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Monday, September 01, 2008: CMAT Monitoring progress of Hurricane Gustav |
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 Hurricane Gustav approaching US Gulf Coast - courtesy NOAA. |
VANCOUVER, Monday, September 1, 2008 — Compulsory evacuations have been issued in the Gulf Coast of the United States in light of the imminent landfall of Hurricane Gustav. CMAT is monitoring the situation closely, and have assembled an assessment team which is currently on standby, should the need for aid arise. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, a hurricane warning has been issued for an area of about 800 kilometres from Cameron, Louisiana. eastward to the Alabama-Florida border. New Orleans and Lake Ponchartrain are included in that zone, but a hurricane watch also extends east of Cameron into Texas. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina swamped flood defences in New Orleans. Much of the city is below sea level, more than 1,800 people died and property damage ran into the billions of dollars. You can help the victims of major disasters around the world each year, like the Hurricanes of 2008, by making a financial gift to Canadian Medical Assistance Teams Disaster Relief Fund. This Fund enables CMAT to provide immediate medical aid, such as trauma and primary health care, in addition to other assistance to victims of disasters. CMAT honours donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation by either online at www.canadianmedicalteams.org , or by telephone at 416-305-0290. [Back to top] |
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Monday, October 16, 2006: Toronto Maple Leafs Defense Player Bryan McCabe donates $16,000 and Becomes Ambassador for CMAT |
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 Toronto Maple Leafs Assistant Captain Brian McCabe agrees to be official CMAT Ambassador. |
Toronto – Toronto Maple Leafs player Brian McCabe showed his support and commitment to the Canadian Medical Assistance Teams with a surprise $16,000 donation during a cheque presentation ceremony as part of The Canadian Medical Assistance Teams's Medical Assistance Team’s (CMAT) second International Disaster Response Workshop held in Toronto this past weekend. With a solid handshake, McCabe handed over a $5,000 cheque to CMAT’s Vice Chairman, Dr. Raza Khan, and then announced that he would also be donating an additional $11,000 – his winnings from an NHL Celebrity Poker Tournament - to the foundation. “I was speechless,” said Khan with tears in his eyes. “It’s during moments like these that no words can begin to express the depth of gratitude one feels from the generosity of others, especially towards the grass roots cause and global initiatives of the CMAT.” While shaking hands with Dr. Khan, McCabe also agreed to become an Ambassador for the Canadian Medical Assistance Teams. The newly acquired funds will go directly to equip the CMAT’s emergency field hospital with state-of-the-art tools including diagnostic kits, resuscitation gear, a defibrillator (for cardiac arrest). and satellite phones with Internet connectivity to enable data transmission from the emergency site. Brantford MPP, Dave Levac was also present at the ceremony and donated an additional $10,000 to purchase another field hospital. “I’m astounded at the generosity and support of our community,” said Khan. “Moments like these show that people truly believe in the work we are doing and want us to continue our efforts in providing direct relief aid to the devastated areas of the world. On behalf of the volunteers and all those involved with the foundation, we are truly grateful.” [Back to top] |
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Sunday, October 15, 2006: Toronto Maple Leafs Defense Player Bryan McCabe donates $16,000 and Becomes Ambassador for CMAT |
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 also pledged $10,000.) Toronto Maple Leafs Defenceman Bryan McCabe presents a cheque to Dr. Raza Khan, Vice Chairman, Canadian Relief Foundation. Brant Liberal MPP Dave Levac (far right) also pledged $10,000.  CMAT Directors - Dr. Ron McMillan, Dr. Raza Khan, Mr. Gerry Schriemer, Ms. Valerie Rzepka, and Mr. Bill Coltart at the training session. |
TORONTO, CANADA – Toronto Maple Leafs player Bryan McCabe showed his support and commitment to the Canadian Medical Assistance Teams with a surprise $16,000 donation during a cheque presentation ceremony as part of The Canadian Medical Assistance Teams's Medical Assistance Team’s (CMAT) second International Disaster Response Workshop held in Toronto this past weekend. With a sold handshake, McCabe handed over a $5,000 cheque to CMAT’s Vice Chairman, Dr. Raza Khan, and then announced that he would also be donating an additional $11,000 - his winnings from an NHL Celebrity Poker Tournament - to the foundation. 'I was speechless,' said Khan. 'It's during moments like these that no words can begin to express the depth of gratitude one feels from the generosity of others, especially towards the grass roots cause and global initiatives of the CMAT.' While shaking hands with Dr. Khan, McCabe also agreed to become an Ambassador for the Canadian Medical Assistance Teams. The newly acquired funds will go directly to equip the CMAT's emergency field hospital with state-of-the-art tools including diagnostic kits, resuscitation gear, a defibrillator (for cardiac arrest). and satellite phones with Internet connectivity to enable data transmission from the emergency site. Brantford MPP, Dave Levac was also present at the ceremony and donated an additional $10,000 to purchase another field hospital. 'I'm astounded at the generosity and support of our community,' said Khan. 'Moments like these show that people truly believe in the work we are doing and want us to continue our efforts in providing direct relief aid to the devastated areas of the world. On behalf of the volunteers and all those involved with the foundation, we are truly grateful.' [Back to top] |
