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Highlights from 2020

Throughout 2020, a most challenging year and our 5th anniversary, we maintained regular virtual Zoom meetings and continued to focus on awareness, prevention and enhanced support for brain injury! Our Social Media presence remained strong!
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​Celebrating 5 Years Serving our Community!

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​Unfortunately COVID-19 put our 2020 celebrations on hold. We look forward to celebrating with you in the near future!
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  • ​Left:  Ruth Wilcock, Executive Director, OBIA congratulated the team on 5 very successful years.

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​Jan 2020: Linda Lowery, Ted Dionne and Garrett Bell, co-founders of Heads Up! Durham, were nominated as CBC Community Champions.

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​Feb 2020: Attended the vigil put on by MADD Durham Region, a valued partner of Heads Up! Durham.

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​​Spring 2020: Durham Region became an official site for Sunnybrook Hospital’s P.A.R.T.Y. program (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma Among Youth)!!

Our 1st annual ‘Rowan Stringer Commitment to Caring Scholarship’ 

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​June 2020: Our 1st annual ‘Rowan Stringer Commitment to Caring Scholarship’ was awarded to Jessica Head, a graduate of Henry St. HS, Durham District School Board (socially distanced).


​June 2020:  Participated in Sunnybrook Hospital’s virtual P.A.R.T.Y. Online Delivery Plan meeting
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Employment Support Workshop

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​October 2020: Conducted a virtual Employment Support Workshop for people who have suffered a Traumatic Brain injury (TBI) and want to return to work or gain employment. Keynote speakers: Garrett Bell, co-founder Heads Up! Durham; Tom Moutsatsos, Hicks Morley; and Holly Britton, DRPS.


 
November 2020: Participated in Whitby's virtual Remembrance Day Ceremony
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Thanking Frontline Workers

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Throughout the challenging months of 2020, we continued to build relationships and recognize and support our community! 
                   

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  • Home
  • About
    • Why Heads Up! Durham
    • Vision, Mission and Goals
    • Our Team
    • Recognition
    • History
  • What's New
  • Statistics
  • Durham Region P.A.R.T.Y. Program
  • Support
  • Shine a Light on Brain Injury
  • Contact Us
  • Print Media
  • Financial and In-Kind Supporters
  • Get Involved
  • In Their Words