January LEAFlet: 2016’s Best Moments and More!
Top Moments of 2016
Jumping for joy after another great year!
2016 seemed to be a down year for celebrities (RIP Bowie, Prince, Alan Thicke, etc.) but Branch Out was only getting more lively with our most successful year to date!
Some of the many 2016 highlights for Branch Out include:
- Record attendance at our 2016 Snowshoe Tour
- Record number of grants awarded (Nearly $250,000!)
- Partnership with Calgary Flames & Calgary Flames Foundation for MS On Ice event
- Branchy Brew – our very own beer is on tap at Last Best Brewery, raising money for us until 2020
- Branchy Ginger Kombucha – our own kombucha, too! From Wild Tea Kombucha
And of course, it’s all thanks to you, dedicated LEAFlet readers. Oh and also all the other donors, participants, volunteers, sponsors and supporters but for just this second, you LEAFlet readers get all the credit. Thanks for reading!
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Glial Guys and Gals of 2016
It takes big hearts and brains of all kinds to find solutions for neurological disorders such as Parkinsons, Multiple Sclerosis, Depression, Epilepsy etc. In every monthly newsletter ("The LEAFlet"), Branch Out highlights a special Branchy who's gone above and beyond....
Read moreSnowshoe fundraiser makes giving to charity funky
This will be the second year the 90’s Neon Snowsuits team will be fundraising to “attack” neurological disorders by donating to Calgary’s Branch Out Neurological Foundation.
Lyndsie Barrie, team leader of the Attack of the 90’s Neon Snowsuits, wants people to start registering for the upcoming snowshoe fundraiser.
“Last year, our snowshoe team experienced more fun and fulfilment than I can even begin to explain but it’s not about us – it’s about those suffering with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Lyme disease and other horrible diseases that attack the nervous system,” Barrie explained.
This will be the second year the 90’s Neon Snowsuits team will be fundraising to “attack” neurological disorders by donating to Calgary’s Branch Out Neurological Foundation.
December LEAFlet: Come Chill With The Flames!
MS ON ICE
Flames say MS is lames!
Top three things ever to happen in the NHL:
- NHL ’94 created for SNES & Sega Genesis
- Disney’s “The Mighty Ducks” is released
- MS On Ice goes down on December 17th, 2016
That’s right, Branch Out has partnered up with the Calgary Flames for MS On Ice. We’re partying to put an end to MS and the best part is all the players and coaches HAVE to hang out with us regular people! 50% (!) of the proceeds will be going to Branch Out so we’d love to get a whole bunch of Branchies in attendance.
Details? Who needs ‘em! The only detail you need is knowing you will be just a few feet away from Sean Monahan! Just kidding:
WHERE: Flames Central
DRESS: Semi-formal, dress nice with a touch of ice!
WHEN: Saturday, Dec 17th. Doors @ 6pm, performance @ 8pm!
WHAT: appies from six top restaurants, OPEN BAR DUDES!, live music performance, conversation with NHL gods
TICKETS: Get ‘em HERE
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Branch Out's First Ever Podcast!
Check out Branch Out's first ever podcast!
Crystal Phillips is a former team Canada Speed Skater who fell short of her Olympic dream when she was struck with Multiple Sclerosis at the young age of 16. She used the drive and tenacity required to be an elite athlete to co-found the Branch Out Neurological Foundation. To date, they have fundraised over $2 million.
ViewNovember LEAFlet: Brilliant Branchies Win Big!
Neuron Night Knowledge Translation Winners!
Branch Out’s annual Neuron Night is an evening for our grant recipients to show off their research to us non-scientists. This year, the challenge was to explain smart science in words even us laypeople can understand – we called it a “Neuron Night Knowledge Translation Contest.”
Over 150 attendees got to judge neuroCAM scientists on their research AND their ability to explain it. BIG Congrats to the top three neuroCAM scientists!
1st Place – Erik Fraunberger
Master’s student from University of Calgary researching the effect of Black Tea Extracts in Traumatic Brain Injury.
October LEAFlet: Beer, Brains & Bikes — BOO YAH!
Autumn’s Amber Ale!
The charity that got its start thanks to a beer now gets a beer of its own!
Calgary's Last Best brews unique beer to fund MS research
Derek Bray and Crystal Phillips knock back some brewskies to celebrate a special batch of beer Last Best Brewery and Distillery is brewing to fundraise for a neuroscience research centre.
Calgary's Last Best brews unique beer to fund neuroCAM research
Calgary’s Last Best Brewery has partnered with the Branch Out Neurological Foundation to create a specialty batch of beer that will be on tap at Last Best until 2020. One dollar from each sale will go to Branch Out to help them build a new research centre.
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"The Branchy Brew"
A local, philanthropic creation by Last Best Brewery & Distillery
Last Best Brewery & Distillery has created a specialty beer just for Branch Out! And you're invited to try a sample (and get a behind the scenes look at the creation) during a media opp on Mon, Sept 12 at 11am at Last Best Brewery and Distillery. Once this batch is ready, the beer will be on tap until 2020 and $1 from each sale will go to Branch Out.
Read moreSeptember LEAFlet: More Events Than You Could Shake A Branch At!
Branch Out Parties With The Calgary Flames!
It’ll be a slam dunk! I mean… it’ll be a home run! Shoot, umm... It’ll be a great goal!