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Monday, September 12, 2005: CMAT’s 'Mobile Medical Unit' proposal approved by City of Hamilton Tsunami Task Force |
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September 12, 2005: CMAT reported today that its proposal for Mobile Medical Units for Tsunami relief was endorsed by the City of Hamilton Tsunami Task Force. The Task Force, chaired by Mayor Larry Di Ianni, was struck by the City of Hamilton to help formulate an effective Tsunami response aid plan on behalf of the City of Hamilton. CMAT's proposal, presented by Dr. Raza Khan, Family Physician and Vice Chairman of Canadian Medical Assistance Teams at the request of the task force, involves sending teams of locally hired physicians and nurses to target villages to provide medical care and immunizations to children and women. According to the plan, Canadian CMAT staff would hire and train skilled local widows and unemployed women from five target villages to triage patients for the mobile medical teams and perform primary health care, well baby and woman care, etc. in the villages. The total cost of each mobile unit - $86,000 USD – an amount that would start up and operate the units for 6 months. At the end of the six months, the project would be transferred to the management of a CMAT-approved local partner. A second proposal submitted by Dr. Lynda Redwood-Campbell, an Associate Professor of the Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University was also approved. Dr. Redwood-Campbell's proposal was to perform a needs assessment for the City of Hamilton designed to help rebuild medical education infrastructure in Banda Aceh, where Dr. Redwood-Campbell worked for six weeks post-Tsunami in a Red Cross field hospital. 'It is possible for the Mobile Medical Unit model to become part of Dr. Redwood-Campbell’s plan to rehabilitate the area’s medical schools.' Dr. Raza Khan commented. 'The Mobile Medical Units would be an excellent learning platform for the medical students.' The Tsunami Task Force will present their recommendations to Hamilton City Council on Wednesday, September 14 for final approval. [Back to top] |
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005: CMAT to offer SPHERE training and Volunteer Field Project Manager courses in Canada |
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May 17, 2005: CMAT announced today that it will begin offering training courses for SPHERE Minimum Standards for emergency disaster assistance by Fall, 2005 in western and central Canada. SPHERE standards is a code for humanitarian disaster assistance and is a key eligibility requirement for project funding by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Up until now, this specialized training was not readily available in Canada, and was a major reason most NGOs (including CMAT) which applied for 1:1 donation matching for Tsunami relief were denied funding. “We have taken a weakness, and turned it into an unprecedented strength”, said Dr. Raza Khan, a Brantford family physician who serves as vice chairman. “SPHERE standards implementation into CMAT’s projects will make us a more efficient and even better at aid delivery”. Funds raised from course fees for the seminars will go towards hiring new staff and covering administration fees so that even more donation dollars go straight into projects. CMAT sent four Canadian volunteers to the United Kingdom this month to get trained in SPHERE Minimum Standards, and to become certified SPHERE Trainers. It is anticipated that the first SPHERE Training course will be held at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada sometime this fall.In addition to SPHERE training courses, CMAT volunteer staff are developing Volunteer Field Project Manager courses which will incorporate Results Based Management (RBM), another protocol that is a key part of CIDA’s NGO eligibility requirements. Providing SPHERE training and RBM-Volunteer Field Project Management courses to NGOs in Canada will pave the way for any NGO in Canada to not only implement relief projects more effectively, but also to be recognized for project funding from CIDA. [Back to top] |
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Thursday, November 11, 2004: CMAT launches Gift Store for fundraising and income generation for needy families |
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November 11, 2004: CMAT announced today that it has launched a new Gift Store to supplement its fundraising and income generation efforts. Items ranging from hand made greeting cards, silk wrapping paper, picture frames, and diaries are now available to order on-line through our website. 100% of revenues will go directly to our projects, and sales will be eligible for income tax receipts as charitable donations. The items are stunning in beauty and quality, and are hand made by needy women seeking to earn an income for their families. Items in CMAT's gift store are currently made by needy women in Bangladesh, but CMAT plans to expand its inventory to include items made by beneficiaries in other countries in future. CMAT has verified that no child labour is used in the manufacture or distribution of these items. [Back to top] |
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