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Click here to view details of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Challenge.
Steve Thompson, MLA Kelowna-Mission has sent a congratulation letter to the BC Curling Team for winning the Gold Medal of the 2010 TSX Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships, hosted in Kelowna in March 2010. The BC Team is consisted of Cary Cormack, Corinne Jensen, Vince Miele, Rich Green, Samantha Siu and their coast Len Steward.
We hope that their members will be participating in the RCD’s 4th International Wheelchair Curling Bonspiel which will be held from December 1 to 4, 2010 at the Richmond Curling Club.
Click here to view the Congratulation Letter.
This is a survey to find out your opinions and comments of the RCD website. We hope with your feedback we can improve our website and serve you better. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out the survey.
You can send it back by mail (100-5671 No.3 Road, Richmond, V6X 2C7),
E-email: eva@rcdrichmond.org
Fax: 604-232-2415
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Our annual Volunteer Appreciation Party was hosted on the 15th of June. Over 30 volunteers were able to join us at RCD to celebrate the success of their hard work throughout the year. Everyone was able to get a share of his or her snacks, drinks and laughter during this gathering. After the short speeches from our directors and the presentation of the volunteer certificates, we proceeded straight to our highlight of the day: The Wii Competition. There were many competitors, but only the best three could take home with them bragging rights and a Starbucks gift card. Congratulations to Kevin, Nana, and Jacqueline for being the RCD Wii Champions!
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Knowledge is Key; and Peer Support Empowers!
On July 13 the RCD hosted its first Peer Empowerment Presentation by Dave Thomson who shared his experience of living his own life to its fullest level despite his disability. In his presentation, Dave shared his personal story and his struggle with career change decision and the subsequent search for education opportunities, scholarship and assessment funding scenarios. The presentation was very engaging when a number of participants also shared their thoughts and experiences.
Our next step is to hold some small group meeting to talk on different topics such as “Barriers to Changes” or “Career 
Development”. More details will be announced shortly.
Click here to view Dave Thomson’s bio.
Click here to view Peer Empowerment Presentation Outline.
If you miss the presentation but would like to be part of the communication,
inform Carrie at 604-232-2404 or email at carrie@rcdrichmond.org
Bob McHale, President of Richmond Kiwanis Club, presented a cheque of $2,450 on May 19, 2010 to Ella Huang, in support of the 2010 RCD Summer Camp for children and youth with special needs which is offered from July 2 to August 20.
Click here to find out more about the Summer Camp.
On May 12, around 30 attendees participated in 2 Info Sessions of Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) at Richmond Culture Centre delivered by the RCD. In addition, more RDSP Info Sessions have been arranged throughout the Lower Mainland.
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On April 21, a group of RCD youth joined the Richmond in 3D Workshop on Diversity and Multiculturalism, hosted by the Richmond Intercultural Advisory committee. Over 25 youth attended the workshop which was facilitated by Richmond in 3D Group of 7 facilitators.
The day was packed with fun-filled activities such as Multicultural Map that demonstrated connection despite our differences; and Play-Back Theatre that involved drama component; after that it was the “Speak Bubbles” and they created a mural to share thoughts on the theme; the next activity was Sculptures that required participants to act out their emotions; finally the day ended with “Closing Circle”. The workshop was most inspiring and reflective; the activities were well planned and fun. Our youth group brought a lot of thoughts home with them.
Click here to view the Mural created at the workshop.
RCD presented to Richmond City Council – Apr 12, 2010
On April 12 at City Council Meeting, Vince Miele, RCD Board Chair and Frances Clark, RCD Founder and Board Secretary, gave a powerpoint presentation to the Richmond City Council to showcase our unique partnership with the City of Richmond for the past 25 years, as part of our celebration of the RCD’s 25th Anniversary. The RCD also presented a plaque to the City of Richmond to express our thankfulness for their continuous support.
The event was very well attended by over 20 RCD supporters, including 2010 Paralympics Wheelchair Curling gold medalists Jim Armstrong and Darryl Neighbour, and our own Vince Miele and Rich Green, 2010 Wheelchair Curling National Champions.
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Click here to view RCD Presentation to Richmond City Council.
The RCD exhibited a display at the Richmond City Hall to showcase some wheelchair sports, in honour of the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics Games. The 4 banners showed different sports performed by athletes with special abilities, plus two banners about the 25th Anniversary of the RCD in 2010 and our services. We hoped to heighten the awareness of public and community members towards the ability of people with disabilities. We thanked the BC Wheelchair Sports Association supporting our display with their banners, and the City of Richmond for arranging the display venue.
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On February 20, 2010, the RCD held a gathering at the Club O Zone of the Richmond O Zone. There were over 40 guests including supporters, donors, board and staffs joining us enjoy the concert performances for the night in a warm indoor club, in the middle of all the excitements and colourful activities. We all had a fun and relaxing night with friends, and shared the once in a lifetime Olympic experience. The RCD thanks the CanWest Media Corp. for sharing such wonderful venue for our gathering.
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The RCD presented a workshop on Disability Awareness and Sensitivity to Taxi drivers from Metro Vancouver on January 29, 2010. The initiative was organized by the Passenger Transportation Branch and the City of Vancouver. There were 39 attendees for the workshop, and it was based on a train the trainers approach.
