Message From Our Executive Director
By Andrew P. Mandell--
MR. DIABETES®
December, 2009

 

2009 has been a rough year for America.  We’ve watched our fellow citizens face enormous trials at all levels:  the economy has hit lows not seen since the Great Depression of 1929; our military is stretched to its limits as we fight in multiple conflicts around the world; education has been shown to be greatly inadequate – especially, in the areas of math and science; and healthcare is facing challenges which could prove devastating – especially, for the uninsured, those with pre-existing conditions  and those who have “chronic” conditions, like diabetes.

 

[October 31, 2009]:  This annual event is a reminder of the best in our country.  It began in 1999 and every year the attendance grows.  This year homeless veterans (and other homeless) attended this festive gathering.  Festive, yes, but also a strategic and well executed array of services designed to assist those brave Americans who laid it ALL on the line for the rest of us.  They truly are the very best of us.  We are all here because of the sacrifices made by our brave military personnel.  What I witnessed this day makes me proud beyond description.

 

At the time, the Bantings were in the midst of a monumental struggle to rescue this historic landmark from the hands of The Ontario Historical Society – the group charged with the responsibility to preserve it in perpetuity. Instead, OHS violated its sacred trust in the interests of commercialism by selling this property to real estate developers.  More

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