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Countdown to Camp Trailblazers 2018!
Camp Trailblazers Saskatchewan Camp Trailblazers celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, and what a fantastic year it was. In 2017, Camp Trailblazers was hosted in four provinces – Saskatchewan,...
View ArticleCraniofacial Awareness Month 2017
During September, AboutFace launched the See Beyond My Face photographic exhibit as part of our Craniofacial Awareness Month activities. The exhibit, which was displayed in the Metro Hall Rotunda in...
View ArticleScars Are Cool, Not Scary
By Amanda Lizon With October rolling around and pretty much every seasonal department becoming filled with costumes, bulk candy sales, and various ‘ghoulish’ décor, I have no choice but to think about...
View ArticleThe Face of Online Dating
By Jane McGowan In today’s society, where we look for love is far different from where our parents and grandparents looked for love. With the dawn of technology, our society has become infatuated with...
View ArticleWonder – Tell Us Your Story
There is a lot of anticipation in the facial difference community around the release of the movie Wonder on Nov. 17, and it has started a dialogue within our community as well as on a broader scale....
View ArticleI Know Who I Am
By Penny Loker My name is Penny Loker. I’m 34 years old and I was born with a facial difference made up of 2 conditions; Goldenhar Syndrome and left Hemiofacial Microsonomia. This means that the soft...
View ArticleUnmasked
By Patrycja Maka On March 10, 2003 my new life began. I was involved in a serious car accident driving north of Toronto for a skiing trip. After our driver missed a few stop signs, he lucked out and we...
View ArticleLight Up the Night 2018
Light Up the Night 2018 is taking place on November 3 and it’s being held at Ooch Downtown. Over the next couple of months we will have more details about this amazing fashion show and cocktails event...
View ArticleSee Beyond My Face – Kariym
See Beyond My Face – Kariym Joachim “Back when I was 13 years old, I was asked to share my experiences as a child patient to medical students at the University of Toronto. Though I was delighted, I was...
View ArticleVolunteer Spotlight – Cindy
What is your volunteer role at AboutFace? My volunteer role/duties are what I decide to make them! As little or as much as I can provide. My role is a little bit different because I am a health care...
View ArticleVolunteer Spotlight – Catherine
What is your volunteer role at AboutFace? I am a regular on the Bingo crew. I show for a couple of hours and the Bingo raises a lot of money for AboutFace, which can do so much good for many people. It...
View ArticleVolunteer Spotlight – Greg
What is your volunteer role at AboutFace? I’ve done a number of different things without a specific role or duty. I’ve helped facilitate Camp Trailblazers since I aged out of the program as a...
View ArticleLet’s Move It!
CLICK HERE to register for the Move It event or to donate! From July 29 to August 11 challenge yourself to a fitness goal – run, walk, ride, hula-hoop, skip, swim – whatever activity you like. Have...
View Article2018-2020 Strategic Plan
We are pleased to share our 2018-2020 Strategic Plan, which has three strategic goals which will drive our work through 2020: We will reach more individuals living with facial differences through...
View Article2018 Scholarship winner
We are pleased to announce that the 2018 AboutFace Anna Pileggi Scholarship winner is Camryn Lum. Camryn was born with a cleft lip and palate and has undergone five major surgeries, and has attended...
View ArticleA message from our Chair & ED on anti-Black racism
Together, we want to convey our sorrow and concern about the increasing acts of anti-Black racism and prejudice permeating daily lives. We stand with those impacted, and we strongly support the...
View ArticleA new book for kids to build inclusion
When my daughter was born, we didn’t know what to expect, and everything was new to us. We had no prior knowledge she would be born with Treacher-Collins Syndrome or had even heard of it before. The...
View ArticleChoosing Your Words
On June 27, the review “Pretty Ugly: New book explores the science behind our personal tastes” was published in the Globe and Mail. It is disturbing how people use the word “ugly” with regard to...
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