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On behalf of RCD, Carrie Chan received a donation of $2000 from Mr. Anthony Poon, President of AssetPlus Financial Services Inc. through a “Singing for Charity” at the AssetPlus Financial Services Inc. Annual Fundraising Dinner on January 23, 2010.
Nature/Bird Watching Club made a trip to O.W.L (Orphaned Wild life) Rehabilitation Society in Delta on Tuesday July 28. We left in vehicles from the RCD at noon and got back at 2:30 pm. During the visit, slide presentations, visual aids, and a close-up view of owls, eagles, hawks and falcons were shown by the education coordinators. 
Surprisingly, different species of owls sound differently. They might sound like dog, wolf or snake. For more information on our upcoming outdoor activities, please call Rich at 604.232.2404 or email: 
Member of Parliament Alice Wong, hosted a press conference to promote the Registered Disability Saving Plan (RDSP) and its matching grant and bond at the RCD on Thursday, July 23, 2009. Frances Clark, the Director of RCD, made an opening speech for Alice during the press conference.
The RCD Chinese Support Group 5th Annual Garage Sale was launched July 18, 2009. Lots of items were displayed on the tables outside the RCD for sale, such as toys, household items, electronics, books, clothing, stereo systems, shoes, handbags and other valuable collectibles. When people walked by and saw our garage sale signs, they surprisingly found that this garage sale was a hidden treasure for goodies. That included Honorable Alice Wong, Member of Parliament for Richmond and her husband, were attracted by the sign and dropped by to have a look. They paid careful attention to each aisle and finally brought a stereo system and a 
DVD. In the afternoon, here came another politician, Richmond City Councillor, Bill McNulty. They all enjoyed a good treasure-hunting time at RCD. Even though the sun was killing hot, we were all thrilled to collect over $3000 in the garage sale and the three pre-garage sales. Once again, thanks for our enthusiastic volunteers and supporters that made this event such a success. See you next year!
20 participants joined the RCD on July 10 for a newly introduced workshop - Top 10 Scams. The workshop was one of many popular presentations offered by the RCD under the Public Education Series. 
with some useful hints, like not to give out personal information on the telephone, not to use automatic banking machines which are not attached to the banks and so much more … to reduce risk of ID theft and other economic related scams. 
Summer is the time to enjoy sunshine and have fun. The annual summer picnic of RCD Chinese Support Group was launched on Saturday June 27, 2009. A group of 53 participants gathered at the RCD parking lot that morning and headed out to Stave Lake, Mission by school bus. It was a wonderful day for an outing as the weather was terrific with a breeze and sunshine. When we got there, the families started to set the tables. The picnic was a potluck, but literally it was a mini buffet with salad, finger food, chicken wings, pasta, fruit, BBQ pork, fish, fruit and dessert being served. We walked along the trail, played some games and visited BC Hydro Power House. By the time we left the Power House, it was about time to go home. Last but not least, we also had the chance to see the beautiful view of the Fraser Valley while getting on to the newly constructed Golden Ears Bridge on our way back. What a bonus!
from all volunteers, the hot dog and car wash funds were supplemented by a BC150 Volunteer Incentive Grant that will support the development and creation of the Peer Mentor Project. Not only did it raise funds and attention to the RCD, everyone who participated had fun and played a meaningful role.
RCD’s fundraising meat draw was a blast! The event was held at Pioneer’s Pub on Sunday May 3 from 2-4pm. During that two-hour event, there was a 50-50 draw. Many people came over to support us and brought home with some prime cut of meat for BBQ. We collected nearly $300 and all proceeds go to support persons with disabilities attending activities offered at the RCD.
RCD is one of the 40 venues in Richmond participating Doors Open Richmond. This event was organized by the City of Richmond in the weekend of May 2-3 from 10 am-4pm. We provided different activities for the visitors, like sing-a-long, 
marital arts demo, computer troubleshooting session, chess, table tennis and accessible lift demo. A group of 25 sea scouts who aged from 7-11 came over for a visit on Saturday. They were very curious about the adaptive technology at the CAP site and the accessible lift at the centre. What an interesting experience for the sea scouts and us! 
The 39th Provincial Election will take place on Tuesday May 12th 2009. In order to have comfortable and pleasant experience with the upcoming election, RCD organized an All Candidates Meeting on Monday April 
27th 2009 at Minoru Activity Centre from 6-9pm. The event was packed with around 100 concerned citizens. We raised a wide range of topics from economy, education, social services, aboriginal reserved land, environment, transportation and homelessness to the eight candidates from Richmond East, Richmond Centre Richmond Steveston riding. 
The Richmond School District accepted a cheque of $3,011.27 as a donation to inner-city schools whose students with special needs require wheelchair accessible transportation in order to actively participate in field trips.
There were over 30 volunteers who attended this year's volunteer appreciation party. Everyone had a wonderful time. Our board of directors presented award certificates to each and every one of our volunteers; thanking them for their efforts and commitment they've made in the community throughout 2008. A little bit of Magic Show by the RCD staff seemed to be the highlight of the day. It was a worthy Magic Show when a burst of applause was heard from the crowd!