Donations
Friday
31
May
Visitation at Funeral Home
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, May 31, 2019
M.W. Becker Funeral Home
490 The Queensway South
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
Saturday
1
June
Visitation at Funeral Home
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday, June 1, 2019
M.W. Becker Funeral Home
490 The Queensway South
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
Saturday
1
June
Funeral Service
12:00 pm
Saturday, June 1, 2019
M.W. Becker Funeral Home Chapel
490 The Queensway South
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
The family of Merle Swanson would like you to consider placing a donation to one of the following charities.
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign is a dynamic movement of thousands of grandmothers and grandothers, belonging grandmothers groups across Canada … and beyond! New groups have now formed in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Launched in 2006, the Campaign was a Canadian grassroots response to the emerging crisis faced by African grandmothers as they struggled to care for millions of children orphaned by AIDS. African grandmothers became parents anew in the midst of the HIV & AIDS pandemic, putting their grandchildren through school, creating support groups to manage grief, and delivering comfort and hope through home-based care. They teach others about HIV prevention and treatment, create local savings and loan groups, and sit on land-rights councils. African grandmothers are leaders, sharing their expertise in their communities and on the international stage, pressing for their human rights and a hopeful future.
At the first international Grandmothers Gathering held in Toronto, Canada in 2006, grandmothers in Canada made a commitment to African grandmothers and to the world: we will not rest until they can rest. More than a decade later, thousands of grandmothers and grandothers are more committed than ever to three shared goals: raise awareness, build solidarity, and mobilize funds for community-based organizations that support African grandmothers and the children in their care.
Or you can search for a charity of your choice.
490 The Queensway South | Keswick, Ontario L4P 2E3
Phone: (905) 476-7711
Email: wecare@beckerfh.ca