The World Congress on HD - 2005
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Launches Road to Triumph Campaign The Huntington Society of Canada is the only national organization in Canada dedicated to offering hope for the future by funding research into Huntington disease (HD), and providing support to those living with HD today. We are excited to announce the launch of an ambitious to announce the launch of an ambitious $17 million fundraising campaign. The Road to Triumph (RTT) Campaign will ensure that the Society can play a critical role in the fight against HD. It will ensure that we can expand both our services for families and research into a treatment or a cure for this terrible disease. It will ensure that we can achieve our vision of the future: a world free from Huntington's. "This campaign has been planned for while and is the most important endeavour of the Society in many years," says Isla Horvath, Executive Director and CEO. "We are confident that we have both the expertise and the dedicated volunteers needed for such a project." Indeed, volunteers will be a key factor in this campaign, both at the chapter level and the major gifts division. "Everyone has a role to play in this project," says Vern Barrett, Chair of the Board and Co-Chair of the RTT Committee. "Unlike other major fundraising efforts, this campaign will depend on every volunteer of the Society making an extra effort to bring in additional funds in the next couple of years, and I am confident that our people will not let us down." Vern is right on both counts. HSC volunteers are among the most dedicated in the country, and both dedicated in the country, and both the Annual Fund ($10 million) and the Major Gifts ($7 million) divisions of the campaign will depend heavily on their hard work to reach the $17 million goal. The campaign will be directed by the Board's Road to Triumph Committee and the Campaign Cabinet, a team of corporate leaders, which is currently being recruited. You can expect to see and hear from these volunteers and the Development department as the campaign gains momentum and we look for donors across the country. To get the campaign off to a roaring start, we are seeking support from individuals, corporations and foundations with the capacity and vision to make a major gift to the campaign. Individuals and organizations who want to be part of the team can help make a treatment or cure for HD a reality. We all have a role to play. Think about people you know in your community who could either make a gift to the campaign or play a role in helping us open doors to potential donors. Please contact the Development department and let us know if you have someone in know if you have someone in mind. We will work with you to find the best way of approaching each prospect for support. Elaine Taylor, co-chair of the RTT committee, says the campaign will only succeed with strong support from our families. "We are not just stakeholders in the Society," she says. "We're shareholders. The time has come to re-invest in our cause so that in the future, our community may not have to deal with Huntington's." A worthy cause indeed!
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