Peggi Rieger

The video “Educating for Change: Local, National and Global Responses to HIV” was completed in March 2023, as a project of the Canadian Association for Nurses in HIV/AIDS Care (CANAC), the Grandmothers of Alberta for a New Generation (GANG), and HIV Edmonton. The video is an educational tool that we will use to raise awareness about issues …

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Members gathered on a lovely summer afternoon to relax and chat and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

100 plus grandmothers from Canada meeting with grandmothers from Africa, along with representatives from Africa. You can register to attend in person or virtually. You will learn about the current situation in the countries and find out what the Community organizations are doing. All of this will help us determine what is needed to help the …

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Back row from left to right:Peggi Rieger, Judy Dube, Marion Allan, Cathy Lepatski, Vicki Strang, Ricki Romito Front row, left to right:Kathy Chan, Donna Cuyler, Terri Woytkiw, Judy Mill Missing: Janet Tripp, Ann Hardy

On September 14, GANG was pleased to host a presentation from Ruth Anne Seaborn, Program Development Officer for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

GANG president Judy Mill recently gave one of the beautiful Afghan blankets created by members and friends of GANG to a family who arrived in Edmonton in October as refugees from Afghanistan. She has been helping the family with their settlement in Edmonton. Judy says: “When I brought the Afghan to the family, I asked Sadaf, …

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Dear Grandmothers and Grandothers, I have some difficult news to share with you as valued members of the SLF family. Below you will find a letter from Stephen about his health that he has asked us to share. We know that you send Stephen your best wishes. He is in good spirits and continues to …

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Grandmother groups across Canada are celebrating the 15th anniversary of Grandmothers to Grandmothers, supporting grandmothers and communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The GANG is planning a series of activities; some of these will increase our knowledge about the 15 African countries that host projects supported by the Stephen Lewis Foundation. -Our general meeting in March featured …

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Shoppers visiting our online store have been able to shop at The Giving Tree. They can make a donation to the Grandmothers Campaign and GANG sends a knitted toque or toque and mittens to The Bissell Centre in Edmonton.  Some GANG members have been producing goods on their own specifically to support the Bissell.  Our …

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Author of the article: Ashley Joannou The Edmonton Journal Publishing date: Oct 04, 2020  • A group of Edmonton-area grannies put their technical skills to the test to be able to continue sending money to other grandmothers in Africa despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Makers and Shakers Market craft sale, put on by the Edmonton GANG …

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The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s grassroots partners are critical actors in the response to the COVID-19 response in sub-Saharan Africa. We have received many questions from our supporters asking how our partners are doing and looking for updates on their work and the communities they serve. In the upcoming series of Voices, we will share the stories of their …

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The GANG is excited to be hosting our annual Scrabble event, the Power of Words, with staff and students at WP Wagner High School in Edmonton. On March 18, 2020, grandmothers and students will test their Scrabble skills and have some fun in the process! You can support this event by sponsoring a Grandmother or …

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Turning the Tide of HIV and AIDS in the Context of Climate Change Our planet is facing a climate emergency. This is a fact that communities around the world are confronting in very tangible ways each day. For many years, our partners across sub-Saharan Africa have been reporting about and responding to the impact of …

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We appreciate the many generous donations that we receive which help us to have a successful sale each Spring, while keeping things out of the landfill. If you would like to donate new fabric, notions, yarn or craft items during the year, please contact one of the following members who can supply information about drop …

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Bob Layton is a well known Edmonton broadcaster who attended the Fabric Frenzy. Here is the editorial he created with his impressions of the Grandmothers Campaign and the Edmonton Grannies. Listen to it here.

Click on the link below to see a video of the Fabric Frenzy, featuring several GANG members who articulate so clearly the need for the Grandmothers Campaign, and how the GANG responds to that need. https://www.facebook.com/CityNewsYEG/videos/2221471794783343

Click on the link below to read the article from CBC News Edmonton: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-fabric-frenzy-recycled-fabrics-charity-1.5123539?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&fbclid=IwAR1zunZiM5vm08uoGV5Hokz7kxwcSnVgJIQvyctxqkAb4mJoKJ8e07SMdPk

Thank you to all of our generous donors. We are now busy preparing everything to be ready for the big sale day May 4 so we are closing donations for this year. We will resume donation collection in early June. Please check this site or our Facebook page for details. The sale on May 4 …

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Lauretta Howard battles W.P. Wagner High School students Wednesday as 25 grandmas and 90 students in Grades 10-12 played Scrabble during Power of Words 2019, an intergenerational fundraiser for Grandmothers of Alberta for a New Generation. Edmonton Journal, Front Page, February 21, 2019

Please click on this link to read an update on the impact of Cyclone Idai and the response of grassroots organizations. https://mailchi.mp/stephenlewisfoundation/campaign-special-announcement-feb-160401?e=10f68b01da