TRAINING FOR LIFE CONFERENCE 2011
We thank you all for making our 2011 Training Conference a big success. It was a great pleasure to see you all there.
LEADER-POST ADVERTISED A FEATURE ON ST. JOHN AMBULANCE IN SASKATCHEWAN
THERAPY DOG PROGRAM
St. John Ambulance’s Therapy Dog Services takes a volunteer and their dog into hospitals, seniors' residences or nursing homes on a weekly basis. Partnerships have been established in these kinds of settings, where people are often restricted from having pets, to make the Therapy Dog visitation easier and on a regular basis.
This program is flourishing throughout the province. We have 105 dog-and-handler teams in Saskatchewan out of which 23 teams are certified to be around children. This service is been very well received by the facilities our teams visit and provide great emotional support to the residents.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE – REGINA TRAINING CENTRE LAUNCHES CENTRALIZED RECYCLING PROGRAM
The St. John Ambulance Regina Training Center has started a new recycling program using Busch Systems recycling bins. This pilot program has proven to be a huge success in many areas, such as recycling, cleanliness, effective use of space and most importantly customer and student satisfaction.
FLAG RAISING FOR ST. JOHN AMBULANCE WEEK
St. John Week aims to create awareness around St. John Ambulance and its mission to educate Canadians on health and safety.
Flag raisings were held in conjunction with those cities declaring the week of June 20 as St. John Ambulance Week in recognition of our 100 years of providing service to their communities. To honour SJA, our flag is allowed to fly for the week from flag poles located at City Halls within the communities where declarations occurred.
The photographs below show our great Volunteers, Therapy Dog teams and staff raising flags in Saskatoon and Yorkton on Monday, June 20th, 2011.
SJA SUPPORTS SASK SAFETY COUNCIL'S "HAVE A SAFE SUMMER CAMPAIGN"
The campaign is designed to raise awareness about the importance of motorcycle, swimming, boating, ATV, cycling, driving and camping safety this year.
The Have a Safe Summer Campaign is being organized by the Saskatchewan Safety Council with support from St. John Ambulance, the Saskatchewan All-Terrain Vehicle Association (SATVA), the Lifesaving Society Saskatchewan Branch, the Saskatchewan Cycling Association and CAA Saskatchewan.
FCC REGINA SPIRIT FUND DONATED $10,000 FOR A TREATMENT TENT TO ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
St. John Ambulance (SJA) hosted FCC Regina Spirit Fund meet and greet event on May 18, 2011. SJA was one of the eighteen (18) recipients of the fund and received $10,000 donation. FCC distributes $100,000 donation every spring to support community service projects by charitable and non-profit organizations. St. John received donation to purchase a treatment tent to be used by its Community Services group for outdoor events in Regina, which will provide safety and privacy for patients requiring care.
The tent has St. John Ambulance and FCC logo and separate treatment divisions within the tent. The photograph shows Amanda Kish, Director of CS, thanking FCC for its donation. This is an exciting addition to the success story of SJA Sask Council celebrating its 100 years anniversary.
CRAVEN COUNTRY JAMBOREE DONATED ATV TO ST. JOHN AMBULANCE
A new, specially equipped ATV was donated to St. John Ambulance to help commemorate its 100th Anniversary by Craven Country Jamboree on March 31, 2011. This vehicle will make it easier to transport injured country music patrons from the field to the area for treatment or transport to hospital.
The ATV features:
- seatbelts for patients
- spine board to transport patients with more serious injuries
- two passenger seats that can be adjusted to face the patient
- flashing emergency lights
St. John Ambulance provides 24 hour-a-day service throughout the Craven Country Jamboree. Belinda Mitchell, Director of Training, said that this is the first unit of its kind for St. John Ambulance in Saskatchewan and having it will make it easier to respond to medical needs during the events like Jamboree.
CAPITAL FORD SPONSORS SONNY - ST. JOHN AMBULANCE THERAPY DOG
On January 28, 2011, Capital Ford sponsored a 1 year old Golden Retriever, Sonny, through the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program. St. John's volunteers take their dogs into hospitals, seniors’ residence or nursing homes on a weekly basis. Sonny was placed in the veteran unit in the Wascana Rehab hospital and brightened the lives of many. Patients are able to interact with the dog and can benefit from this service by receiving unconditional love that is unique and special from a dog.
The goal of the Therapy dog program is to enrich the lives of patients who do not have the opportunity to interact with a dog. Through petting, affection, and regular visitation of a dog the patients find peace in the gentle contact with the dog and in its quiet presence. Patients talk more to others, participate in activities, eat and sleep better and smile more.
MOOSE JAW TRAINING CENTRE WINS MJBEX AWARD FOR HEALTHY WORKPLACE
The Moose Jaw Business Excellence Awards were held at the Heritage Inn on April 22, 2010. St. John Ambulance is the first non profit organization to ever win this award.
PROVINCE SUPPORTS EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS
Social Services has entered into formal agreements with St. John Ambulance, Salvation Army and the Canadian Red Cross to assist in providing emergency programs and services.
Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer was onsite today at the St. John Ambulance Provincial Headquarters in Regina to thank the non-government organizations and volunteers for their delivery of emergency social services to people across Saskatchewan who are affected by disaster.