Citizen Advocacy in the News - 2001 - 2002
November 4, 2002, Ottawa Sun: Volunteer advocates bring fun, friendship to disabled. At age 27, Nancy Villeneuve's life changed forever when a drunk driver sped through a red light, hitting the vehicle she was in. Villeneuve, who had just graduated from nursing school the previous year, went from being a nurse at the Ottawa hospital to being a patient. Read the story.
October 18, 2002, Centretown Buzz: A very special friendship. Charlie Singer and Robin Fitzgerald share activities they each enjoy with Joe, who has Down's Syndrome. Over the past three years they have shared many evenings of movies, dinners, and laughs. Read the story.
September 20, 2002, Nepean This Week: Citizen Advocacy brings buddies together. Greg Robillard has an amazing memory. He can name any Oscar winner and excels at music trivia. His friend, Richard Kastler, says not to doubt Greg. "Greg always get it right. I've checked," he says. Read the story.
August 9, 2002, Kanata Kourier: Citizen Advocacy, Enriching life through friendship and good times. Stacey Norris thinks Dennis Fulford would be a great older brother, so she asked her parents to adopt him. The two belong to Citizen Advocacy, a charitable organization which matches individuals in supportive relationships with volunteer advocates. Read the story.
January 8, 2002, Ottawa Citizen: David's dream comes true: A "savant" who is deaf, blind and developmentally delayed, and yet has composed 132 piano pieces, spent decades moving to one institution after another before finally finding greater independence in a group home. Read the story.
August 10, 2001, Ottawa Citizen: Tim Simboli, Brian Tardif, Paul Welsh. These three men are working to deliver community services more efficiently. This summer they opened a building at 312 Parkdale Avenue, called 1 Community Place, that their three community service organizations will share. Read the story.
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