Our 3nd Annual MESOHORNY charity event will be held at Last Best Brewing and Distillery in Calgary on November 17th at 6 p.m. You will enjoy a fun evening of drinks, music and a silent auction. One hundred per cent of the funds raised will go directly to the CMF to provide support for those with mesothelioma and their families in the form of medical treatment information, compensation advice, and help in dealing with this preventable and tragic form of cancer. We are working to build a Canadian Health Network where medical professionals can access the most up-to-date information, treatment protocols and experts in the field.
There are three ways that you can help:
1. ATTEND THE EVENT!
When: November 17th at 6 p.m.
Where: Last Best Brewing and Distillery
What: Drinks, Food, Silent Auction and information on how we can help prevent this disease from impacting more lives
Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door (includes appetizers). Follow this link to purchase tickets: www.myshowpass.com/mesohorny/
2. MAKE A DONATION!
How (to donate): Please contact us at stickittomeso@gmail.com or call Carrie at (587) 229-6506 for more information
Please help us build the CMF through a cash donation or providing an auction item. Donation forms (attached) should be submitted by Thursday, November 10th. If possible cash donations are preferred as they will be combined to purchase items for the auction or be applied directly towards the CMF fundraising goals. Cash donations can also be made through the CMF website at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/canadian-mesothelioma-foundati…
3. TELL HIM WHAT YOU THINK!
Feel free to email the Prime Minister at justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca and ask why we are still waiting for this issue that was identified over 100 years ago to go away!? We have attached a convenient template for an email if you choose to do so.
A special thank you to Last Best for graciously donating their venue and $1 from each drink sold to the CMF! Thanks guys! Visit their website and stop in to see what’s new at www.lastbestbrewing.com.
Sincerely,
Dorn Cassidy, Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation
Want more info on asbestos and the push for a national ban?
Here’s a summary of a recent article (link provided below) with some asbestos-related statistics. The current government is dragging its feet as others have in the past. Please consider writing a letter to your MP to express your concern for the lack of action being taken on this important issue. You can also write directly to the Prime Minister’s office as mentioned above.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/liberals-under-fire-for-de…
ASBESTOS by the numbers:
2,331: Annual estimate of the number of newly diagnosed cancers from asbestos exposures (mostly from occupational exposures) in Canada, by the Institute for Work and Health and based on 2011 cases. This is made up of 1,904 new cases of lung cancer and 427 of mesothelioma. Of the total, 2,097 or 90 per cent of the cases were among men
580: Number of new cases of mesothelioma, which rose to a record in 2013, according to Statistics Canada. The number of new cases has more than doubled since record-keeping began in 1992
34.5: Percentage of all fatality claims filed to the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board over the past decade that involve mesothelioma, making it “the most common occupational disease” (2006 to 2015)
$1.7-billion: Economic estimate of the toll of asbestos-related cancers on society, per year in Canada, from the Institute for Work and Health
$4.3-million: Total dollar amount of imports of asbestos and asbestos-containing products that entered Canada in the first eight months of this year (January to August), according to Statscan’s trade division
716: Number of federal buildings that have a known presence of asbestos of a total 2,186 properties listed in Public Services and Procurement Canada’s new national asbestos inventory
467: Number of deaths from mesothelioma rose to a record in 2012, according to Statscan, the number rose by 60 per cent from 2000 to 2012.