Tag: Sickle Cell Disease

Choose Health. Choose Love. Choose Life. On Sunday, October 20th, 2019, the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario cordially invites you to our annual I Choose Life Fundraising Brunch. Taking place [...]

COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER: Rudolph AS Gibbo Birthday Celebration Benefiting Sickle Cell

The Sickle Cell Association invites you to support the birthday celebration of Rudolph Gibbo on Saturday, September 28th to benefit the Association. Tickets are $20 in Advance, more at the [...]

SCAO-TAIBU September Sickle Cell Support Group Meeting

Join us for our Monthly Support Group meeting featuring Kalemah Campbell – aka Kali the Healer. AGENDA Workshop Session: Wellness: What has Sickle Cell Taught You? We will discuss lessons learned [...]

Sickle Cell Awareness Month/Camp Jumoke’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

Join the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario, Camp Jumoke and TAIBU Community Health Centre on Sunday September 15th, 2019 from 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Nathan Phillips Square. On [...]

Go R.E.D. for Sickle Cell

WE WANT YOU TO GO R.E.D. FOR SICKLE CELL With Sickle Cell Awareness Month underway and our #ONGoesRED contest in full swing, we wanted to introduce the awareness component of [...]

SCAO Awareness Table at Afro-Carib Fest

This coming Saturday August 24th and Sunday August 25th, you can find the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario in conjunction with Camp Jumoke at Albert Campbell Square for the 8th Annual Afro-Carib Fest. [...]

‘Black Don’t Crack’ Masks A Painful Reality For Many Black Canadians

Here's why I no longer use the phrase. Somewhere between melanin and resilient facial structure, there’s a medical explanation for the apparent “agelessness” of Black skin. According to a study from [...]

SCAO at Back to Health Basics Seminar

The Sickle Cell Association will be providing awareness at the Back to Basics Health Seminar at Praise Cathedral Worship Centre on June 30th. Come on by to learn about Sickle [...]

June 19 is World Sickle Cell Day by Jill Andrew

World Sickle Cell Day, June 19, was established by the United Nations in 2008 and was first officially recognized in 2009. People with sickle cell disease (SCD), also referred to [...]

SCAO at Circle of Support Community Fair

We are happy to join other community organizations at this year’s Circle of Support Community Fair being hosted by the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto on June 7th. Pop by [...]