President: Linda Harrison

25th Anniversary Open House and New Name Launch
February 9, 2006

25 years: what a milestone!

We welcome you to drop in to the office on Thursday, February 9, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary.

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Valentine Tea....February 4, 2006

Faulkner has agreed again this year to open her beautiful home at the Regent Bed and Breakfast (corner of Regent and E. Victoria St., Amherst) and host a Valentine Tea on Saturday morning, February 4, 2006, 10 a.m. - noon. Consider this your invitation to attend. If you were there last year you’ll remember the tables filled with a wide variety of tempting goodies.

We do not sell tickets to this event. Those who attend may choose to make a donation to help support the programs and services that we offer. In return, they enjoy a lovely tea and receive an income tax receipt.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day in Canada:

February 12, 2006

This year’s theme is “It’s Your Choice, Use Your Voice” focusing on opening up the dialogue on sexuality, keeping ourselves informed about sexual health issues, and passing on knowledge to others.

Teachers, Service Providers: Check out www.cfsh.ca for a resource kit. We have some posters at our office as well. SRH Day is organized annually by the Canadian Federation for Sexual Health.

Increasing Visibility and Extending Services

This comes at a good time to help us promote our name change and 25th anniversary. Watch for our flyer (with weekend grocery flyers, etc), newspaper ads, new signs in the office windows, and more. The pharmaceutical company, Janssen-Ortho also helped with the cost of the flyer.

With this funding, we were also able to hire Michelle Richard, RN, for one day a week last summer; we’ve had displays at some schools for Parent-Teacher nights and offered the Changing

Holiday Catalogue Fundraiser........Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who supported this fundraising event by donating to or buying from the catalogue. We topped $1,950.00!

These dollars help us to maintain our programs and services promoting informed, responsible attitudes toward sexuality.

New in our Lending Library

New Menopause Kit

Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Janssen-Ortho, we are creating a new Menopause Kit (tentative release date is February 28) and adding several new books on the topic to our lending library.

Understanding Adolescent Sexuality and Teaching Sex Education...

A Halifax Conference: April 11, 2006

sponsored by: Sexpressions, Sexuality Education for Youth Across Canada www.sexpressions.ca and The Nova Scotia Association for Sexual Health (formerly Planned Parenthood of Nova Scotia)

Stephanie Mitelman is a certified sexuality educator, and a Canadian certified family educator. She has designed and facilitates a comprehensive program for adolescents which has been implemented in several high schools. She has also developed a workshop about adolescent sexuality for parents of teens, and is a regular trainer with teachers on comprehensive sex education across Canada.

For more information on the speaker, conference content and how to register, call or email our office:
667-7500 or ccfamplan@auracom.com.

Ethical Sexual Relationships

(From an email from Laura Wershler, Executive Director for Planned Parenthood Alberta)

"I've found the concept of "ethical sexual relationships" to be really useful in the last few years. It can help parents clarify what they want for their kids, and (help) youth to decide what they want for themselves".

Laura quotes SIECUS president Debra Haffner (1998): "We need to acknowledge that the so-called norm of premarital chastity has never applied to the majority of young people. It is time to call for ethical sexual relationships that regardless of the age, marital status, or sexual orientation of the participants, are consensual, non-exploitative, honest, mutually pleasurable, and protected against sexually transmitted (infections) and unintended pregnancies."

What do you think of this concept?

Women: Born Jugglers?

Celebrate

International Women’s Day

March 8, 2006:

Call our office to see what’s happening in this area.

On-line Sexual Health Courses

I just completed an on-line course on “Social Marketing for Sexual Health” (Ray Harrison, U of Calgary).

This and upcoming courses are sponsored by The Alberta Society for the Promotion of Sexual Health. The cost is minimal. For more information, contact Melanie at ASPSH@shaw.ca.

...Looking forward to celebrating our 25th anniversary with you.

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