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December 5, 2005
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Mrs. Leanne Rowat (Minnedosa): Mr. Speaker, I recently had the pleasure of attending a gala dinner hosted by the Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba Foundation. The member from Turtle Mountain also accompanied me to this event. It was a wonderful event and was a great way for the foundation to raise thousands of dollars for a truly worthy cause.
It is amazing to think that this community-based organization has been helping to serve the Westman area for over 100 years. The CFS of Western Manitoba Foundation has now grown to include 80 permanent staff, and they champion the causes of helping deal with issues of child abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, adoption, employment and many others. They offer an indispensable service to the community, and they deserve great thanks for doing it.
The keynote speaker at the gala dinner was a truly inspiring individual, Mr. Alvin Law. Mr. Law was born in the early 1960s at a time when the drug thalidomide was prescribed to help expecting mothers deal with morning sickness. As we now know, this drug caused birth deformities in more than 13 000 children, and Mr. Law was one of those affected. The effects of this drug was Mr. Law was born without his arms and doctors predicted his quality of life would be severely limited. I am pleased to say that Mr. Law has conquered his adversities to become an inspiring story and a great success, now speaking professionally to 150 000 people every year.
I would like to take this opportunity to say what a wonderful event was hosted by the Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba Foundation. The gala dinner both raised a great deal of funds for a worthy cause and proved to be great entertainment for all who attended.
My thanks go out to all those involved in staging this event and Mr. Law for delivering the keynote address. I wish the foundation continued success into the future. Thank you.
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