Upcoming Events
January 14, 2008
January 23, 2008
Wolfe Island Business & Tourism
Annual General Meeting
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23RD, 2008
at W.I. United Church Hall
Doors open at 6:30 for light snacks
Meeting begins at 7:00
The Year in Review
Elections
Special Speaker
DON ROSS
Frontenac Arch Biosphere
Sustainable Tourism Project
The Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve, in partnership with the
Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation and in collaboration
with numerous partners including Parks Canada, the Tourism
Industry Association of Canada and regional Chambers of
Commerce and marketing partnerships, is currently developing a
national model for the promotion and identification of sustainable
tourism opportunities.
EVERYONE WELCOME
January 25, 2008
Benefit Night for Jitka Virag
Everyone is invited to attend the Benefit Night for Jitka Virag
Friday, January 25, 2008
at St. Margaret’s Hall, Wolfe Island
Wine & Cheese 6:30 – 8:30
Silent Auction 6:30 – 9:00
Dance starts at 9:00 with RWI
All proceeds and donations will go to the “Jitka Virag Recovery Fund”
to help cover hospital, home, and family expenses.
Jitka moved to Wolfe Island with her brother Kalid and parents, Mustafa and Eliska Ismail when she started high school. She worked for her grandparents, Miro and Hanna Zborovosky at the General Wolfe Hotel throughout high school and university. Jitka made many friends on the Island and in Kingston.
On October 19, 2007 Jitka was bicycling home from work, when near her home in Greenwood, North Carolina a car travelling 50 mph hit her from behind which resulted in serious head and lung injuries, broken bones and many fractured vertebrae with a spinal cord injury at T4-5.
Jitka is now a paraplegic.
Following three weeks in ICU, further time in intermediate care where she endured stomach tubes, ventilators, pneumonia, skin grafts, etc., Jitka was transferred to Shepard Memorial hospital in Atlanta, Georgia for intense rehabilitation. Through it all her husband Jani has tended to Jitka as well as caring for their children: Rowan (4) and Ensci (1).
A strong and determined woman, Jitka is expected to return home to Greenwood in late January where she will begin the final challenge of adjusting to daily life without the use of her legs.
Read more on Jitka’s blog site www.jitkavirag.com
Please plan on stopping by St. Margaret’s Hall on Jan. 25th (Jitka’s Birthday) to show your support and send your best wishes.
If you would like to contribute something to the silent auction,
please contact event organizers:
Mandy Clark
613-549-8541
Lori Woodman
613-385-8545
The Benefit Night promises good food, unique auction items & great music.
Remember All proceeds and donations will go to the “Jitka Virag Recovery Fund” to help cover hospital, home, and family expenses.