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Wounded Warriors Canada Donates $50,000 to the Tema Conter Memorial Trust<\/h1>\n

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Donation will create the Wounded Warriors Canada Peer Support\u00a0<\/i><\/b>and Family Assistance Fund\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

HALFIAX, May 27, 2015 \/CNW\/ –\u00a0Wounded Warriors Canada is proud to announce their partnership with the Tema Conter Memorial Trust. In 2015, Wounded Warriors will donate $50,000 to create the Wounded Warriors Canada Peer Support and Family Assistance Fund through the Trust. This Fund will provide immediate crisis intervention while acting as a referral agent to link the ill and injured Veteran or First Responder to the appropriate mental health professional in their area.<\/p>\n

In 1988, former paramedic Vince Savoia attended to the homicide of Ms. Tema Conter.\u00a0 This event not only changed his life, but it also changed the lives of the Conter family. The Tema Conter Memorial Trust began in 2001 as a modest charity offering scholarships to paramedic students.\u00a0 Today, it has grown to become a hub for research, education and training, as well as a peer and psychological support resource for the men and women serving in Canada’s public safety organizations and our Canadian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0We understand that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder deeply affects the lives of our Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, First Responders, and their families,\u00a0\u00bb said Scott Maxwell, Executive Director of Wounded Warriors Canada.\u00a0 \u00ab\u00a0We are proud to fund this great program and are pleased that Wounded Warriors Canada is now in a position to fund programs that pairs support to both serving and retired Canadian Armed Forces members and First Responders \u2013 a first in the history of our organization.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Phil Ralph, National Program Director of Wounded Warriors Canada, commented, \u00ab\u00a0Veterans and First Responders share a deep affinity for one another as they stand on the frontlines \u2013 ensuring the safety and security of Canadians both at home and abroad. Their duties expose them to traumatic incidents that demand our attention and support. The addition of the Wounded Warriors Canada Peer Support and Family Assistance Fund to our outstanding slate of national programs will ensure that both Veterans and First Responders receive timely assistance no matter where they reside in Canada.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

Vince Savoia, Executive Director of the Tema Conter Memorial Trust, commented, \u00ab\u00a0Year to date, 17 first responders and 5 military members have died by suicide.\u00a0 Between April 29th<\/sup>\u00a0and December 31st<\/sup>, 2014, 27 first responders died by suicide, and in all of 2014, 19 military personnel died by suicide.\u00a0 It is heavily disheartening that these numbers continue to rise.\u00a0 We are so grateful for the support and passion that Wounded Warriors Canada is bringing to our mission, and we feel more equipped than ever to make positive change for those who spend their lives helping others.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

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[et_pb_section bb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1″ admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbsection\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbrow\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbTitle\u00a0\u00bb background_layout=\u00a0\u00bblight\u00a0\u00bb text_orientation=\u00a0\u00bbleft\u00a0\u00bb use_border_color=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb border_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffffff\u00a0\u00bb border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb] Wounded Warriors Canada Donates $50,000 to the Tema Conter Memorial Trust [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbImage\u00a0\u00bb src=\u00a0\u00bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_Tema_Cheque_Pres_ac0c78d972.jpg\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb use_overlay=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb animation=\u00a0\u00bbleft\u00a0\u00bb sticky=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb align=\u00a0\u00bbleft\u00a0\u00bb force_fullwidth=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb always_center_on_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb use_border_color=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb border_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffffff\u00a0\u00bb border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb \/][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbText\u00a0\u00bb] Donation will create the Wounded Warriors Canada Peer Support\u00a0and Family Assistance Fund\u00a0 HALFIAX, May 27, 2015 \/CNW\/ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

Donation will create the Wounded Warriors Canada Peer Support\u00a0<\/i><\/b>and Family Assistance Fund\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>

HALFIAX, May 27, 2015 \/CNW\/ -\u00a0Wounded Warriors Canada is proud to announce their partnership with the Tema Conter Memorial Trust. In 2015, Wounded Warriors will donate $50,000 to create the Wounded Warriors Canada Peer Support and Family Assistance Fund through the Trust. This Fund will provide immediate crisis intervention while acting as a referral agent to link the ill and injured Veteran or First Responder to the appropriate mental health professional in their area.<\/p>

In 1988, former paramedic Vince Savoia attended to the homicide of Ms. Tema Conter.\u00a0 This event not only changed his life, but it also changed the lives of the Conter family. The Tema Conter Memorial Trust began in 2001 as a modest charity offering scholarships to paramedic students.\u00a0 Today, it has grown to become a hub for research, education and training, as well as a peer and psychological support resource for the men and women serving in Canada's public safety organizations and our Canadian Armed Forces.<\/p>

\"We understand that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder deeply affects the lives of our Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, First Responders, and their families,\" said Scott Maxwell, Executive Director of Wounded Warriors Canada.\u00a0 \"We are proud to fund this great program and are pleased that Wounded Warriors Canada is now in a position to fund programs that pairs support to both serving and retired Canadian Armed Forces members and First Responders \u2013 a first in the history of our organization.\"<\/p>

Phil Ralph, National Program Director of Wounded Warriors Canada, commented, \"Veterans and First Responders share a deep affinity for one another as they stand on the frontlines \u2013 ensuring the safety and security of Canadians both at home and abroad. Their duties expose them to traumatic incidents that demand our attention and support. The addition of the Wounded Warriors Canada Peer Support and Family Assistance Fund to our outstanding slate of national programs will ensure that both Veterans and First Responders receive timely assistance no matter where they reside in Canada.\"<\/p>

Vince Savoia, Executive Director of the Tema Conter Memorial Trust, commented, \"Year to date, 17 first responders and 5 military members have died by suicide.\u00a0 Between April 29th<\/sup>\u00a0and December 31st<\/sup>, 2014, 27 first responders died by suicide, and in all of 2014, 19 military personnel died by suicide.\u00a0 It is heavily disheartening that these numbers continue to rise.\u00a0 We are so grateful for the support and passion that Wounded Warriors Canada is bringing to our mission, and we feel more equipped than ever to make positive change for those who spend their lives helping others.\"<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-fr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woundedwarriors.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}