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In the Media


  • Talk Ottawa with James Hendricks (Rogers 22, April 17, 2007)
  • Pour tout l'amour du monde avec Ginette Gratton (Rogers, 25 septembre 2006)
  • News at Noon with Leanne Cusack (CJOH Ottawa CTV News Weekdays 12:00, August 29, 2006)
  • Grannies of the world unite by Debra Black (Toronto Star, August 14, 2006)
  • Burden of Love (Part 2-Canadian Grandmothers) by Joan Leishman (CBC Television and CBC Newsworld, The National, August 11, 2006)
  • Fundraiser thank you from mountain climber by Gisele Lalonde Mansfield (The West Carleton Review Weekender, July 28, 2006)
  • Kick-off BBQ Fundraiser Photo and Captions (West Carleton EMC, July 14, 2006)
  • Focus Interview with Leigh Chapple (CJOH Ottawa CTV News Weeknights 11:30, July 10, 2006)
  • Ottawa Grandmother to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro by Gisele Lalonde Mansfield (Ottawa Seniors 2006 Services Guide, June 2006)
  • Preparing for a climb of a lifetime by Valerie McLaughlin (The West Carleton Review Weekender, June 30, 2006)

My Newsletters


  • December 2007, including:
      » GCKF campaign results
      » reports on fundraising and other events
      » understanding the new UNAID statistics
      » Reflections On The Climb
      » Amani Home for street children
  • Special Newsletter, September 2007, including:
      » Things that we need! Can you help us?
      » Follow us on our adventure!
      » A Brief History of Kilimanjaro
      » Physical and Mental Training
      » Statistics for Tanzania
  • August 2007, including:
      » Two climbers reach the Summit
      » No Mountain Too High Family Fun Fair and BBQ
      » Kilimanjaro Trail Hike and Run: September 30th
      » Sponsor to the Climbers
      » Training
      » Climbing Team
      » The Grandparents Solidarity March: September 8
      » Post-Climb Celebration: October 27
      » St. Stephens Fundraising Efforts: $16,432
      » The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro
  • June 2007, including:
      » Update On the Family Fun Fair & BBQ"
      » More New Climbers
      » Aeroplan Miles
      » Family Fun Fair & BBQ
      » Sobering Information On The Perils of The Climb
  • April 2007, including:
      » The Wine and Cheese"
      » Another New Climber!
      » Aeroplan Miles Update
      » St. Stephens Fundraising Efforts
      » Kilimanjaro Trail Hike and Run
  • February 2007, including:
      » New Climber!"
      » Meeting with Stephen Lewis
      » Donate your Aeroplan Miles
      » Family Fun Fair & BBQ
      » Trail Hike and Run
      » Tusker Trails
      » School Presentations
  • August 2006
      » Results of the Kick-Off BBQ
      » Upcoming Grandmothers Gathering in Toronto
      » Upcoming Line Dancing Workshop

Other Communiqués


  • Granny Bulletin, December 7, 2007
      » Stephen's World AIDS Day Message
      » Holiday Tribute Cards Still Available
      » Understanding the New UNAIDS Statistics
      » Shared Fundraising Ideas from Grandmothers Groups
      » Ontario Regional Resource Group
      » Speaker's Bureau Update
  • Granny Bulletin, July 20, 2007
      » The new Grandmothers Campaign website is here!
      » Update regarding the Reach One Teach One Ministries (ROTOM)
      » Women and Children Development Organization (WCDO)
  • Granny Bulletin, July 6, 2007
      » Ranchod Hospice - Busy Bees, Zambia
      » Reach One Teach One Ministries (ROTOM) - Uganda
      » Combating HIV/AIDS in Tanzania (CHATA)
  • Granny Bulletin, May 2007
      » Tax Receipting Clarification
      » Great Canadian Quilt
      » More than an African cookbook
      » Links of Love
      » Carry The Cause Tote Bags
      » Project Highlights: COTLANDS Grandmothers’ Project, South Africa
  • Grandmothers Bulletin, January 2007
      » Plans for International Women’s Day
      » Plans for Mother’s Day
      » Friends of Claude HO in Thyolo Association (FOCHTA)
      » Ekupholeni Mental Health Centre
  • Grandmothers Bulletin, October 2006
      » Chiedza Child Care Centre (CCCC), Zimbabwe
      » MORCAO (Mothers Rural Care for AIDS Orphans), Kenya
      » Reach Out Mbuya, Uganda
      » Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust, South Africa
  • Nyaka Notes, Nov 7, 2006
      » Nyaka Grannies Participate in Toronto Grannies Meeting
      » Bruno a Student at Nyaka
      » Nyaka Book Nears Completion


♦♦♦ Gisele Mansfield goes to Kilimanjaro in 2007 ♦♦♦
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