If you did not know already, October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month! This year, we are inviting you to help spread the word about Rett Syndrome. On October 29th, landmarks across Canada will be lit up purple for Rett Syndrome. R.S.S.B.C. is looking for locations in your community that light up for various causes. If […]
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National Volunteer Week- Vivian Hou
UBC student, Vivian Hou, reached out to RSSBC in June of 2020 to offer her amazing drawing/sketching skills. Vivian spent months creating a new tool for children to understand why their peers are both similar yet different. This amazing tool was built into a coloring book that can be used in both school or community […]
National Volunteer Week- Arlena Musinga Kamuzima
UBC student Arlena approached RSSBC in 2020 just after the pandemic hit. She has been building RSSBC’s newsletter designs and sending them to all our members and supporters on a regular basis. She has found new programs to make this not only easier for the society but also more appealing for those to read and […]
National Volunteer Week- Kathryn Shantora
Kathryn Shantora is the co-founder of RSSBC. She helped build the community well before RSSBC was established in 2013. She hosted/supported multiple meetings and connected with many families giving them a place to feel safe while talking about daily challenges. Kathryn’s busy schedule meant she was not able to take on a large role with […]
National Volunteer Week- Christine Little
Christine is a veterinarian by trade and has been a huge asset to our organization. She comes with a medical background and is able to put medical terminology to plain language. Christine works tirelessly on creating snapshot reports on research papers all while finding ways that RSSBC can raise funds to ensure our programs are […]
National Volunteer Week- Karl Lam
Karl, a web designer and father to a child with Rett Syndrome connected with RSSBC after his child was diagnosed. He offered up his skill set to help develop a new website, promoting not only the society but to help get resources and information to families and supporters in a timely and efficient manner. Karl […]
National Volunteer Week- Alice Wang
Alice has been volunteering with RSSBC since the summer of 2020. She was instrumental in our Rett Syndrome awareness campaign in October. She tirelessly contacted every mayor/city in which a person with Rett Syndrome lived in BC, asking for a light-up event and/or proclamation. It was because of her efforts that we had 10 locations […]
National Volunteer Week- Leigh Anne Stitt
Entrepreneur, Leigh Anne Stitt has been volunteering with RSSBC for two years. She reached out to RSSBC after her niece was diagnosed. She wanted to help not only her niece and family but others like them. Leigh Anne accepted the Vice President position and has been a huge assist to the society. Leigh Anne brings […]
National Volunteer Week- Rachel Kwong
High school student, Rachel Kwong has been volunteering with RSSBC since August 2020. Rachel has been working on perfecting RSSBC’s new website. Each week she looks at the website and ensures that it is current, appealing, and easy for all to use. Without Rachel, RSSBC would not be able to keep our community informed and […]
National Volunteer Week- Tiffany Wai
UBC student, Tiffany Wai has been a volunteer with R.S.S.B.C. for just over a year now. She contacted the society in 2020 just after the pandemic first hit. She was looking for a way to apply her skill that would serve our community. Throughout the year she took on multiple roles such as social media […]