesia machine donated to St Joe’s 

Infant incubator donated to St Joe’s 

Guyana Chrisan Charies 

Teva Canada Pharm Ltd. 

Pharmasave – Stouville 

LaParkan —Toronto

TTC Toronto Transportaon

Commission 

Raymond Lee-Own

-Triple

Play

Rotary Club—Scarborough 

Met College of Guyana 

Shoppers Drug Mart—

Maple: Jason Chauhan, 

Sabita –Singh Williams 

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Mission Statement:

“We are here, to be truly helpful by represenng the forgoen and disadvantaged”. 

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The Bridges represented by Dr. Claudette Heyliger Thomas in

the US graciously agreed to fulfill AVC's request to provideeach child living at RCHCC medical treatment at the DawnHospital in Guyana. The Bridges medical contingent madeup of American and Canadian Health Care Professionalsincluded physicians, Audiologists, nurses, technicians and a

support staff.

The Bridges provided a full day of medical attention whichwas followed with lunch and completed with each child re-

ceiving a gift bag.

Mr. Stanley Ming of Mings Products & Services Ltd., alsomade this day possible as he provided the much needed

transportation for the 23 children at no cost.

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In the Works…. 

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RCHCC

BUILDING BONDS WITH GUYANALauren, Judy, Lenny and I take this opportunity and space to express our thanks and gratefulness to

you for embracing us through a common goal to make a difference little by little.

PTOLOMY REED CENTRE: Who have received our orphans for physio-therapy and allows them to attend

school there.RUIMVELDT LIONS CLUB: Terrance and his helping hands who distribute much needed food and sup-plies to the shanty town residents and who with our help can now continue to provide soup once a week

to the Uncle Eddies Home for the Aged.

WRO (Women Reaching Out):

ST. JOE’S HOSPITAL: The ever helpful staff who continue to aid in the distribution of medications provid-

ed by you our donors .

UNCLE EDDIES HOME : Who we have counted on whenever the need arises to share any additional

equipment they are not using to benefit others we inform them that are in need.  

Tina is also part of the taxi Ser-vice AVC provides due tohealth issues. This year shequalified for heart surgery in

India and is recovering nicely.

Many thanks to Silverline Cabsin Albertown who have providedmuch needed transportation for

our charges atRCHCC. Rad-ish, Julian andOmarian havebeen able toattend schoolfor their spe-

cial needs. Allthree of theboys also re-

ceive physiotherapy at Ptolomy

Reed Centre.

Thank you to Guyana’s Women

Reaching Out Organization (WRO)for purchasing, supplying anddelivering Omarion's special milk

n e e d s t o

RCHCC. This donation will end inApril 2013. We are reaching outto you - Let us know if you areinterested in a 2, 4 or 6 month

donation to wards Omarion.

Hearing test at the Dawn Hospital 

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Mission Statement:

“We are here, to be truly helpful by represenng the forgoen and disadvantaged”. 

2829 York Durham Rd. # 30

Stouffvi lle Ontario L4A 7X4

CANADA

 AVC FO UNDAT IO N I NC.

 A V is ion Created

Phone: 647-223-6678

Fax: 905-640-5507

E-mail: [email protected]

VISION STATEMENTVISION STATEMENTVISION STATEMENT 

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and individuals in an eort to enhance the living condions of others in need.and individuals in an eort to enhance the living condions of others in need.and individuals in an eort to enhance the living condions of others in need.

 AV C F OU ND ATI ON - A V IS I ON CR EAT ED

Prepared & documenLauren Ashby Ban


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