Article on Robin Published

Hi,

The Ottawa Citizen published a great article on Robin today, Sunday January 08, 2012.

The link is:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/Robin+Goodrich+Assertive/5963233/story.html

Her obituary was also published in the Victoria Times Colonist and Edmonton Journal

Links:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=robin-louise-goodrich&pid=155350893

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?n=robin-goodrich&pid=155350288

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Full Information on the memorial service can be found below. (see previous blog)

January 14, 2011 -- 1:00 - 3:00 PM; Reception to follow
All Saints Anglican Church, Westboro (Richmond and Churchill)

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Thanks to everyone for sharing their photos - it's wonderful to see other people's photos of her from different periods in her life.

All for now.

Geoff

Memorial Service and Other News

Hello All,

Here, belatedly, is an update on the memorial service and other topics.

The Memorial Service

Time:               1:00 - 3:00 PM; Reception to follow

Date:               Saturday, January 14, 2012
Location:         All Saints Anglican Church, Westboro
                        (1 building west of Corner of Churchill and Richmond,
                           Opposite Mountain Equipment Coop.)

Parking may be scarce in Westboro midday on Saturday, so you may wish to carpool, use public transit (Westboro Station is the closest Transitway stop; #2 Bus gets you to the door), or arrive a bit early to find parking on side streets, etc.

We are planning to have part of the service (or reception) open for people who would like to share their memories or thoughts about Robin.

Publications

Robin’s brief obituary was published in the Ottawa Citizen December 20-21, 2011, and appears online at:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=robin-louise-goodrich&pid=155125752

I have also asked for obituaries to be published this week in the Edmonton Journal and the Victoria Times Colonist  – links to follow.

Finally, a journalist from the Ottawa Citizen called me to do a follow-up story on Robin, and it may be published next weekend – more on that later.

Photosharing

I have set up a site where those who are technically minded (or with tech-savy friends/relatives) can view and post images of Robin. I have uploaded some older family photos of Robin from her parents archive (sent to us by Gord, selected by Colleen, and scanned by Blacks!).  I hope to download all the images that others post to add to my collection for a slide display at the reception for the Memorial Service.

If you are uploading pictures, please create a new album, with a descriptive title, noting who loaded the pictures:  e.g. “Pictures of Robin from Vicky”.  I am making all the albums public (as opposed to private or password protected.) Note that the full-size images can also be downloaded too – so others can get copies of what you post.

The site is: http://www.photobucket.com

Username: RobinGpics

Password: robinesque

To simply view pictures, you don’t need to log in, and can go to the site:

http://s1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa466/RobinGpics/

Donations:

In lieu of flowers, Robin wanted people to make donations to:

The Canadian Foundation for the Children of Haiti (CFCH)

Donations can be made by cheque or money order, mailed to us at:

CFCH

11400 Seafield Crescent
Richmond, B.C.  V7A 3J2

If people would prefer, you can visit the website at www.cfchcanada.ca  and make a donation via Paypal.  (Under the "Helping Financially" tab, select "Make a Donation" and use the Paypal link to make a gift electronically.  (To make a donation via Paypal you will need their e-mail address - info@cfchcanada.ca )

The Foundation supports the following activities in Haiti:

·         two orphanages (Rainbow of Love & Haiti Home for Children);

·         a home for children with disabilities (Hope Home);

·         a general hospital (Hope Hospital);

·         a school in a rural area in south west Haiti (Mussotte School); and

·         are currently raising funds for a new school at the Children's Village in Port au Prince.

That's all for now.

Geoff